Shawn Thornton

The sights and sounds of the party spilling out the door and onto Newbury Street were like catnip to passersby. Those tending the door explained to potential party crashers that the menswear store Ball and Buck had recently moved from the North End to more prominent Newbury digs, hence the fete. Partygoers who made it inside to celebrate the new Ball and Buck included Boston Bruin Shawn Thornton , suave menswear designer Jeff Lahens , Kickass Cupcake queen Sara Ross , Chanel's Mary Nobile-King , and Skoah spa owner Peter Dziedzic , all while Ball and Buck owner Mark Bollman ...

The sights and sounds of the party spilling out the door and onto Newbury Street were like catnip to passersby. Those tending the door explained to potential party crashers that the menswear store Ball and Buck had recently moved from the North End to more prominent Newbury digs, hence the fete. Partygoers who made it inside to celebrate the new Ball and Buck included Boston Bruin Shawn Thornton , suave menswear designer Jeff Lahens , Kickass Cupcake queen Sara Ross , Chanel's Mary Nobile-King , and Skoah spa owner Peter Dziedzic , all while Ball and Buck owner Mark Bollman ...

WILMINGTON - Shawn Thornton was fine with the message. He joked, however, that he didn't care for the timing. Thornton had just completed his pregame warm-up routine prior to Game 6. But after he ducked into the dressing room, Bruins coach Claude Julien gave him the news that no player wants to hear. With his team facing elimination, Thornton would have to watch the game instead of playing in it. "I don't give a [expletive] this time of year," Thornton said of being scratched.

WILMINGTON - Shawn Thornton was fine with the message. He joked, however, that he didn't care for the timing. Thornton had just completed his pregame warm-up routine prior to Game 6. But after he ducked into the dressing room, Bruins coach Claude Julien gave him the news that no player wants to hear. With his team facing elimination, Thornton would have to watch the game instead of playing in it. "I don't give a [expletive] this time of year," Thornton said of being scratched.

Shawn Thornton did not participate in the morning skate because he's sick, said Claude Julien. Thornton will be a game-time decision. If Thornton is unavailable, Josh Hennessy will ride on the fourth line with Daniel Paille and Gregory Campbell. Carter Camper would center Jordan Caron and Benoit Pouliot. Tim Thomas will be in goal. @GlobeFluto

Shawn Thornton has signed a two-year extension. According to TSN, Thornton will carry a $1.1 million annual average cap hit. Thornton has four goals and eight assists in 70 games while averaging 9:06 of ice time per match. Thornton has a league-leading 19 fights. Thornton originally signed with the Bruins as a free agent on July 1, 2007. Thornton has two rings. The 34-year-old hails from Oshawa, Ontario, but lives in Charlestown year-round. Thornton would have been an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Chris Kelly, Gregory Campbell, Daniel Paille,...

WILMINGTON — Good morning from Ristuccia Arena, where the Bruins have started practice. Johnny Boychuk, rocked by Chris Neil on Saturday, is not present. Boychuk could have suffered a concussion because of the hit. If Boychuk is unavailable for tomorrow's rematch, Andrew Bodnarchuk would see his first action of the season. Bodnarchuk and Max Sauve were recalled from Providence this morning. UPDATE : Bodnarchuk is expected to play tomorrow. Boychuk is suffering from symptoms that are consistent with a concussion, said Claude Julien.

While Brad Marchand walked around the balcony of TD Garden last night, carrying three cups of popcorn and a Gatorade as he served the first part of a five-game suspension, Shawn Thornton was on the ice doing his usual thing against the Winnipeg Jets. Although the Bruins certainly missed the energy level and grit of Marchand, especially during the first two periods when they were admittedly quiet and unusually slow, the third period of an eventual 5-3 win showed the same Boston team that fans have been used to seeing.

By Steve Silva, Boston.com Staff Bruins forward Shawn Thornton talked about the physical play that has been a big part of the turnaround in the series against the Canucks. "I don't know about more physical [than Game 3], it's playoffs, it's the finals," Thornton said after the 4-0 Game 4 victory over the Canucks. "We are going to want to be physical every night. I think tonight we did a good job of being able to get in on the forecheck. If we are not playing physical then we are not playing the right way. It's not our main focus, but it's one area of our focus.

