Wayne Thomas, ex-NHL goalie, assistant and executive dies at 77

SAN JOSE Calif AP Former NHL goaltender Wayne Thomas who went on to have a lengthy career in hockey as a coach and an executive has died from cancer He was A spokesperson for the San Jose Sharks certified the association learned of Thomas death Wednesday from his family The spokesperson noted Thomas died at his home in Falmouth Massachusetts An Ottawa native Thomas tended goal for Montreal Toronto and the New York Rangers from - He right away went into coaching and spent time as an assistant with New York Chicago St Louis and San Jose with stints running the bench in the International Hockey League for teams in Salt Lake City and Peoria Thomas spent nearly two decades in the Sharks front office from the mid- s through a vast majority of the time in which he served as assistant general manager and vice president of hockey operations and oversaw their American Hockey League club AP NHL https apnews com hub nhl Source