Rocky Thompson
Rocky Lee Thompson is a Canadian former ice hockey right wing, who is currently an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL. He was drafted in the third round, 72nd overall, by the Calgary Flames in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. This Cree forward/defenseman was born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in Whitecourt, Alberta. Along with hockey, he showed promise in boxing as a teenager, winning gold in the 1993 North American Indigenous Games as well as in provincial Golden Gloves tournament championships in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
8 August 1977
Born on the same birth date (8 August 1977): Darren Manzella • Lindsay Sloane • Mohammad Wasim (coach) • Nicolas Vogondy
Born on the same birth day (8 August): Anthony Rizzo • Chester Williams • Danilo Gallinari • Giuseppe Conte • Hur Jin-ho • Johnny Balentina • Johnny Temple • Joël Matip • Ken Dryden • Ladislas Starevich • Ulrich Maly
Born in the same month (August 1977): Aaron Hamill • Aaron Taylor (baseball) • Andy McDonald (ice hockey) • Chamique Holdsclaw • Heiðar Helguson • Ian Harte • John Green • John Hensley • Leandro Amaral • Paolo Bianco • Paraskevas Antzas