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Thornton</th></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-image" style="text-align: center;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joe_Thornton_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Joe_Thornton_2016.jpg/230px-Joe_Thornton_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="345" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Joe_Thornton_2016.jpg/345px-Joe_Thornton_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Joe_Thornton_2016.jpg/460px-Joe_Thornton_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4756" data-file-height="7126" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Thornton with the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> in April 2016</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;">Born</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1979-07-02</span>) </span>July 2, 1979<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 45)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/St._Thomas,_Ontario" title="St. Thomas, Ontario">St. Thomas, Ontario</a>, Canada</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;">Height</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Weight</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;"> 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;">Position</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> <a href="/wiki/Centre_(ice_hockey)" title="Centre (ice hockey)">Centre</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"><a href="/wiki/Shot_(ice_hockey)" title="Shot (ice hockey)">Shot</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> Left</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;">Played for</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a><br /><a href="/wiki/HC_Davos" title="HC Davos">HC Davos</a><br /><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;">National team</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Canada men's national ice hockey team">Canada</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"><a href="/wiki/NHL_entry_draft" title="NHL entry draft">NHL draft</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;;border-top:#ccddee 1px solid;"> 1st overall, <a href="/wiki/1997_NHL_entry_draft" title="1997 NHL entry draft">1997</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Playing career</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;"> 1997–2022</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Joseph Eric Thornton</b> (born July 2, 1979) is a Canadian former professional <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> <a href="/wiki/Centre_(ice_hockey)" title="Centre (ice hockey)">centre</a>. He played for the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> (NHL). He was selected <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NHL_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NHL draft picks">first overall</a> by the Bruins in the <a href="/wiki/1997_NHL_entry_draft" title="1997 NHL entry draft">1997 NHL entry draft</a> and went on to play seven seasons with the club, three as its captain. During the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NHL_season" title="2005–06 NHL season">2005–06 season</a>, he was traded to the Sharks. Splitting the campaign between the two teams, he received the <a href="/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy" title="Art Ross Trophy">Art Ross</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy" title="Hart Memorial Trophy">Hart Memorial Trophy</a> as the league's leading point-scorer and most valuable player, respectively, becoming the only player in NHL history to win either award in a season played for multiple teams.<sup id="cite_ref-MVP_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MVP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thornton went on to play another 14 seasons with the Sharks, including four seasons as <a href="/wiki/Captain_(ice_hockey)" title="Captain (ice hockey)">team captain</a> and a run to the <a href="/wiki/2016_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2016 Stanley Cup Finals">2016 Stanley Cup Finals</a>. Thornton was the last active NHL player and the last big 4 North American sports player to have played in the 1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thornton's on-ice vision, strength on the puck, deft passing ability and <a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(ice_hockey)" title="Power forward (ice hockey)">power forward</a> style of play led to him becoming one of the league's premier centres and <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/playmaker" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:playmaker">playmakers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-trade-to-sj_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trade-to-sj-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is widely regarded as one of the best passers of all time, and he is one of only <a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_career_assists_leaders" title="List of NHL career assists leaders">14 players with 1,000 NHL assists</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His nickname "<b>Jumbo Joe</b>" is a nod to his large stature and to <a href="/wiki/Jumbo" title="Jumbo">Jumbo the elephant</a>, who died in <a href="/wiki/St._Thomas,_Ontario" title="St. Thomas, Ontario">St. Thomas, Ontario</a>, where Thornton was raised.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playing_career">Playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amateur_career">Amateur career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Amateur career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thornton grew up playing <a href="/wiki/Minor_ice_hockey" title="Minor ice hockey">minor hockey</a> in his hometown of <a href="/wiki/St._Thomas,_Ontario" title="St. Thomas, Ontario">St. Thomas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>, for the St. Thomas Travellers. He played "AA" hockey for the Travelers minors and in peewee won an <a href="/wiki/Ontario_Minor_Hockey_Association" title="Ontario Minor Hockey Association">Ontario Minor Hockey Association</a> (OMHA) championship in 1992–93.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His Bantam year was the first for the newly created "AAA" Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs organization, and Thornton joined the "AAA" Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs of the Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario for the 1993–94 season. The creation of this organization led to the St. Thomas Minor Hockey Association to compete at the "A" level. During his bantam year, he appeared in six games for the Junior B <a href="/wiki/St._Thomas_Stars" title="St. Thomas Stars">St. Thomas Stars</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_Association" title="Ontario Hockey Association">Ontario Hockey Association</a> (OHA), scoring eight points in six games as a 14-year-old. The following season, Thornton joined the Stars full-time and reeled off 104 points over 50 games as a 15-year-old,<sup id="cite_ref-nhl_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nhl-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was subsequently drafted second overall in the 1995 OHL draft to the <a href="/wiki/Sault_Ste._Marie_Greyhounds" title="Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds">Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds</a> behind <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Tkaczuk" title="Daniel Tkaczuk">Daniel Tkaczuk</a>, who was selected by the <a href="/wiki/Barrie_Colts" title="Barrie Colts">Barrie Colts</a>. </p><p>Beginning in <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_OHL_season" title="1995–96 OHL season">1995–96</a>, Thornton began a two-year career in the <a href="/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_League" title="Ontario Hockey League">Ontario Hockey League</a> (OHL) with the Greyhounds. He posted a 76-point season in his first year, earning both <a href="/wiki/Emms_Family_Award" title="Emms Family Award">OHL</a> and <a href="/wiki/CHL_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="CHL Rookie of the Year">CHL Rookie of the Year</a> honours.<sup id="cite_ref-tsn_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tsn-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_OHL_season" title="1996–97 OHL season">following season</a>, Thornton improved to 41 goals and 122 points, second overall in League scoring behind <a href="/wiki/Marc_Savard" title="Marc Savard">Marc Savard</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Oshawa_Generals" title="Oshawa Generals">Oshawa Generals</a>, and was named to the OHL second All-Star team.