Thomas John Laidlaw is a Canadian motivational speaker, business entrepreneur, former sports agent, and former NHL defenseman in ice hockey and a cast in the Island of the Idols, the 39th season of the CBS series Survivor. Laidlaw was the first Canadian-born person to be a contestant on the show.
Laidlaw is best famous for being the first Canadian-born to be a contestant on the show, Island of the Idols, the 39th season of the CBS series Survivor. He is also known as the former NHL defenseman in ice hockey.
Tom Laidlaw is from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. He was born as Thomas John Laidlaw on April 15, 1958. There is no further information on his parents, siblings, childhood life and education history on media to date. He holds Canadian citizenship and belongs to White ethnicity. His zodiac is Aries and his religion is not known.
Laidlaw started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers in 1980. He also played for the Los Angeles Kings. He left the NHL after the 1990 season. He played 1 season for the Phoenix Roadrunners of the IHL before retiring from hockey. Afterward, he became the color commentator on Kings' radio broadcasts. He currently runs a sports management company in Rye Brook, New York. Laidlaw is also a motivational speaker and frequently uses his mantra of living a "True Grit Life." Laidlaw promotes the "True Grit Life" through public speaking engagements and weekly podcast episodes. Laidlaw competed on Survivor: Island of the Idols, the 39th season of the CBS series Survivor. He was the first Canadian-born person to be a contestant on the show. In the book 100 Ranger Greats by Russ Cohen, John Halligan, and Adam Raider, the authors ranked Laidlaw No. 87 on the all-time list of New York Rangers.
Laidlaw is a married man and he is the father of two grown-up children, sons. However, there is no information on his wife until this date.
Laidlaw has an estimated net worth of $1 million which he has accumulated mostly from his ice hockey career playing for NHL, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and Phoenix Roadrunners of IHL. Further information about his cars, houses and other businesses is not yet reported.
Laidlaw has a tall height of 6ft 2 inches and he weighs around 98kg. His other body measurements are not yet reported. He has short white hair and brownish eyes. His sexual orientation is straight.