SAN JOSE — San Jose Sharks icon Joe Thornton now has an official title with the team he starred on for 15 seasons. The Sharks announced on Tuesday that Thornton, who had his number 19 retired by the ...

Looking back and handing out the Joe Thornton Award, given to the NHL player who has the best debut with a new team.

Hockey, and sports in general, can be broken down into unforgettable moments. Some moments chart the course of a franchise, ...

San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton (19) scores a goal past Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jack Campbell (36) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Dec. 27, 2019.

The Flames skated their way to a fairly painless 4-1 win, capping a stretch in which the Sharks, captained by top-line center Joe Thornton, managed just 17 goals in 12 games.

Joe Thornton’s arrival to the Sharks nearly 15 years ago started not with a bang, but a ping. In his first shift in a teal sweater on Dec. 2, 2005 in Buffalo, Thornton skated across the blue ...

Scott Thornton, cousin. Teammate, San Jose Sharks, 2005-06: I look at him, full of sweat on an airplane, playing cards and taking his shirt off or rubbing his chest on Rob Davison’s head. Just ...

Thornton was enamoured by Downie’s ability to quell the noise around him. He hung on Thornton’s every word. “Joe was our first real Bruin friend,” says Patrick, laughing.

Brunette, who at 48 is only six years older than Thornton, says it’s not just the kids getting a lot out of Thornton’s presence. “I think Joe helps everybody here, regardless of whether it ...

It didn’t take very long for Joe Thornton to make up his mind. Less than one month ago, and two days after the Sharks were eliminated by the St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference final ...

Twice in his storied career, Joe Thornton has suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his knee during gameplay. It happened in the left knee in 2017, when he collided with the Canucks’ Michael Chaput in ...

Joe Thornton celebrates his 421st career goal – and first with the Leafs – with Mitch Marner. (Marc DesRosiers / USA Today) “I think it was really our first good game together,” Marner added.