<sup id="cite_ref-tsn_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tsn-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_Bruins_(1997–2005)"><span id="Boston_Bruins_.281997.E2.80.932005.29"></span>Boston Bruins (1997–2005)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Boston Bruins (1997–2005)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After his second OHL season, Thornton was selected first overall in the <a href="/wiki/1997_NHL_entry_draft" title="1997 NHL entry draft">1997 NHL entry draft</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a>. Thornton suffered a fractured arm in the Bruins' pre-season but made their roster for the <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NHL_season" title="1997–98 NHL season">1997–98 campaign</a>. He scored his first career NHL goal on December 3, 1997, in a 3–0 win against the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bruins head coach <a href="/wiki/Pat_Burns" title="Pat Burns">Pat Burns</a> was measured in his deployment of Thornton, using him almost exclusively on the fourth <a href="/wiki/Line_(ice_hockey)" title="Line (ice hockey)">line</a> and making him a regular healthy scratch. Averaging eight minutes and five seconds of ice time per game over the course of the season,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he registered three goals and seven points in 55 games as a rookie. In the <a href="/wiki/1998_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="1998 Stanley Cup playoffs">1998 Stanley Cup playoffs</a>, Thornton went scoreless in six games. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NHL_season" title="1998–99 NHL season">1998–99</a>, Thornton saw significantly more ice time, averaging 15 minutes and 20 seconds per game,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and improved to 41 points in 81 games, as well as a 9-point effort in 11 <a href="/wiki/1999_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="1999 Stanley Cup playoffs">playoff games</a>. </p><p>Thornton continued to build into a key player in the Bruins' line-up, increasing his points total in each of the following two campaigns. Prior to the <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season" title="2002–03 NHL season">2002–03 season</a>, he was named team <a href="/wiki/Captain_(ice_hockey)" title="Captain (ice hockey)">captain</a>, succeeding <a href="/wiki/Jason_Allison" title="Jason Allison">Jason Allison</a>, who was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings" title="Los Angeles Kings">Los Angeles Kings</a> in 2001; the captaincy position was vacant for a full season after Allison's departure. In his first season as team captain, Thornton recorded 68 points over 66 games. The following year, he notched his first career <a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_players_with_100-point_seasons" title="List of NHL players with 100-point seasons">100-point season</a> with 36 goals, a career-high, and 65 assists. He ranked third in NHL point-scoring, behind <a href="/wiki/Peter_Forsberg" title="Peter Forsberg">Peter Forsberg</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Colorado Avalanche</a> and <a href="/wiki/Markus_N%C3%A4slund" title="Markus Näslund">Markus Näslund</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks" title="Vancouver Canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a>. </p><p>Thornton's production declined to 73 points in 77 games in the <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04 campaign</a>. He suffered a fractured right cheekbone in a fight with <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a> centre <a href="/wiki/Eric_Lindros" title="Eric Lindros">Eric Lindros</a> during a game on January 19, 2004. The two power forwards fought after Lindros cross-checked Thornton in the head. The injury required surgery,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> keeping him out of the line-up for three games.<sup id="cite_ref-tsn_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tsn-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2003–04 campaign also saw a drop in Thornton's goal-scoring production that has never since rebounded; his last 30-goal season came during the 2002–03 season. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NHL_lock-out" class="mw-redirect" title="2004–05 NHL lock-out">2004–05 NHL lock-out</a>, Thornton went abroad to play for <a href="/wiki/HC_Davos" title="HC Davos">HC Davos</a> of the Swiss <a href="/wiki/National_League_(ice_hockey)" title="National League (ice hockey)">National League A</a> (NLA). He played on a line with fellow NHL players <a href="/wiki/Rick_Nash" title="Rick Nash">Rick Nash</a> and <a href="/wiki/Niklas_Hagman" title="Niklas Hagman">Niklas Hagman</a>, helping HC Davos to win the League championship and the <a href="/wiki/Spengler_Cup" title="Spengler Cup">Spengler Cup</a>. Nash and Thornton have subsequently kept in contact with HC Davos and their longtime coach <a href="/wiki/Arno_del_Curto" title="Arno del Curto">Arno del Curto</a>; Thornton returned to train with the club for up to a month each summer.<sup id="cite_ref-lockout_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lockout-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The date of the event predicted near this tag has passed. (October 2019)">needs update</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Ahead of the NHL resumption in <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NHL_season" title="2005–06 NHL season">2005–06</a>, Thornton became a <a href="/wiki/Restricted_free_agent" title="Restricted free agent">restricted free agent</a> in summer 2005. Negotiations on a new contract were strained: Thornton was reportedly unhappy with the direction of the Bruins franchise, and upset with criticism of his play in the Bruins' early <a href="/wiki/2004_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2004 Stanley Cup playoffs">playoff exit in 2004</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-unhappy_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unhappy-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Boston's front office was apparently unhappy with Thornton's leadership style and for not raising his level of play during the playoffs. Nevertheless, Thornton re-signed with Boston on August 11, 2005, to a three-year, $20 million contract.<sup id="cite_ref-trade-to-sj_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trade-to-sj-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thornton began the 2005–06 season strongly (33 points in 24 games), making him the team's leading scorer by a substantial margin, but the Bruins were struggling in the standings. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="San_Jose_Sharks_(2005–2020)"><span id="San_Jose_Sharks_.282005.E2.80.932020.29"></span>San Jose Sharks (2005–2020)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: San Jose Sharks (2005–2020)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 30, 2005, Thornton was <a href="/wiki/Trade_(sports)" title="Trade (sports)">traded</a> to the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> in exchange for forwards <a href="/wiki/Marco_Sturm" title="Marco Sturm">Marco Sturm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Primeau" title="Wayne Primeau">Wayne Primeau</a> and defenceman <a href="/wiki/Brad_Stuart" title="Brad Stuart">Brad Stuart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-trade-to-sj_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trade-to-sj-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mike_O%27Connell" title="Mike O'Connell">Mike O'Connell</a>, the Bruins <a href="/wiki/General_manager" title="General manager">general manager</a> who traded Thornton, stated in June 2011 that he "would still make the trade", and that it was "satisfying" that Boston had won a <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> before Thornton's new team had.