Jumbo Joe Thornton was my childhood. Him along with Setoguchi, Marleau, Clowe, Boyle, and Nabby made my formative years as a hockey fan. He'll for sure get his number up there with Patty in the rafters at SAP.

@thomasthomasthomas296

Жыл бұрын

I hated Thornton, then again I'm a Blues fan and he basically tried to kill my favorite player, gave my favorite concussion symptoms that caused him to miss the rest of the season. Perron would only play in 10 games that season and 57 in the next. Perron wears a large, tinted visor BECAUSE OF that hit.

@nicholasanderson4996

10 ай бұрын

​@@thomasthomasthomas296 your favorite player was Perron? Why? Lol

God damn Penguins..

Only got to see Jumbo Joe play once, but it was when Mrazek got in his face and got KOed. Peak hockey memory.

He sure did make the Sharks/Wings playoff series more intense

@ScarecrOmega

Жыл бұрын

Yep, I remember that. Joe is a very intense player in the playoffs, but he has a temper when his team is losing, he even went after Lidstrom the nicest player in the league.

@krakenNation

Жыл бұрын

@@ScarecrOmega I would disagree with your Lidstrom comment plenty of players hated him

@ScarecrOmega

Жыл бұрын

@@krakenNation That's a first I heard of that, you must mean players hated playing against him. Every list I have seen of most respected and liked players in the league always had him among the top.

@justletmecommentprz

Жыл бұрын

​@@ScarecrOmega lol Kraken fans.

@justletmecommentprz

Жыл бұрын

Those were some of the strangest series results I have ever seen. The Wings were the better team every single matchup. The Sharks overall team play and players never translated that well in the playoffs, and the streaky goaltending made them non-viable as contenders (they could have managed if they were a better possession team, less finesse -- they were never tenacious enough on the backcheck to make that playoff hockey magic happen). Defense wins championships. Thus, they have none.

First ballot Hall of famer

@Vdoom777

Жыл бұрын

Nope. Character will be a factor and it will take him a few ballots to get in.

@gjsharpe

Жыл бұрын

Pretty that's obvious

@BondandBourne

Жыл бұрын

Definitely

@OWlsfordshire

Жыл бұрын

Nope, he never got a cup. He'll get in eventually on his own merit though.

@father042

Жыл бұрын

@@OWlsfordshire Neither did Gartner or Oates

His beard alone should land him in the HOF.

"Jumbo" Joe Thornton # 24 NHL seasons = representing 4 NHL teams; Boston Bruins 1997-2006, SJ Sharks 2006-2020, Toronto Maple Leafs 2020-2021 & Florida Panthers 2021-2022. # 2 NLA seasons = representing HC Davos 2004-2005 & 2012 + 2020. - Stanley Cup finals with SJ Sharks in 2017. - Swiss National League Champion with HC Davos in 2005. - Spengler Cup champion with HC Davos in 2004. - Olympic gold medalist 2010. - 2-time World Cup gold medalist 2004 & 2016. - IIHF World Championship silver medalist 2005. - IIHF World Junior Championship gold medalist 1997. - Art Ross Trophy Award 2006. - Hart Memorial Trophy Award 2006. - NHL first All-Star team: 2006. - 3x NHL second All-Star team: 2003, 2008 & 2016. - San Jose Sharks' all-time leader in Season Assists - 745 - San Jose Sharks' all-time leader in Season +/- with +172 - San Jose Sharks' all-time leader in Season PPG - 1.01 - 2nd San Jose Sharks' all-time leader in Season Points - 1. 055 - 3rd San Jose Sharks' all-time leader in Season Games - 1. 104. - San Jose Sharks' all-time leader in Play-Off Assists - 90 - 2nd San Jose Sharks' all-time leader in Play-Off Points - 115 - 2nd San Jose Sharks' all-time leader in Play-Off Games - 144 - 4th San Jose Sharks' all-time leader in Play-Off Goals - 25 - 6th NHL all-time in career Season Games - 1 714. - 7th NHL all-time in career Season Assists - 1 109. - 12th NHL all-time in career Season Points - 1 539. - 79th NHL all-time in career Season Goals - 430. - 25th NHL all-time in career Play-Off Assists - 102 - 28th NHL all-time in career Play-Off Games - 187 - 41st NHL all-time in career Play-Off Points - 134

Entertainment Guy fan here, can't believe he gets heck for messing up the boards, but you take credit when he does a great job. Let him know I see what he does for you, and I appreciate him!

