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By rss@youtube.com (trueblue55) San Jose Sharks @ Boston Bruins, February 10, 2009. Joe Thornton goes back to Boston for a clash of the 1st seed teams. Author: trueblue55 Keywords: boston bruins san jose sharks milan lucic joe thornton Added: February 11, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (hehrich) face off clip with Joe Thornton and Ryane Clowe Author: hehrich Keywords: San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton NHL Teal and White Game Added: September 29, 2008

5 min - 2008-09-04 Sharks take Game 1 5-4 after a clutch goal in doubdle OT from Pat Rissmiller - NHL - San Jose Sharks - Ryane Clowe - Shea Weber - Peter Forsberg - Mike Grier - Jordin Tootoo - Patrick RIssmiller - Joe Thornton

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Ryane Clowe goes after Shawn Thornton for hitting his team mate hard but the younger Thornton manages to hold his own. This clip also includes awesome footage at the very end of Shawn Thornton just wailing on Mark Bell during the previous Ducks-Sharks game. - NHL - Anaheim Mighty Ducks - Shaw...

By rss@youtube.com (NHLVideo) Check out the latest Stanley Cup promo featuring Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks. Author: NHLVideo Keywords: NHL hockey sports stanleycup thornton sharks Added: April 9, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (pj48) Ryane Clowe and Shawn Thornton drop the gloves during an April 4th, 2007 game between the San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks. Clowe later scored the game winning goal in the overtime shootout to help San Jose to a 3-2 win. Keywords: san jose sharks anaheim ducks ryane clowe shawn thornton hock...

By rss@youtube.com (TeachMeCheech) Joe Thornton segment shown during intermission. Author: TeachMeCheech Keywords: Joe Thornton San Jose Sharks Added: March 7, 2007

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By Jason Figueiredo-Dumpit The vicious Thornton/Heatley line backed by the true grit Pavelski/Marleau line rivals the best top pairings in the NHL.  Pavelski also makes the Sharks power play a two headed monster that even the strongest goalies will have their hands full with. 

By San Jose Sharks Staff The San Jose Sharks success to start 2009-10 shouldn’t come as a surprise. They’ve got the big horses in Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, Dany Heatley, Dan Boyle, Rob Blake, Evgeni Nabokov and others carrying their weight. However, t...

By Andy Bensch So why are the Sharks on such a roll? Imagine if the Sharks still had Milan Michalek and Cheechoo instead of Heatley. Marleau-Thornton-Clowe Michalek-Malhotra-Cheechoo Heatley-Thornton-Clowe/Vesce Clowe/Marleau-Malhotra/Marleau-Ferriero

By Nick Burger This company includes Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. When Mitchell returns, the Sharks will be gaining a speedy center that head coach Todd McLellan said might be moved to the wing before the season started.

By Mark Ritter In what just might be a prelude to the Stanley Cup Finals, the Philadelphia Flyers will play host to the San Jose Sharks tonight. Clearly, down the middle, tonight's game should be a beauty. The Sharks' combination of Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau versus the Flyers' Mike Richards and Jef...

By Gann Matsuda Kopitar’s early scoring tear has him ranked ahead of the likes of Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin (nine goals, eight assists for seventeen points) and San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton (three goals, thirteen assists for sixteen points).

By By GEORGE HENRY, Associated Press Writer Patrick Marleau had two goals and an assist to help the San Jose Sharks beat Atlanta 4-3 on Saturday night, the Thrashers' third straight loss. Former Atlanta star Dany Heatley and Joe Thornton also scored for the Sharks, who have won three of four. Thrashers...

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By Andy Bensch But in order for that to happen, head coach Todd McLellan needs to stop messing around with his power-play and put out his best weapons. With Boyle and Vlasic at the point, the top power-play unit ought to be the following five: Heatley, Thornton, Setoguchi, Boyle, Vlasic.

By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) JOE PAVELSKI DETECTIVE COMMERCIAL, NOT AN EPISODE OF LAW & ORDER Following in the footsteps of Joe Thornton and his friend Slappy, the Sharks recently unveiled this new Joe Pavelski commercial in the Bay Area. The simple premise: officer Pavelski is a bad detective, but a good hockey...

By Anthony Emerson Kobasew was acquired by the Bruins with Andrew Ference from the Calgary Flames for Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau, two-thirds of the three-player package the Bruins got from the San Jose Sharks in the Joe Thornton trade, which happened a few years ago, on Nov. 31, 2005.

Joe Thornton had a power-play goal and two assists to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday night. San Jose's Evgeni Nabokov made 31 saves in his 500th NHL game and Ryan Vesce's first NHL goal broke a 1-all tie as the...

By Andy Bensch Scott Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo, Nils Ekman, Mark Smith, Milan Michalek, Ryane Clowe, and even Patrick Marleau have all spent time alongside Sharks center Joe Thornton.  Did Jonathan Cheechoo score 56 goals on line with Thornton? Yes. Milan Michalek/Jonathan Cheechoo:

By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) The Sharks seemed bent on erasing every lingering memory of the six-game exit that spoiled their record-breaking regular season, getting goals from big guns Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton and Devin Setoguchi in a 4-1 rout that wrecked the Ducks' season opener at Honda Center.

