Here we go, Thornton said of cheers inside the glitzy building before a capacity crowd of 17,500. With the first overall selection in the 2024 NHL Draft, the San Jose Sharks are very proud to select, from Boston University, Macklin Celebrini.
Thornton played 15 seasons with the Sharks from 2005 to 2020 and is second on the team's all-time list with 1,055 points behind only Patrick Marleau (1,111). Thornton is also third on San Jose's games played list with 1,104 and is eligible for election to the Hockey Hall of Fame next year.
It's really important just to connect our young guys to the past, Grier said. We don't have too many guys left on the team that were there when we were on top of things and challenging for the Stanley Cup. So we're fortunate to have Jumbo and Patty (Marleau) around a lot, and I think it's pretty neat to have that connection with our young players.
Thornton was the Boston Bruins' No. 1 overall pick in 1997 at the old Igloo in Pittsburgh. So it was a bit of destiny that the Sharks held the first overall selection in 2024.
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