Scott Thornton (ice hockey)

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Forward

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image_size = 250px
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 225
played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs
Edmonton Oilers
Montreal Canadiens
Dallas Stars
San Jose Sharks
Los Angeles Kings
league = NHL
nationality = Canada
birth_date = Birth date and age|1971|1|9|mf=y
birth_place = London, CAN
career_start = 1990
career_end = 2008
draft = 3rd overall
draft_year = 1989
draft_team = Toronto Maple Leafs
career_end = 2008

Scott Thornton (born January 9, 1971 in London, Ontario) 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 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. He and former Sharks teammate Joe Thornton are first cousins. According to [http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=1345&hubname=nhl TSN] , he announced his retirement on July 28, 2008.

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 Kings.

ee also

*Notable families in the NHL

*hockeydb|5391|Scott Thornton

And he has 2 children