The SHL has had thousands of players flow through its ranks during its 45 seasons of existence, but few with a more result or story than Luke Thomason @"luketd". 

After being drafted 3rd Overall in the S43 SHL Entry’s Draft and two more years of polishing in the SMJHL, Thomason arrived in the SHL like a storm. Thomason put up a Rookie of the Year caliber season and despite losing the award by one point to countryman Alex Winters, it appeared that  he was was on his way to stardom. Then he vanished.

After extensive research and reaching out to his teammates at different levels, we found Mr. Thomason holed up in a small shack in Nunuvat, ice fishing and skating on the frozen lakes and often the ocean as well. Mr. Thomason declines to speak with us for this article, but reports say that he grew tired of the game, of the infighting he had seen far too often. While we can’t confirm that Mr. Thomason received the offer, we can confirm that Mr. Thomason’s beloved Vancouver Whalers offered him a job, hoping to bring some of his some of his brilliance to the organization where he once graced the ice.