Joe Thornton

Age 44 Jul 2, 1979

London CAN

Center shoots left

6'4" 193 cm

220 lbs 100 kg

ELC Signing Age 26

Waivers Signing Age 18

UFA Year 2005

Agent John Thornton

Draft Year 1997
Drafted Overall 1
Draft Round 1
Draft Team

No contract for upcoming season.

View historical contract(s)
Career Earnings: $113,125,000

Transaction History

Oct 28, 2023	Joe Thornton \| Thornton officially announced his retirement from professional hockey Saturday.
Apr 21, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (healthy scratch) picked up an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Mar 18, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton scored a goal in Friday's 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Mar 15, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (undisclosed) will be activated from injured reserve and play Tuesday in San Jose, George Richards of Panthers Press Box reports.
Mar 13, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (undisclosed) will "probably" be available Tuesday against the San Jose Sharks, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Feb 28, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (undisclosed) practiced in a non-contact jersey Monday, per Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site.
Feb 16, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton was designated for injured reserve with an undisclosed injury Wednesday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Jan 29, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton will participate in Saturday's game against the San Jose Sharks, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Dec 12, 2021	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton scored a power-play goal in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
Nov 18, 2021	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (undisclosed) was removed from injured reserve Thursday, per NHL.com.
Nov 18, 2021	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (undisclosed) will be a game-time call to face the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Nov 8, 2021	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (undisclosed) will not be ready for Monday's matchup with the New York Rangers, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Oct 30, 2021	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
Oct 25, 2021	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton scored a power-play goal on two shots in a 5-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Monday.
Oct 4, 2021	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (strain) was on the ice for Monday's practice session, Steve Goldstein of Fox Sports Florida reports.
Sep 30, 2021	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton is dealing with a muscular injury that will sideline him for Friday's clash with Dallas, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Aug 13, 2021	Florida Panthers \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton agreed to terms on a one-year, $750,000 contract with Florida on Friday.
May 25, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton scored a power-play goal on his only shot of the game in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4. He also had two PIM.
May 6, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton notched an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Apr 24, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton scored a goal Saturday in a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Apr 10, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton was held off the score sheet Saturday in a 6-5 win over the Ottawa Senators. His point drought now stands at 12 games.
Mar 15, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton has three assists in nine games since his return from injury.
Feb 27, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (lower body) will play in Saturday's game versus the Edmonton Oilers, Mike Zeisberger of NHL.com reports.
Feb 26, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (lower body) will be a game-time decision for Saturday night's matchup with Edmonton, Terry Koshan of The Toronto Sun reports.
Feb 24, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (lower body) remains unavailable Wednesday against the Calgary Flames, Wes Gilbertson of Postmedia reports.
Feb 23, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury, Terry Koshan of The Toronto Sun reports.
Feb 22, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Monday's game versus the Calgary Flames, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.
Feb 20, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton provided a power-play assist in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Feb 18, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton scored and picked two apples in a 7-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.
Feb 15, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton scored a goal and an assist in Monday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators.
Feb 15, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (ribs) was activated from long-term injured reserve and will play in Monday's game versus the Ottawa Senators, per the NHL's official media site.
Feb 15, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (ribs) will be in action versus Ottawa on Monday, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports.
Feb 14, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (ribs) practiced in a regular jersey Sunday, Kristen Shilton of TSN.ca reports.
Jan 22, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton will be sidelined for at least a month with a rib fracture, Kristen Shilton of TSN.ca reports.
Jan 21, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton (upper body) will miss at least Friday's clash with Edmonton, David Alter of The Hockey News reports. Additionally, the veteran is expected to undergo an MRI on Thursday, per Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic.
Jan 20, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Coach Sheldon Keefe said following Wednesday's win over the Edmonton Oilers that Thornton (undisclosed) is expected to miss time, James Mirtle of The Athletic reports.
Jan 20, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton exited in the third period of Wednesday's game against the Edmonton Oilers with an upper-body injury, Kristen Shilton of TSN.ca reports.
Jan 16, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators. It was his first goal in a Toronto uniform.
Jan 7, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton has been skating on the top line in training camp, reports The Athletic.
Dec 14, 2020	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Joe Thornton \| Thornton is set to travel to Toronto ahead of the opening of NHL training camps, ending his stint with Davos HC.
Oct 16, 2020	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Signed C Joe Thornton to a one-year, $700,000 contract.
Sep 6, 2019	San Jose Sharks \| Signed C Joe Thornton to a one-year, $2 million contract.
Apr 17, 2019	San Jose Sharks \| Announced C Joe Thornton has served his suspension.
Apr 15, 2019	San Jose Sharks \| NHL suspended C Joe Thornton one game for an illegal check to the head of an opponent.
Mar 31, 2019	NHL fined C Joe Thornton $2,500 for high-sticking an opponent.
Oct 7, 2018	San Jose Sharks \| Placed C Joe Thornton on IR.
Jul 2, 2018	San Jose Sharks \| Signed C Joe Thornton to a one-year, $5 million contract extension.
Apr 12, 2018	San Jose Sharks \| Activated C Joe Thornton from injured reserve.
Jan 24, 2018	San Jose Sharks \| Placed C Joe Thornton on IR.
Dec 3, 2017	NHL fined C Joe Thornton $5,000 for slashing an opponent.
Jul 2, 2017	San Jose Sharks \| Re-signed C Joe Thornton to a one-year, $8 million contract.
Jul 1, 2017	San Jose Sharks \| Signed C Joe Thornton to a one-year, $6.5 million contract.
Jan 24, 2014	San Jose Sharks \| Signed C Joe Thornton to a three-year, $6.75 million contract extension.
Oct 16, 2010	San Jose Sharks \| (Joe Thornton) Signed three-year extension through 2013-2014.