Randy Carlyle hasn't considered Shawn Thornton one of his charges since 2006-07, when they won a ring in Anaheim. Their five-year separation, however, has done little to dampen Carlyle's admiration for his former fourth-liner, who signed a two-year, $2.2 million extension Saturday. "He hasn't changed his style or approach," said Carlyle, now Toronto's coach. "I think he's getting more recognition because he went out and earned it. He's a catalyst. He was a catalyst for our hockey club when we had him in Anaheim.

WILMINGTON - Shawn Thornton was fine with the message. He joked, however, that he didn't care for the timing. Thornton had just completed his pregame warm-up routine prior to Game 6. But after he ducked into the dressing room, Bruins coach Claude Julien gave him the news that no player wants to hear. With his team facing elimination, Thornton would have to watch the game instead of playing in it. "I don't give a [expletive] this time of year," Thornton said of being scratched.

The pane of glass that tumbled onto David Krejci after Game 1 of the first-round series against the Capitals didn't keep him out of Saturday's lineup. But Krejci didn't contribute as much as he'd hoped. For the second game in a row, the Bruins' most offensive-minded center had little presence in the offensive zone. In 27 minutes 57 seconds of ice time, Krejci had three shots, as he and linemates Milan Lucic and Rich Peverley combined for eight of Boston's 44. That's just not enough.

The Stanley Cup champs took a little off the top Wednesday - OK, a lot off the top - at their annual Cuts for a Cause fund-raiser at Royale. Now in its fifth year, the barber event benefits the Boston Bruins Foundation and the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. "The guys get a free haircut and we raise a lot of money for a great cause," B's bruiser Shawn Thornton told us. "Granted, some guys look better than others afterward. " In all, 17 Bruins (and a few of the yakkers from 98.5 the Sports Hub)

Randy Carlyle hasn’t considered Shawn Thornton one of his charges since 2006-07, when they won a ring in Anaheim. Their five-year separation, however, has done little to dampen Carlyle’s admiration for his former fourth-liner, who signed a two-year, $2.2 million extension Saturday. “He hasn’t changed his style or approach,’’ said Carlyle, now Toronto’s coach. “I think he’s getting more recognition because he went out and earned it. He’s a catalyst. He was a catalyst for our hockey club when we...

The Boston Bruins signed rugged forward Shawn Thornton to a two-year contract extension worth $2.2 million on Monday. Thornton, who leads the NHL this season with 19 major penalties for fighting, has a career-high 143 penalty minutes with four goals and eight assists this season and 29 goals, 43 assists and 759 penalty minutes in his career. "It's a little weight off the shoulders," he said after Boston's 8-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night. "Myself and the guys that haven't had (extensions)

Last year, when the Bruins dropped the first two games of the opening playoff round against Montreal, Claude Julien played his best remaining card. This time, with his club staggering through a four-game losing streak, Julien threw down the same card again. The Bruins are hopeful the outcome is the same. For the first time this season, Julien reunited Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg, the power defense pairing that helped lead the Bruins to the Stanley Cup last year. Chara had mostly been playing with Johnny Boychuk.

By Steve Silva, Boston.com Staff Remember the big Bruins bar tab from the infamous celebration party at Foxwoods? Now the marketing folks at Amstel Light want to know which player ordered the lone bottle of Amstel at Shrine nightclub that night. The Stanley Cup champs racked up a four-hour bar tab that according to the nightclub totaled $156,679.74, and included the now-famous gift of a $100,000.00 bottle of "Midas" champagne in addition to adult beverages like 35 Jager Bombs, three bottles of Captain Morgan, nine bottles of Goose MG, and136 Bud Lights.

Lots of fighting ( photos ) in the first period at TD Garden in the Stanley Cup Final rematch. Update: Soon after Brad Marchand tied the score at 1, Bruins center Gregory Campbell and Canucks center Maxim Lapierre dueled with their gloves off on ice. Both got five minutes for fighting, while Shawn Thornton and Dale Weise each served two minutes in the penalty box for unsportsmanlike conduct. --- Not even five minutes into the game and 10 players' gloves are off. Nathan Horton and Dale Weise fought individually while the other eight...

Last year, when the Bruins dropped the first two games of the opening playoff round against Montreal, Claude Julien played his best remaining card. This time, with his club staggering through a four-game losing streak, Julien threw down the same card again. The Bruins are hopeful the outcome is the same. For the first time this season, Julien reunited Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg, the power defense pairing that helped lead the Bruins to the Stanley Cup last year. Chara had mostly been playing with Johnny Boychuk.