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Tom Laidlaw

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Hockey Player

The Resume

    (April 15, 1958- )
    Born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada
    Drafted 93rd overall by the New York Rangers in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft
    Defenseman for the New York Rangers (1980-87) and Los Angeles Kings (1987-90)
    Contestant on Survivor 39: Island of the Idols
    Member of the Lairo Tribe
    Fifth person voted out (Day 14)

Why he might be annoying:

    He finished his NHL career with a negative +/- rating (-4).
    He looks like Vladimir Putin.
    He works as a motivational speaker.
    His pet peeve is slow drivers.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was one of the players that the Rangers traded away to acquire Marcel Dionne from the Kings.
    He got the better end of that trade; the Rangers made the playoffs only once in Dionne’s final three seasons in the league, while the Kings were a perennial playoff team during that same span (even *before* L.A. acquired some guy named Gretzky).
    His goal differential greatly improved once Gretzky became his teammate.
    He is the first Survivor player born in Canada.
    Though aged 60 during his time on 'Survivor,' he was in great physical shape on the island.
    He is a Ben fan!
    He lives by the mantra 'TRUE GRIT LIFE.'
    As his inspiration in life, he named his grandfather, who cared for Tom’s wheelchair-bound grandmother until her death.
    According to the 2009 book '100 Ranger Greats,' he was ranked the 87th greatest New York Ranger of all time.

Credit: Gregg & battyx3


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 33 Votes: 12.12% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying