Joe Thornton (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images)
Joe Thornton, the Toronto Maple Leafs most recent free-agent signing,f has been in the NHL since 1997
If you play a sport professionally for a long time, you ought to break some records and have some interesting facts surrounding your career. As recently signed Toronto Maple Leafs player Joe Thornton as been in the NHL since the 1997-98 season, there are some interesting facts that can be taken away from Joe’s 22 year career.
Before we get into the facts, let’s quickly take a look at Jumbo Joe’s prestigious career that could result him being enshrined with a plaque in the Hockey Hall-Of-Fame just minutes away from the Scotiabank Arena.