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Joe Thornton

#19 · Centre · Florida Panthers · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Jul 2, 1979 in London, Ontario, CAN · 6'4", 220 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 1st overall in 1997 by BOS (round 1)

Trophy case

Art Ross Trophy Top Point Scorer 2005-06
Hart Memorial Trophy MVP of Regular Season 2005-06

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 1997-98. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Bob Bassen DAL · 7 P in 58 GP Chris Ferraro PIT · 7 P in 46 GP Jim McKenzie PHX · 7 P in 64 GP Kelly Chase STL · 7 P in 67 GP Joel Otto PHI · 7 P in 68 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0501001997-98: 7 points797-981998-99: 41 points411999-00: 60 points6099-002000-01: 71 points712001-02: 68 points6801-022002-03: 101 points1012003-04: 73 points7303-042005-06: 125 points1252006-07: 114 points11406-072007-08: 96 points962008-09: 86 points8608-092009-10: 89 points892010-11: 70 points7010-112011-12: 77 points772012-13: 40 points4012-132013-14: 76 points762014-15: 65 points6514-152015-16: 82 points822016-17: 50 points5016-172017-18: 36 points362018-19: 51 points5118-192019-20: 31 points312020-21: 20 points2020-212021-22: 10 points10

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1997-98 BOS 55 3 4 7 -6 19 33 34 0.13
1998-99 BOS 81 16 25 41 3 69 128 124 0.51
1999-00 BOS 81 23 37 60 -5 82 171 134 0.74
2000-01 BOS 72 37 34 71 -4 107 181 108 0.99
2001-02 BOS 66 22 46 68 7 127 152 60 1.03
2002-03 BOS 77 36 65 101 12 109 196 14 1.31
2003-04 BOS 77 23 50 73 18 98 187 40 0.95
2005-06 BOS 23 9 24 33 0 6 60 14 1.43 $6.667M
2005-06 SJS 58 20 72 92 31 55 135 19 1.59
2006-07 SJS 82 22 92 114 24 44 213 64 1.39 $6.667M
2007-08 SJS 82 29 67 96 18 59 178 60 1.17 $6.667M
2008-09 SJS 82 25 61 86 16 56 139 81 1.05 $7.2M
2009-10 SJS 79 20 69 89 17 54 141 113 1.13 $7.2M
2010-11 SJS 80 21 49 70 4 47 149 56 0.88 $7.2M
2011-12 SJS 82 18 59 77 17 31 156 42 0.94 $7M
2012-13 SJS 48 7 33 40 6 26 85 23 0.83 $7M
2013-14 SJS 82 11 65 76 20 32 122 54 0.93 $7M
2014-15 SJS 78 16 49 65 -4 30 131 39 0.83 $6.75M
2015-16 SJS 82 19 63 82 25 54 121 48 1.00 $6.75M
2016-17 SJS 79 7 43 50 7 51 81 52 0.63 $6.75M
2017-18 SJS 47 13 23 36 -9 38 75 32 0.77 $8M
2018-19 SJS 73 16 35 51 8 20 90 17 0.70 $5M
2019-20 SJS 70 7 24 31 -19 34 76 20 0.44 $2M
2020-21 TOR 44 5 15 20 6 14 42 32 0.45 $700K
2021-22 FLA 34 5 5 10 -10 10 26 20 0.29 $750K
24 seasons Career 1714 430 1109 1539 182 1272 3068 1300 0.90

