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...
fans great hope sports
I think Boston's a great sports city, and I think the fans are great here. We said 'We're sorry' so many times -- we just hope the fans will come back, and I think they will.
bear close door game good great learn minutes played seems start until
I thought we played 55 minutes of great hockey. We've got to learn to close the door when we get a chance. We say it, it seems like every game now. Until we start learning, we really need to bear down. It just wasn't good enough tonight.
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.
both great guys matter talked team
I talked to them, they want to be back here. We need both those players. Those guys are going to get signed. It's just a matter of time. If those guys get signed, we'll have a great team this year.
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.
likes pass
It pretty much comes down to I like to pass and he likes to score.
highlight special
That's a highlight reel goal. He's a special player.
example good played team
The team played great, and we had so many good chances. It was a really good example of where this team can be.
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.
frustrates stick wait
It frustrates the other team. You just stick with it and wait for your chances.
field good guys lined
He's a good leader. He's a real good field general, getting the guys lined up.
clicking fought good minute power ran time
Our power play was clicking pretty good there, and unfortunately we couldn't get another minute there on the clock. We competed, fought back, but time just ran out.
excited grow playing stud watching
He's going to be an All-Star in this league. I'm excited to keep watching him grow and keep playing like a stud out there.
speed
I think we have more speed than them.