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Joe Thornton
Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-4 Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: July 2, 1979 in London, Ontario
Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
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NHL/WHA Standard
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 18 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 55 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 9.1 | ||
| 1998-99 | 19 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 81 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 3 | 69 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 12.5 | 1243 | 15:21 |
| 1999-00 | 20 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 81 | 23 | 37 | 60 | -5 | 82 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 171 | 13.5 | 1725 | 21:18 |
| 2000-01 | 21 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 72 | 37 | 34 | 71 | -4 | 107 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 181 | 20.4 | 1566 | 21:45 |
| 2001-02 | 22 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 66 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 7 | 127 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 14.5 | 1319 | 19:59 |
| 2002-03 | 23 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 77 | 36 | 65 | 101 | 12 | 109 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 196 | 18.4 | 1736 | 22:33 |
| 2003-04 | 24 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 77 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 18 | 98 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 187 | 12.3 | 1666 | 21:38 |
| 2005-06 | 26 | 2 Teams | NHL | 81 | 29 | 96 | 125 | 31 | 61 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 195 | 14.9 | 1728 | 21:20 |
| 2005-06 | 26 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 23 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 15.0 | 496 | 21:33 |
| 2005-06 | 26 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 58 | 20 | 72 | 92 | 31 | 55 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 135 | 14.8 | 1233 | 21:15 |
| 2006-07 | 27 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 82 | 22 | 92 | 114 | 24 | 44 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 213 | 10.3 | 1666 | 20:19 |
| 2007-08 | 28 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 82 | 29 | 67 | 96 | 18 | 59 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 178 | 16.3 | 1754 | 21:24 |
| 2008-09 | 29 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 82 | 25 | 61 | 86 | 16 | 56 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 18.0 | 1596 | 19:28 |
| 2009-10 | 30 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 69 | 18 | 63 | 81 | 14 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 127 | 14.2 | 1386 | 20:05 | |
| Career | 12 Seasons | NHL | 905 | 283 | 640 | 923 | 128 | 877 | 180 | 99 | 4 | 44 | 1900 | 14.9 | 17386 | 20:27 |
NHL/WHA Miscellaneous
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | SOG | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- |
| 1997-98 | 18 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 55 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.05 | -0.11 | 0.35 | 0.60 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 0 | -6 |
| 1998-99 | 19 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 81 | 0.20 | 0.31 | 0.51 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.85 | 1.58 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 17 | 60 | 23 | 35 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999-00 | 20 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 81 | 0.28 | 0.46 | 0.74 | 0.28 | -0.06 | 1.01 | 2.11 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 25 | 90 | 26 | 80 | 11 | -5 |
| 2000-01 | 21 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 72 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.99 | 0.40 | -0.06 | 1.49 | 2.51 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 32 | 103 | 49 | 76 | 18 | -4 |
| 2001-02 | 22 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 66 | 0.33 | 0.70 | 1.03 | 0.37 | 0.11 | 1.92 | 2.30 | 25 | 52 | 77 | 28 | 82 | 25 | 52 | 2 | 7 |
| 2002-03 | 23 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 77 | 0.47 | 0.84 | 1.31 | 0.48 | 0.16 | 1.42 | 2.55 | 41 | 72 | 113 | 42 | 131 | 47 | 77 | 5 | 12 |
| 2003-04 | 24 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 77 | 0.30 | 0.65 | 0.95 | 0.34 | 0.23 | 1.27 | 2.43 | 27 | 57 | 84 | 30 | 97 | 26 | 56 | 3 | 18 |
| 2005-06 | 26 | 2 Teams | NHL | 81 | 0.36 | 1.19 | 1.54 | 0.51 | 0.38 | 0.75 | 2.41 | 29 | 92 | 121 | 41 | 156 | 68 | 75 | 18 | 31 |
| 2005-06 | 26 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 23 | 0.39 | 1.04 | 1.43 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 2.61 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 42 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 26 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 58 | 0.34 | 1.24 | 1.59 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.95 | 2.33 | 20 | 69 | 89 | 30 | 114 | 51 | 46 | 14 | 31 |
| 2006-07 | 27 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 82 | 0.27 | 1.12 | 1.39 | 0.44 | 0.29 | 0.54 | 2.60 | 23 | 92 | 115 | 38 | 136 | 65 | 49 | 2 | 24 |
| 2007-08 | 28 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 82 | 0.35 | 0.82 | 1.17 | 0.41 | 0.22 | 0.72 | 2.17 | 32 | 72 | 104 | 37 | 118 | 53 | 49 | 2 | 18 |
| 2008-09 | 29 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 82 | 0.30 | 0.74 | 1.05 | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.68 | 1.70 | 26 | 62 | 88 | 31 | 109 | 43 | 53 | 3 | 16 |
| 2009-10 | 30 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 69 | 0.26 | 0.91 | 1.17 | 0.39 | 0.20 | 0.67 | 1.84 | 23 | 78 | 101 | 34 | 14 | ||||
| Career | 12 Seasons | NHL | 905 | 0.31 | 0.71 | 1.02 | 0.36 | 0.14 | 0.97 | 2.10 | 312 | 686 | 998 | 357 | 1091 | 427 | 615 | 65 | 128 | |
NHL/WHA Playoffs
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 18 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |||
