Scott Thornton (ice hockey)
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
|name = Scott Thornton
|position = Left wing
|image = Scott Thornton.jpg
|image_size = 230px
|shoots = Left
|height_ft = 6
|height_in = 3
|weight_lb = 220
|played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs
Edmonton Oilers
Montreal Canadiens
Dallas Stars
San Jose Sharks
Los Angeles Kings
|league = NHL
|ntl_team = CAN
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|1|09|mf=y}}
|birth_place = London, Ontario, Canada
|career_start = 1990
|draft = 3rd overall
|draft_year = 1989
|draft_team = Toronto Maple Leafs
|career_end = 2008
}}
Scott Christopher Thornton (born January 9, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League. Scott and former Sharks teammate Joe Thornton are first cousins.{{cite web|last1=Pyette|first1=Ryan|title=Sharks' Scott Thornton has cousin Joe along for the ride|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Pyette/2005/12/10/1347270-sun.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113231139/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Pyette/2005/12/10/1347270-sun.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 13, 2016|website=canoe.com|accessdate=March 16, 2018|date=December 10, 2005}}
Playing career
Thornton was drafted in the first round (third overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played thirty-three games for the team his rookie season, accumulating one goal and three assists. He also played left wing for the Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks. He was signed by San Jose as a free agent on July 1, 2000. In his first season with San Jose, he had a career year, scoring twenty goals playing alongside gritty centre Mike Ricci.
He signed a two-year contract $3.42 million contract extension in the 2003–04 season. The first season of the extension coincided with the 2004–05 NHL lockout, and after the second year, Thornton became an unrestricted free agent when the Sharks declined to pick up the one-year team option in his contract.{{cite web |title=Sharks drop Scott Thornton|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/sharks-drop-scott-thornton-1.628222 |website=cbc.ca |accessdate=July 2, 2018 |date=June 21, 2006}} On July 1, 2006, he signed a 2-year, $3 million contract with the Los Angeles Kings.{{cite news |last1=Elliott |first1=Helene |title=Blake to Return to the Kings |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jul-02-sp-nhl2-story.html |access-date=July 2, 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 2, 2006 |quote=The Kings also committed $3 million over two years to left wing Scott Thornton}} During the 2006–07 season, Thornton was placed on injured reserve due to a wrist injury and missed 23 games as a result.{{cite web |title=KINGS ACTIVATE SCOTT THORNTON FROM IR |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/kings-activate-scott-thornton-from-ir/c-457625 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=July 2, 2018 |date=February 23, 2007}}
Thornton announced his retirement on July 28, 2008.
Personal
Since retirement Thornton currently resides in Collingwood, Ontario.{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=1345&hubname=nhl|work=TSN|title=Scott Thornton # - LW/C|accessdate=July 26, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522201830/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=1345&hubname=nhl|archivedate=May 22, 2011|url-status=dead}}
In 2018, Thornton was arrested in Benton, NY, for selling cocaine and was sentenced to prison. He pleaded guilty to selling cocaine to an undercover agent and also admitted to a recent DUI charge. {{cite web|url=https:https://www.fltimes.com/news/benton-man-gets-prison-for-selling-cocaine/article_8578ff46-756a-5890-b815-dbe47bcff111.html
Thornton is cousin to former NHL superstar Joe Thornton.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1985–86
| London Sabres | OMHA | 55 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1986–87 | WOHL | 45 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88
| OHL | 62 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 1988–89 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 59 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 103 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1989–90
| Belleville Bulls | OHL | 47 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 91 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
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| 1990–91 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 1990–91
| AHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1990–91 | NHL | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92
| AHL | 49 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
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| 1991–92 | NHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992–93
| Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 58 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 102 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 1992–93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94
| Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1993–94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 61 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95
| Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 77 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97
| NHL | 73 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 128 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 1997–98 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 67 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 158 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1998–99
| Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 47 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000
| NHL | 30 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 38 |
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| 2000–01 | NHL | 73 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 114 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2001–02
| San Jose Sharks | NHL | 77 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 116 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2002–03 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 41 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04
| San Jose Sharks | NHL | 80 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 84 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2004–05 | SEL | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| 2005–06
| San Jose Sharks | NHL | 71 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 84 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2006–07 | NHL | 58 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08
| Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 47 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 941 ! 144 ! 141 ! 285 ! 1459 ! 79 ! 13 ! 14 ! 27 ! 82 |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1991
| Canada | WJC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 1999 | Canada | WC | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
See also
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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