"A teary-eyed Joe Thornton thanked his family, his former teammates, and the NHL organizations he played for, including the Sharks, as he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night in Toronto. Thornton was part of an esteemed Class of 2025, which included former NHL stars Zdeno Chara, Duncan Keith, and Alexander Mogilny, and women's hockey greats Brianna Decker and Jennifer Botterill in the Player Category, and coaches Jack Parker and Daniele Sauvageau in the Builder Category."
"Thornton and Keith helped Canada win the gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and Parker, the former longtime coach at Boston University, was a mentor to several former Sharks players and to ex-Sharks coach David Quinn. Thornton said after he won Olympic gold, he saw a naked woman on a motorcycle waving a maple leaf flag and said, I looked at my pregnant (Swiss) wife (Tabea) and said, I'm so proud to be Canadian.'"
"Nicknamed Jumbo,' a nod to Jumbo the elephant, who, as part of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, died in a train accident in 1885 in his hometown of St. Thomas, Thornton won the Hart Trophy and led the NHL in scoring in 2005-06, and his 1,539 points rank him 14th all-time. Thornton was drafted No. 1 overall by Boston in 1997 and played eight seasons with the Bruins."
Joe Thornton received induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto and thanked his family, former teammates, and the NHL organizations he played for, including the Sharks. He joined the Class of 2025 alongside Zdeno Chara, Duncan Keith, Alexander Mogilny, Brianna Decker, Jennifer Botterill, Jack Parker, and Daniele Sauvageau. Thornton and Duncan Keith won Olympic gold for Canada in 2010. Thornton recalled a vivid moment after the gold-medal win and expressed pride in Canada. Former teammates and Sharks personnel attended the ceremony. Thornton won the Hart Trophy in 2005-06, led the NHL in scoring that season, and finished with 1,539 career points, ranking 14th all-time.
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