Sports
Gary Bettman rejects Shawn Thornton’s appeal of 15-game suspension
Dec. 24, 2013
NHL suspends Shawn Thornton 15 games for attack on Brooks Orpik
Dec. 14, 2013
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Tuesday upheld the 15-game suspension of Boston Bruins forward Shawn Thornton that had been imposed by the league on Dec. 14.
Bruins enforcer Shawn Thornton has been suspended for 15 games by the NHL for punching and injuring Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik on Dec. 7 in Boston, the longest suspension in the regular season handed down by Brendan Shanahan, the league’s chief disciplinarian.
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik is recovering from an apparent concussion after he was dragged to the ice from behind by Boston Bruins winger Shawn Thornton and repeatedly punched while defenseless in the first period Saturday night at TD Garden.
Dec. 8, 2013
Hockey
When Shawn Thornton was sent to the minor leagues after his first stint with the Ducks this season, Coach Randy Carlyle said the journeyman winger did everything that was asked of him and was merely caught in a numbers game.
Dec. 15, 2006
UCLA Sports
NHL suspends Boston Bruins’ Shawn Thornton for 15 games
They defeat the Capitals, 6-1, in the first of five consecutive games away from home to improve their league-best record to 22-3-6.
Dec. 9, 2006
California
A Pacific Beach woman was killed when the dune buggy in which she was riding overturned in the desert, the California Highway Patrol reported.
May 28, 1985