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...
forty game hunting last playing playoff teams tone trying win
We've been trying to set a tone for last forty games. We've been hunting teams down the last forty games. We know what is at stake. We have to win every game to be in the playoffs. Really, every game has been a playoff game for us for so long, and we've been playing real well lately.
blocking forcing job shots small
We just have to do a better job of blocking shots and forcing the puck. It's the small things that do a lot. We didn't do it on the PK tonight.
highlight special
That's a highlight reel goal. He's a special player.
great stevie tap
I just wanted to get on my backhand. Stevie made a great play to get over to me. All I had to do was tap it in.
I just wanted to get all I could on it.
follow name names proud
I follow hockey, I know a lot about the history. There are a lot of big names on there, I'm very proud to put my name on there. It's very humbling.
art follow history hockey honor names
I follow hockey a lot. I know a lot about the history of hockey, and the Art Ross Trophy, there's a lot of big names on there. It's an honor to put my name on it.
full good might people players
He's just an interesting story, and people need to know about it. I think good players make each other better. People might think he's just a shooter, but he's not. He's the full package.
hopefully winning
Hopefully we won't have too many more of these losses. I like winning games.
great
He's really smart. He has a great GPA.
anybody great hand honest hot seen
Cheech has the hot hand right now. I haven't seen anybody like that, to be honest with you. He's a great player.
felt great guys hard looked shot tough
He's got a hard shot and he's tough to cover. He's my go-to guy. He looked great. A lot of guys said he was going to be tired, but he looked great and felt great on the bench, no huffing and puffing, so he did good. I was impressed.
hard played proud
I'm proud of them. They played as hard as they could. They really bowed up.
came grew picked proud second settled
I'm proud of they came back. In the second half, they settled in and picked it up. We grew up tonight.