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Joe Thornton

#19

age45

posC

shotl

h6'4"

w220lbs

Cap Relief

No Current Contract

Previous Cap Hit

$750,000$750K

Term

1 Year

Expiry Status

UFA 2022 age 42

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick1

Year1997

Agent John Thornton

Birthdate Jul 2, 1979

Birthplace London, Ontario

Nationality Canada

UFA Year 2005

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $113,125,000

2024-25 Stats

Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2021-22	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Florida Panthers	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
2020-21	$700,000 $700K	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	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
2020-21	$700,000 $700K	Swiss Cup	HC Davos	1	0	0	0	0
2020-21	$700,000 $700K	NL	HC Davos	12	5	6	11	4
2019-20	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	70	7	24	31	34	886	41.30	50.20	1.60	52.80	3.10	0.27	1.49
2018-19	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	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
2017-18	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	47	13	23	36	38	644	42.59	47.30	-5.16	53.59	2.65	0.37	1.30
2016-17	$6,750,000 $6.75M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	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
2016-17	$6,750,000 $6.75M	WCup	Canada	6	1	1	2	2
2015-16	$6,750,000 $6.75M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	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
2014-15	$6,750,000 $6.75M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	78	16	49	65	30	1,084	48.24	56.36	8.95	58.53	9.50	0.33	1.72
2013-14	$7,000,000 $7.00M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	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
2012-13	$7,000,000 $7.00M	Spengler Cup	HC Davos	5	2	3	5	4
2012-13	$7,000,000 $7.00M	NL	HC Davos	33	12	24	36	43
2012-13	$7,000,000 $7.00M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	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
2011-12	$7,000,000 $7.00M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	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
2010-11	$7,200,000 $7.20M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	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
2009-10	$7,200,000 $7.20M	OG	Canada	7	1	1	2	0
2009-10	$7,200,000 $7.20M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	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
2008-09	$7,200,000 $7.20M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	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
2007-08	$6,666,667 $6.67M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	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
2006-07	$6,666,667 $6.67M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	82	22	92	114	44									Playoffs	11	1	10	11	0
2005-06	$6,666,667 $6.67M	OG	Canada	6	1	2	3	0
2005-06	$6,666,667 $6.67M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	58	20	72	92	55									Playoffs	11	2	7	9	0
2005-06	$6,666,667 $6.67M	NHL	Boston Bruins	23	9	24	33	6
2004-05	$0 $0K	Spengler Cup	HC Davos	5	0	5	5	4									Playoffs	14	4	21	25	0
2004-05	$0 $0K	WC	Canada	9	6	10	16	4
2004-05	$0 $0K	WCup	Canada	6	1	5	6	0
2004-05	$0 $0K	NL	HC Davos	40	10	44	54	80									Playoffs	14	4	21	25	0
2003-04	$0 $0K	NHL	Boston Bruins	77	23	50	73	98									Playoffs	7	0	0	0	0
2002-03	$0 $0K	NHL	Boston Bruins	77	36	65	101	109									Playoffs	5	1	2	3	0
2001-02	$0 $0K	NHL	Boston Bruins	66	22	46	68	127									Playoffs	6	2	4	6	0
2000-01	$0 $0K	WC	Canada	6	1	1	2	6
2000-01	$0 $0K	NHL	Boston Bruins	72	37	34	71	107
1999-00	$0 $0K	NHL	Boston Bruins	81	23	37	60	82
1998-99	$0 $0K	NHL	Boston Bruins	81	16	25	41	69									Playoffs	11	3	6	9	0
1997-98	$0 $0K	NHL	Boston Bruins	55	3	4	7	19									Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0
1996-97	$0 $0K	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Canada U18	5	4	5	9	14
1996-97	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Canada U20	7	2	2	4	0
1996-97	$0 $0K	OHL	Soo Greyhounds	59	41	81	122	123									Playoffs	11	11	8	19	0
1995-96	$0 $0K	OHL	Soo Greyhounds	66	30	46	76	51									Playoffs	4	1	1	2	0
1994-95	$0 $0K	WOHL	St. Thomas Stars	50	40	64	104	53
1993-94	$0 $0K	U15 AAA	Elgin Middlesex Canucks U15 AAA	67	83	85	168	45
1993-94	$0 $0K	WOHL	St. Thomas Stars	6	2	6	8	2
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

08/13

2021

Thornton, Joe

1yr

$750,000AAV

10/16

2020

Thornton, Joe

1yr

$700,000AAV

09/6

2019

Thornton, Joe

1yr

$2,000,000AAV

07/2

2018

Thornton, Joe

1yr

$5,000,000AAV

07/2

2017

Thornton, Joe

1yr

$8,000,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

10/28

2023

Thornton, Joe

Thornton officially announced his retirement from professional hockey Saturday.

04/21

2022

Thornton, Joe

Thornton (healthy scratch) picked up an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

03/18

2022

Thornton, Joe

Thornton scored a goal in Friday's 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks.

03/15

2022

Thornton, Joe

Thornton (undisclosed) will be activated from injured reserve and play Tuesday in San Jose, George Richards of Panthers Press Box reports.

03/13

2022

Thornton, Joe

Thornton (undisclosed) will "probably" be available Tuesday against the San Jose Sharks, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.