<sup id="cite_ref-o'connell_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-o'connell-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite O'Connell's stance, the trade is widely considered to be a lopsided deal in favor of the Sharks. Upon arriving in San Jose, Thornton improved the Sharks' fortunes and found instant chemistry with <a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">winger</a> <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Cheechoo" title="Jonathan Cheechoo">Jonathan Cheechoo</a>. During the absence of usual <a href="/wiki/Captain_(ice_hockey)#Alternate_captains" title="Captain (ice hockey)">alternate captain</a> <a href="/wiki/Alyn_McCauley" title="Alyn McCauley">Alyn McCauley</a> from the San Jose line-up, Thornton donned the "A" for the first time as a Shark in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Coyotes" title="Arizona Coyotes">Phoenix Coyotes</a> on March 30, 2006,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and wore the "A" whenever McCauley was out of the line-up for the remainder of the season. Tallying 92 points in 58 games with the Sharks after the trade, Thornton finished the season with 29 goals, a league-leading 96 assists and 125 points total to earn the <a href="/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy" title="Art Ross Trophy">Art Ross Trophy</a> as the league's top scorer. He became the first player to win the award while splitting the season between two teams. Due to Thornton's success, Cheechoo also enjoyed a career-season, winning the <a href="/wiki/Maurice_%22Rocket%22_Richard_Trophy" title="Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy">Rocket Richard Trophy</a> as the NHL's top goal-scorer with 56 goals. However, in the <a href="/wiki/2006_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2006 Stanley Cup playoffs">2006 playoffs</a>, Thornton was once again criticized for his play, as his production decreased to two goals and seven assists for nine points in 11 games as the Sharks were ousted in the second round by the eighth seeded <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers" title="Edmonton Oilers">Edmonton Oilers</a>. In the off-season, Thornton was honoured for his regular season play and was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy" title="Hart Memorial Trophy">Hart Memorial Trophy</a> as the league' regular season MVP to go with his Art Ross Trophy.<sup id="cite_ref-MVP_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MVP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the only player in NHL history to win the Hart Trophy while playing for two different teams in the same season.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joe_Thornton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Joe_Thornton.jpg/220px-Joe_Thornton.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Joe_Thornton.jpg/330px-Joe_Thornton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Joe_Thornton.jpg/440px-Joe_Thornton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="682" /></a><figcaption>Thornton with the Sharks in October 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>Thornton began the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NHL_season" title="2006–07 NHL season">2006–07 season</a> being awarded a permanent alternate captaincy, but struggled in the first half of the season while suffering from a toe injury that did not heal until January 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-toe-injury_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toe-injury-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After recovering, Thornton enjoyed a productive second half, battling <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> centre <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Crosby" title="Sidney Crosby">Sidney Crosby</a> for a second-consecutive scoring title late in the year, eventually finishing six points behind Crosby with 114. With a league-leading 92 assists, Thornton became only the third player in NHL history to record back-to-back 90-assist seasons, joining <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky" title="Wayne Gretzky">Wayne Gretzky</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mario_Lemieux" title="Mario Lemieux">Mario Lemieux</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-the-nhl-arena_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-the-nhl-arena-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thornton began the <a href="/wiki/2007_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2007 Stanley Cup playoffs">2007 playoffs</a> by recording six assists in the Sharks' first-round series against the <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Predators" title="Nashville Predators">Nashville Predators</a>. Advancing to the second round against the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a>, he recorded a goal and three assists in the first three games of the series. However, Thornton was effectively neutralized by Red Wings defenceman <a href="/wiki/Nicklas_Lidstr%C3%B6m" title="Nicklas Lidström">Nicklas Lidström</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-joe-nicklas_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-joe-nicklas-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for the remainder of the series as the Sharks were eliminated in six games. </p><p>In the off-season, Thornton signed a three-year contract extension worth US$21.6 million.<sup id="cite_ref-3-year-contract_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3-year-contract-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NHL_season" title="2007–08 NHL season">2007–08 season</a>, Thornton finished with 96 points (29 goals and 67 assists) all 82 games to finish fifth in NHL scoring. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season" title="2008–09 NHL season">2008–09</a>, Thornton was named captain of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NHL)" title="Western Conference (NHL)">Western Conference</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2009_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2009 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2009 NHL All-Star Game</a> in <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He completed the season with 86 points to help the Sharks win the <a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Trophy" title="Presidents' Trophy">Presidents' Trophy</a> as the regular season champions. In the subsequent <a href="/wiki/2009_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2009 Stanley Cup playoffs">playoffs</a>, he recorded a goal and four assists in six games as the Sharks were upset in the first round by the eighth seeded <a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Ducks" title="Anaheim Ducks">Anaheim Ducks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:20100206_Huskins_Nichol_and_Thornton_(4354875864).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/20100206_Huskins_Nichol_and_Thornton_%284354875864%29.jpg/220px-20100206_Huskins_Nichol_and_Thornton_%284354875864%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/20100206_Huskins_Nichol_and_Thornton_%284354875864%29.jpg/330px-20100206_Huskins_Nichol_and_Thornton_%284354875864%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/20100206_Huskins_Nichol_and_Thornton_%284354875864%29.jpg/440px-20100206_Huskins_Nichol_and_Thornton_%284354875864%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Thornton (centre background) with <a href="/wiki/Kent_Huskins" title="Kent Huskins">Kent Huskins</a> (left background) and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Nichol" title="Scott Nichol">Scott Nichol</a> (foreground), in February 2010.</figcaption></figure> <p>In September 2009, before the start of the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NHL_season" title="2009–10 NHL season">2009–10 season</a>, the Sharks acquired <a href="/wiki/Dany_Heatley" title="Dany Heatley">Dany Heatley</a> in a three-player trade that sent Thornton's struggling former linemate Jonathan Cheechoo, left-winger <a href="/wiki/Milan_Mich%C3%A1lek" title="Milan Michálek">Milan Michálek</a> and a second-round draft pick to the <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Senators" title="Ottawa Senators">Ottawa Senators</a>. Thornton, Heatley, and <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Marleau" title="Patrick Marleau">Patrick Marleau</a> were joined on the Sharks' top line and enjoyed immediate offensive success together. The trio helped the Sharks to one of their best-ever regular seasons in franchise history. Although the line's production slowed down in the second half of the season, all three Sharks players finished in the League's top 15 in point-scoring. Thornton's 89 points ranked eighth, while Marleau and Heatley finished 14th and 15th in League scoring with 83 and 82 points, respectively. The Sharks entered the <a href="/wiki/2010_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2010 Stanley Cup playoffs">2010 playoffs</a> as the top seed in the Western Conference for the second-consecutive year and the Presidents' Trophy runner-up behind the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a>. After advancing past the eighth seeded <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Colorado Avalanche</a> and fifth seeded Detroit Red Wings in the first two rounds, the Sharks were eliminated by the second seeded and eventual