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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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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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