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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 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Marc Savard BOS · 88 P in 82 GP Nicklas Backstrom WSH · 88 P in 82 GP Jeff Carter PHI · 84 P in 82 GP Jarome Iginla CGY · 89 P in 82 GP Daniel Sedin VAN · 82 P in 82 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

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 25 61 86 16 56 139 81 1.05 18.0 19:28

Contract

$7.2MCap hitends in 2011, then UFA
$84KCap dollars per point86 points in 82 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2010-11, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $7.2M
2009-10 $7.2M
2010-11 $7.2M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

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 2008-09 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 11, 2009 @ LAK L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 17:25
Apr 9, 2009 vs PHX L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:36
Apr 7, 2009 vs COL W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:41
Apr 5, 2009 @ ANA W 3-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 20:46
Apr 4, 2009 vs ANA L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 18:32
Apr 2, 2009 @ EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:25
Mar 30, 2009 @ CGY W 2-1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 17:40
Mar 28, 2009 vs PHX W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:01
Mar 26, 2009 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 19:56
Mar 25, 2009 @ CHI L 5-6 (SO) 1 1 2 -1 0 5 1 19:58
Mar 22, 2009 vs COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:36
Mar 21, 2009 vs DAL W 5-2 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 19:03
Mar 19, 2009 vs NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20:32
Mar 17, 2009 @ PHX L 3-4 2 1 3 2 0 5 1 20:33
Mar 15, 2009 @ ANA W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:53
Mar 14, 2009 vs LAK W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 24:04
Mar 12, 2009 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:32
Mar 10, 2009 @ MIN W 5-4 (OT) 2 0 2 -1 0 2 1 19:55
Mar 7, 2009 @ VAN L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 18:48
Mar 5, 2009 vs MIN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22:14
Mar 3, 2009 vs DAL L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 19:58
Feb 28, 2009 @ MTL L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 17:42
Feb 26, 2009 @ OTT W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 18:48
Feb 25, 2009 @ DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 18:45
Feb 23, 2009 @ DAL W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17:39
Feb 21, 2009 vs ATL W 3-1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 15:51
Feb 19, 2009 vs LAK W 4-2 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 18:56
Feb 17, 2009 vs EDM W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 19:18
Feb 15, 2009 @ NJD L 5-6 0 2 2 -2 4 0 1 17:43
Feb 13, 2009 @ BUF L 5-6 (SO) 0 4 4 2 0 2 2 19:10
Feb 11, 2009 @ PIT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:08
Feb 10, 2009 @ BOS W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 18:03
Feb 7, 2009 @ CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 6 22:16
Feb 5, 2009 vs CAR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 23:01
Jan 31, 2009 vs CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:57
Jan 29, 2009 vs PHX W 2-0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 17:04
Jan 27, 2009 @ COL W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:31
Jan 20, 2009 vs VAN W 2-1 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 0 4 23:04
Jan 17, 2009 vs DET W 6-5 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 18:18
Jan 15, 2009 vs CGY L 2-3 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 20:46
Jan 13, 2009 vs TBL W 7-1 2 1 3 2 0 4 0 15:44
Jan 10, 2009 @ VAN W 4-2 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 21:29
Jan 9, 2009 @ EDM W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:08
Jan 6, 2009 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:03
Jan 3, 2009 vs NYI W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 21:46
Dec 31, 2008 @ MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 2 2 1 2 1 2 20:08
Dec 29, 2008 @ DAL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18:16
Dec 27, 2008 @ STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 20:06
Dec 23, 2008 vs VAN W 5-0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 15:45
Dec 20, 2008 vs NYR W 3-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 20:09
Dec 18, 2008 @ DET L 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 19:40
Dec 17, 2008 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 20:45
Dec 15, 2008 @ LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:21
Dec 13, 2008 vs STL W 5-4 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 18:21
Dec 11, 2008 vs ANA W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 18:46
Dec 6, 2008 vs EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:02
Dec 4, 2008 vs CBJ W 3-2 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 20:21
Dec 2, 2008 vs TOR W 5-2 1 3 4 3 0 1 0 17:21
Nov 29, 2008 @ PHX W 3-2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 18:23
Nov 28, 2008 @ DAL W 6-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 14:59
Nov 26, 2008 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 5 2 19:15
Nov 22, 2008 vs WSH W 7-2 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 17:00
Nov 17, 2008 @ NSH W 4-1 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 14:09
Nov 16, 2008 @ CHI W 6-5 1 1 2 -1 2 2 0 18:52
Nov 13, 2008 vs CGY W 6-1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 18:31
Nov 11, 2008 vs NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 21:10
Nov 9, 2008 @ PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 21:31
Nov 8, 2008 vs DAL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 19:54
Nov 6, 2008 vs STL W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 22:17
Nov 4, 2008 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:25
Nov 2, 2008 @ COL W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 19:55
Oct 30, 2008 vs DET W 4-2 0 1 1 0 2 3 5 16:00
Oct 28, 2008 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:07
Oct 25, 2008 @ TBL W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19:17
Oct 24, 2008 @ FLA L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 23:35
Oct 22, 2008 @ PHI W 7-6 (SO) 0 1 1 -3 0 3 0 23:01
Oct 18, 2008 vs PHI W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 24:47
Oct 17, 2008 @ ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 7 2 1 18:54
Oct 14, 2008 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 20:59
Oct 12, 2008 @ LAK W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:10
Oct 11, 2008 vs LAK W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 20:48
Oct 9, 2008 vs ANA W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18:37