Steve Thornton

#16 Belfast Giants / EIHL - 09/10

Date of Birth: Mar 08, 1973
Age: 53
Place of Birth: Edmonton, AB, CAN
Nation: U.K.
Youth Team: -
Position: RW
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Steve Thornton Facts

Holds only British nationality

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Steve Thornton Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1989-1990	Gloucester Rangers	CJHL	38	15	44	59	16	-
1989-1990	Canada Ontario U17	WHC-17	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	Gloucester Rangers	CJHL	55	44	56	100	46	-
1991-1992	Boston Univ.	NCAA	29	11	16	27	10	-
1992-1993	Boston Univ.	NCAA	40	18	19	37	19	-
1993-1994	Boston Univ.	NCAA	41	13	26	39	26	-
1994-1995	Boston Univ.	NCAA	39	17	24	41	14	-
1995-1996	Peoria Rivermen	IHL	41	10	6	16	8	-2
1995-1996	EC-KAC	Austria	12	8	7	15	31	-
1996-1997	Adler Mannheim	DEL	17	1	1	2	6	-
1996-1997	Cardiff Devils	BISL	19	10	16	26	4	-	Playoffs	7	3	2	5	0	-
1997-1998	Cardiff Devils	BISL	42	19	29	48	14	-	Playoffs	9	5	9	14	2	-
1998-1999	Cardiff Devils	BISL	42	10	20	30	24	-	Playoffs	8	2	4	6	6	-
1998-1999	Great Britain	WC B	7	2	1	3	0	-
1999-2000	Cardiff Devils	BISL	41	26	24	50	14	-	Playoffs	6	1	4	5	0	-
1999-2000	Great Britain	WC Q	3	0	1	1	2	-1
2000-2001	Cardiff Devils	BISL	48	15	37	52	26	-	Playoffs	6	3	3	6	4	-
2000-2001	Great Britain	WC D1	5	2	8	10	6	10
2001-2002	London Knights	BISL	15	3	7	10	8	-
2002-2003	Belfast Giants	BISL	15	5	6	11	6	-	Playoffs	18	4	14	18	4	-
2002-2003	Great Britain "A"	WC D1	5	1	8	9	0	5
2003-2004	Pustertal/Val Pusteria	Italy	38	23	33	56	30	-	Relegation	6	7	9	16	10	-
2003-2004	Great Britain "C"	WC D1	5	1	5	6	6	-4
2004-2005	Pustertal/Val Pusteria	Italy	36	14	31	45	18	-	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0	-
2004-2005	Genève-Servette HC	NLA	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	4	2	1	3	6	-
2005-2006	EHC Basel	NLA	11	0	6	6	4	-	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	4	-
2005-2006	EHC Chur	NLB	29	18	29	47	16	-
2005-2006	EHC Biel-Bienne	NLB	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	6	-
2006-2007	Södertälje SK	HockeyAllsvenskan	36	11	11	22	26	8	Kvalserien SHL	7	1	3	4	2	3
2007-2008	Basingstoke Bison	EIHL	28	15	22	37	10	-
2008-2009	Belfast Giants	EIHL	43	14	40	54	45	-	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	-
2008-2009	Great Britain Olympics	OGQ	3	0	0	0	0	0
2009-2010	Belfast Giants	EIHL	36	5	14	19	56	-	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	0	-

Steve Thornton Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1997-1998	Cardiff Devils	Autumn Cup	15	10	7	17	8	-
1998-1999	Cardiff Devils	Autumn Cup	10	3	6	9	6	-
1999-2000	Cardiff Devils	Autumn Cup	10	7	4	11	18	-
2000-2001	Cardiff Devils	Autumn Cup	8	7	3	10	6	-
2007-2008	Basingstoke Bison	EIHL KO Cup	3	0	3	3	2	-
2007-2008	Basingstoke Bison	EIHL Cup	4	1	2	3	0	-
2008-2009	Belfast Giants	EIHL Cup	7	2	4	6	2	-
2008-2009	Belfast Giants	EIHL KO Cup	8	1	3	4	0	-
2009-2010	Belfast Giants	EIHL Cup	7	0	1	1	6	-

Steve Thornton Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Austria	1	12	8	7	15	1.25	31	-	0
Autumn Cup	4	43	27	20	47	1.09	38	-	0
BISL	7	222	88	139	227	1.02	96	-	6	54	18	36	54	1.00	16	-
CJHL (CCHL)	2	93	59	100	159	1.71	62	-	0
DEL	1	17	1	1	2	0.12	6	-	0
EIHL	3	107	34	76	110	1.03	111	-	2	6	1	1	2	0.33	0	-
EIHL Cup	3	18	3	7	10	0.56	8	-	0
EIHL KO Cup	2	11	1	6	7	0.64	2	-	0
HockeyAllsvenskan	1	36	11	11	22	0.61	26	8	1	7	1	3	4	0.57	2	3
IHL	1	41	10	6	16	0.39	8	-2	0
Italy	2	74	37	64	101	1.36	48	-	2	9	8	10	18	2.00	10	-
NCAA	4	149	59	85	144	0.97	69	-	0
NLA (NL)	2	11	0	6	6	0.55	4	-	2	9	2	2	4	0.44	10	-
NLB (SL)	1	29	18	29	47	1.62	16	-	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	6	-
OGQ	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
WC B	1	7	2	1	3	0.43	0	-	0
WC D1	3	15	4	21	25	1.67	12	11	0
WC Q	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	2	-1	0
WHC-17	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

Steve Thornton Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1993-1994	NCAA (Hockey East) Champion NCAA (Hockey East) Regular Season Champion
1994-1995	NCAA (Championship) Winner NCAA (Hockey East) Champion NCAA (Hockey East) Sportsmanship (Len Ceglarski Award)
1996-1997	BISL Champion
1997-1998	BISL Second All-Star Team
1998-1999	BISL Playoff Champion
1999-2000	BISL Second All-Star Team World Championship (WCQ\|A) Bronze Medal
2000-2001	BISL Second All-Star Team World Championship (D1\|B) Silver Medal
2002-2003	BISL Champion BISL Playoff Champion World Championship (D1\|B) Most Assists (8)
2005-2006	NLB Champion (Biel)
2006-2007	HockeyAllsvenskan to Elitserien Promotion (Södertälje)
2008-2009	EIHL Cup Champion EIHL KO Cup Champion
2009-2010	EIHL Playoff Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
04/18/2010	Confirmed	Belfast Giants	Retired
04/13/2009	Extension	Belfast Giants	Belfast Giants

Steve Thornton Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2007, 11 #88 by Saint-Hyacinthe Top Design in the LNAH Draft
Cult/Star player for Boston Univ.

Career transactions
- 2010-04-18 • Announced his retirement
- 2009-04-13 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by the Belfast Giants
- 2006-07-28 • Signed by Södertälje