Thornton suffered a fractured arm in the Bruins' pre-season but made their roster for the 1997–98 campaign. Thornton had made his Olympic debut at Turin 2006 where he contributed three points in six games. The following season, Thornton joined the Stars full-time and reeled off 104 points over 50 games as a 15-year-old,[8] and was subsequently drafted second overall in the 1995 OHL Draft to the Sault Ste. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content Won the Swiss ice hockey championship with HC Davos in 2005. In the off-season, Thornton signed a three-year contract extension worth US$21.6 million that kept him with the Sharks until June 2011. In the second round, they defeated the Nashville Predators 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 Final for the first time in franchise history. Joe Thornton player profile, stats and championships. Join the Canadian Olympic Club, presented by Bell, an all-access community uniting and rewarding Team Canada fans – it’s free. WHA hat tricks courtesy Scott Surgent. O'Connell recalled making a decision with assistant general manager Jeff Gorton to build the team around Bergeron instead of Thornton. [30] Thornton recorded 16 goals and 49 assists during the 2014–15 season as the Sharks failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2003. Hockey-Reference utilizes Official NHL data for current NHL seasons. Joe Thornton during practice for the World Cup of Hockey at Canadian Tire Centre. [33], On July 1, 2017, Thornton signed a one-year contract to return to the Sharks for the 2017–18 season. In the 2016 playoffs, the Sharks beat the Kings in the first round in five games, avenging a previous loss to them two years earlier. Or write about sports? On March 6, 2017, in a game against the Winnipeg Jets, Thornton recorded his 1,000th NHL assist, becoming the 13th player in NHL history to reach the milestone. Prior to the 2002–03 season, he was named team captain, succeeding Jason Allison, who was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 2001; the captaincy position was vacant for a full season after Allison's departure. Gain points, rewards and get email updates from your Canadian Olympic Team. Thornton was later invited to the Canada's hockey camp for the 2014 Winter Olympics, but did not attend due to his son being hospitalized with an illness. In September 2009, before the start of the 2009–10 season, the Sharks acquired Dany Heatley in a three-player trade that sent Thornton's struggling former linemate Jonathan Cheechoo, left-winger Milan Michalek and a second-round draft pick to the Ottawa Senators. 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[18], Thornton began the 2006–07 season 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. [31] At the end of the season, Thornton was named a Second-Team All-Star for the 2015–16 season. During the 2005–06 season, he was traded to the Sharks. Thornton finished the playoffs with a career-high 12 points in 15 games. Web. All rights reserved. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Thornton ranked 46th on the all-time points leaders (1,194) and 24th on the all-time assist leaders (852) for the NHL. QuantHockey.com, n.d. In the subsequent playoffs, he recorded a goal and four assists in six games as the Sharks were eliminated in the first round by the Anaheim Ducks.[24]. After the elimination, team management vacated all the Sharks' captaincy positions, including Thornton's role as one of the alternate captains. Tallying 92 points in 58 games with the Sharks after the trade, Thornton finished the season with a league-leading 96 assists and 125 points total to earn the Art Ross Trophy as the league's top scorer. [47] Born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Thornton became a naturalized American citizen in July 2009 at a ceremony in Campbell, California, a suburb of San Jose. [51], For other people named “Joseph Thornton”, see, HC Davos and trade to San Jose Sharks (2004–05), CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (. Thornton made his first appearance in the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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