Shawn Thornton: Stanley Cup Over Wedding

Thornton was quickly asked if winning the Cup was better than his wedding day.

“Yeah, she knows that too. She accepts it,” Thornton said of his wife. “Listen, every Canadian kid grows up dreaming about winning the Stanley Cup. Not many little boys grow up dreaming about their wedding day.”

Claude Julien laughed when he was told of Thornton’s answer, but he put it in perspective.

“I’m thinking (Thornton) is a brave man. Anybody who says the Stanley Cup is better than their wedding day will have to see after the finals whether they’re still married or not,” Julien said. “We all dream about that stuff. We marry people who understand us extremely well. Otherwise we’d all be single.