After nine years of toiling in the AHL, Shawn Thornton was ready to hang up his skates. But his "one more try" turned into an extended NHL career and two Stanley Cup rings. All these years later ...

Shawn Thornton ... career with the Panthers, Thornton became the only player in professional hockey history to begin his career after expansion and play in over 700 NHL games and 600 American ...

In a perfect world, Shawn Thornton would ... and hopefully Thornton, were deterred by the prospect of having their livelihood taken away from them for good. NHL discipline chief Brendan Shanahan ...