Stanley Cup champion <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Blackhawks</a> in the Western Conference Finals in a four game sweep. Thornton finished the playoffs with a career-high 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in all 15 games. </p><p>After the elimination, team management vacated all the Sharks' captaincy positions, including Thornton's role as one of the alternate captains. Prior to the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season" title="2010–11 NHL season">2010–11 season</a>, he was chosen to replace the retiring <a href="/wiki/Rob_Blake" title="Rob Blake">Rob Blake</a> as the eighth captain in team history on October 7, 2010. Nine days later, he signed a three-year, US$21 million contract extension with the Sharks. Near the start of the 2010–11 season, Thornton scored the fourth hat-trick of his NHL career against <a href="/wiki/Martin_Brodeur" title="Martin Brodeur">Martin Brodeur</a> in a 5–2 win over the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils" title="New Jersey Devils">New Jersey Devils</a>. On November 6, 2010, Thornton was suspended two games for a controversial hit to the head against <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a> forward <a href="/wiki/David_Perron" title="David Perron">David Perron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Perron missed the remaining 72 games of the 2010–11 season due to post-concussion syndrome. He returned after missing 97 games over 13 months (394 days) on December 3, 2011. Later in the campaign, Thornton eclipsed Marleau as the Sharks' all-time leader in assists. Thornton scored his 1,000th career point with a goal in a game against the Phoenix Coyotes on April 8, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the first round of the 2011 playoffs, Thornton scored the series-winning goal in overtime of Game 6 against the seventh seeded Los Angeles Kings to advance the Sharks to the second round where they would meet the third seeded Detroit Red Wings for the second consecutive season and defeat them in seven to clinch a second consecutive appearance in the Western Conference Finals where the Sharks would fall to the Presidents' Trophy-winning <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks" title="Vancouver Canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a> in five games.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joe_Thornton_2011_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Joe_Thornton_2011_1.jpg/220px-Joe_Thornton_2011_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Joe_Thornton_2011_1.jpg/330px-Joe_Thornton_2011_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Joe_Thornton_2011_1.jpg/440px-Joe_Thornton_2011_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3138" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Thornton with the Sharks in December 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>On January 24, 2014, Thornton signed a three-year contract extension with the Sharks through to the 2016–17 season.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the end of the <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NHL_season" title="2013–14 NHL season">2013–14 season</a>, Thornton ranked 46th on the all-time points leaders (1,194) and 24th on the all-time assist leaders (852) for the NHL. He also became the San Jose Sharks' all-time leader in assists with 567.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thornton finished the 2013–14 season with 11 goals and 65 assists as the Sharks amassed 111 points, just six short of their franchise's all-time-high mark, and were among the favourites to win the Stanley Cup. Facing their in-state rival Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2014_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2014 Stanley Cup playoffs">2014 playoffs</a>, the Sharks won the first three games in the series. However, the eventual Stanley Cup champion Kings won the next four games and became just the fourth team in NHL history to win a playoff series in seven games after initially trailing three games to none. Thornton finished the playoffs with just two goals and an assist for three points in all seven games. </p><p>On August 20, 2014, Sharks head coach <a href="/wiki/Todd_McLellan" title="Todd McLellan">Todd McLellan</a> announced that Thornton had been stripped of his captaincy and that the Sharks would start the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NHL_season" title="2014–15 NHL season">2014–15 season</a> without a captain.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Pavelski" title="Joe Pavelski">Joe Pavelski</a> was eventually named Sharks' captain at the start of the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NHL_season" title="2015–16 NHL season">2015–16 season</a>. </p><p>On January 26, 2015, Thornton recorded his 1,300th career point during a game against the Colorado Avalanche with his assist on a Joe Pavelski goal, Thornton's second assist of the game.<sup id="cite_ref-1,300th_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1,300th-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thornton is the 33rd player in NHL history to reach 1,300 points.<sup id="cite_ref-1,300th_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1,300th-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thornton recorded 16 goals and 49 assists during the 2014–15 season as the Sharks failed to qualify for the <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="Stanley Cup playoffs">Stanley Cup playoffs</a> for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2003_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2003 Stanley Cup playoffs">2003</a>. </p><p>Thornton finished the 2015–16 season with 19 goals and 63 assists for 82 points in 78 contests as the Sharks returned to the playoffs after a one-year slump. In the <a href="/wiki/2016_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2016 Stanley Cup playoffs">2016 playoffs</a>, the Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings in the first round in five games, avenging a previous loss to them two years earlier. In the second round, they defeated the <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Predators" title="Nashville Predators">Nashville Predators</a> in seven games and advanced to the Conference Finals for the first time since 2011, where the Sharks defeated the St. Louis Blues in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history. This was also Thornton's first time playing in the Finals in his career. However, the Sharks lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games in the <a href="/wiki/2016_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2016 Stanley Cup Finals">Finals</a>. Thornton finished fifth in playoff points with 21 and second in playoff assists with 18.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the end of the season, Thornton was named a Second-Team All-Star for the 2015–16 season. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sharks_vs_Flyers_(31195489054).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Sharks_vs_Flyers_%2831195489054%29.jpg/220px-Sharks_vs_Flyers_%2831195489054%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Sharks_vs_Flyers_%2831195489054%29.jpg/330px-Sharks_vs_Flyers_%2831195489054%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Sharks_vs_Flyers_%2831195489054%29.jpg/440px-Sharks_vs_Flyers_%2831195489054%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2208" data-file-height="968" /></a><figcaption>Thornton during a game against the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a> in December 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>On March 6, 2017, in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets" title="Winnipeg Jets">Winnipeg Jets</a>, Thornton recorded his 1,000th NHL assist on a Joe Pavelski goal, becoming the 13th player in NHL history to reach the milestone.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 1, 2017, Thornton signed a one-year contract to return to the Sharks for the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NHL_season" title="2017–18 NHL season">2017–18 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2018, Thornton injured his <a href="/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament" title="Anterior cruciate ligament">ACL</a> and <a href="/wiki/Medial_collateral_ligament" title="Medial collateral ligament">MCL</a> and missed the remainder of the season recovering from surgery.