St. Thomas NHL Legend Joe Thornton has signed a 1 year contract with the San Jose Sharks. The contract is reportedly worth $2 million. This will be Thornton’s 15th season with the Sharks and 22nd of his career. The 40 year-old has played in 1,566 games, registering 413 goals, 1,065 assists for 1,478 total points.
Thornton’s 1,065 assists has him 8th on the league’s all-time list. Thornton is 14 assists away from Adam Oates for 7th (1,079) and 70 away from Paul Coffey for 6th (1,135).
Outside of assists Thornton is also 14th on the league’s all-time points list. Thornton is 53 points behind Coffey for 13th.
