Thomson also played for the Hartford Whalers, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in a nine year career spanning from 1985 to 1994.
[1] During the season, Thomson suffered a pulled groin and hip muscle and missed time with the injury.
[5] In his first full season with Binghamton in 1985–86, Thomson scored 15 goals and 24 points in 59 games and added 195 penalty minutes (PIM).
[6] He missed some games in January 1986 due to a hand injury,[7] and in February, suffered a dislocated shoulder in a fight against Dean Defazio.
[10] On October 19, Thomson received an automatic three-game suspension for pushing a linesman during their next match against the Americans.
[11] Thomson was recalled by Washington on November 21 after injuries to forwards Gaétan Duchesne and Dave Christian.
Binghamton made the Calder Cup playoffs again that season and Thomson appeared in ten games, registering one assist and 40 PIM.
[1] Thomson spent the entire 1987–88 season in the AHL with Binghamton, scoring 8 goals and 17 points in 25 games.
[1] He missed time during the season beginning in December after undergoing surgery on his hand to repair two knuckles damaged while fighting.
He played eight games with Binghamton, scoring one goal and three points[1] before being traded to the New Jersey Devils on October 31, 1989 for minor league forward Chris Cichocki.
Utica made the 1990 Calder Cup playoffs and Thomson appeared in four games, scoring just one goal.
[31][32] In the following game on January 6, Thomson registered his first goal and point in a Kings jersey, scoring on Ed Belfour in a 3–1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
[38] On December 23, the Kings traded Gilhen away[39] and replaced him with John McIntyre at center on Thomson's line.
[44] He registered his only point with the Senators assisting on Loewen's first NHL goal on October 27 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
[46] The Kings made the 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs and faced the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Clarence Campbell Conference Final.
Coach Barry Melrose grew upset with centre Jimmy Carson's play and scratched him from the lineup.
[51] In total, Thomson played 115 regular NHL season games, scoring four goals and three assists for seven points and collecting 416 penalty minutes.
He is also a motivational speaker often invited to speak at schools across North America as part of his organization called Jim Thomson's "Dreams Do Come True".