Tonight is the night for former San Jose Shark, Joe Thornton.
Thornton has officially been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Tonight, the Toronto Maple Leafs hosted the Carolina Hurricanes in the Hall of Fame game, which had a special ceremony for the inductees before the game.
For Thornton, he got to be inducted as a member of the Sharks, but is being honoured in Toronto, just a two hour drive from his hometown of St. Thomas.
Over his career, he played in 1,714 games and scored 430 goals, 1,109 assists for 1,539 points. He started his career with the Boston Bruins and spent eight seasons there. After that, he was traded to the Sharks, where he spent 15 seasons and became arugbly the greatest Shark of all time.
After his time with San Jose came to an end, he signed with his boyhood Maple Leafs and played a season there. His last season in the NHL came during the 2021-22 season, where he suited up for the Florida Panthers.
He officially retired in October 2023 and now can find his name in the Hockey Hall of Fame alongside other NHL greats.
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