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Canada Shawn Thornton

#22 Florida Panthers / NHL - 16/17

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Shawn Thornton Facts

Date of Birth
Position
RW
Age
46
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Status
Retired
Agency
Highlights
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
1-time OHL Champion 1
Team Staff profile of Shawn Thornton also available

Shawn Thornton Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 Oshawa Kiwanis U18 AAA ETAHL U18 43* 8* 19* 27* 113* -* |
1995-96 Peterborough Petes OHL 63* 4* 10* 14* 192* -* | Playoffs 24 3 0 3 25 -
1996-97 Peterborough Petes OHL 61* 19* 10* 29* 204* 9* | Playoffs 11 2 4 6 20 -
1997-98 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 59* 0* 3* 3* 225* -2* |
1998-99 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 78* 8* 11* 19* 354* 6* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 9 0
1999-00 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 60* 4* 12* 16* 316* -9* |
2000-01 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 79* 5* 12* 17* 320* -13* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 2 -1
2001-02 Norfolk Admirals AHL 70* 8* 14* 22* 281* -3* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 1
2002-03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 13* 1* 1* 2* 31* -4* |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 50* 11* 2* 13* 213* -7* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 28 1
2003-04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 8* 1* 0* 1* 23* 2* |
Norfolk Admirals “A” AHL 64* 6* 11* 17* 259* -7* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 6 3
2004-05 Norfolk Admirals AHL 71* 5* 9* 14* 263* -15* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 8 -2
2005-06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 10* 0* 0* 0* 16* -5* |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 59* 10* 22* 32* 192* -8* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 35 -2
2006-07 Anaheim Ducks NHL 48* 2* 7* 9* 88* 3* | Playoffs 15 0 0 0 19 -3
Portland Pirates “C” AHL 15* 4* 4* 8* 55* 1* |
2007-08 Boston Bruins NHL 58* 4* 3* 7* 74* -1* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 6 0
2008-09 Boston Bruins NHL 79* 6* 5* 11* 123* -2* | Playoffs 10 1 0 1 6 0
2009-10 Boston Bruins NHL 74* 1* 9* 10* 141* -9* | Playoffs 12 0 0 0 4 -4
2010-11 Boston Bruins NHL 79* 10* 10* 20* 122* 8* | Playoffs 18 0 1 1 24 -1
2011-12 Boston Bruins NHL 81* 5* 8* 13* 154* -7* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 0
2012-13 Boston Bruins NHL 45* 3* 4* 7* 60* 1* | Playoffs 22 0 4 4 18 3
2013-14 Boston Bruins NHL 64* 5* 3* 8* 74* 3* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 4 -2
2014-15 Florida Panthers NHL 46* 1* 4* 5* 50* -13* |
2015-16 Florida Panthers NHL 50* 1* 4* 5* 80* -2* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 0
2016-17 Florida Panthers NHL 50* 2* 2* 4* 67* -7* |

Shawn Thornton Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Peterborough Petes Memorial Cup 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* 1* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2018-19 Florida Panthers NHL Sr. VP of Hockey Operations
2019-20 Florida Panthers NHL Sr. VP of Hockey Operations
2020-21 Florida Panthers NHL Sr. VP of Hockey Operations
2021-22 Florida Panthers NHL Sr. VP of Hockey Operations
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Shawn Thornton Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 10 605* 61* 100* 161* 0.27* 2 478* -57* | 7 39 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.21 * 92 * 0 *
ETAHL U18 1 43* 8* 19* 27* 0.63* 113* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 14 705* 42* 60* 102* 0.14* 1 103* -33* | 9 105 1 * 6 * 7 * 0.07 * 83 * -7 *
OHL 2 124* 23* 20* 43* 0.35* 396* 9* | 2 35 5 * 4 * 9 * 0.26 * 45 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

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Shawn Thornton Connections

Player Period Teams
Marc Savard (F) 2007-2016 8 Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers
Tuukka Rask (G) 2007-2014 7 Boston Bruins
Milan Lucic (F) 2007-2014 7 Boston Bruins
David Krejci (F) 2007-2014 7 Boston Bruins
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/06/2017
04/06/2017 Confirmed Florida Panthers Retired
02/26/2016
02/26/2016 Extension Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
07/01/2014
07/01/2014 Confirmed Boston Bruins Florida Panthers
03/19/2012
03/19/2012 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
06/04/2010
06/04/2010 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins

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Shawn Thornton Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1995, 9 #145 overall by Peterborough Petes in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Peterborough Petes

Cult/Star player for St. John's Maple Leafs

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