First saw him a lifetime ago, when he was on the Hounds. He was more man than beard, back then. Hell of a career, Jumbo. Wish you would've gotten your ring.

@maluorno

Жыл бұрын

still a hero in the Soo. :^V

My kids took skating lessons where the Sharks practiced, my daughter is learning snow plow stops, who comes on the ice to help?Joe Thornton and Devin Setoguchi. Joe was all smiles with the kids.

Hope Thornton becomes a coach or something like that and wins the cup in that role. Man deserves to lift it one day.

@Peksisarvinen

Жыл бұрын

@CWS and TKP 66-02 Yes it does. Some players deserve to win it, some don't. Pretty simple stuff.

Thornton is part of the 1,900 club and there are only seven players in that club. Games played in a career (regular season + playoffs): 1. Mark Messier 1,992 2. Patrick Marleau 1,974 3. Jaromir Jagr 1,941 4. Gordie Howe 1,924 5. Chris Chelios 1,917 6. Ron Francis 1,902 7. Joe Thornton 1,901

One of the worst if not the worst Bruins trades in team history.

@BostonFreakFlag

Жыл бұрын

Yes Sir !!!

@SverigeiSverige

Жыл бұрын

No

@bostonwarrior4824

Жыл бұрын

At least they got Marco Sturm, who won the 2010 winter classic for them😅😂😂😂😂 Still bad trade but there’s that lol

@kftc1980

Жыл бұрын

@CWS and TKP 66-02 he wasn’t perfect as a Shark, but they didn’t exactly surround him with the necessary pieces. You had the best setup man of that generation who turned Cheechoo into a 50 goal scorer, and after that they never paired him with a true sniper.

JUMBOOOOOOO! I’m here for this.

@avocadoflight

Жыл бұрын

Brooooodie

The day that trade went down, the Sharks were playing in Dallas. I was at that game and the start was delayed as they really didn’t know who was a member of the sharks and who wasn’t. One of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen in my years watching hockey.

@MrVisde

Жыл бұрын

I was watching it on TV. The Sharks were down 3 players on the bench after warm ups and before the puck dropped. No explanation. Odd vibe…then Randy Hahn during a stoppage broke the news. LFG!!!!!

One of my favorite players of all time. As a life-long Sharks fan, it was incredible to see him play live. Shame we couldn’t win him a cup.

The player that made me fall in love with this sport and the sharks. I live on the east coast and was only able to see him play in person once a season and was able to go to game 1 of the 2016 finals he was so much fun to watch

As a young bruins fan when Thornton got traded away, I was devastated. I remember the first time he came back with San Jose, I begged my dad to go to the game to see him. If I am remembering correctly, he got a game misconduct very early in that game. Was very happy for the success he found in San Jose, but sad he never got a cup.

@jockejocke1

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you're right. At 5:13 in the first period he got a 5-minute checking from behind and a ten minute game misconduct. He only had 2:31 of ice time before being thrown out.

The craziest part about his career is that both 2011 and 2019 SJ made the WCF and if they won he would have faced the Bruins both times

@zanemarte9877

Жыл бұрын

For the Stanley Cup that would've been awesome. I got really upset that he was let down by Florida last year when they got swept by the eventual Cup finalists Tampa Bay Lightning. If only if Toronto had not choked that Round 1 win with 1 minute left in Game 6 that might have been an easy run to the Stanley Cup for Jumbo Joe.

