Scott Thornton (ice hockey)

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Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg/16 st 1 lb)
Nationality	Canada
Born	January 9, 1971 (1971-01-09) (age 37), London, CAN
NHL Draft	3rd overall, 1989 Toronto Maple Leafs
Pro career	1990 – 2008

Scott Thornton (born January 9, 1971 in London, Ontario) is a 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 center Mike Ricci. He signed a two-year contract extension in the 03–04 season. He and former Sharks teammate Joe Thornton are first cousins.

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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.