Nobody had to punch Thornton’s head in to send that kind of message to him. Same went for both Cooke and Torres. Not one of those guys was ever afraid he’d get beaten up in a hockey fight.

Over his 20-year professional hockey career, Thornton was a two-time Stanley ... A published author, Shawn penned his memoir Fighting My Way to the Top to tell the story of his hockey career.

Stuck in the minors for nine years doing one of hockey’s nastiest jobs ... was injured following a fight with Derek Boogaard, Thornton got the call to join the Ducks. He has never looked ...