BOSTON -- When Shawn Thornton's skates ended up in the trash after his final game against the Buffalo Sabres on April 8, it wasn't a joke or stunt. He decided it was time to hang them up, but his method was to throw them away, just as he'd promised the Florida Panthers equipment manager he would.
Shawn Thornton's final-game skates being auctioned
Retired Panthers forward will donate money raised to charity