Current Stats
Career Stats

Regular Season Stats

Joe Thornton	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	1993-1994	St. Thomas Stars	WOHL	6	2	6	8	2
	1993-1994	Elgin Middlesex Canucks U15 AAA	U15 AAA	67	83	85	168	45
	1994-1995	St. Thomas Stars	WOHL	50	40	64	104	53
	1995-1996	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	66	30	46	76	51									Playoffs	4	1	1	2	0
Draft Yr	1996-1997	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	59	41	81	122	123									Playoffs	11	11	8	19	0
Draft Yr	1996-1997	Canada U20	WJC-20	7	2	2	4	0
Draft Yr	1996-1997	Canada U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	4	5	9	14
	1997-1998	Boston Bruins	NHL	55	3	4	7	19									Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0
	1998-1999	Boston Bruins	NHL	81	16	25	41	69									Playoffs	11	3	6	9	0
	1999-2000	Boston Bruins	NHL	81	23	37	60	82
	2000-2001	Boston Bruins	NHL	72	37	34	71	107
	2000-2001	Canada	WC	6	1	1	2	6
	2001-2002	Boston Bruins	NHL	66	22	46	68	127									Playoffs	6	2	4	6	0
	2002-2003	Boston Bruins	NHL	77	36	65	101	109									Playoffs	5	1	2	3	0
	2003-2004	Boston Bruins	NHL	77	23	50	73	98									Playoffs	7	0	0	0	0
	2004-2005	Davos	NL	40	10	44	54	80									Playoffs	14	4	21	25	0
	2004-2005	Canada	WCup	6	1	5	6	0
	2004-2005	Canada	WC	9	6	10	16	4
	2004-2005	Davos	Spengler Cup	5	0	5	5	4									Playoffs	14	4	21	25	0
	2005-2006	Boston Bruins	NHL	23	9	24	33	6
	2005-2006	San Jose Sharks	NHL	58	20	72	92	55									Playoffs	11	2	7	9	0
	2005-2006	Canada	OG	6	1	2	3	0
	2006-2007	San Jose Sharks	NHL	82	22	92	114	44									Playoffs	11	1	10	11	0
	2007-2008	San Jose Sharks	NHL	82	29	67	96	59	1,210	66.32	60.49	6.15	59.29	6.65	0.89	2.83	Playoffs	13	2	8	10	0
	2008-2009	San Jose Sharks	NHL	82	25	61	86	56	1,183	57.29	57.48	2.73	56.15	1.67	0.56	2.08	Playoffs	6	1	4	5	0
	2009-2010	San Jose Sharks	NHL	79	20	69	89	54	1,120	57.94	52.75	0.64	51.86	0.04	0.64	2.68	Playoffs	15	3	9	12	0
	2009-2010	Canada	OG	7	1	1	2	0
	2010-2011	San Jose Sharks	NHL	80	21	49	70	47	1,147	54.64	51.36	-6.49	54.20	-0.01	0.42	1.67	Playoffs	18	3	14	17	0
	2011-2012	San Jose Sharks	NHL	82	18	59	77	31	1,216	60.67	56.48	3.96	55.56	5.36	0.59	2.17	Playoffs	5	2	3	5	0
	2012-2013	San Jose Sharks	NHL	48	7	33	40	26	648	59.18	57.34	5.85	54.70	4.42	0.37	1.67	Playoffs	11	2	8	10	0
	2012-2013	Davos	NL	33	12	24	36	43
	2012-2013	Davos	Spengler Cup	5	2	3	5	4
	2013-2014	San Jose Sharks	NHL	82	11	65	76	32	1,130	59.62	60.31	3.52	59.22	6.38	0.42	2.50	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	0
	2014-2015	San Jose Sharks	NHL	78	16	49	65	30	1,084	48.24	56.36	8.95	58.53	9.50	0.33	1.72
	2015-2016	San Jose Sharks	NHL	82	19	63	82	54	1,122	70.65	60.40	8.40	56.49	6.33	0.43	2.46	Playoffs	24	3	18	21	0
	2016-2017	Canada	WCup	6	1	1	2	2
	2016-2017	San Jose Sharks	NHL	79	7	43	50	51	1,091	53.66	53.83	1.77	53.96	2.80	0.16	1.26	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0
	2017-2018	San Jose Sharks	NHL	47	13	23	36	38	644	42.59	47.30	-5.16	53.59	2.65	0.37	1.30
	2018-2019	San Jose Sharks	NHL	73	16	35	51	20	955	55.17	54.74	2.34	57.11	3.37	0.63	1.95	Playoffs	19	4	6	10	0
	2019-2020	San Jose Sharks	NHL	70	7	24	31	34	886	41.30	50.20	1.60	52.80	3.10	0.27	1.49
	2020-2021	Davos	NL	12	5	6	11	4
	2020-2021	Davos	Swiss Cup	1	0	0	0	0
	2020-2021	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	44	5	15	20	14	510	58.10	54.30	-2.00	55.40	4.70	0.47	1.41	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	0
	2021-2022	Florida Panthers	NHL	34	5	5	10	10	331	37.50	50.90	-5.30	54.20	-3.30	0.36	1.27	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date August 13, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Agent John Thornton

