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LEADERSHIP. BY: C hance W ylie . JOE THORTON. He was born in London, Ontario, Canada. He is 6 feet 4 inches and weights 235 lb. . That has given him the nickname Jumbo Joe . HIS CAREER in the NHL. Joe Thornton is a Canadian ice hockey player who is currently with the San Jose Sharks.
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LEADERSHIP BY: Chance Wylie
JOE THORTON He was born in London, Ontario, Canada. He is 6 feet 4 inches and weights 235 lb. . That has given him the nickname Jumbo Joe
HISCAREER in the NHL • Joe Thorntonis a Canadian ice hockey player who is currently with the San Jose Sharks. • He is currently the captain of the San Jose Sharks. • He shoots left and plays center. • He was selected first overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft
HIS CAREER IN THE OHL • He played in the OHL for two years. • He played for the Sault Ste. Marie greyhounds • He had 198 pts. in the OHL.
Records • Only player in NHL history to win the Art RossTrophy and Hart Memorial Trophy while switching clubs in his winning campaign – 2005-06 • Highest point total recorded by a player while playing with two different teams in one season (125) - 2005–06 • Third player in NHL history to record back-to-back 90 assist seasons, with 92 in 2006–07 and 96 in 2005–06 (combined Boston/San Jose). The other two to accomplish this feat are Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.
INTERNATIONAL • Won a World Junior Championships gold medal with Team Canada in 1997. • Won the World Cup of Hockey with Team Canada in 2004. • Won the 2010 Winter Olympics gold medal with Canada
SUI • Won the SpenglerCup with HC Davos in 2004. • Won the Swiss ice hockey championship with HC Davos in 2005
Played in the NHL All Star Game in 2002,2003,2004,2007, 2008 and 2009(captain). • Won the Art Ross Trophy in 2006. • Won the Hart MemorialTrophy in 2006. • Named to the NH First All-Star Team in 2006. • Named to the NHL Second All-StarTeam in 2003 and 2008.
Joe’s qualities • Being the fact he is the captain of the San Jose Sharks, he has lots of leadership. He has to lead the team onto the ice and get them pumped up so they can win
FIN That means the end in French