@ethanparker7900

7 ай бұрын

what a coincidence there

Thornton, Nabby, and Owen Nolan are my all-time favorite Sharks. So grateful I got to see him play so many games in San Jose.

Without a doubt Jumbo had the best vision and passing in the era he played. One of my favorite players of all time. I remember towards the end of the Stanley Cup finals he looked like the knight at the end of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade because he was so worn out and drained.

Have been a Sharks fan since 1997, Thornton's the best player in franchise history. Even if the Sharks couldn't get those final 2 wins against that Pens team in 2016, #19 will be retired next year surely.

@zanemarte9877

Жыл бұрын

He has no solid plans yet for retirement. It's not official until he says "I'm done." And he hasn't said those words yet

Joe has been my favorite player for as long as I can remember. As a little Bruins fan I always thought he was so cool and man him being traded was a bummer to say the least. I remember my dad broke the news to me like a relative passed lol. The worst part is they got squat for him. Though it’s a Sharks picture, I still proudly have my autographed photo on my wall.

@SinCitySharksfan702

4 ай бұрын

I’ll buy it from you

Jumbo is similar to Doan and Iginla for me. Great players, better ppl but sadly never got to see them lift the Cup

As a Canucks fan who grew up in the Sedin Era I still think I have to give the title of Best Playmaker to Joe Thornton.

As a Belgian fan, my first imported Sharks jersey was a Thornton one. What a player, assist first profile but he was precious for the team. 2016 was the year for him and Patty but the Pens were better. When you talk about Jumbo, I always see his smile, what a great person.

Magnificent hands, one of my favorite players to watch dish the puck. Had an underrated scoring touch. He may not have won the cup as a player, but I hope he climbs the managerial ranks and lands one as a GM.

I'm bummed he never got his 4 goal game. It would have been an epic ending to an amazing career.

@ethanparker7900

7 ай бұрын

well he was more of a playmaker rather than a goal scorer so 4 goal games shouldn't be expected form him

@rickus7843

7 ай бұрын

@@ethanparker7900 If you don't know the backstory behind Joe Thornton and the quest for 4 goals you got to look it up, it's pretty funny. It's all about some comments he made to a reporter sticking up for a rookie Hertl after he had a four goal game against the Rangers. His last year with the sharks he did manage to get a hat trick and a really close chance, but who knows if he would have really done it.

one of my favorite players. i met him as a kid at a little signing when he first got traded to san jose. still have the signed puck i hope he can get to lift the cup one day while playing a different role in the organization. he's gotta be a hall of famer, right?

@slamdunkgator915

Жыл бұрын

Yes he is absolutely going to be inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame at some point. I also wouldn't be surprised if his number is raised into the rafters of the Shark Tank since I see him as one of the original Sharks along with Patrick Marleau.

@jonmendelson1104

Жыл бұрын

@@slamdunkgator915 Yeah, I see Jumbo as a first ballot hall of famer. Marleau was probably a borderline case for the HoF until he broke the games played record. I could see them waiting until Jumbo's eligible and putting the two of them in together since their careers are so intertwined. As far as Jumbo's number being retired, I'm nearly certain that will happen, probably next season. Then again, they might wait for him to officially retire and he could decide he wants to play in Davos for awhile before officially hanging up the skates (which would also delay his HoF admission).

I always rooted for Joe Thornton, my team being in the east it was pretty easy to do that after the trade to SJ. It would have been nice to see him win the cup, but there is no doubt in my mind that he should be a hall of famer.

Even while steadily following hockey back then, I still often forget he was anything but a Shark. What a career and with no cup I imagine he's eventually HoF bound.

Jumbo is the reason I'm a Sharks and Bruins fan. Have a Sharks jersey from when he was captain. I got the reverse retro pooh bear that I will eventually put his number on. My all-time favorite player.

