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Joe Thornton

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-4    Weight: 230 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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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 4, 2012, 8:46AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #98. Elmer Lach… #99. JOE THORNTON… #99. Doug Wilson… #101. Borje Salming… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1997-98 18 BOS NHL 55 3 4 7 3 -6 19 3 0 0 1 33 9.1
1998-99 19 BOS NHL 81 16 25 41 15 3 69 9 7 0 1 128 12.5 1243 15:21
1999-00 20 BOS NHL 81 23 37 60 23 -5 82 18 5 0 3 171 13.5 1725 21:18
2000-01 21 BOS NHL 72 37 34 71 29 -4 107 17 19 1 5 181 20.4 1566 21:45
2001-02 22 BOS NHL 66 22 46 68 25 7 127 16 6 0 5 152 14.5 1319 19:59
2002-03 23 BOS NHL 77 36 65 101 37 12 109 22 12 2 4 196 18.4 1736 22:33
2003-04 24 BOS NHL 77 23 50 73 26 18 98 19 4 0 6 187 12.3 1666 21:38
2005-06 26 TOT NHL 81 29 96 125 42 31 61 18 11 0 6 195 14.9 1728 21:20
2005-06 26 BOS NHL 23 9 24 33 11 0 6 6 3 0 2 60 15.0 496 21:33
2005-06 26 SJS NHL 58 20 72 92 30 31 55 12 8 0 4 135 14.8 1233 21:15
2006-07 27 SJS NHL 82 22 92 114 36 24 44 12 10 0 5 213 10.3 1666 20:19
2007-08 28 SJS NHL 82 29 67 96 33 18 59 18 11 0 5 178 16.3 1754 21:24
2008-09 29 SJS NHL 82 25 61 86 29 16 56 14 11 0 3 139 18.0 1596 19:28
2009-10 30 SJS NHL 79 20 69 89 29 17 54 15 4 1 2 141 14.2 1569 19:51
2010-11 31 SJS NHL 80 21 49 70 24 4 47 10 9 2 3 149 14.1 1590 19:52
2011-12 32 SJS NHL 49 11 32 43 14 16 18 10 1 0 2 97 11.3 1009 20:35
Career NHL 1044 317 727 1044 366 151 950 201 110 6 51 2160 14.7 20167 20:23

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1997-98 18 BOS NHL 55 0.05 0.07 0.13 0.05 0.35 0.60 3 5 8 3 9 2 13 0 -6 -1.1 0.5 -0.5
1998-99 19 BOS NHL 81 0.20 0.31 0.51 0.19 0.85 1.58 18 28 46 17 60 23 35 1 3 2.5 1.8 4.3
1999-00 20 BOS NHL 81 0.28 0.46 0.74 0.28 1.01 2.11 25 40 65 25 90 26 80 11 -5 3.9 1.8 5.7
2000-01 21 BOS NHL 72 0.51 0.47 0.99 0.40 1.49 2.51 40 36 76 32 103 49 76 18 -4 6.7 1.6 8.3
2001-02 22 BOS NHL 66 0.33 0.70 1.03 0.37 1.92 2.30 25 52 77 28 82 25 52 2 7 6.2 1.5 7.8
2002-03 23 BOS NHL 77 0.47 0.84 1.31 0.48 1.42 2.55 41 72 113 42 131 47 77 5 12 10.1 2.0 12.1
2003-04 24 BOS NHL 77 0.30 0.65 0.95 0.34 1.27 2.43 27 57 84 30 97 26 56 3 18 6.3 2.5 8.8
2005-06 26 TOT NHL 81 0.36 1.19 1.54 0.51 0.75 2.41 29 92 121 41 156 68 75 18 31 10.2 3.1 13.3
2005-06 26 BOS NHL 23 0.39 1.04 1.43 0.50 0.26 2.61 9 23 32 11 42 17 29 4 0 2.8 0.5 3.3
2005-06 26 SJS NHL 58 0.34 1.24 1.59 0.52 0.95 2.33 20 69 89 30 114 51 46 14 31 7.5 2.6 10.0
2006-07 27 SJS NHL 82 0.27 1.12 1.39 0.44 0.54 2.60 23 92 115 38 136 65 49 2 24 9.0 3.2 12.2
2007-08 28 SJS NHL 82 0.35 0.82 1.17 0.41 0.72 2.17 32 72 104 37 118 53 49 2 18 8.6 3.3 11.9
2008-09 29 SJS NHL 82 0.30 0.74 1.05 0.35 0.68 1.70 26 62 88 31 109 43 53 3 16 6.8 2.7 9.5
2009-10 30 SJS NHL 79 0.25 0.87 1.13 0.37 0.68 1.78 22 72 94 32 115 42 62 6 17 7.3 2.2 9.6
2010-11 31 SJS NHL 80 0.26 0.61 0.88 0.30 0.59 1.86 23 52 75 27 112 52 64 8 4 5.4 1.9 7.2
2011-12 32 SJS NHL 49 0.22 0.65 0.88 0.29 0.37 1.98 21 58 79 27 16 3.1 1.7 4.7
Career NHL 1044 0.30 0.70 1.00 0.35 0.91 2.07 355 790 1145 409 1318 521 741 79 151 85.1 29.8 114.9

