Steve Thornton

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Steve Thornton

Born	(1973-03-08) 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 former professional Canadian ice hockey player.

Career

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.

Coaching career

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.

Personal

Thornton has acquired British citizenship.

Thornton is now a real estate agent with Paul Rushforth Real Estate in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Michael Spalla	Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award 1994–95	Succeeded by Todd Hall

Persondata
Name	Thornton, Steve
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	March 8, 1973
Place of birth	Gloucester, ON, CAN
Date of death
Place of death

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