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Canada Switzerland Joe Thornton

a.k.a. "Jumbo Joe"
#19 Florida Panthers / NHL - 21/22
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jul 02, 1979
Position
C
Age
43
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
St. Thomas, ON, CAN
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
Canada / Switzerland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Drafted
1997 round 1 #1 overall by Boston Bruins
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
2-time World Cup Gold Medal 2
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time CHL Rookie of the Year 1
1-time CHL Top Draft Prospect Award 1
1-time NHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) 1
3-time NHL Second All-Star Team 3
1-time NL Champion 1
1-time NL Most Valuable Player 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL Rookie of the Year (Emms Family Award) 1
1-time OHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship Most Points 1
1-time World Championship Most Valuable Player 1

Cousins: Cody Thornton, Scott Thornton

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Elgin Middlesex Canucks U15 AAA U15 AAA 67 83 85 168 45 - |
St. Thomas Stars WOHL 6 2 6 8 2 - |
1994-95 St. Thomas Stars WOHL 50 40 64 104 53 - |
1995-96 Soo Greyhounds OHL 66 30 46 76 51 - | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 11 -
1996-97 Soo Greyhounds OHL 59 41 81 122 123 - | Playoffs 11 11 8 19 24 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 7 2 2 4 0 - |
1997-98 Boston Bruins NHL 55 3 4 7 19 -6 | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 9 0
1998-99 Boston Bruins NHL 81 16 25 41 69 3 | Playoffs 11 3 6 9 4 1
1999-00 Boston Bruins NHL 81 23 37 60 82 -5 |
2000-01 Boston Bruins NHL 72 37 34 71 107 -4 |
Canada WC 6 1 1 2 6 1 |
2001-02 Boston Bruins “A” NHL 66 22 46 68 127 7 | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 10 0
2002-03 Boston Bruins “C” NHL 77 36 65 101 109 12 | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 4 -5
2003-04 Boston Bruins “C” NHL 77 23 50 73 98 18 | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 4 -6
2004-05 HC Davos NLA 40 10 44 54 80 - | Playoffs 14 4 21 25 29 -
Canada WCup 6 1 5 6 0 4 |
Canada “A” WC 9 6 10 16 4 7 |
2005-06 Boston Bruins “C” NHL 23 9 24 33 6 0 |
San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 58 20 72 92 55 31 | Playoffs 11 2 7 9 12 -4
Canada OG 6 1 2 3 0 -1 |
2006-07 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 82 22 92 114 44 24 | Playoffs 11 1 10 11 10 2
2007-08 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 82 29 67 96 59 18 | Playoffs 13 2 8 10 2 3
2008-09 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 82 25 61 86 56 16 | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 5 -3
2009-10 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 79 20 69 89 54 17 | Playoffs 15 3 9 12 18 -11
Canada OG 7 1 1 2 0 -1 |
2010-11 San Jose Sharks “C” NHL 80 21 49 70 47 4 | Playoffs 18 3 14 17 16 -5
2011-12 San Jose Sharks “C” NHL 82 18 59 77 31 17 | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 2 2
2012-13 HC Davos NLA 33 12 24 36 43 6 |
San Jose Sharks “C” NHL 48 7 33 40 26 6 | Playoffs 11 2 8 10 2 5
2013-14 San Jose Sharks “C” NHL 82 11 65 76 32 20 | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 8 -6
2014-15 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 78 16 49 65 30 -4 |
2015-16 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 82 19 63 82 54 25 | Playoffs 24 3 18 21 10 2
2016-17 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 79 7 43 50 51 7 | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 -1
Canada WCup 6 1 1 2 2 2 |
2017-18 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 47 13 23 36 38 -9 |
2018-19 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 73 16 35 51 20 8 | Playoffs 19 4 6 10 6 -6