Standard Contract | 1 Years $750,000 0.92% of cap space

	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$750,000	UFA
AAV	$750,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$750,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$750,000
Minors Salary	$750,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date October 16, 2020
Signing Status UFA
Agent John Thornton

Standard Contract | 1 Years $700,000 0.86% of cap space

	2020-2021
Cap Hit	$700,000	UFA
AAV	$700,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$700,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$700,000
Minors Salary	$700,000
Clauses	NMC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date September 6, 2019
Signing Status UFA
Agent John Thornton

Standard Contract | 1 Years $2,000,000 2.45% of cap space

	2019-2020
Cap Hit	$2,000,000	UFA
AAV	$2,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$2,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$2,000,000
Minors Salary	$2,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 2, 2018
Signing Status UFA
Agent John Thornton

Standard Contract | 1 Years $5,000,000 6.29% of cap space

	2018-2019
Cap Hit	$5,000,000	UFA
AAV	$5,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$5,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$5,000,000
Minors Salary	$5,000,000
Clauses	NMC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 2, 2017
Signing Status UFA
Agent John Thornton

Standard Contract | 1 Years $8,000,000 10.67% of cap space

	2017-2018
Cap Hit	$8,000,000	UFA
AAV	$8,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$6,750,000
Signing Bonuses	$1,250,000
Total Salary	$8,000,000
Minors Salary	$8,000,000
Clauses	NMC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date January 24, 2014
Signing Status UFA
Agent John Thornton

Standard Contract | 3 Years $20,250,000 9.78% of cap space

	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017
Cap Hit	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	UFA
AAV	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$5,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000	$0	$0
Total Salary	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000
Minors Salary	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date October 16, 2010
Signing Status UFA

Standard Contract | 3 Years $21,000,000 10.89% of cap space

	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014
Cap Hit	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA
AAV	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$7,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$0
Total Salary	$8,000,000	$7,000,000	$6,000,000
Minors Salary	$8,000,000	$7,000,000	$6,000,000
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 1, 2007
Signing Status UFA

Standard Contract | 3 Years $21,600,000 12.70% of cap space

	2008-2009	2009-2010	2010-2011
Cap Hit	$7,200,000	$7,200,000	$7,200,000	UFA
AAV	$7,200,000	$7,200,000	$7,200,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$7,200,000	$7,200,000	$7,200,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$7,200,000	$7,200,000	$7,200,000
Minors Salary	$7,200,000	$7,200,000	$7,200,000
Clauses	NTC	NTC	NTC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date August 11, 2005

Standard Contract | 3 Years $20,000,000 17.09% of cap space

	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008
Cap Hit	$6,666,667	$6,666,667	$6,666,667	UFA
AAV	$6,666,667	$6,666,667	$6,666,667
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$6,660,000	$6,670,000	$6,670,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$6,660,000	$6,670,000	$6,670,000
Minors Salary	$6,660,000	$6,670,000	$6,670,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Entry Level Contract | Years

	1997-1998	1998-1999	1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004
Cap Hit	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
AAV	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$925,000	$925,000	$925,000	$1,550,000	$1,825,000	$2,175,000	$5,500,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$925,000	$925,000	$925,000	$1,550,000	$1,825,000	$2,175,000	$5,500,000
Minors Salary	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Clauses
UFA Year