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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

Joe Thornton is an Unrestricted Free Agent. His last contract was 1 year, $750,000 with a cap hit of $750,000 per season with the Florida Panthers. It expired at the end of the 2021-22 season.

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

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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 Jun 16 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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