These are great , keep them coming, do Carrer of kovalchuk next

Amazing player ! Wish he stayed with the B's but he was absolutely taken in with the Sharks .

Amazing how many HOFs and All-Stars play their last season with Florida

@RukaRadebe

Жыл бұрын

The retirement home of the NHL 😂

@Nascarfan1896

Жыл бұрын

St Louis is the equivalent for goalies.

@ScarecrOmega

Жыл бұрын

@@Nascarfan1896 Luongo, Tim Thomas, Belfour, Theodore, etc

@sst6601

Жыл бұрын

@@ScarecrOmega and very minor addition in Brodeur))

he officially retired today thanks for already uploading it

Love Jumbo! Sucks the Sharks couldn’t get him that well deserved Stanley cup. Wish him the best in his future endeavors.

Very impressive numbers during the "clutch & grab / neutral zone trap" era.

One of the best players I ever saw, and he will always be a Shark and a GOAT.

almost a certainty that the next number hanging in the rafters at the shark tank is 19, right next to number 12.

Every Sharks playoff team had flaws, none of them were "just Joe Thornton". Second favorite player after Marleau - well deserved to be in the rafters and a first ballot HoF.

Jumbo is a player I always loved to see play, a classic pass first type of player who made his linemates score better. I hope San Jose has a job for him behind the bench.

@kftc1980

Жыл бұрын

Pass first, and second, and third.

As a kid, I was so happy when my favorite team traded for the face of backyard hockey. He and Marleau will always be my favorite players (honorable mention to Nabokov)

Great job with Jumbo Joe's career analysis. Great passer, scored plenty of points against my beloved Canucks.

I was so lucky to get to watch Joe Thornton all those years in San Jose. He was like a jumbo Wayne Gretzky…insane puck protection and he could put the puck anywhere he wanted. He was a magician.

Also "frustration continues" should be the slogan for my Sharks lol

I'm someone who began admiring Joe in Boston, even when Burns was throttling his playing time, I wasn't the only one to see the rips in the mask. And we were the same people that also saw DEFINATE Bruins management problems and would hardly stick up for them. So, here's a few historical chestnuts: 1) Adam Oates was dealt, partly as a favor to him. There were dark off-ice things that I doubt few but the parties involved know about. 2) The 400 lb Gorilla line was a great idea and a dominant line, but once Mike Knuble moved on, it turned out he was a key catalyst, and the effectiveness with Thornton and Murray dissipated. 3) Joe was a wrecking machine off ice, mostly to local bars and restaurants, some refused to serve him, some did but were not thrilled about it. 4) I'm pretty sure it was a New Jersey match I was at right before the trade, but I do recall him appearing to quit playing during the game, not even attempting to take the puck during a face off. 5) Agree the 2011 hypothesis is not exactly sound, but I do firmly believe the trade accelerated Bergeron on his path as one the Greatest Bruins in history, Also, the on-ice leadership took a HUGE jump and the locker room lawyer cliques were not allowed to gain a foothold. To Joe's credit, he did seem to mature significantly in San Jose and I never held his success against him. But me and others didn't particularly miss him, either.

@kftc1980

Жыл бұрын

Fair. I kind of think the same thing may happen with Eichel, getting straightened out in a new environment.

Ngl id pay to see you talk about Bruins management from the late 90s and early 00s

A career so legendary this video was worth a second look

9:00 If I'm remembering timing correctly that series between the Sharks and Canucks Jumbo needed help getting his jersey on because he was playing with a separated shoulder.

@Iwant0ut

Жыл бұрын

Yeah i rmember hearing that too. I believe it was from hit from raffi Torres in game 1

@ianhall6614

Жыл бұрын

Jumbo has played multiple full series with injuries that would have sidelined many others. One of the last playoff pushes with SJ he was playing with a completely blown out knee.

When I 1st got into hockey I had thought after Detriots dynasty Joe Thornton would lead the Sharks to a dynasty. It’s tough they got close but not even one championship

He also won the Spengler Cup (2004) and the Swiss ice hockey championship (2005) with HC Davos.

