San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton speaks to the media after their 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues in of Game 6 of the NHL Western Conference finals on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at SAP Center in ...

Former San Jose Sharks’ Joe Thornton speaks during the announcement of Joe Thornton Day in San Jose at the Janet Gray Hayes Rotunda in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024.

San Jose Sharks hockey great Joe Thornton watches his number being raised to the rafters with his family during a ceremony retiring his No. 19 jersey on Saturday at SAP Center in San Jose.

SAN JOSE – A teary-eyed Joe Thornton was surrounded by his family on Saturday afternoon as he reached San Jose Sharks immortality with his No. 19 deservedly raised to the rafters at SAP Center.

San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton speaks to the media after their 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues in of Game 6 of the NHL Western Conference finals on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at SAP Center in ...

Joe Thornton, left, poses for a photo with Macklin Celebrini after being selected by the the San Jose Sharks with the first overall pick during the first round of the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft at ...

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 15: Florida Panthers’ Joe Thornton (19) heads to the ice for warmups before their game against the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on ...

From Thornton’s first game with San Jose on Dec. 2, 2005, to his last on March 11, 2020, the Sharks had the NHL’s best record (659-376-125) and points percentage (.622).

SAN JOSE — Joe Thornton will be back with the Sharks for what will be his 22nd NHL season. Thornton and the Sharks have come to terms on one-year deal worth $2 million, a source confirmed, as ...

SAN JOSE, CA – May 8: San Jose Sharks’ Joe Thornton (19) controls the puck in front of Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31) in the second period of Game 7 of an NHL hockey ...

San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton speaks with the news media from the team's practice facility at Solar4America Ice in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, May 23, 2019. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) ...

Joe Thornton, formerly with the Boston Bruins, adjusts a San Jose Sharks jersey during a news conference in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Dec 1, 2005.