Joe Thornton
Joe Thornton
Joseph Eric Thorntonis a Canadian-American professional ice hockey centreman and an alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. He was selected first overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and went on to play seven seasons with the club, three as its captain. During the 2005–06 season, he was traded to the Sharks. Splitting the campaign between the two teams, he received the Art Ross and Hart Memorial Trophies as the...
almost bury goal score second works
That's how it usually works in hockey, they almost score and we come back and bury that second goal. It was kind of a backbreaker for them, so it was a big goal for us.
glad good night points saves shift tough
That shift was the only good shift we had all night but it saves two points for us. It was a tough night, but I'm glad we got the two points.
came character fought good love minute team
Down 2-0 early, we fought our way back, down 3-2 with a minute to go we came back. This is a good character team here and we love to play together.
eddie played third
Eddie really played well in the third period,
chance definitely ending everybody funny hungry last league left montreal playing sour taste team worked year
It's funny how that worked out, us and Montreal playing again. It will be a chance for a little redemption, I hope. I think everybody in the league is going to be hungry this year after not playing last year. Our team is definitely going to be hungry because that ending two years ago left a sour taste in all of us.
finally guys playing
It was a lot of fun...seeing all the guys and finally playing our first game.
hitting level physical remembered
They're pretty much how I remembered them. Red Level is big, strong, physical and fast. They like hitting you.
seeing waking
It's nice. It's different waking up and seeing sunshine.
funny happens nice shoot
It's nice to see some funny goals. That's what happens when you shoot the puck.
love quicker style
It's much quicker out here than in the East. I love the style of play out here.
pride reflects
It's something that reflects pride in their profession,
face final five gain hope key missing obviously players playoff playoffs trying
They were obviously missing five key players and we're trying to gain that final playoff spot. We need every win, every game. I hope we make the playoffs and face them again.
coming fans saw sharks talked
It's just unfortunate. It's just too bad. I talked to Hal, and he said he saw me coming and that it was just one of those things. It's just too bad. All the fans wanted to see me play. At least they saw the Sharks win.
analyze easy talented
It's just been real easy for us to play together. I don't try to analyze it too much. He's a really talented guy, but he's still really down-to-earth.