Maple Leafs Mark Joe Thornton
The Toronto Maple Leafs launched on the present time that the hockey membership has signed ahead Joe Thornton to a one-one year contract. The price of the contract is $700,000.
Thornton, 41, skated in 70 long-established season video games with San Jose final season, registering 31 factors (7 targets, 24 assists). In 1,636 occupation NHL long-established season video games between the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks, Thornton has recorded 1,509 factors (420 targets, 1089 assists) whereas adding 133 factors (31 targets, 102 assists) in 179 playoff video games. The six-time All Enormous name captured both the Art Ross Trophy and Hart Memorial Trophy in 2006.
Internationally, the London, Ontario native has represented Canada several times, taking pictures an Olympic gold medal (2010), two World Cup gold medals (2004, 2016), one gold medal on the 1997 IIHF World Jr. Championships as nicely as a Spengler Cup with Davos in 2005.
Thornton turned into as soon as at the starting up drafted from the Soo Greyhounds (OHL) by the Boston Bruins with the first overall option in the 1997 NHL Draft.