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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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Game Logs, Splits, and Scoring

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1997-98 18 Boston Bruins NHL 55 3 4 7 0.13 3 0.05 9 2 13 0 -6 19 3 0 0 1 33 0.60 9.1
1998-99 19 Boston Bruins NHL 81 16 25 41 0.51 15 0.19 60 23 35 1 3 69 9 7 0 1 128 1.58 12.5 1243 15:21
1999-00 20 Boston Bruins NHL 81 23 37 60 0.74 23 0.28 90 26 80 11 -5 82 18 5 0 3 171 2.11 13.5 1725 21:18
2000-01 21 Boston Bruins NHL 72 37 34 71 0.99 28 0.40 103 49 76 18 -4 107 17 19 1 5 181 2.51 20.4 1566 21:45
2001-02 22 Boston Bruins NHL 66 22 46 68 1.03 25 0.38 82 25 52 2 7 127 16 6 0 5 152 2.30 14.5 1319 19:59
2002-03 23 Boston Bruins NHL 77 36 65 101 1.31 37 0.49 131 47 77 5 12 109 22 12 2 4 196 2.55 18.4 1736 22:33
2003-04 24 Boston Bruins NHL 77 23 50 73 0.95 27 0.35 97 26 56 3 18 98 19 4 0 6 187 2.43 12.3 1666 21:38
2005-06 26 2 Teams NHL 81 29 96 125 1.54 43 0.53 156 68 75 18 31 61 18 11 0 6 195 2.41 14.9 1728 21:20
2005-06 26 Boston Bruins NHL 23 9 24 33 1.43 12 0.51 42 17 29 4 0 6 6 3 0 2 60 2.61 15.0 496 21:33
2005-06 26 San Jose Sharks NHL 58 20 72 92 1.59 31 0.53 114 51 46 14 31 55 12 8 0 4 135 2.33 14.8 1233 21:15
2006-07 27 San Jose Sharks NHL 82 22 92 114 1.39 37 0.45 136 65 49 2 24 44 12 10 0 5 213 2.60 10.3 1666 20:19
2007-08 28 San Jose Sharks NHL 82 29 67 96 1.17 34 0.41 118 53 49 2 18 59 18 11 0 5 178 2.17 16.3 1754 21:24
2008-09 29 San Jose Sharks NHL 20 4 16 20 1.00 6 0.32 1 20 1 3 0 0 38 1.90 10.5
Career 11 Seasons NHL 774 244 532 776 1.00 278 0.36 982 384 562 62 99 795 153 88 3 41 1672 2.16 14.6 14404 20:36

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1997-98 18 Boston Bruins NHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 9 0 0 0 0 3 0.50 0.0
1998-99 19 Boston Bruins NHL 11 3 6 9 0.82 1 4 1 2 0 2 15 1.36 20.0 219 19:52
2001-02 22 Boston Bruins NHL 6 2 4 6 1.00 0 10 2 0 0 0 14 2.33 14.3 127 21:09
2002-03 23 Boston Bruins NHL 5 1 2 3 0.60 -5 4 0 1 0 0 12 2.40 8.3 101 20:13
2003-04 24 Boston Bruins NHL 7 0 0 0 0.00 -6 14 0 0 0 0 14 2.00 0.0 151 21:30
2005-06 26 San Jose Sharks NHL 11 2 7 9 0.82 -4 12 1 1 0 1 23 2.09 8.7 277 25:09
2006-07 27 San Jose Sharks NHL 11 1 10 11 1.00 2 10 1 0 0 0 23 2.09 4.3 242 21:60
2007-08 28 San Jose Sharks NHL 13 2 8 10 0.77 3 2 1 1 0 1 29 2.23 6.9 321 24:42
Career 8 Seasons NHL 70 11 37 48 0.69 -9 65 6 5 0 4 133 1.90 8.3 1437 22:27

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1993-94 14 Elgin-Middlesex Minor-ON 67 83 85 168 2.51 45
1993-94 14 St. Thomas Stars OHA-B 6 2 6 8 1.33 2
1994-95 15 St. Thomas Stars OHA-B 50 40 64 104 2.08 53
1995-96 16 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 66 30 46 76 1.15 53
1995-96 16 Canada U-18 5 5 6 11 2.20 16
1996-97 17 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 59 41 81 122 2.07 123
1996-97 17 Canada WJC-A 7 2 2 4 0.57 0
2000-01 21 Canada WC-A 6 1 1 2 0.33 6
2004-05 25 Canada W-Cup 6 1 5 6 1.00 4 0
2004-05 25 HC Davos Swiss 40 10 44 54 1.35 80
2004-05 25 Canada WC-A 9 6 10 16 1.78 4
2005-06 26 Canada Olympics 6 1 2 3 0.50 0
Career 1 Season Minor-ON 67 83 85 168 2.51 45
Career 2 Seasons OHA-B 56 42 70 112 2.00 55
Career 2 Seasons OHL 125 71 127 198 1.58 176
Career 1 Season Olympics 6 1 2 3 0.50 0
Career 1 Season Swiss 40 10 44 54 1.35 80
Career 1 Season U-18 5 5 6 11 2.20 16
Career 1 Season W-Cup 6 1 5 6 1.00 4 0
Career 2 Seasons WC-A 15 7 11 18 1.20 10
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 2 2 4 0.57 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1995-96 16 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 4 1 1 2 0.50 11
1996-97 17 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 11 11 8 19 1.73 24
2004-05 25 HC Davos Swiss 14 4 20 24 1.71 29
Career 2 Seasons OHL 15 12 9 21 1.40 35
Career 1 Season Swiss 14 4 20 24 1.71 29

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

2002 NHL
2003 NHL
2004 NHL
2007 NHL
2008 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)

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 16 (6)
Career NHL 532 (97)

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)
Active 0.69 (2)
Career NHL 0.69 (24)

Points

2002-03 NHL 101 (3)
2005-06 NHL 125 (1)
 2006-07 NHL 114 (2)
2007-08 NHL 96 (5)

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 (4)
Career NHL 1.00 (48)

Goals Created

2002-03 NHL 37.5 (4)
2005-06 NHL 42.6 (3)
2006-07 NHL 36.7 (8)
2007-08 NHL 33.7 (10)

Goals Created Per Game

2002-03 NHL 0.49 (2)
2005-06 NHL 0.53 (3)
Active 0.36 (10)
Career NHL 0.36 (89)

Total Goals For

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

Power Play Goals 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)

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.