| 1998-99 | 19 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20.0 | 219 | 19:52 | |
| 2001-02 | 22 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.3 | 127 | 21:09 | |
| 2002-03 | 23 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 101 | 20:13 | |
| 2003-04 | 24 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 151 | 21:30 | |
| 2005-06 | 26 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8.7 | 277 | 25:09 | |
| 2006-07 | 27 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 | 242 | 21:60 | |
| 2007-08 | 28 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 6.9 | 321 | 24:42 | |
| 2008-09 | 29 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 | 115 | 19:14 | |
| Career | 9 Seasons | NHL | 76 | 12 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 70 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 150 | 8.0 | 1552 | 22:10 |
Other Standard
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | 14 | Elgin-Middlesex | Minor-ON | 67 | 83 | 85 | 168 | 45 | |||||||||
| 1993-94 | 14 | St. Thomas Stars | OHA-B | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1994-95 | 15 | St. Thomas Stars | OHA-B | 50 | 40 | 64 | 104 | 53 | |||||||||
| 1995-96 | 16 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 66 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 53 | |||||||||
| 1995-96 | 16 | Canada | U-18 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | |||||||||
| 1996-97 | 17 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 59 | 41 | 81 | 122 | 123 | |||||||||
| 1996-97 | 17 | Canada | WJC-A | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2000-01 | 21 | Canada | WC-A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2004-05 | 25 | Canada | W-Cup | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2004-05 | 25 | HC Davos | Swiss | 40 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 80 | |||||||||
| 2004-05 | 25 | Canada | WC-A | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2005-06 | 26 | Canada | Olympics | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2009-10 | 30 | Canada | Olympics | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Minor-ON | 67 | 83 | 85 | 168 | 45 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OHA-B | 56 | 42 | 70 | 112 | 55 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OHL | 125 | 71 | 127 | 198 | 176 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Olympics | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Swiss | 40 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 80 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | U-18 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | W-Cup | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WC-A | 15 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJC-A | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Other Playoffs
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | 16 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |||||||||
| 1996-97 | 17 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 11 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 24 | |||||||||
| 2004-05 | 25 | HC Davos | Swiss | 14 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 29 | |||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OHL | 15 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Swiss | 14 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 29 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Star Games 2002 NHL2003 NHL 2004 NHL 2007 NHL 2008 NHL 2009 NHL |
Awards 2005-06 NHL Art Ross Trophy2005-06 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy |
Honors 2002-03 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)2005-06 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 2007-08 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd) |
Games Played 2006-07 NHL 82 (2)2007-08 NHL 82 (3) 2008-09 NHL 82 (2) |
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Goals Per Game 2000-01 NHL 0.51 (10) |
Assists 2002-03 NHL 65 (2)2003-04 NHL 50 (8) 2005-06 NHL 96 (1) 2006-07 NHL 92 (1) 2007-08 NHL 67 (1) 2008-09 NHL 61 (7) 2009-10 NHL 63 (2) Active 640 (8) Career NHL 640 (60) |
Adjusted Assists 2002-03 NHL 72 (2)2003-04 NHL 57 (8) 2005-06 NHL 92 (1) 2006-07 NHL 92 (1) 2007-08 NHL 72 (1) 2008-09 NHL 62 (7) 2009-10 NHL 78 (2) Active 686 (7) Career NHL 686 (50) |
Assists Per Game 2001-02 NHL 0.70 (4)2002-03 NHL 0.84 (3) 2005-06 NHL 1.19 (1) 2006-07 NHL 1.12 (1) 2007-08 NHL 0.82 (3) 2008-09 NHL 0.74 (7) 2009-10 NHL 0.91 (3) Active 0.71 (2) Career NHL 0.71 (21) |
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Points 2002-03 NHL 101 (3)2005-06 NHL 125 (1) 2006-07 NHL 114 (2) 2007-08 NHL 96 (5) 2009-10 NHL 81 (5) Career NHL 923 (87) |
Adjusted Points 2002-03 NHL 113 (3)2005-06 NHL 121 (1) 2006-07 NHL 115 (2) 2007-08 NHL 104 (5) 2009-10 NHL 101 (5) Career NHL 998 (72) |
Points Per Game 2001-02 NHL 1.03 (6)2002-03 NHL 1.31 (3) 2005-06 NHL 1.54 (1) 2006-07 NHL 1.39 (2) 2007-08 NHL 1.17 (9) 2009-10 NHL 1.17 (6) Active 1.02 (5) Career NHL 1.02 (46) |
Goals Created 2002-03 NHL 37.3 (4)2005-06 NHL 41.5 (3) 2006-07 NHL 35.9 (9) 2007-08 NHL 33.4 (10) |
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Adjusted Goals Created 2002-03 NHL 42.0 (4)2005-06 NHL 40.9 (4) 2006-07 NHL 37.6 (9) Career NHL 357.3 (90) |
Goals Created Per Game 2002-03 NHL 0.48 (2)2005-06 NHL 0.51 (5) Career NHL 0.36 (96) |
Total Goals On-Ice For 2002-03 NHL 131 (7)2005-06 NHL 156 (2) 2006-07 NHL 136 (8) |
Power Play Goals On-Ice For 2006-07 NHL 65 (6) |
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Plus/Minus 2005-06 NHL 31 (6) |
Power Play Goals 2000-01 NHL 19 (2) |
Shooting Percentage 2000-01 NHL 20.4 (4)2002-03 NHL 18.4 (9) 2008-09 NHL 18.0 (8) |
Transactions
Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.
July 8, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Davos (Swiss), July 8, 2004.
November 30, 2005: Traded to San Jose by Boston for Brad Stuart, Marco Sturm and Wayne Primeau, November 30, 2005.
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