Eliteprospects
U.K. Steve Thornton
#16 Belfast Giants / EIHL - 09/10
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
2-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 2
Date of Birth
Mar 08, 1973
Position
RW
Age
51
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Edmonton, AB, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
U.K.
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

Holds only British nationality

Team Staff profile of Steve Thornton also available

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Steve Thornton Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Gloucester Rangers CJHL 38* 15* 44* 59* 16* -* |
1990-91 Gloucester Rangers CJHL 55* 44* 56* 100* 46* -* |
1991-92 Boston Univ. NCAA 29* 11* 16* 27* 10* -* |
1992-93 Boston Univ. NCAA 40* 18* 19* 37* 19* -* |
1993-94 Boston Univ. NCAA 41* 13* 26* 39* 26* -* |
1994-95 Boston Univ. NCAA 39* 17* 24* 41* 14* -* |
1995-96 Peoria Rivermen IHL 41* 10* 6* 16* 8* -2* |
EC-KAC Austria 12* 8* 7* 15* 31* -* |
1996-97 Adler Mannheim DEL 17* 1* 1* 2* 6* -* |
Cardiff Devils BISL 19* 10* 16* 26* 4* -* | Playoffs 7 3 2 5 0 -
1997-98 Cardiff Devils BISL 42* 19* 29* 48* 14* -* | Playoffs 9 5 9 14 2 -
1998-99 Cardiff Devils BISL 42* 10* 20* 30* 24* -* | Playoffs 8 2 4 6 6 -
Great Britain WC B 7* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
1999-00 Cardiff Devils BISL 41* 26* 24* 50* 14* -* | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 0 -
Great Britain WC Q 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
2000-01 Cardiff Devils BISL 48* 15* 37* 52* 26* -* | Playoffs 6 3 3 6 4 -
Great Britain WC D1 5* 2* 8* 10* 6* 10* |
2001-02 London Knights BISL 15* 3* 7* 10* 8* -* |
2002-03 Belfast Giants BISL 15* 5* 6* 11* 6* -* | Playoffs 18 4 14 18 4 -
Great Britain “A” WC D1 5* 1* 8* 9* 0* 5* |
2003-04 Pustertal/Val Pusteria Italy 38* 23* 33* 56* 30* -* | Relegation 6 7 9 16 10 -
Great Britain “C” WC D1 5* 1* 5* 6* 6* -4* |
2004-05 Pustertal/Val Pusteria Italy 36* 14* 31* 45* 18* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -
Genève-Servette HC NLA 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 6 -
2005-06 EHC Basel NLA 11* 0* 6* 6* 4* -* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 -
EHC Chur NLB 29* 18* 29* 47* 16* -* |
EHC Biel-Bienne NLB 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 6 -
2006-07 Södertälje SK HockeyAllsvenskan 36* 11* 11* 22* 26* 8* | Kvalserien SHL 7 1 3 4 2 3
2007-08 Basingstoke Bison EIHL 28* 15* 22* 37* 10* -* |
2008-09 Belfast Giants EIHL 43* 14* 40* 54* 45* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -
Great Britain OGQ 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2009-10 Belfast Giants EIHL 36* 5* 14* 19* 56* -* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -

Steve Thornton Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Cardiff Devils Autumn Cup 15* 10* 7* 17* 8* -* |
1998-99 Cardiff Devils Autumn Cup 10* 3* 6* 9* 6* -* |
1999-00 Cardiff Devils Autumn Cup 10* 7* 4* 11* 18* -* |
2000-01 Cardiff Devils Autumn Cup 8* 7* 3* 10* 6* -* |
2007-08 Basingstoke Bison EIHL KO Cup 3* 0* 3* 3* 2* -* |
Basingstoke Bison EIHL Cup 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2008-09 Belfast Giants EIHL Cup 7* 2* 4* 6* 2* -* |
Belfast Giants EIHL KO Cup 8* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* |
2009-10 Belfast Giants EIHL Cup 7* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |

Steve Thornton Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Austria 1 12* 8* 7* 15* 1.25* 31* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Autumn Cup 4 43* 27* 20* 47* 1.09* 38* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BISL 7 222* 88* 139* 227* 1.02* 96* -* | 6 54 18 * 36 * 54 * 1.00 * 16 * - *
CJHL (CCHL) 2 93* 59* 100* 159* 1.71* 62* -* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 17* 1* 1* 2* 0.12* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL 3 107* 34* 76* 110* 1.03* 111* -* | 2 6 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.33 * 0 * - *
EIHL Cup 3 18* 3* 7* 10* 0.56* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL KO Cup 2 11* 1* 6* 7* 0.64* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 36* 11* 11* 22* 0.61* 26* 8* | 1 7 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.57 * 2 * 3 *
IHL 1 41* 10* 6* 16* 0.39* 8* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 2 74* 37* 64* 101* 1.36* 48* -* | 2 9 8 * 10 * 18 * 2.00 * 10 * - *
NCAA 4 149* 59* 85* 144* 0.97* 69* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 2 11* 0* 6* 6* 0.55* 4* -* | 2 9 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.44 * 10 * - *
OGQ 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NLB (SL) 1 29* 18* 29* 47* 1.62* 16* -* | 1 5 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.20 * 6 * - *
WC B 1 7* 2* 1* 3* 0.43* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC D1 3 15* 4* 21* 25* 1.67* 12* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
WC Q 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *

Steve Thornton Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/18/2010
04/18/2010 Confirmed Belfast Giants Retired
04/13/2009
04/13/2009 Extension Belfast Giants Belfast Giants
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2007, 11 #88 overall by Saint-Hyacinthe Top Design in the LNAH Draft

Cult/Star player for Boston Univ.

Career transactions
- 2010-04-18 • Announced his retirement
- 2009-04-13 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by the Belfast Giants
- 2006-07-28 • Signed by Södertälje