What is Tim Thomas?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | name=Tim Thomas | image=Tim thomas.JPG | image_size=240px | team= | played_for = [[Boston Bruins]]<br>[[Florida Panthers]]<br>[[Dallas Stars]]<br> '''[[SM-liiga|SM-l]]'''<br />[[Jokerit]]<br />[[Kärpät]]<br />[[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]]<br />'''[[Swedish Hockey League|SEL]]'''<br />[[AIK Hockey|AIK]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | position = [[Goaltender]] | catches = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 201 | ntl_team = United States | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|4|15|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Flint, Michigan|Davison]], [[Michigan|MI]], [[USA]] | draft = 217th overall | draft_year = 1994 | draft_team = [[Quebec Nordiques]] | career_start = 1997 | career_end = 2014 }} '''Timothy Thomas, Jr.''' (born April 15, 1974), called ''The Tank'', is a former [[Americans|American]] professional [[ice hockey]] goaltender under contract with the [[New York Islanders]] of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was raised in [[Flint, Michigan]] and played [[college hockey]] for the [[University of Vermont]] for four years from 1993–1997, during which, he was selected 217th overall by the [[Quebec Nordiques]] in the [[1994 NHL Entry Draft]]. He played for several years in the minor leagues and Europe before becoming the [[Boston Bruins]]' starting goaltender. He, along with [[Manny Fernandez (ice hockey)|Manny Fernandez]], is the current holder of the [[William M. Jennings Trophy]]. Thomas is a two-time [[NHL All-Star Game|NHL All-Star]], and was the winner of the [[2008–09 NHL season|2009]] [[Vezina Trophy]] as the league's best goaltender. The Bruins suspended Thomas for not reporting to training camp and he was traded to the Islanders for a conditional 2nd round pick in either 2014 or 2015.<ref name=website>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2013/02/07/sp-nhl-tim-thomas-new-york-islanders-trade-boston-bruins.html|accessdate=2013-03-17|title=Bruins trade goalie Tim Thomas to Islanders|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref>