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Shawn Thornton (B-): He was rather ineffective to start the season,
but a couple of Blackhawks promotions seem to have energized this
fan favorite, and he's been one of Norfolk's best players of late.

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Norfolk Admirals center Martin St. Pierre is accustomed to receiving
limited respect, even from his own teammates.

While beginning an interview in a Scope hallway recently, St. Pierre
paused when veteran Shawn Thornton stopped to ask what was going on.
Told that an account of St. Pierre's recent hockey history was in
the works, Thornton guffawed.

"It's going to be a short story, eh?'' he said, pun intended.

St. Pierre, all 5 feet, 8¼ inches and 185 pounds of him, takes such
kidding in stride. The AHL rookie leads Norfolk with 11 goals and 30
points, and has come up big for a team that long has struggled to
produce offense.


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