Nils Thompson
9 Nils Thompson
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    170
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Ponoka, Alb.
  • High School:
    The Hill Academy
  • Position:
    M
  • Major:
    Economics

Bio

As a junior: Appeared in three games as a junior captain ... Scored a goal against Wagner on April 22 on his only shot of the season ... Added an assist against the Seahawks while also picking up two ground balls ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

As a sophomore: Appeared in 12 games in his second season with the Black and Gold ... Recorded a pair of assists on the season ... Earned an assist against Saint Joseph's on Feb. 19 and vs. Yale on Apr. 19 ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

As a freshman: Appeared in three games as a freshman, scoring one tally ... Goal came on only shot of the year and in a 17-6 win over NEC opponent Wagner on March 20 ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Bryant: A 2007 graduate of Panoka Composite High School in Alberta, Canada, Thompson spent two postgraduate years at The Hill Academy in Toronto, were he was a two-year varsity starter and captain ... Helped lead a lacrosse team that went 18-2 in two seasons of exhibition play against the top teams in the United States ... Led team to a 21-1 year overall as a senior in 2009 ... A tri-sport athlete in high school and postgrad, Thompson competed in cross country and hockey for four years at Panoka Composite and continued his hockey days at The Hill Academy, where he was also a two-year captain ... Played Midget AAA hockey in the Toronto area and in the summer of 2008 played Junior A box lacrosse for the Edmonton Miners Lacrosse Club ... With the Miners, Thompson won the Alberta Championship and competed in the Minto Cup ... Captained the Miners in the summer of 2009 ... A four-year honors student in Alberta, Thompson was named The Hill Academy valedictorian for the 2007-08 academic year ... Received The Hill Academy Leadership Award in 2008.

Personal: Born August 13, 1990 in Edmonton, Alberta (Can.) ... Son of Blair and Marselle Thompson ... Plans to study economics.

CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1, twice (last vs. Wagner, April 22, 2012)
Assists: 1, three times (last vs. Wagner, April 22, 2012)
Points: 2 vs. Wagner, April 22, 2012)
Ground balls: 2 vs. Wagner (April 22, 2012)
Caused turnovers: --