Shawn Thornton
Shawn Thornton | |||
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Born |
Oshawa, ON, CAN | July 23, 1977||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Winger | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Florida Panthers Chicago Blackhawks Anaheim Ducks Boston Bruins | ||
NHL Draft |
190th overall, 1997 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
Playing career | 1997–present |
Shawn Thornton (born July 23, 1977) is a Canadian ice hockey player currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.
Playing career
Thornton played minor hockey for his hometown Oshawa Minor Generals of the OMHA's Eastern AAA League. He was drafted in the 9th round (145th overall) by the Peterborough Petes in the 1995 OHL Priority Selection.
Drafted into the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1997, 190th overall, Thornton never played for Toronto and was traded to the Anaheim Ducks during the 2001-02 season.
On July 1, 2007, Thornton signed a three-year, 1.5 million dollar, deal with the Boston Bruins.[1] The Bruins used Thornton in a limited role as an enforcer, and never was able to accrue many points during an NHL season. With Thornton kept to a minimum amount of ice-time, the Bruins won their conference in 2009, and in 2011, the Bruins won the Stanley Cup
On October 2, 2010, Thornton and the Bruins played an exhibition game against the Belfast Giants in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
At the end of the 2013-2014 season, a season during which Thornton was suspended for the Thornton-Orpik Incident, the Bruins organization informed Thornton that they would not be resigning him, ending his career in Boston.[2] He later signed a two-year contract with the Florida Panthers, who were the second-to-last place team in the NHL at the time.[3]
Brooks Orpik Incident
On December 7, 2013, Thornton assaulted Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik after Orpik's legal hit on Loui Eriksson. Thornton approached Orpik from behind, during a stoppage of play, and assaulted him, punching him in the head several times and knocking him unconscious. Thornton continued punching Orpik in the head after he fell to the ice while unconscious. The assault was so vicious that many writers compared it to one of the worst attacks in NHL history, the Todd Bertuzzi–Steve Moore incident.[4] Orpik sustained a severe concussion and missed several games due to injuries sustained by Thornton's illegal attack.[5] On December 14, 2013, Thornton was suspended for fifteen games. He tried to appeal this decision but the league upheld his full suspension and monetary fine.[6]
Personal life
Thornton founded the Thornton Foundation in 2013, which among other things, funds research into finding cures for Parkinson's disease and cancer.[7]
Thornton is a cousin of Bill Greer of the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), Zack Greer of the Saskatchewan Rush (NLL) and Denver Outlaws of the Major League Lacrosse (MLL), and Chris Brunt of West Bromwich Albion (Premier League).[8][9]
Thornton was a part-owner of a restaurant in Pembroke, Massachusetts named Turner's Yard. One of Thornton's partners in the venture is retired Major League Baseball pitcher Tim Wakefield.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1994–95 | Oshawa Kiwanis | OMHA | 43 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 63 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 192 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | ||
1996–97 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 61 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 204 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | ||
1997–98 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 59 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 78 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 354 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
1999–00 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 60 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 316 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 79 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 320 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
2001–02 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 70 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 281 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2002–03 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 50 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 213 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | ||
2002–03 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 64 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 259 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 71 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 263 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2005–06 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 59 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 192 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||
2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 48 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 88 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
2007–08 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 58 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2008–09 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 123 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
2009–10 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 74 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 141 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2010–11 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 122 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | ||
2011–12 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 81 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 154 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 45 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | ||
2013–14 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 64 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 46 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 50 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 655 | 40 | 58 | 98 | 1036 | 105 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 83 |
References
- ↑ "Bruins sign Shawn Thornton". Boston Bruins. 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
- ↑ "Bruins announce Thornton not returning". National Hockey League. 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- ↑ "Florida Panthers active on day one of free agency". Florida Panthers. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ↑ "Thornton Incident". "The Hockey Writers". 2013-12-08.
- ↑ "Thornton-Orpic attack". Boston.com. 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ Klein, Jeff (2013-12-15). "Breaking the code of justice". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
- ↑ . The Shawn Thornton Foundation http://www.thorntonfoundation.org/. Retrieved 14 September 2016. Missing or empty
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- ↑ "Czech-ing In with Roarke". NHL.com. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
External links
- Shawn Thornton's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Shawn Thornton's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Shawn Thornton's player profile at NHL.com