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2009-10 san jose sharks<br />
JOE THORNTON<br />
Shoots: Left Height/Weight: 6-foot-4, 230 pounds<br />
Born: 7/2/79 in London, Ontario<br />
Hometown: St. Thomas, Ontario<br />
Acquired by <strong>San</strong> <strong>Jose</strong> from Boston for Wayne Primeau, Brad Stuart<br />
and Marco Sturm on Nov. 30, 2005.<br />
19 CENTER<br />
players<br />
2008-09: Among <strong>NHL</strong> leaders: seventh in assists<br />
(also led team)...11th in points...T-11th in power play<br />
points...Registered 26 multi-point games...Enters<br />
2009-10 having not missed a game in <strong>San</strong> <strong>Jose</strong>,<br />
playing in a franchise record 304 consecutive games<br />
with the <strong>Sharks</strong> and 323 games overall dating back<br />
to his Boston days...Appeared in his 300th game as<br />
a Shark on April 4 vs. Anaheim...Played in his 300th<br />
consecutive <strong>NHL</strong> game on Feb. 25 at Detroit...Had<br />
a five-game point streak (10) from Feb. 13-21...<br />
Registered four assists on Feb. 13 at Buffalo...Played<br />
in his 800th career game at Colorado on Jan. 27...<br />
Made his sixth All-Star Game appearance on Jan. 25<br />
and tied the game-high with three points (assists)...<br />
His two points at Vancouver on Jan. 10 gave him 351<br />
points (80 goals and 271 assists) in 263 career games<br />
with the <strong>Sharks</strong>, surpassing Jeff Friesen (350) for<br />
third on the franchise’s all-time points list...Recorded<br />
his 800th career point on Dec. 31 at Minnesota...<br />
Set the franchise with his 248th consecutive game<br />
played (247 — Vincent Damphousse) on Dec. 4 vs.<br />
Columbus...Tied a franchise record for most points<br />
in a period vs. Toronto on Dec. 2 with four points<br />
(goal and three assists) in the first. It marks the fifth<br />
time in franchise history that a player has had four<br />
points in a period as Thornton was the last one to<br />
ac<strong>com</strong>plish it on March 25, 2008 at Phoenix....Tied<br />
the franchise record for consecutive games played<br />
(247 — Damphousse) on Dec. 2, 2008 which marked<br />
the three-year anniversary of his <strong>Sharks</strong> debut (Dec.<br />
2, 2005 at Buffalo)...Had a seven-game point/assist<br />
streak (13, four goals and nine assists) from Nov. 11-<br />
28…Playoffs: Led team in points…Figured in on all<br />
three goals (goal and two assists) in a 3-2 overtime<br />
victory in Game 5 of the WCQF vs. Anaheim on April<br />
25…Registered an assist on April 19 in Game 2 of<br />
the WCQF vs. Anaheim.<br />
Career 2007-08: Named to the <strong>NHL</strong> Second All-Star<br />
Team…Sixth in the voting for the Hart Memorial<br />
Trophy…Fourth player to lead the <strong>NHL</strong> in assists in<br />
three straight seasons, tying Wayne Gretzky, Bobby<br />
Orr and Stan Mikita…Also fifth in points…Led<br />
<strong>Sharks</strong> in goals and power play goals (11)…Posted<br />
his eighth consecutive 20-goal season…12th among<br />
League forwards and led team in ice time (21:23)…<br />
Won the <strong>Sharks</strong> “PlayStation Three Stars of the<br />
Game” Award…<strong>NHL</strong> First Star of the Week for the<br />
<strong>NHL</strong> CAREER HIGHLIGHTS<br />
First <strong>NHL</strong> game — Oct. 8, 1997 at Phoenix (with<br />
Boston)<br />
First <strong>NHL</strong> assist — Jan. 25, 1998 at Washington (with<br />
Boston)<br />
First <strong>NHL</strong> goal — Dec. 3, 1997 at Philadelphia (with<br />
Boston — Garth Snow)<br />
Most points, game — 5, Dec. 28, 2001 at Florida<br />
(with Boston)<br />
Most goals, game — 3, 3 times, most recent, March<br />
25, 2008 at Phoenix (with <strong>San</strong> <strong>Jose</strong>)<br />
Most assists, game — 5, Dec. 28, 2001 at Florida<br />
(with Boston)<br />
Most consecutive games, point — 14, Nov. 19, 2005<br />
thru Dec. 20, 2005<br />
Most consecutive games, goal — 5, 2 times, most<br />
recent, Feb. 8 thru March 3, 2006<br />
Most consecutive games, assist — 10, Nov. 26 thru<br />
Dec. 20, 2005<br />
Most consecutive games played — *323, Oct. 20,<br />
2005 vs. Buffalo through April 6, 2008 at Dallas<br />
* — streak intact entering 2009-10 season<br />
100th <strong>NHL</strong> goal — Jan. 26, 2002 vs. Florida (with<br />
Boston)<br />
200th <strong>NHL</strong> goal — Dec. 31, 2006 at Dallas (with<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Jose</strong>)<br />
500th <strong>NHL</strong> assist — Feb. 17, 2008 at New York<br />
Rangers (with <strong>San</strong> <strong>Jose</strong>)<br />
500th <strong>NHL</strong> point — Feb. 12, 2006 at Phoenix (with<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Jose</strong>)<br />
800th <strong>NHL</strong> point — Dec. 31, 2008 at Minnesota (with<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Jose</strong>)<br />
800th <strong>NHL</strong> game — Jan. 27, 2009 at Colorado (with<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Jose</strong>)<br />
Art Ross Trophy — 2006<br />
Hart Memorial Trophy — 2006<br />
First Team <strong>NHL</strong> All-Star — 2006<br />
Second Team <strong>NHL</strong> All-Star — 2008, 2003<br />
All-Star Teams — 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008,<br />
2009<br />
Olympics — Team Canada (2006)<br />
World Championships — Team Canada (2001, 2005)<br />
World Cup — Team Canada (2004)<br />
“<strong>Sharks</strong> Player of the Year” — 2006-07, 2005-06<br />
“<strong>Sharks</strong> Player of the Month” — Dec. 2008, Feb.<br />
2007, Dec. 2006, Dec. 2005, April 2006<br />
PlayStation “Three Stars of the Year” Award<br />
— 2007, 2008<br />
<strong>NHL</strong> Player of the Month — March 2007 (2nd Star)<br />
<strong>NHL</strong> Offensive Player of the Week (w/<strong>Sharks</strong>)<br />
— March 24-30, 2008 (1st Star), March 3-9, 2008<br />
(3rd Star), March 12-18, 2007 (1st Star), Jan. 2-8,<br />
2007 (3rd Star), April 10-16, 2006 and Dec. 5-Dec.<br />
11, 2005<br />
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