eter Thome joined the Steel as an analyst in 2022-2023. Thome was promoted to Director of Hockey Operations prior to the 2023-2024 season.
He recently retired from hockey following a brief stint in the ECHL for the Idaho Steelheads & Maine Mariners. Thome was a collegiate goaltender for the University of North Dakota from 2017-2021 and for the inaugural University of St. Thomas Division I Men's hockey team in 2021-2022. Prior to playing college, Thome played junior hockey for the Steel, as well as the Aberdeen Wings, Omaha Lancers, and Waterloo Blackhawks. He was selected 155th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
As an undergraduate student at the University of North Dakota, Thome studied Marketing and Psychology before studying data science at the University of St. Thomas as a graduate student.
