Joe Thornton: a short biography of the hockey player

Joe Thornton is a famous Canadian hockey player performing in the National Hockey League. Today he is a San Jose Sharks player. Famous for a terrific vision of the site, accurate raspasovkoy and the power of the game. For his professional career he won many awards. He became 2nd in NHL performance. In 2010 he won the gold of the Olympics, speaking in the national team of Canada.

Biography

Joe Thornton, whose statistics allowed him to get into the top 20 most productive NHL players, was born July 2, 1979 in Ontario. Visited a local school, and then studied at the Elgin Institute. Canada is known for talented hockey players, so the boy did not have to choose a sport. Since early childhood, Joe Thornton began to get involved in a popular game. First I played in St. Thomas Trevelers, gaining experience in every match. Later there were other clubs that molded Joseph from the world star.

Professional career

In 1997 I got to draft, where I got the first number. Soon the media reported that the composition of the "Boston Bruins" joined the young Joe Thornton. The NHL opened up new opportunities for the player. It was more difficult to play here than at home. The first season turned out to be difficult. Joe Thornton for a long time could not gain a foothold in the composition, showing a rather ugly results. In the debut season appeared in 55 games, but scored just 7 points.

Next season the hockey player turned out to be more even. Jo often went out on the ice and scored forty-one points. Even then he showed his abilities to the raspasovschika, giving 25 assists.

The disclosure of all skills and opportunities took the next three years. The player managed to score 70 points per season, appearing only in half of the games. He was already not just a beginner in the NHL, but a fairly recognizable professional. In the 2002/03 season, he was promoted to captain of the club. The year turned out to be particularly effective for the "Boston Bruins" thanks to the efforts of the leaders. Joe scored 36 goals and gave 65 assists, which allowed him to take third place among the best players in the league. In the playoffs the team, unfortunately, everything was not so cloudless. "Boston Bruins" flew out of the race after the first round.

Next season, the player spent more restraint. He scored an acceptable number of points, and also helped the club to take the second place in the league. In the playoffs again, no luck - the team did not overcome the first round.

In 2005, Joe Thornton expressed his dissatisfaction with wages. Many NHL teams sent their proposals to the attacker, but soon he extended the contract for three years with the "Bruins". Therefore, for many, the player's exchange in the San Jose Sharks, which happened in the fall, was a surprise. At that moment, the "Boston Bruins" lost one of the best hockey players, the game which delighted every fan.

"HC Davos"

In 2004, there was a lockout in the NHL, which lasted more than 300 days. The games were not conducted due to the lack of agreement between the leadership of the league and the players' union. After it there was a ceiling of salaries, and also some rules of carrying out of matches have been changed. Joe Thornton played Switzerland in this period, where he helped to win the championship to the HC Davos team.

"Sharks"

Joe was able to seriously strengthen the attack, "San Jose". Already in the first season the hockey player became the best in assists. I managed to quickly play with teammates, which allowed me to play sharp combinations. In 2006 he became the owner of "Hart Trophy" and "Art Ross Trophy".

In 2007, he signed a new agreement with the "Sharks", designed for three years. Each season, the striker finished among the best players in the league. Thanks to hard work I got the opportunity to play in a match of all NHL stars. In the playoffs the club was unlucky - for three consecutive years he did not go beyond the second round. In October 2011, Joe became captain of the Shark, replacing Rob Blake. Soon extended the contract for 21 million dollars.

Today Thornton is 37 years old, but he still remains one of the best hockey players in the NHL. In 2014, signed a new contract with the "Sharks", designed for a period until 2017.