Paul Thompson (ice hockey, born 1965)

Paul Thompson
Born5 April 1965
Singapore, Malaysia
NationalityBritish
OccupationIce hockey coach
Years active1994–present
Known forEIHL career & Team GB

Paul Thompson (born 5 April 1965) is a British ice hockey coach and general manager. He was head coach of the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team from 2006 to 2011. As of 2018, he is the winningest coach in the Elite Ice Hockey League, and has received nine Coach of the Year trophies in his career. His teams have won three Challenge Cups, two British Knockout Cups, and he is the first coach to win five Elite League titles. In the 2004–2005 season, Thompson completed the British Hockey Grand Slam; winning the Challenge Cup, the EIHL title, and the EIHL playoff championship. He served as the general manager and head coach of the Sheffield Steelers from 2015 to 2018, and previously coached 19 seasons with the Coventry Blaze organisation. He has coached professional teams in Denmark, Germany, Italy and Sweden; and has been the head coach of the Odense Bulldogs since 2021. He is known by the nickname "Thommo".[1][2]

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  2. ^ Anderson, Craig (9 December 2015). "The wanderer returns: Thommo in Scandinavia". British Ice Hockey. Retrieved 1 March 2018.