Thomas Larkin (ice hockey)

Thomas Larkin ( born December 31, 1990 in London, United Kingdom) is an Italian- American ice hockey player who stands in July 2013 in the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League contract.

Career

Thomas Larkin was born in London, the son of a U.S. American and an Italian. When he was three years old, the family moved to Varese. He began his career as a hockey player at the prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy, where he was active from 2007 to 2009. NHL Entry Draft 2009, he was selected in the fifth round at 137th overall position of the Columbus Blue Jackets. From 2009 to 2013 attended the defender Colgate University, for their hockey team he played in the ECAC Hockey. In 2012 he was elected to the third All-Star team ECAC Hockey. In March 2013 he made ​​his professional debut for the Springfield Falcons in the American Hockey League, for which he has already achieved in his second AHL game a hit. Overall, he came in the course of the 2012/13 season to seven missions in the American Hockey League. In July 2013, the Italian-American signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Internationally

For Italy Larkin took part in the U18 Junior B World Championships in 2007 and 2008 at junior level. In the senior level, he stood in his country's squad at the B World Cup 2011 and the A World Championship in 2012.

Awards and achievements

• 2011 promotion to the top division at the World Championships Division I
• 2012 ECAC Hockey Third All-Star Team

Career Stats

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )