Shawn Thornton

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 200px
team = Boston Bruins
former_teams = Chicago Blackhawks
Anaheim Ducks
league = NHL
position = Left/Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 215
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1977|7|23
birth_place = Oshawa, ON, CAN
draft = 190th overall
draft_year = 1997
draft_team = Toronto Maple Leafs
career_start = 1997

Shawn Thornton (born on July 23, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey forward for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. He is known to be an enforcer.

He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1997 190th overall. He won the Stanley Cup in 2007 with the Anaheim Ducks.

On July 1, 2007, he became an unrestricted free agent and signed an undisclosed multi-year deal with the Boston Bruins. [Bruins Website [http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=326870&page=NewsPage&service=page] ]

With the Bruins he has become famous for taking on famous enforcers like Donald Brashear (twice) and Riley Cote. He also has his own video blog on the Bruins website.

He is not related to cousins Joe Thornton and Scott Thornton, who also play in the NHL.

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NAME = Thornton, Shawn
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH = July 23, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH = Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
DATE OF DEATH =
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