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 2, 2018, his 39th birthday, Thornton signed a one-year contract to return to the Sharks for the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_San_Jose_Sharks_season" title="2018–19 San Jose Sharks season">2018–19 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 13, he scored his 400th career goal against the Nashville Predators to go along with 1,500 games played and 1,000 assists. As of 2018<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, this feat has only been achieved by six other players in NHL history.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 11, 2019, in a 7–2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, Thornton passed <a href="/wiki/Gordie_Howe" title="Gordie Howe">Gordie Howe</a> for ninth place on the NHL all-time assists list.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thornton and the Sharks reached the Western Conference Finals, though they were eliminated by the eventual Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in six games. Thornton put up four goals and six assists for 10 points in all 19 games during the playoffs. </p><p>Thornton signed a one-year, $2 million contract extension on September 6, 2019, to remain with the Sharks.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He recorded his 1,500th career point on February 4, 2020, in a 3–1 win over the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Flames" title="Calgary Flames">Calgary Flames</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thornton expressed dissatisfaction with not being traded to a playoff contending team after the February 24 trade deadline to give him the opportunity to chase a Stanley Cup, as had happened with longtime teammate Patrick Marleau.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Sharks posted a disappointing record this season and did not make the playoffs for the first time since 2015 even with the playoff format being expanded and the regular season ending three weeks early due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_North_America" title="COVID-19 pandemic in North America">COVID-19 pandemic in North America</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Toronto_Maple_Leafs_(2020–2021)"><span id="Toronto_Maple_Leafs_.282020.E2.80.932021.29"></span>Toronto Maple Leafs (2020–2021)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Toronto Maple Leafs (2020–2021)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NHL_season" title="2020–21 NHL season">2020–21 season</a> delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Thornton returned to HC Davos of the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(ice_hockey)" title="National League (ice hockey)">National League</a> on October 15, 2020, for a third stint. Having held Swiss citizenship since 2019, he did not count against the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(ice_hockey)#Import_players" title="National League (ice hockey)">import limit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HCD-2020_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HCD-2020-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 16, 2020, Thornton signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 14, 2020, Thornton left Davos to return to Toronto for the start of training camp.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 16, 2021, Thornton scored his first goal as a Maple Leaf. On January 22, 2021, Thornton suffered a fractured rib after getting hit by Edmonton Oilers forward <a href="/wiki/Josh_Archibald" title="Josh Archibald">Josh Archibald</a>. Thornton returned to the lineup on February 27, recording 20 points (5 goals, 15 assists) in 44 games.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thornton scored one goal in the Maple Leafs' seven-game series loss to the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a> in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2021_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2021 Stanley Cup playoffs">2021 playoffs</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Florida_Panthers_and_retirement_(2021–2022)"><span id="Florida_Panthers_and_retirement_.282021.E2.80.932022.29"></span>Florida Panthers and retirement (2021–2022)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Florida Panthers and retirement (2021–2022)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 13, 2021, Thornton returned for his 24th NHL season, signing a one-year, $750,000 contract with the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thornton played 34 games and scored a career-low 10-points as the Panthers won the <a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Trophy" title="Presidents' Trophy">Presidents' Trophy</a> as the regular season champions. </p><p>After going unsigned for the entirety of the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NHL_season" title="2022–23 NHL season">2022–23 season</a> and start of the <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NHL_season" title="2023–24 NHL season">2023–24 season</a>, Thornton officially announced his retirement on October 28, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time of his retirement, Thornton was 12th in league history in total points scored, seventh in assists, and sixth in games played.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 17, 2024, the Sharks announced their plans to retire Thornton's no. 19 jersey during the 2024–25 season.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thornton’s Jersey was retired on November 23. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_play">International play</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: International play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="infobox" style="width: 22em;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canada_vs_Germany_goal_celebration_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Canada_vs_Germany_goal_celebration_crop.jpg/200px-Canada_vs_Germany_goal_celebration_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Canada_vs_Germany_goal_celebration_crop.jpg/300px-Canada_vs_Germany_goal_celebration_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Canada_vs_Germany_goal_celebration_crop.jpg/400px-Canada_vs_Germany_goal_celebration_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="439" data-file-height="586" /></a></span><br />Thornton (second from right) celebrates a goal during the <a href="/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics" title="2010 Winter Olympics">2010 Winter Olympics</a> as his San Jose teammates <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Marleau" title="Patrick Marleau">Patrick Marleau</a> (#11) and <a href="/wiki/Dany_Heatley" title="Dany Heatley">Dany Heatley</a> (#15) join in, as well as <a href="/wiki/Drew_Doughty" title="Drew Doughty">Drew Doughty</a> (#8) </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background-color:#b0c4de;color:inherit;">Medal record </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;">Men's <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" class="adr">Representing <span class="country-name"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_Winter_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Ice hockey at the Winter Olympics">Winter Olympics</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics" title="2010 Winter Olympics">2010 Vancouver</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships" title="Ice Hockey World Championships">World Championships</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Silver medal – second place"><img alt="Silver medal – second place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/24px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/32px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_Men%27s_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships">2005 Austria</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="World Cup of Hockey">Canada Cup / World Cup</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="2004 World Cup of Hockey">2004 Toronto</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="2016 World Cup of Hockey">2016 Toronto</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="World Junior Ice Hockey Championships">World Junior Championships</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships" title="1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships">1997 Switzerland</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Thornton was named to <a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_junior_ice_hockey_team" title="Canada men's national junior ice hockey team">Canada's national under-20 team</a> for the <a href="/wiki/1997_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships" title="1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships">1997 World Junior Championships</a> in Switzerland. At 17 years old, he recorded four