Scott Thornton (ice hockey player)
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Scott C. Thornton is a retired professional ice hockey
winger
.
Thornton was drafted in the first round (3rd 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
, Montréal 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 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 signed a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings
.
Thornton announced his retirement on July 28, 2008.
Scott and former Sharks teammate Joe Thornton
are first cousins, but neither are related to Shawn Thornton
, who currently plays for the Bruins.
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
.
Thornton was drafted in the first round (3rd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft
1989 NHL Entry Draft
The 1989 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 17 at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. Some believe that the Detroit Red Wings' 1989 draft was the most successful ever, with 5,721 total NHL games played by the players selected.-Selections by round:...
. 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
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
, Montréal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
, Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
and San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
. He was signed by San Jose as a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
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
Mike Ricci
Michael Ricci is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks and Phoenix Coyotes....
. He signed a two-year 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 signed a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Thornton announced his retirement on July 28, 2008.
Scott and former Sharks teammate Joe Thornton
Joe Thornton
Joseph Eric Thornton is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League . He was selected first overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and went on to play seven seasons with the club, five as its Captain. During the...
are first cousins, but neither are related to Shawn Thornton
Shawn Thornton
Shawn Thornton is a Canadian professional hockey forward for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. He is known to be an enforcer.-Playing career:...
, who currently plays for the Bruins.
Contract
In 2004, he signed a two-year, US$3.42 million dollar contract. This contract expired in June 2006, and Thornton became an unrestricted free agent when the Sharks declined to pick up the one-year team option in his contract. On July 1, 2006, he signed a 2 year, $3 million contract with the Los Angeles KingsLos Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | London Sabres Min.Bant. AAA | OMHA Ontario Minor Hockey Association The Ontario Minor Hockey Association is a major ice hockey governing body at the minor level. The OMHA is empowered by the Ontario Hockey Federation and Hockey Canada. The OMHA oversees minor hockey from Initiation to Juvenile throughout the majority of southern Ontario... |
55 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | London Nationals Jr.B. | OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... |
45 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Belleville Bulls Belleville Bulls The Belleville Bulls are a junior ice hockey team, founded in 1981 based in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. The team plays in the Eastern Division of the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League.-History:... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
62 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1990–91 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 1990–91 1990–91 AHL season The 1990–91 AHL season was the 55th season of the American Hockey League. Fifteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season... |
Newmarket Saints Newmarket Saints The Newmarket Saints were a minor league hockey team in Newmarket, Ontario. It played in the American Hockey League from 1986–91 as the farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Ray Twinney Complex.... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 1991–92 AHL season The 1991–92 AHL season was the 56th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigns from divisions into three divisions, creating the new Atlantic division. Fifteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Fredericton Canadiens finished first overall in the regular season... |
Cape Breton Oilers Cape Breton Oilers The Cape Breton Oilers were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team relocated from Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1988 and was renamed for Cape Breton Island. Home games were played in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, at Centre 200... |
AHL | 49 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1991–92 | Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... |
NHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 1992–93 AHL season The 1992–93 AHL season was the 57th season of the American Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Binghamton Rangers finished first overall in the regular season with 124 points, a which holds to this day... |
Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 58 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 102 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 | ||
| 1992–93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 1993–94 AHL season The 1993–94 AHL season was the 58th season of the American Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The St. John's Maple Leafs finished first overall in the regular season... |
Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 61 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 77 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... |
NHL | 73 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 128 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Dallas Stars Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The... |
NHL | 30 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 38 | ||
| 1999–00 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2004–05 2004–05 Elitserien season The 2004–05 Elitserien season was the 30th season of Elitserien. It started on September 20, 2004, with the regular season ending March 1, 2005. The playoffs of the 81st Swedish Championship ended on April 11, with Frölunda HC taking the championship.... |
Södertälje SK Södertälje SK Södertälje Sportklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje were charter members of Elitserien when the league was founded in 1975 and have since played 24 seasons in the league... |
SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
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 | ||
| 2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 58 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 47 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 941 | 144 | 141 | 285 | 1459 | 79 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 82 | ||||