Kevin Thain
Kevin Thain (born 1969)[1] is a Scottish shinty player from the village of Tomatin. He has played almost his whole career for Kingussie Camanachd and has been an integral part of its success since the mid-1980s.
Playing career
Thain announced his arrival in the sport of shinty with a winning goal against Newtonmore in the MacTavish Cup Final in 1986.[1]
He won 18 league titles with Kingussie and is the second highest scorer in shinty history, although his total is dwarfed by that of team-mate, Ronald Ross.[2]
Thain had famously never appeared on the losing side in a Camanachd Cup Final until his 13th final appearance in 2008 when Kingussie was beaten by Fort William.[3]
Thain has now dropped down to second team level in order to help bring on Kingussie's promising youths.[4] He had his nose broken in early 2010 by Andrew Banks of Skye.[5] Due to an injury crisis at Kingussie in early 2011, Thain has been given a recall to the first team squad.[1]
Thain is a businessman and owns an electrician company in the Scottish Highlands.[6] He was working off-shore when Kingussie lost three finals in the early 1990s, during this time he played for Glasgow Mid-Argyll from time to time.[2]
He was given the honour of opening his local community's new sports centre in 2010 in honour of his sporting achievements. Thain also coaches the local shinty team, Strathdearn.[2]
References
- ^ a b Shinty: Kingussie veteran Kevin Thain hoping to turn back the clock - The Daily Record
- ^ a b Shinty star opens Tomatin sports centre - Press & Journal
- ^ Kingussie's Thain aims for 13th win - Press & Journal
- ^ Kevin strings them along: 5 times! - Strathspey and Badenoch Herald
- ^ Kingussie 8 Skye Camanachd 1
- ^ "Thain Electrical Ltd". Archived from the original on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
External links
- Kevin Thain opens Tomatin Sports Centre
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