| Steve Thornton | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 8, 1973 Gloucester, ON, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| EIHL team Former teams |
none Cardiff Devils London Knights Basingstoke Bison Belfast Giants |
| Playing career | 1995–present |
Steve Thornton (born March 8, 1973 in Gloucester, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player.
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Apart from playing junior hockey with the Gloucester Rangers, college hockey with Boston University and one season in the International Hockey League with the Peoria Rivermen, Thornton's career has been played in Europe. He has single season spells in Austria with Klagenfurt and in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Adler Mannheim before moving to the United Kingdom, spending five seasons with the Cardiff Devils. He also had spells with the London Knights and the Belfast Giants where he won the playoff cup in 2003. He then moved to Italy, spending two seasons with Val Pusteria Wolves and then had spells in Switzerland and Sweden before returning to Britain, joined the Basingstoke Bison.
On April 7, 2008, Thornton was confirmed as the new player/coach of the Belfast Giants, replacing Ed Courtenay and in two seasons in charge he guided the Giants to three trophies. He departed in 2010 and was replaced by Doug Christiansen.
Thornton has acquired British citizenship.
Thornton is now a real estate agent with Paul Rushforth Real Estate in Ottawa, Ontario. [1]