Shawn Thornton

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For the fictional character, see Sean Thornton (The Quiet Man).

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Not to be confused with the footballer Sean Thornton.

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Shawn Thornton
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Born (1977-07-23) July 23, 1977 (age 46)
Oshawa, ON, CAN
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.

He was 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, he signed a three-year, 1.5 million dollar, deal with the Boston Bruins.[1] The Bruins used Thornton in a very limited role as an enforcer, being that he was never 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.

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 managed to sign to a two-year contract with the Florida Panthers, who were the second to last place team in the NHL at the time.[3] During his first season with the Panthers, Thornton experienced his worst season in 10 years, accruing only 5 points during the entire NHL season.

Brooks Orpik Incident

On December 7, 2013, Brooks Orpik hit Boston Bruins forward Loui Eriksson, resulting in a concussion to the latter. Thornton took exception to the hit, and followed by slew-footing Orpik. After Orpik fell on his back due to the slew-foot, Thornton delivered a series of punches to Orpik, rendering him unconscious. Thornton was suspended for 15 games for the incident.[citation needed]

Personal life

On October 2, 2010, he and the Boston Bruins played an exhibition game against the Belfast Giants in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Thornton founded the Thornton Foundation in 2013 http://www.thorntonfoundation.org and is dedicated to helping find cures for diseases close to Shawn's heart, specifically, Parkinson's and cancer. The Foundation will work towards this mission by raising awareness, funding innovative research and helping to relieve the burden and improve the quality of life for patients and their families.

Thornton is a cousin of Bill Greer of the Toronto Rock (NLL), Zack Greer of the Saskatchewan Rush (NLL) and Denver Outlaws (MLL), and Chris Brunt of West Bromwich Albion (Premier League).[4][5]

Thornton is 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
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

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  4. ↑ For Dawson, '09 Truly a Career Year
  5. ↑ http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=536946#&navid=nhl-search

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