Joe Thornton is a retired forward from Canada.

What was the last team Joe Thornton played for?

The last team Joe played for was Florida Panthers in the NHL.

How tall is Joe Thornton?

Joe Thornton is 193 cm (6'4") tall.

How much does Joe Thornton weigh?

Joe Thornton weighs 100 kg (220 lbs).

When was Joe Thornton born?

Joe Thornton was born on 1979-07-02 in St. Thomas, ON, CAN.

What is Joe Thornton's nationality?

Joe Thornton holds nationality from Canada and Switzerland.

Joe Thornton

a.k.a. "Jumbo Joe"

#19 Florida Panthers / NHL - 21/22

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Date of Birth: Jul 02, 1979
Age: 47
Place of Birth: St. Thomas, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada / Switzerland
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 193 cm / 6'4"
Weight: 100 kg / 220 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Player Type: Cerebral Tactician
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Drafted: 1997 round 1 #1 overall by Boston Bruins
Agency: Premium
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Son : River Thornton
Cousins : Cody Thornton | Scott Thornton

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
93-94	Elgin Middlesex Canucks U15 AAA	U15 AAA	67	83	85	168	45	-
	St. Thomas Stars	WOHL	6	2	6	8	2	-
94-95	St. Thomas Stars	WOHL	50	40	64	104	53	-
95-96	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	66	30	46	76	51	-	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	11	-
96-97	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	59	41	81	122	123	-	Playoffs	11	11	8	19	24	-
	Canada U20	WJC-20	7	2	2	4	0	-
97-98	Boston Bruins	NHL	55	3	4	7	19	-6	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	9	0
98-99	Boston Bruins	NHL	81	16	25	41	69	3	Playoffs	11	3	6	9	4	1
99-00	Boston Bruins	NHL	81	23	37	60	82	-5
00-01	Boston Bruins	NHL	72	37	34	71	107	-4
	Canada	WC	6	1	1	2	6	1
01-02	Boston Bruins"A"	NHL	66	22	46	68	127	7	Playoffs	6	2	4	6	10	0
02-03	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	77	36	65	101	109	12	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	4	-5
03-04	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	77	23	50	73	98	18	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	4	-6
04-05	HC DavosLockout	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
05-06	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 Olympics	OG	6	1	2	3	0	-1
06-07	San Jose Sharks"A"	NHL	82	22	92	114	44	24	Playoffs	11	1	10	11	10	2
07-08	San Jose Sharks"A"	NHL	82	29	67	96	59	18	Playoffs	13	2	8	10	2	3
08-09	San Jose Sharks"A"	NHL	82	25	61	86	56	16	Playoffs	6	1	4	5	5	-3
09-10	San Jose Sharks"A"	NHL	79	20	69	89	54	17	Playoffs	15	3	9	12	18	-11
	Canada Olympics	OG	7	1	1	2	0	-1
10-11	San Jose Sharks"C"	NHL	80	21	49	70	47	4	Playoffs	18	3	14	17	16	-5
11-12	San Jose Sharks"C"	NHL	82	18	59	77	31	17	Playoffs	5	2	3	5	2	2
12-13	HC DavosLockout	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
13-14	San Jose Sharks"C"	NHL	82	11	65	76	32	20	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	8	-6
14-15	San Jose Sharks"A"	NHL	78	16	49	65	30	-4
15-16	San Jose Sharks"A"	NHL	82	19	63	82	54	25	Playoffs	24	3	18	21	10	2
16-17	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
17-18	San Jose Sharks"A"	NHL	47	13	23	36	38	-9
18-19	San Jose Sharks"A"	NHL	73	16	35	51	20	8	Playoffs	19	4	6	10	6	-6
19-20	San Jose Sharks"A"	NHL	70	7	24	31	34	-19
20-21	HC DavosLoan	NL	12	5	6	11	4	0
	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	44	5	15	20	14	6	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	2	-3
21-22	Florida Panthers	NHL	34	5	5	10	10	-10	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-1

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
94-95	Team Ontario	CWG	-	-	-	-	-	-
96-97	Canada U18	Pacific Cup	5	4	5	9	14	-
04-05	HC DavosLockout	Spengler Cup	5	0	5	5	4	-
12-13	HC DavosLockout	Spengler Cup	5	2	3	5	4	3
20-21	HC DavosLoan	Swiss Cup	1	0	0	0	0	-

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
CWG	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
NHL	24	1714	430	1109	1539	0.90	1272	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	-
Pacific Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	5	4	5	9	1.80	14	-	0
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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430

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Joe Thornton Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1995-1996	CHL All-Rookie Team CHL Rookie of the Year OHL First All-Rookie Team OHL Rookie of the Year (Emms Family Award)
1996-1997	CHL Second All-Star Team CHL Top Draft Prospect Award OHL Second All-Star Team U20 WJC Gold Medal
2002-2003	NHL Second All-Star Team
2003-2004	NHL All-Star Game
2004-2005	NLA Champion (Davos) NLA Most Assists Playoffs (21) NLA Most Points Playoffs (25) NLA Most Valuable Player Spengler Cup Winner (Davos) World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Most Assists (10) World Championship Most Points (16) World Championship Most Valuable Player World Championship Silver Medal World Cup Gold Medal
2005-2006	NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Assists (96) NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) (125) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist
2006-2007	NHL All-Star Game NHL Most Assists (92)
2007-2008	NHL All-Star Game NHL Most Assists (67) NHL Second All-Star Team
2008-2009	NHL All-Star Game (”C”)
2009-2010	Olympic Gold Medal
2012-2013	Spengler Cup Most Points (5 pts)
2015-2016	NHL Second All-Star Team
2016-2017	World Cup Gold Medal
2024-2025	Hockey Hall of Fame

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Joe Thornton Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1995, 1 #2 by Soo Greyhounds in the OHL Priority Selection
Number 19 retired by Soo Greyhounds
Number 19 retired by San Jose Sharks
Cult/Star player for Boston Bruins
Cult/Star player for Canada
Cult/Star player for HC Davos
Cult/Star player for San Jose Sharks
Cult/Star player for Soo Greyhounds
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.