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1997-98 18 BOS NHL 6 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
1998-99 19 BOS NHL 11 3 6 9 1 4 1 2 0 2 15 20.0 219 19:52
2001-02 22 BOS NHL 6 2 4 6 0 10 2 0 0 0 14 14.3 127 21:09
2002-03 23 BOS NHL 5 1 2 3 -5 4 0 1 0 0 12 8.3 101 20:13
2003-04 24 BOS NHL 7 0 0 0 -6 14 0 0 0 0 14 0.0 151 21:30
2005-06 26 SJS NHL 11 2 7 9 -4 12 1 1 0 1 23 8.7 277 25:09
2006-07 27 SJS NHL 11 1 10 11 2 10 1 0 0 0 23 4.3 242 21:60
2007-08 28 SJS NHL 13 2 8 10 3 2 1 1 0 1 29 6.9 321 24:42
2008-09 29 SJS NHL 6 1 4 5 -3 5 0 1 0 0 17 5.9 115 19:14
2009-10 30 SJS NHL 15 3 9 12 -11 18 2 1 0 1 35 8.6 320 21:20
2010-11 31 SJS NHL 18 3 14 17 -5 16 3 0 0 2 48 6.3 401 22:15
Career NHL 109 18 64 82 -28 104 11 7 0 7 233 7.7 2273 22:04

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1993-94 14 Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs Minor-ON 67 83 85 168 45
1993-94 14 St. Thomas Stars ON-Jr.B 6 2 6 8 2
1994-95 15 St. Thomas Stars ON-Jr.B 50 40 64 104 53 26 11 3 4
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 1 6 1 0 0 0
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 7 4 4 2 0 2
2005-06 26 Canada Olympics 6 1 2 3 -1 0 0 1 0 0
2009-10 30 Canada Olympics 7 1 1 2 -1 0 1 0 0 0
Career 1 Season Minor-ON 67 83 85 168 45
Career 2 Seasons OHL 125 71 127 198 176
Career 2 Seasons Olympics 13 2 3 5 -2 0 1 1 0 0
Career 2 Seasons ON-Jr.B 56 42 70 112 55 26 11 3 4
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 8 10 5 2 0 2
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 2 2 4 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% 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

