Joe Thornton

#19 Florida Panthers / NHL - 21/22

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

Joe Thornton Facts

Player Type: Cerebral TacticianPP Specialist
Drafted: 1997 round 1 #1 overall by Boston Bruins
Agency: Premium

Son : River Thornton
Cousins : Cody Thornton | Scott Thornton

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Joe Thornton Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1993-1994	Elgin Middlesex Canucks U15 AAA	U15 AAA	67	83	85	168	45	-
1993-1994	St. Thomas Stars	WOHL	6	2	6	8	2	-
1994-1995	St. Thomas Stars	WOHL	50	40	64	104	53	-
1995-1996	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	66	30	46	76	51	-	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	11	-
1996-1997	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	59	41	81	122	123	-	Playoffs	11	11	8	19	24	-
1996-1997	Canada U20	WJC-20	7	2	2	4	0	-
1997-1998	Boston Bruins	NHL	55	3	4	7	19	-6	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	9	0
1998-1999	Boston Bruins	NHL	81	16	25	41	69	3	Playoffs	11	3	6	9	4	1
1999-2000	Boston Bruins	NHL	81	23	37	60	82	-5
2000-2001	Boston Bruins	NHL	72	37	34	71	107	-4
2000-2001	Canada	WC	6	1	1	2	6	1
2001-2002	Boston Bruins "A"	NHL	66	22	46	68	127	7	Playoffs	6	2	4	6	10	0
2002-2003	Boston Bruins "C"	NHL	77	36	65	101	109	12	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	4	-5
2003-2004	Boston Bruins "C"	NHL	77	23	50	73	98	18	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	4	-6
2004-2005	HC Davos Lockout	NLA	40	10	44	54	80	-	Playoffs	14	4	21	25	29	-
2004-2005	Canada	WCup	6	1	5	6	0	4
2004-2005	Canada "A"	WC	9	6	10	16	4	7
2005-2006	Boston Bruins "C"	NHL	23	9	24	33	6	0
2005-2006	San Jose Sharks "A"	NHL	58	20	72	92	55	31	Playoffs	11	2	7	9	12	-4
2005-2006	Canada Olympics	OG	6	1	2	3	0	-1
2006-2007	San Jose Sharks "A"	NHL	82	22	92	114	44	24	Playoffs	11	1	10	11	10	2
2007-2008	San Jose Sharks "A"	NHL	82	29	67	96	59	18	Playoffs	13	2	8	10	2	3
2008-2009	San Jose Sharks "A"	NHL	82	25	61	86	56	16	Playoffs	6	1	4	5	5	-3
2009-2010	San Jose Sharks "A"	NHL	79	20	69	89	54	17	Playoffs	15	3	9	12	18	-11
2009-2010	Canada Olympics	OG	7	1	1	2	0	-1
2010-2011	San Jose Sharks "C"	NHL	80	21	49	70	47	4	Playoffs	18	3	14	17	16	-5
2011-2012	San Jose Sharks "C"	NHL	82	18	59	77	31	17	Playoffs	5	2	3	5	2	2
2012-2013	HC Davos Lockout	NLA	33	12	24	36	43	6
2012-2013	San Jose Sharks "C"	NHL	48	7	33	40	26	6	Playoffs	11	2	8	10	2	5
2013-2014	San Jose Sharks "C"	NHL	82	11	65	76	32	20	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	8	-6
2014-2015	San Jose Sharks "A"	NHL	78	16	49	65	30	-4
2015-2016	San Jose Sharks "A"	NHL	82	19	63	82	54	25	Playoffs	24	3	18	21	10	2
2016-2017	San Jose Sharks "A"	NHL	79	7	43	50	51	7	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0	-1
2016-2017	Canada	WCup	6	1	1	2	2	2
2017-2018	San Jose Sharks "A"	NHL	47	13	23	36	38	-9
2018-2019	San Jose Sharks "A"	NHL	73	16	35	51	20	8	Playoffs	19	4	6	10	6	-6
2019-2020	San Jose Sharks "A"	NHL	70	7	24	31	34	-19
2020-2021	HC Davos Loan	NL	12	5	6	11	4	0
2020-2021	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	44	5	15	20	14	6	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	2	-3
2021-2022	Florida Panthers	NHL	34	5	5	10	10	-10	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-1

Joe Thornton Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1994-1995	Team Ontario	CWG	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	Canada U18	Pacific Cup	5	4	5	9	14	-
2004-2005	HC Davos Lockout	Spengler Cup	5	0	5	5	4	-
2012-2013	HC Davos Lockout	Spengler Cup	5	2	3	5	4	3
2020-2021	HC Davos Loan	Swiss Cup	1	0	0	0	0	-

Joe Thornton Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joe Thornton Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Boston Bruins	8	532	169	285	454	0.85	617	25	5	35	6	12	18	0.51	31	-10
Canada	2	15	7	11	18	1.20	10	8	0
Canada (WCup)	2	12	2	6	8	0.67	2	6	0
Canada Olympics	2	13	2	3	5	0.38	0	-2	0
Canada U18 (Cup)	1	5	4	5	9	1.80	14	-	0
Canada U20	1	7	2	2	4	0.57	0	-	0
Elgin Middlesex Canucks U15 AAA	1	67	83	85	168	2.51	45	-	0
Florida Panthers	1	34	5	5	10	0.29	10	-10	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1
HC Davos	3	96	29	82	111	1.16	135	9*	1	14	4	21	25	1.79	29	-
San Jose Sharks	15	1104	251	804	1055	0.96	631	161	12	144	25	90	115	0.80	91	-22
Soo Greyhounds	2	125	71	127	198	1.58	174	-	2	15	12	9	21	1.40	35	-
St. Thomas Stars	2	56	42	70	112	2.00	55	-	0
Team Ontario (CWG)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	44	5	15	20	0.45	14	6	1	7	1	0	1	0.14	2	-3

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joe Thornton Career Highlights

Season	Awards
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

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
10/28/2023	Confirmed	No team	Retired
08/13/2021	Confirmed	Toronto Maple Leafs	Florida Panthers
10/16/2020	Confirmed	San Jose Sharks	Toronto Maple Leafs
10/15/2020	Confirmed	San Jose Sharks	HC Davos
09/06/2019	Extension	San Jose Sharks	San Jose Sharks
07/02/2018	Extension	San Jose Sharks	San Jose Sharks
07/01/2017	Extension	San Jose Sharks	San Jose Sharks
01/24/2014	Extension	San Jose Sharks	San Jose Sharks
09/17/2012	Confirmed	San Jose Sharks	HC Davos
10/16/2010	Extension	San Jose Sharks	San Jose Sharks

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.