points in seven games, helping Canada to a <a href="/wiki/Gold_medal" title="Gold medal">gold medal</a>. Two years later, he made his debut with the <a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Canada men's national ice hockey team">Canadian men's team</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2001_Men%27s_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships">2001 World Championships</a> in Germany. Thornton collected a goal and an assist over six games, as Canada was eliminated in the quarter-finals by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="United States men's national ice hockey team">United States</a>. </p><p>Thornton's next international appearance occurred at the <a href="/wiki/2004_World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="2004 World Cup of Hockey">2004 World Cup</a>. Established by then as a premier player in the NHL, Thornton tied for third in tournament scoring with six points (a goal and five assists) over six games. He notched two assists in the championship game against <a href="/wiki/Finland_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Finland men's national ice hockey team">Finland</a>, helping Canada to a 3–2 win. At the <a href="/wiki/2005_IIHF_World_Championship" title="2005 IIHF World Championship">2005 IIHF World Championship</a> in Austria, Thornton led all scorers with 16 points (six goals and ten assists) in nine games and was named tournament MVP.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Canada advanced to the gold medal game, where they were shut-out 3–0 by goaltender <a href="/wiki/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Vokoun" title="Tomáš Vokoun">Tomáš Vokoun</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team">Czech Republic</a>. </p><p>Thornton made his first appearance in the <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament">2006 Winter Olympics</a>. He recorded three points as Canada was shut out in three of six games, losing to <a href="/wiki/Russia_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Russia men's national ice hockey team">Russia</a> in the quarterfinals. Four years later, he was again chosen to Canada's Olympic team for the <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament">2010 Winter Games</a> in <a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>. Thornton was joined by his Sharks linemates Dany Heatley and Patrick Marleau, as well as Sharks defenceman <a href="/wiki/Dan_Boyle_(ice_hockey)" title="Dan Boyle (ice hockey)">Dan Boyle</a>, on the squad.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The offensive trio of Sharks played on the same line in the Olympics, as well. Thornton registered a goal and an assist over seven games, helping Canada to a gold medal finish. </p><p>Thornton was later invited to the Canada's hockey camp for the <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament">2014 Winter Olympics</a>, but did not attend due to his son being hospitalized with an illness.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was named to the Canadian roster for the <a href="/wiki/2016_World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="2016 World Cup of Hockey">2016 World Cup of Hockey</a> held in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>. </p><p>Thornton was named Team Canada's co-general manager for the <a href="/wiki/2023_Spengler_Cup" title="2023 Spengler Cup">2023 Spengler Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thornton is married to Tabea Pfendsack, whom he met while playing in Switzerland during the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NHL_lockout" title="2004–05 NHL lockout">2004–05 NHL lockout</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The couple has a daughter<sup id="cite_ref-Mercury_News_August_2010_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mercury_News_August_2010-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a son.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Born in <a href="/wiki/St._Thomas,_Ontario" title="St. Thomas, Ontario">St. Thomas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>, Thornton became a naturalized American citizen in July 2009 at a ceremony in <a href="/wiki/Campbell,_California" title="Campbell, California">Campbell</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, a suburb of <a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-Mercury_News_August_2010_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mercury_News_August_2010-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he later also received a Swiss passport.<sup id="cite_ref-HCD-2020_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HCD-2020-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Joe and former Sharks teammate <a href="/wiki/Scott_Thornton_(ice_hockey)" title="Scott Thornton (ice hockey)">Scott Thornton</a> are first cousins.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/The_Tragically_Hip" title="The Tragically Hip">The Tragically Hip</a> lead vocalist <a href="/wiki/Gord_Downie" title="Gord Downie">Gord Downie</a>'s song "You Me and the B's" (from his 2017 solo album <i><a href="/wiki/Introduce_Yerself" title="Introduce Yerself">Introduce Yerself</a></i>) includes a lament about Thornton's poorly-received trade from the Bruins to the Sharks in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season_and_playoffs">Regular season and playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Regular season and playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><small><b>Bold</b> indicates led league</small> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </th> <th rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </th> <th colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Regular_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season">Regular season</a> </th> <th rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </th> <th colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Playoffs" title="Playoffs">Playoffs</a> </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th><a href="/wiki/Season_(sports)" title="Season (sports)">Season</a> </th> <th>Team </th> <th>League </th> <th>GP</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Goal_(ice_hockey)" title="Goal (ice hockey)">G</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Assist_(ice_hockey)" title="Assist (ice hockey)">A</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Point_(ice_hockey)" title="Point (ice hockey)">Pts</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Penalty_(ice_hockey)" title="Penalty (ice hockey)">PIM</a> </th> <th>GP</th> <th>G</th> <th>A</th> <th>Pts</th> <th>PIM </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td>1993–94 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Thomas_Stars" title="St. Thomas Stars">St. Thomas Stars</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Ontario_Hockey_League" title="Western Ontario Hockey League">WOHL</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>8</td> <td>2 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993–94 </td> <td>Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Minor_Hockey_Association" title="Ontario Minor Hockey Association">OMHA</a> </td> <td>67</td> <td>83</td> <td>85</td> <td>168</td> <td>45 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td>1994–95 </td> <td>St. Thomas Stars </td> <td>WOHL </td> <td>50</td> <td>40</td> <td>64</td> <td>104</td> <td>53 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_OHL_season" title="1995–96 OHL season">1995–96</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sault_Ste._Marie_Greyhounds" title="Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds">Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_League" title="Ontario Hockey League">OHL</a> </td> <td>66</td> <td>30</td> <td>46</td> <td>76</td> <td>53 </td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_OHL_season" title="1996–97 OHL season">1996–97</a> </td> <td>Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds </td> <td>OHL </td> <td>59</td> <td>41</td> <td>81</td> <td>122</td> <td>123 </td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td>8</td> <td>19</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NHL_season" title="1997–98 NHL season">1997–98</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a> </td> <td>55</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>7</td> <td>19 </td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NHL_season" title="1998–99 NHL season">1998–99</a> </td> <td>Boston Bruins </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>81</td> <td>16</td> <td>25</td> <td>41</td> <td>69 </td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>9</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%9300_NHL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1999–00 NHL season">1999–00</a> </td> <td>Boston Bruins </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>81</td> <td>23</td> <td>37</td> <td>60</td> <td>82 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NHL_season" title="2000–01 NHL season">2000–01</a> </td> <td>Boston Bruins </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>72</td> <td>37</td> <td>34</td> <td>71</td> <td>107 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NHL_season" title="2001–02 NHL season">2001–02</a> </td> <td>Boston Bruins </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>66</td> <td>22</td> <td>46</td> <td>68</td> <td>127 </td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season" title="2002–03 NHL season">2002–03</a> </td> <td>Boston Bruins </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>77</td> <td>36</td> <td>65</td> <td>101</td> <td>109 </td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04</a> </td> <td>Boston Bruins </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>77</td> <td>23</td> <td>50</td> <td>73</td> <td>98 </td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Nationalliga_A_season" title="2004–05 Nationalliga A season">2004–05</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/HC_Davos" title="HC Davos">HC Davos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_League_(ice_hockey)" title="National League (ice hockey)">NLA</a> </td> <td>40</td> <td>10</td> <td>44</td> <td>54</td> <td>80 </td> <td>14</td> <td>4</td> <td>20</td> <td>24</td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NHL_season" title="2005–06 NHL season">2005–06</a> </td> <td>Boston Bruins </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>23</td> <td>9</td> <td><b>24</b></td> <td><b>33</b></td> <td>6 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td>2005–06 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>58</td> <td>20</td> <td><b>72</b></td> <td><b>92</b></td> <td>55 </td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td>7</td> <td>9</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NHL_season" title="2006–07 NHL season">2006–07</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>82</td> <td>22</td> <td><b>92</b></td> <td>114</td> <td>44 </td> <td>11</td> <td>1</td> <td>10</td> <td>11</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NHL_season" title="2007–08 NHL season">2007–08</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>82</td> <td>29</td> <td><b>67</b></td> <td>96</td> <td>59 </td> <td>13</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> <td>10</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season" title="2008–09 NHL season">2008–09</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>82</td> <td>25</td> <td>61</td> <td>86</td> <td>56 </td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NHL_season" title="2009–10 NHL season">2009–10</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>79</td> <td>20</td> <td>69</td> <td>89</td> <td>54 </td> <td>15</td> <td>3</td> <td>9</td> <td>12</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season" title="2010–11 NHL season">2010–11</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>80</td> <td>21</td> <td>49</td> <td>70</td> <td>47 </td> <td>18</td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>17</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NHL_season" title="2011–12 NHL season">2011–12</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>82</td> <td>18</td> <td>59</td> <td>77</td> <td>31 </td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NLA_season" title="2012–13 NLA season">2012–13</a> </td> <td>HC Davos </td> <td>NLA </td> <td>33</td> <td>12</td> <td>24</td> <td>36</td> <td>43 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NHL_season" title="2012–13 NHL season">2012–13</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>48</td> <td>7</td> <td>33</td> <td>40</td> <td>26 </td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> <td>10</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NHL_season" title="2013–14 NHL season">2013–14</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>82</td> <td>11</td> <td>65</td> <td>76</td> <td>32 </td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NHL_season" title="2014–15 NHL season">2014–15</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>78</td> <td>16</td> <td>49</td> <td>65</td> <td>30 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NHL_season" title="2015–16 NHL season">2015–16</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>82</td> <td>19</td> <td>63</td> <td>82</td> <td>54 </td> <td>24</td> <td>3</td> <td>18</td> <td>21</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NHL_season" title="2016–17 NHL season">2016–17</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>79</td> <td>7</td> <td>43</td> <td>50</td> <td>51 </td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NHL_season" title="2017–18 NHL season">2017–18</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>47</td> <td>13</td> <td>23</td> <td>36</td> <td>38 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NHL_season" title="2018–19 NHL season">2018–19</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>73</td> <td>16</td> <td>35</td> <td>51</td> <td>20 </td> <td>19</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>10</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NHL_season" title="2019–20 NHL season">2019–20</a> </td> <td>San Jose Sharks </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>70</td> <td>7</td> <td>24</td> <td>31</td> <td>34 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2020–21 NL season">2020–21</a> </td> <td>HC Davos </td> <td>NL </td> <td>12</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> <td>11</td> <td>4 </td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NHL_season" title="2020–21 NHL season">2020–21</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a> </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>44</td> <td>5</td> <td>15</td> <td>20</td> <td>14 </td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NHL_season" title="2021–22 NHL season">2021–22</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a> </td> <td>NHL </td> <td>34</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>10</td> <td>10 </td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th colspan="3">NL totals </th> <th>85</th> <th>27</th> <th>74</th> <th>101</th> <th>127 </th> <th>14</th> <th>4</th> <th>20</th> <th>24</th> <th>29 </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th colspan="3">NHL totals </th> <th>1,714</th> <th>430</th> <th>1,109</th> <th>1,539</th> <th>1,272 </th> <th>187</th> <th>32</th> <th>102</th> <th>134</th> <th>134 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International">International</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: International"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" id="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Event </th> <th rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </th> <th>GP</th> <th>G</th> <th>A</th> <th>Pts</th> <th>PIM </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships" title="1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships">1997</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_junior_ice_hockey_team" title="Canada men's national junior ice hockey team">Canada</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIHF_World_Junior_Championship" title="IIHF World Junior Championship">WJC</a> </td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_IIHF_World_Championship" title="2001 IIHF World Championship">2001</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Canada men's national ice hockey team">Canada</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships" title="Ice Hockey World Championships">WC</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="2004 World Cup of Hockey">2004</a> </td> <td>Canada </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="World Cup of Hockey">WCH</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_IIHF_World_Championship" title="2005 IIHF World Championship">2005</a> </td> <td>Canada </td> <td>WC </td> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> <td>10</td> <td>16</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament">2006</a> </td> <td>Canada </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_Olympic_Games" title="Ice hockey at the Olympic Games">OLY</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament">2010</a> </td> <td>Canada </td> <td>OLY </td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="2016 World Cup of Hockey">2016</a> </td> <td>Canada </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="World Cup of Hockey">WCH</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th colspan="4">Junior totals </th> <th>7</th> <th>2</th> <th>2</th> <th>4</th> <th>0 </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th colspan="4">Senior totals </th> <th>40</th> <th>11</th> <th>20</th> <th>31</th> <th>12 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joe_Thornton_-_2006_NHL_Awards_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Joe_Thornton_-_2006_NHL_Awards_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-Joe_Thornton_-_2006_NHL_Awards_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="289" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Joe_Thornton_-_2006_NHL_Awards_%28cropped%29.jpg/255px-Joe_Thornton_-_2006_NHL_Awards_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Joe_Thornton_-_2006_NHL_Awards_%28cropped%29.jpg/340px-Joe_Thornton_-_2006_NHL_Awards_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="937" data-file-height="1595" /></a><figcaption>Thornton at the 2006 NHL Awards ceremony</figcaption></figure> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Major_junior" class="mw-redirect" title="Major junior">Major junior</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>Named to the <a href="/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_League" title="Ontario Hockey League">OHL</a> All-Rookie Team in <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_OHL_season" title="1995–96 OHL season">1996</a>.</li> <li>Won the <a href="/wiki/Emms_Family_Award" title="Emms Family Award">Emms Family Award</a> as OHL rookie of the year in 1996.</li> <li>Named the <a href="/wiki/CHL_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="CHL Rookie of the Year">CHL Rookie of the Year</a> in 1996.</li> <li>Named to the OHL second All-Star team in <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_OHL_season" title="1996–97 OHL season">1997</a>.</li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>Played in the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="National Hockey League All-Star Game">National Hockey League All-Star Game</a> in <a href="/wiki/2002_NHL_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 NHL All-Star Game">2002</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003_NHL_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 NHL All-Star Game">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2004_NHL_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 NHL All-Star Game">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_NHL_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 NHL All-Star Game">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_NHL_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 NHL All-Star Game">2008</a> and <a href="/wiki/2009_NHL_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 NHL All-Star Game">2009</a> (captain).</li> <li>Won the <a href="/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy" title="Art Ross Trophy">Art Ross Trophy</a> in <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NHL_season" title="2005–06 NHL season">2006</a>.</li> <li>Won the <a href="/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy" title="Hart Memorial Trophy">Hart Memorial Trophy</a> in 2006.</li> <li>Named to the <a href="/wiki/NHL_All-Star_team" title="NHL All-Star team">NHL first All-Star team</a> in 2006.</li> <li>Named to the <a href="/wiki/NHL_All-Star_team" title="NHL All-Star team">NHL second All-Star team</a> in <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season" title="2002–03 NHL season">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NHL_season" title="2007–08 NHL season">2008</a> and <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NHL_season" title="2015–16 NHL season">2016</a>.</li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/National_League_A" class="mw-redirect" title="National League A">SUI</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>Won the <a href="/wiki/Spengler_Cup" title="Spengler Cup">Spengler Cup</a> with <a href="/wiki/HC_Davos" title="HC Davos">HC Davos</a> in <a href="/wiki/2004_Spengler_Cup" title="2004 Spengler Cup">2004</a>.</li> <li>Won the Swiss ice hockey championship with HC Davos in <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Nationalliga_A_season" title="2004–05 Nationalliga A season">2005</a>.</li></ul> <dl><dt>International</dt></dl> <ul><li>Won the <a href="/wiki/IIHF_World_Junior_Championship" title="IIHF World Junior Championship">World Junior Championships</a> gold medal with <a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_junior_ice_hockey_team" title="Canada men's national junior ice hockey team">Team Canada</a> in <a href="/wiki/1997_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships" title="1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships">1997</a>.</li> <li>Won the <a href="/wiki/World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="World Cup of Hockey">World Cup of Hockey</a> with <a href="/wiki/Canada_national_men%27s_ice_hockey_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Canada national men's ice hockey team">Team Canada</a> in <a href="/wiki/2004_World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="2004 World Cup of Hockey">2004</a>.</li> <li>Won the <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics" title="Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics">2010 Winter Olympics</a> gold medal with Canada.</li> <li>Won the <a href="/wiki/World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="World Cup of Hockey">World Cup of Hockey</a> with Team Canada in <a href="/wiki/2016_World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="2016 World Cup of Hockey">2016</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Only player in NHL history to win the <a href="/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy" title="Art Ross Trophy">Art Ross Trophy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy" title="Hart Memorial Trophy">Hart Memorial Trophy</a> while switching teams in his winning campaign – <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NHL_season" title="2005–06 NHL season">2005–06</a>.</li> <li>Highest point total recorded by a player while playing with two different teams in one season – 125 (2005–06)</li> <li>Most games played by the first overall selection in the NHL Entry draft, currently 1714.</li> <li>San Jose Sharks' all-time leader in assists – 745</li> <li>San Jose Sharks' all-time leader in +/- with +172</li> <li>San Jose Sharks' all-time leader in points per game with 1.01</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Thornton&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(ice_hockey)" title="Power forward (ice hockey)">Power forward (ice hockey)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_players_with_1,000_points" title="List of NHL players with 1,000 points">List of NHL players with 1,000 points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_career_assists_leaders" title="List of NHL career assists leaders">List of NHL career assists leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_players_with_1,000_games_played" title="List of NHL players with 1,000 games played">List of NHL players with 1,000 games played</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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href="https://www.nhl.com/player/8466138">NHL.com</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=3670&lang=en">Eliteprospects.com</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.eurohockey.com/player/83076-.html">Eurohockey.com</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/t/thornjo01.html">Hockey-Reference.com</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=23710">The Internet Hockey Database</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWohKJmSG5E"><span class="plainlinks">NHL promo featuring Joe Thornton</span></a> on <a href="/wiki/YouTube_video_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="YouTube video (identifier)">YouTube</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523032636/http://origin.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=2603/bio/index.html">NBC Olympics bio</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archived May 23, 2015)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://olympic.ca/team-canada/joe-thornton/">Joe Thornton</a> at <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Olympic_Committee" title="Canadian Olympic Committee">Team Canada</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434899#P4054" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, 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