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 13 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Joe Thornton 13.3 12.2 12.1 11.9 9.6 9.5 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.2 5.7 4.3 -0.5
Brett Hull 91.3 15.4 11.9 11.8 10.9 9.7 9.4 9.1 8.5 8.4 6.7 6.1 5.5 0.0
Jarome Iginla 90.8 14.4 14.2 11.1 11.1 9.5 8.2 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.0 5.9 4.8 2.5
Marian Hossa 90.8 12.4 11.1 10.8 10.2 9.9 9.0 8.6 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.9 4.0 -0.1
Bryan Trottier 90.7 13.6 12.9 11.2 10.3 10.0 8.7 8.6 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.5 6.3 4.3
Marcel Dionne 90.7 13.6 13.3 12.8 12.8 11.0 9.7 8.8 8.7 8.6 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.0
Steve Yzerman 90.6 14.4 13.0 11.8 10.4 10.1 10.1 10.0 7.5 7.1 6.5 5.8 3.4 2.1
Bobby Hull 90.4 12.0 11.8 10.9 10.3 10.0 9.8 9.2 9.0 8.5 6.5 6.0 4.3 3.6
Peter Forsberg 90.3 13.6 11.0 10.8 10.1 10.0 10.0 8.0 7.4 5.4 5.4 5.0 1.6 -0.2
Theoren Fleury 90.2 11.7 11.2 11.1 9.2 8.9 8.1 8.0 6.9 6.8 6.0 5.5 5.4 2.6
Paul Kariya 90.1 12.6 12.2 11.6 10.9 8.8 8.4 7.7 7.2 6.5 5.8 5.0 3.4 3.3
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Joe Thornton 13.3 12.2 12.1 11.9 9.6 9.5 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.2 5.7 4.3 -0.5
Marian Hossa 90.6 12.4 11.1 10.8 10.2 9.9 9.0 8.6 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.9 4.0 -0.1
Peter Forsberg 90.1 13.6 11.0 10.8 10.1 10.0 10.0 8.0 7.4 5.4 5.4 5.0 1.6 -0.2
Eric Lindros 89.0 12.8 12.4 10.3 10.0 9.5 9.2 8.8 7.8 7.7 5.2 3.7 2.1 2.1
Bryan Trottier 88.7 13.6 12.9 11.2 10.3 10.0 8.7 8.6 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.5 6.3 4.3 2.6 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.1
Paul Kariya 87.8 12.6 12.2 11.6 10.9 8.8 8.4 7.7 7.2 6.5 5.8 5.0 4.3 3.4 3.3 1.5
Jarome Iginla 87.8 14.4 14.2 11.1 11.1 11.0 9.5 8.2 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.0 5.9 4.8 2.5
Jari Kurri 87.0 14.0 11.8 10.4 10.1 9.1 9.0 8.3 7.7 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.1 3.8 3.0 1.9 1.7 1.2
Theoren Fleury 86.8 11.7 11.2 11.1 9.2 8.9 8.1 8.0 6.9 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.4 3.0 2.6
Daniel Alfredsson 86.4 12.3 11.5 10.4 10.0 9.3 9.2 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.1 5.6 5.3 3.2 2.7
Alexander Mogilny 85.6 13.4 12.2 10.6 9.5 8.3 8.3 7.8 6.6 6.5 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.3 3.3 2.9 2.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

2002 NHL
2003 NHL
2004 NHL
2007 NHL
2008 NHL
2009 NHL

Awards

2005-06 NHL Art Ross Trophy
2005-06 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)

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 69 (2)
2010-11 NHL 49 (10)
2011-12 NHL 32 (10)
Active 727 (4)
Career NHL 727 (46)

Points

2002-03 NHL 101 (3)
2005-06 NHL 125 (1)
 2006-07 NHL 114 (2)
2007-08 NHL 96 (5)
2009-10 NHL 89 (8)
Active 1044 (6)
Career NHL 1044 (66)

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)
Active 366.1 (6)
Career NHL 366.1 (82)

Plus/Minus

2005-06 NHL 31 (6)
Active 151 (10)

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)

Goals Per Game

2000-01 NHL 0.51 (10)

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 0.87 (3)
Active 0.70 (3)
Career NHL 0.70 (25)

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)
Active 1.00 (7)
Career NHL 1.00 (52)

Goals Created Per Game

2002-03 NHL 0.48 (2)
2005-06 NHL 0.51 (5)

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 72 (2)
2010-11 NHL 52 (10)
2011-12 NHL 58 (8)
Active 790 (4)
Career NHL 790 (30)

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 94 (8)
Active 1145 (6)
Career NHL 1145 (51)

Adjusted Goals Created

2002-03 NHL 42.0 (4)
2005-06 NHL 40.9 (4)
2006-07 NHL 37.6 (9)
Active 409.1 (6)
Career NHL 409.1 (61)

Total Goals On-Ice For

2002-03 NHL 131 (7)
2005-06 NHL 156 (2)
2006-07 NHL 136 (8)
Active 1318 (10)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

2006-07 NHL 65 (6)
2010-11 NHL 52 (9)
Active 521 (9)
Career NHL 521 (90)

Offensive Point Shares

2002-03 NHL 10.1 (5)
2005-06 NHL 10.2 (3)
2006-07 NHL 9.0 (10)
Active 85.1 (7)
Career NHL 85.1 (60)

Point Shares

2005-06 NHL 13.3 (6)
Career NHL 114.9 (89)
      

Transactions

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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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