2019-20 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 70 7 24 31 34 -19 |
2020-21 HC Davos NL 12 5 6 11 4 0 |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 44 5 15 20 14 6 | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 2 -3
2021-22 Florida Panthers NHL 34 5 5 10 10 -10 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 Team Ontario CWG - - - - - - |
1996-97 Canada U18 Pacific Cup 5 4 5 9 14 - |
2004-05 HC Davos Spengler Cup 5 0 5 5 4 - |
2012-13 HC Davos Spengler Cup 5 2 3 5 4 3 |
2020-21 HC Davos Swiss Cup 1 0 0 0 0 - |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2022-05-23T19:00:00-0400 Florida Panthers @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2022-04-29T19:00:00-0400 Florida Panthers @ Montréal Canadiens
2022-04-28T19:00:00-0400 Florida Panthers @ Ottawa Senators
2022-04-26T19:00:00-0400 Florida Panthers @ Boston Bruins
2022-04-21T19:00:00-0400 Florida Panthers vs Detroit Red Wings
2022-04-03T13:00:00-0400 Florida Panthers @ Buffalo Sabres
2022-03-31T19:00:00-0400 Florida Panthers vs Chicago Blackhawks
2022-03-29T19:00:00-0400 Florida Panthers vs Montréal Canadiens
2022-03-18T22:00:00-0400 Florida Panthers @ Anaheim Ducks
2022-03-17T22:30:00-0400 Florida Panthers @ Vegas Golden Knights
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CWG 1 - - - - - - - | 0
Pacific Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5 4 5 9 1.80 14 - | 0
NHL 24 1 714 430 1 109 1 539 0.90 1 272 182 | 19 187 32 102 134 0.72 124 -36
NL (NLA) 3 85 27 74 101 1.19 127 6 | 1 14 4 21 25 1.79 29 -
OG 2 13 2 3 5 0.38 0 -2 | 0
OHL 2 125 71 127 198 1.58 174 - | 2 15 12 9 21 1.40 35 -
Spengler Cup 2 10 2 8 10 1.00 8 3 | 0
Swiss Cup 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
U15 AAA 1 67 83 85 168 2.51 45 - | 0
WC 2 15 7 11 18 1.20 10 8 | 0
WCup 2 12 2 6 8 0.67 2 6 | 0
WJC-20 1 7 2 2 4 0.57 0 - | 0
WOHL 2 56 42 70 112 2.00 55 - | 0
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Strength
16
Passing
16
Leadership
16
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Patrick Marleau (F) 1996-2020 16 Canada, Canada, Canada U18, San Jose Sharks
Marc-Édouard Vlasic (D) 2006-2020 14 Canada, San Jose Sharks
Joe Pavelski (F) 2006-2019 13 San Jose Sharks
Logan Couture (F) 2009-2020 11 Canada, San Jose Sharks
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/13/2021
08/13/2021 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Florida Panthers
10/16/2020
10/16/2020 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Toronto Maple Leafs
10/15/2020
10/15/2020 Confirmed San Jose Sharks HC Davos
09/06/2019
09/06/2019 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
07/02/2018
07/02/2018 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
07/01/2017
07/01/2017 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
01/24/2014
01/24/2014 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
09/17/2012
09/17/2012 Confirmed San Jose Sharks HC Davos
10/16/2010
10/16/2010 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1995, 1 #2 overall by Soo Greyhounds in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Boston Bruins

Cult/Star player for Canada

Cult/Star player for Davos

Cult/Star player for San Jose Sharks

Cult/Star player for Team Ontario

Career transactions
- 2010-10-16 • Signed to a three-year contract extension by the San José Sharks
- 2009-07-03 • Signed to a three-year contract extension by the San José Sharks
- 2007-07-01 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the San José Sharks
- 2005-12-02 • Traded to the San José Sharks for Brad Stuart, Marco Sturm & Wayne Primeau
- 2005-08-11 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Boston Bruins
- 2002-12-02 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by the Boston Bruins

Was naturalized in the USA in July 2009. Also has the Swiss citizenship, because of marriage to a Swiss.

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