Let's make this birthday one to remember.

54 years old (Born on January 09, 1971)

Happy Birthday, Scott Thornton! From your early days skating onto NHL ice with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1990 to lighting up arenas for Edmonton, Montreal, San Jose and LA—your career was as smooth as a perfect slapshot. You've always known how to make an entrance (and occasionally leave opponents wondering what just happened).

Whether it was scoring clutch goals or bringing grit and humor into every locker room you entered—you've left fans smiling everywhere you've played. Here's hoping today brings fewer bruises than those tough battles on the boards did—and way more cake! Cheers!