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1997-98 BOS 6 0 0 0 0 9 3 1 0.00
1998-99 BOS 11 3 6 9 1 4 15 17 0.82
2001-02 BOS 6 2 4 6 0 10 14 11 1.00
2002-03 BOS 5 1 2 3 -5 4 12 4 0.60
2003-04 BOS 7 0 0 0 -6 14 14 9 0.00
2005-06 SJS 11 2 7 9 -4 12 23 6 0.82
2006-07 SJS 11 1 10 11 2 10 23 15 1.00
2007-08 SJS 13 2 8 10 3 2 29 20 0.77
2008-09 SJS 6 1 4 5 -3 5 17 5 0.83
2009-10 SJS 15 3 9 12 -11 18 35 26 0.80
2010-11 SJS 18 3 14 17 -5 16 48 18 0.94
2011-12 SJS 5 2 3 5 2 2 15 5 1.00
2012-13 SJS 11 2 8 10 5 2 25 9 0.91
2013-14 SJS 7 2 1 3 -6 8 16 8 0.43
2015-16 SJS 24 3 18 21 2 10 34 30 0.88
2016-17 SJS 4 0 2 2 -1 0 4 5 0.50
2018-19 SJS 19 4 6 10 -6 6 29 5 0.53
2020-21 TOR 7 1 0 1 -3 2 4 9 0.14
2021-22 FLA 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0.00
19 seasons Playoffs 187 32 102 134 -36 134 360 203 0.72

1997-98 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
55 3 4 7 -6 19 33 34 0.13 9.1 8:05

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2021-22 to 2021-22 $750K
2020-21 to 2020-21 $700K
2019-20 to 2019-20 $2M
2018-19 to 2018-19 $5M
2017-18 to 2017-18 $8M
2014-15 to 2016-17 $6.75M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $7M
2011-12 to 2013-14 $7M
2008-09 to 2010-11 $7.2M
2005-06 to 2007-08 $6.667M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 1997-98 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 19, 1998 vs PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:42
Apr 15, 1998 @ MTL W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 07:17
Apr 13, 1998 @ CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:52
Apr 11, 1998 vs NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:58
Mar 28, 1998 vs FLA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:33
Mar 26, 1998 vs PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:42
Mar 22, 1998 @ CHI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 08:07
Mar 21, 1998 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05:05
Mar 19, 1998 vs TOR W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:26
Mar 12, 1998 vs CGY L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10:05
Mar 10, 1998 @ DET W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 05:46
Mar 7, 1998 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:38
Mar 3, 1998 @ WSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:25
Mar 1, 1998 @ NYI W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 09:15
Feb 28, 1998 vs PIT W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:28
Feb 26, 1998 vs BUF T 1-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:46
Feb 7, 1998 vs CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:15
Feb 5, 1998 vs STL L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 14:15
Feb 4, 1998 @ BUF T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:03
Feb 1, 1998 @ NYI T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:50
Jan 31, 1998 vs NYR W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 06:30
Jan 29, 1998 vs PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 12:11
Jan 27, 1998 vs OTT W 6-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 12:35
Jan 25, 1998 @ WSH L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15:18
Jan 24, 1998 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 07:31
Jan 21, 1998 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 07:57
Jan 14, 1998 vs PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 03:57
Jan 12, 1998 vs NJD T 1-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:24
Jan 8, 1998 vs PHX W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 10:56
Jan 7, 1998 @ MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05:44
Dec 13, 1997 vs MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 05:36
Dec 11, 1997 vs BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:44
Dec 6, 1997 vs CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 13:24
Dec 3, 1997 @ PHI W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 06:10
Dec 1, 1997 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:46
Nov 29, 1997 vs WSH T 1-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 07:01
Nov 28, 1997 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 5 1 0 05:26
Nov 26, 1997 @ FLA L 5-10 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 08:22
Nov 22, 1997 vs DAL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:00
Nov 20, 1997 vs BUF L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 07:01
Nov 19, 1997 @ PIT T 3-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 09:37
Nov 15, 1997 vs OTT T 3-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 08:11
Nov 12, 1997 @ DAL T 3-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:02
Nov 8, 1997 @ NJD L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:30
Nov 6, 1997 vs WSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 05:41
Nov 1, 1997 vs EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05:02
Oct 30, 1997 vs ANA L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:18
Oct 25, 1997 vs FLA L 4-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 08:16
Oct 21, 1997 @ EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:07
Oct 18, 1997 @ CGY W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07:10
Oct 17, 1997 @ VAN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:04
Oct 15, 1997 @ LAK W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:18
Oct 13, 1997 @ ANA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 05:09
Oct 11, 1997 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 4 0 1 13:35
Oct 8, 1997 @ PHX W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:43