Joe Thornton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joe Thornton
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 2, 1979(1979-07-02)
Age	45
Birthplace	London
Country	Canada
Birth City	Ontario
Horoscope	Cancer

Joe Thornton Biography

Joe Thornton is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on July 2, 1979 in London, Ontario, Canada. Flexible NHL center, who made the move to San Jose Sharks in 2006 after an entire season with Boston Bruins. Boston Bruins. He was a part of six All-Star games between 2002 and 2009. He was a part of the team that assisted guide his team of Sharks towards winning the Stanley Cup Finals.

He took home the Olympic Gold medal in Canada alongside co-teammate He won an Olympic gold medal for Canada with teammate Drew Doughty in 2010. in the year 2010.

Joseph Eric Thornton (born July 2, 1979) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks. He was selected first overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and went on to play seven seasons with the club, three as its captain. During the 2005–06 season, he was traded to the Sharks. Splitting the campaign between the two teams, he received the Art Ross and Hart Memorial Trophies as the league’s leading point-scorer and most valuable player, respectively.

Thornton grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of St. Thomas, Ontario, for the St. Thomas Travelers. He played “AA” hockey for the Travelers and in peewee won an Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) championship in 1992–93. His Bantam year was the first for the newly created “AAA” Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs organization, and Thornton joined the “AAA” Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs of the Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario for the 1993–94 season. The creation of this organization led to the St. Thomas Minor Hockey Association to compete at the “A” level. During his bantam year, he appeared in six games for the Junior B St. Thomas Stars of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA), scoring eight points in six games as a 14-year-old. The following season, Thornton joined the Stars full-time and reeled off 104 points over 50 games as a 15-year-old, and was subsequently drafted second overall in the 1995 OHL Draft to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds behind Daniel Tkaczuk, who was selected by the Barrie Colts.

He has one daughter called Ayla who is married to his wife Tabea Pfendsack.

Joe Thornton Net Worth

Joe Thornton is one of the richest Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joe Thornton 's net worth $60 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was in his first Ontario Hockey Leauge before being chosen 1st overall in the Boston Bruins in the 1997 NHL Draft.

He enjoyed one of his finest years in 2006when he was awarded the He had one of his best years in 2006, where he won the Art Ross and Hart Memorial Trophies. and Hart Memorial Trophies.

Thornton’s on-ice vision, strength on the puck, deft passing ability and power forward style of play have led to him becoming one of the league’s premier top line centres. He is widely regarded as one of the best passers of all-time, and is one of only 13 players in history with 1,000 NHL assists. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds, he received the nickname “Jumbo Joe” or “Jumbo” due to his size and Jumbo the elephant who was killed in 1885 in St. Thomas, Ontario, where Thornton was raised.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Joe Thornton Dating?

According to our records, Joe Thornton married to Tabea Pfendsack. As of December 1, 2023, Joe Thornton’s is not dating anyone.

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Thornton continued to build into a key player in the Bruins’ line-up, increasing his points total in each of the following two campaigns. Prior to the 2002–03 season, he was named team captain, succeeding Jason Allison, who was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 2001; the captaincy position was vacant for a full season after Allison’s departure. In his first season as team captain, Thornton recorded 68 points over 66 games. The following year, he notched his first career 100-point season with 36 goals, a career-high, and 65 assists. He ranked third in NHL point-scoring, behind Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche and Markus Näslund from the Vancouver Canucks.

Facts & Trivia

Joe Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Joe Thornton celebrates birthday on July 2 of every year.

Thornton is married to Tabea Pfendsack, whom he met while playing in Switzerland during the 2004–05 NHL lock-out. The couple have a daughter and a son. Born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Thornton became a naturalized American citizen in July 2009 at a ceremony in Campbell, California, a suburb of San Jose. Joe and former Sharks teammate Scott Thornton are first cousins.