@m.a.6478

Жыл бұрын

And also MVP in the NLA that season, in a league which was stacked with lockout players.

Here a year later as a Joe Thornton life-long fan to point out in the first few minutes that THAT KITTY DUNNO HOW TO SLEEP RIGHT. JUST LAY DOWN, WHYU SLEEPLIN ON YO FOREHEAD LIKE THAT LIL BUDDY? PUT YOUR TUKIS DOWN! Lil buddy is being a very silly goose.

One of my favorite players of all time. Hope he gets that cup in a management role.

Jumbo and Patty, two Sharks mainstays that I hope find their way back into the organization just like Nabby, Ricci and Grier

THANKS!!!

No idea how/why Jumbo was left off the NHL's 100 greatest players list. I guess they just looked at number of Cup rings and decided Jonathan Toews and Jacques Lemaire >>> Thornton :/

@kataangsucks

Жыл бұрын

Toews is so overrated

It's been a blast playing "spot the beard" this season at Sharks and Barracuda games. I'm so happy that it seems he's elected to come back to the Bay to work with the front office here.

Very sad he never won a cup with the sharks but he’s a class act

Cinderella story, Boston signs him for the postseason as a 23rd roster spot. Bruins win the Cup with Jumbo playing 1 playoff game lol.... Not happening, but wish that man Won a Cup. Thanks for the memories Jumbo!

What always will stick out with me with Jumbo Joe is that he seemed to be two different players, and two different people, between Boston and San Jose. In Boston his goal/assist ratio was more balanced but he was much more physical and a snarly. It seemed the moment he went to San Jose he became an excellent perimeter playmaker but also got the, as Tom Larschied called him, the "loveable lug" personality he kept the rest of his career where he was the big, chill nice guy mentor on a team.

@angushiltz4880

Жыл бұрын

I think the trade really matured him. He had, shall we say, not the best relationship with bars and othe establishments around Boston. I still think it was a big mistake to trade him but maybe he wouldn't have become the player and person he is. Fans all around New England hated Sinden and O'Connell and the way they treated players.

@MrVisde

Жыл бұрын

I think he felt pressure to play that power forward role in Boston because of his size. He was allowed to play his game in San Jose.

One of the greatest playmakers the game has ever seen

JUMBOOOOO!

It’s a shame he never got that cup with the sharks.

I remember the year in the finals against Pittsburgh. The sharks were facing elimination but managed to win, I remember seeing a close up of the Thornton on the bench and even tho the sharks had one, he looked so defeated almost as though he knew they had only delayed the inevitable

@chrismdb5686

Жыл бұрын

Their team was great that year but they had drained the tank on their run to the finals. Nothing was left once they got to face Pittsburgh.

I'd argue that Thornton was a better playmaker then sedin. As good a shenrik was he always had Daniel o his line where Thornton played with o many differnt line mates over his career. Many of those line mates who's point totals plummeted off a cliff after being separated from him like cheechoo and more recently kevin Labanc.

The legend of jumbo joe and the golf cart

Fun Fact: Joe Thornton was the last active big 4 sport athlete to play in the 1990s

@SverigeiSverige

Жыл бұрын

Zdeno Chara

@KevynKing

Жыл бұрын

​@@SverigeiSverige It's still Thornton. Both shared the same final season but Jumbo played that single playoff game for the Panthers. Chara was on the Islanders who didn't qualify last year. So his last professional game was after Chara's.

@angushiltz4880

Жыл бұрын

Jaromir Jagr is still playing professional hockey.

@KevynKing

Жыл бұрын

@@angushiltz4880 I think by big 4 they meant NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL. But yeah, Jagr is still playing professional hockey.

@angushiltz4880

Жыл бұрын

@@KevynKing well technically they both shared it because they were both active until their contracts were up and free agency started. Chara's and Thornton's contracts both ended at the same time so they were both active at the same time. And I don't consider that 1 day contract as being active.

