Joe Thornton has officially announced his retirement from the NHL following a 24-year career as one of the game's top playmakers.
SAN JOSE -- The 44-year-old Thornton hadn't played since the 2021-22 season with Florida but hadn't made an official declaration about his plans until releasing a video on Saturday through the San Jose Sharks.'Judging how many people keep asking me, I guess I have to tell you, I'm officially retiring from the NHL,' Thornton said. 'I thought you guys would figure it out sooner, but you kept asking so here I am retiring.
He was a four-time All-Star, an Olympic gold medalist for Canada in 2010 and won the Hart Trophy as MVP and Art Ross Trophy as scoring leader in 2005-06 after getting traded early that season from Boston to San Jose.Thornton ranks seventh all-time in assists, 12th in points with 1,539 and sixth in games played.About the only thing Thornton didn't accomplish was winning a Stanley Cup, losing in his only trip to the final round in 2016 with the Sharks against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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