Last Updated on June 1, 2017 10:46 am by admin
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Shawn Thornton is now a Florida Panthers executive.
The recently retired forward was announced Thursday as the Panthers’ new vice president of business operations. Thornton revealed in April that he would be joining the team’s front office and work under Panthers president and CEO Matthew Caldwell, after taking a bit of time after the season to prepare for his new career.
Thornton played for two Stanley Cup winners as part of the Boston Bruins. He played professionally for 20 years, spending the first half of that toiling in the minors before eventually breaking through and logging 705 NHL games with the Bruins, Panthers, Anaheim and Chicago.
He is one of two players to play more than 600 games in the American Hockey League and at least 700 in the NHL.