Dont forget he won swiss championship together with hagman and nash in davos in the lockout year. Ever wonder why some teams didnt want to get them together

Joe Thorton announced his retirement on social media. He is 44 years old.

Pat Quinn was with Toronto. I recall the shock on Pat's face when he hears of this trade...

Kinda gave him a hard time for never getting the CUP. But man now do we miss him . San Jose

Besides Patty my favorite player

Jumbo is a class act. He's at all the SJ Barracuda games and around the rink still, always talking to fans and willing to take photos. One of the nicest guys along with one of the best passers and one of the best players the Sharks ever had.

sharks video woooooo

Unfortunate that Torts called it

Yes Jumbo time

He’s probably one of the best players ever to never win a cup

Good lord I love those black shoulder jerseys 😍

@ianhall6614

Жыл бұрын

So much better than their current jerseys.

@Tech_-on1ou

Жыл бұрын

@Ian Hall the current jerseys are nice tho. Brought back the waist stripes, the wave pattern inside the stripes, the fin logo on the shoulders. They're solid. It's the ones before that sucked

@ianhall6614

Жыл бұрын

@@Tech_-on1ou I guess I should clarify that my problem is more with the socks, pants, jersey, gloves and helmets all being the same color. If they kept the pants, gloves and helmets black I would have no problem with them. Also I don't know if it's the TV I watch it on but the teal looks like a different shade than the previous two renditions.

@Tech_-on1ou

Жыл бұрын

@Ian Hall agreed, I like the contrast with the black as well. Gives more pop. Just like the shoulder pad jerseys. But the new jerseys on their own are lit.

@bunnymcfoo8650

Жыл бұрын

@@ianhall6614 Gotta say, they look sick in person though

Joe has literally been playing since the day I was born December 26th of 97.

Up there with Iginla and Dionne as best players who never won it

So how. About a career video of PJ Axelsson?

Father time was all time!

NINETEEN!

Kind of a jerk on the ice, but you've gotta respect how great a player he was, especially at passing.

Perhaps he could play with Jagr

awesome. now do Mike Richards.

Jumbo is officially retired today, October 28, 2023. Congrats, Jumbo!

I got his autograph as a junior but I lost it.

That Sharks jersey

Jumbo Joe's first figjt was against Dave Scatchard from the nucks

“One of the better players in this league to never win anything” -Torts

JUMBO JAH

His NHL career was longer than American war in Afghanistan. by years.

The thing that pisses me off about Thornton, he used to step over the centre line when talking with refs while playing the Canucks. I felt it was his form of intimidation/disrespect towards Henrik.

As a Sharks fan that got to live in the Bay Area for his entire career, I am glad Boston didnt shop him

He and Chara were the last athletes from the 4 core sports to play in the 90s, right?

25 years is quite a career. Too bad he never got a cup though

It is November 2023 and he has officially retired.

He needed to be paired with a true sniper in their prime, but it never happened. He did the best he could with less than ideal linemates. The worst thing I would say about him was that he would often refuse to shoot to the point of absurdity.

@MrVisde

Жыл бұрын

He had Pavelski, Heatly, Burns, Marleau… he even made Jonathan Cheechoo the Rocket Richard winner 😂

@kftc1980

Жыл бұрын

@@MrVisde Heatley was past his prime when he joined the Sharks, and wasn’t there for long. Marleau has never been a sniper. Pavelski tips pucks in front of the net better than anyone, but has never been a sniper. And Cheechoo, he was a hard working third liner who had one great season, followed by one good season, mostly thanks to Joe. I didn’t say he had no help, they had good teams, he was just a setup man with less than ideal trigger men.

@MrVisde

Жыл бұрын

@@kftc1980 yeah, I know what you mean…would’ve been fun to have Selanne and Thornton overlap with the Sharks. Still, Marleau sniped (566 goals, #23 all-time).