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Contract History

2021-2022 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2022 UFA age 42

Signed On Aug 13 2021

Signing Agent John Thornton

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.92%

Signing Status UFAage 42

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	UFAage 42
AAV	$750,000$750K
Base	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$750,000$750K
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2020-2021 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$700,000$700K

cap hit$700,000$700K

expiry 2021 UFA age 41

Signed On Oct 16 2020

Signing Agent John Thornton

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.86%

Signing Status UFAage 41

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$700,000$700K	UFAage 41
AAV	$700,000$700K
Base	$700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$700,000$700K
Minors Salary	$700,000$700K
Clauses	NMC
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2019-2020 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$2,000,000$2.00M

cap hit$2,000,000$2.00M

expiry 2020 UFA age 40

Signed On Sep 6 2019

Signing Agent John Thornton

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 2.45%

Signing Status UFAage 40

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$2,000,000$2.00M	UFAage 40
AAV	$2,000,000$2.00M
Base	$2,000,000$2.00M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M
Minors Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2018-2019 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$5,000,000$5.00M

cap hit$5,000,000$5.00M

expiry 2019 UFA age 39

Signed On Jul 2 2018

Signing Agent John Thornton

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 6.29%

Signing Status UFAage 39

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$5,000,000$5.00M	UFAage 39
AAV	$5,000,000$5.00M
Base	$5,000,000$5.00M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$5,000,000$5.00M
Minors Salary	$5,000,000$5.00M
Clauses	NMC
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2017-2018 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$8,000,000$8.00M

cap hit$8,000,000$8.00M

expiry 2018 UFA age 38

Signed On Jul 2 2017

Signing Agent John Thornton

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 10.67%

Signing Status UFAage 38

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2017-18	2018
Cap Hit	$8,000,000$8.00M	UFAage 38
AAV	$8,000,000$8.00M
Base	$6,750,000$6.75M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	$1,250,000$1.25M
Total Salary	$8,000,000$8.00M
Minors Salary	$8,000,000$8.00M
Clauses	NMC
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2014-2017 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$20,250,000$20.25M

cap hit$6,750,000$6.75M

expiry 2017 UFA age 37

Signed On Jan 24 2014

Signing Agent John Thornton

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 9.78%

Signing Status UFAage 35

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017
Cap Hit	$6,750,000$6.75M	$6,750,000$6.75M	$6,750,000$6.75M	UFAage 37
AAV	$6,750,000$6.75M	$6,750,000$6.75M	$6,750,000$6.75M
Base	$5,750,000$5.75M	$6,750,000$6.75M	$6,750,000$6.75M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000$1.00M	-	-
Total Salary	$6,750,000$6.75M	$6,750,000$6.75M	$6,750,000$6.75M
Minors Salary	$6,750,000$6.75M	$6,750,000$6.75M	$6,750,000$6.75M
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2011-2014 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$21,000,000$21.00M

cap hit$7,000,000$7.00M

expiry 2014 UFA age 34

Signed On Oct 16 2010

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 10.89%

Signing Status UFAage 31

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014
Cap Hit	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	UFAage 34
AAV	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M
Base	$7,000,000$7.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	-
Total Salary	$8,000,000$8.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M
Minors Salary	$8,000,000$8.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2008-2011 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$21,600,000$21.60M

cap hit$7,200,000$7.20M

expiry 2011 UFA age 31

Signed On Jul 1 2007

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 12.70%

Signing Status UFAage 28

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011
Cap Hit	$7,200,000$7.20M	$7,200,000$7.20M	$7,200,000$7.20M	UFAage 31
AAV	$7,200,000$7.20M	$7,200,000$7.20M	$7,200,000$7.20M
Base	$7,200,000$7.20M	$7,200,000$7.20M	$7,200,000$7.20M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$7,200,000$7.20M	$7,200,000$7.20M	$7,200,000$7.20M
Minors Salary	$7,200,000$7.20M	$7,200,000$7.20M	$7,200,000$7.20M
Clauses	NTC	NTC	NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2005-2008 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$20,000,000$20.00M

cap hit$6,666,667$6.67M

expiry 2008 UFA age 28

Signed On Aug 11 2005

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 17.09%

Signing Status age 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008
Cap Hit	$6,666,667$6.67M	$6,666,667$6.67M	$6,666,667$6.67M	UFAage 28
AAV	$6,666,667$6.67M	$6,666,667$6.67M	$6,666,667$6.67M
Base	$6,660,000$6.66M	$6,670,000$6.67M	$6,670,000$6.67M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$6,660,000$6.66M	$6,670,000$6.67M	$6,670,000$6.67M
Minors Salary	$6,660,000$6.66M	$6,670,000$6.67M	$6,670,000$6.67M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

1997-2004 Entry Level Contract

term1yr

value

cap hit

expiry 2004 age 24

Signed On May 1 2025

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start %

Signing Status age

Abbreviated $Amounts

	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004
Cap Hit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	age 24
AAV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Base	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$1,550,000$1.55M	$1,825,000$1.83M	$2,175,000$2.18M	$5,500,000$5.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$1,550,000$1.55M	$1,825,000$1.83M	$2,175,000$2.18M	$5,500,000$5.50M
Minors Salary	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

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