The Sharks had little trouble getting on track against the Ducks this time. With Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton each scoring first-period goals, Dany Heatley adding two assists and Evgeni Nabokov making 24 saves, the Sharks quickly spoiled the Ducks'...

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Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton each scored first period goals, Dany Heatley added two assists and Evgeni Nabokov stopped 24 shots as the Sharks quickly spoiled the Ducks season opener with a dominating 4-1 victory on Saturday.

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The Sharks announced that defenseman Rob Blake will be the team's captain, with Joe Thornton and Dan Boyle as the alternates. San Jose opens its season tonight at Colorado. Big deal for Ward: The Hurricanes signed goaltender Cam Ward, 25, to a $37.8 million...

By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) The San Jose Sharks named defenseman Rob Blake as the 10th captain in franchise history Wednesday afternoon. Blake joins past captains Doug Wilson (91–93), Bob Errery (93-95), Jeff Odgers (95-96), Todd Gill (96-98), Owen Nolan (98-03), Ricci-Damphousse-McCauley (03-04) and Patric...

By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) Heatley-Thornton-Setoguchi Marleau-Pavelski-Clowe McGinn-Malhotra-Ferriero (Mitchell) McLaren-Shelley-Nichol-Staubitz-Ortmeyer Nabokov-Greiss Update2] Preview: Introducing the 2009-10 San Jose Sharks! - Yahoo.com's Puck Daddy.

By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) San Jose Sharks prospect Benn Ferriero, who won an NCAA title in 2008 with Boston College, opened the scoring 1:54 into the second period with assists by Joe Thornton and Devin Setoguchi. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound right wing was skating on the top line in Dany Heatley's absence. Ferriero is...

By jon@sharkspage.com (PJ Swenson) T Marleau - miss (hit post) W Thornton - miss (wide) T Pavelski - goal (Pavelski move) W Boyle - miss (deke to forehand) T Clowe - goal (backhand gloveside) W Setoguchi - miss (over) T Staubitz - goal W Shelley - goal (hesitation) T Petrecki - goal (stick fake) W Nichol - goal (snap shot)

By jon@sharkspage.com (PJ Swenson) In a chat with Mercury News beat writer David Pollak after a Monday practice, head coach Todd McLellan said Heatley would most likely play on the top line Joe Thornton and Devin Setoguchi. With 68 power play goals over the last 4 seasons, expect Heatley to become a fixture on the first power p...

By jon@sharkspage.com (PJ Swenson) 9 MICHALEK, #19 THORNTON, #59 STAUBITZ AT TUESDAY PRACTICE IN SJ SAN JOSE SHARKS DEFENSEMAN #40 KENT HUSKINS SAN JOSE SHARKS CENTER #21 SCOTT NICHOL SAN JOSE SHARKS DEFENIVE PROSPECT #60 JASON DEMERS Sharks ouster fine by (Ron) Wilson - Steve Simmons for the Toronto Sun.

By jon@sharkspage.com (PJ Swenson) A knee injury limited him severely against Anaheim, but the troubling playoff history dating back several years almost demands that a change be made. Veteran defenseman Dan Boyle and Rob Blake, and forwards Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau could be options for captain in 2...

By Jess(noreply@blogger.com) Basically, the Sharks drastically improved their top 2 lines, with Heatley, a pure shooter, playing with Joe Thornton, a pure passer, full time. Marleau can roll on the second line, not too shabby. GO SHARKS (HOCKEY IS BACK and so is the blog) Jess

Thornton's staying put Jumbo Joe Thornton isn't getting traded in San Jose but the two Sharks forwards most likely on the block are captain Patrick Marleau and winger Milan Michalek, who seldom get much done in the playoffs. Laich the Caps' No. ... Rumour mill goes Wild Edmonton Journal

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Thursday's State of The Sharks is an opportunity for fans to hear from the horses' mouth what went wrong two weeks ago. Doug Wilson, Todd McLellan, Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle, Joe Pavelski, and Patrick Marleau will all be in attendance. ...

Without a standout performance by Nabby in one of the final two games, the Sharks likely won't be able to move on. * Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau both stepped up in Game 5 with their best work this postseason. Thornton was in on all three Sharks' ...

By Andy Bensch No. 1: Christmas 2005, I got a Joe Thornton Jersey. Let's begin with why Joe Thornton should no longer be a San Jose Shark. Despite that, I have come to the conclusion that Nabokov is not the goaltender to lead the Sharks to their first ever Stanley Cup.

Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau need to take this team on their backs..Especially Thornton who has one of the very worst playoff reputations..Why do you think the Bruins got rid of him..They didn't want to pay big money for a guy who hasn't been a ...

Sharks G Evgeni Nabokov -- Made a handful of huge saves after letting one squeak past him. 2. Sharks C Joe Thornton -- Set up both goals and was brilliant with the puck. 3. Flames Miikka Kiprusoff -- Kept it close and made an amazing save on RW ...

By Greg Wyshynski • Your Western Conference All-Star Team reserves: Nicklas Lidstrom, Sheldon Souray, Dan Boyle and Shea Weber on defense; Jarome Iginla, Milan Hejduk, Rick Nash, Mike Modano, Pavel Datsyuk, Dustin Brown, Shane Doan, Keith Tkachuk and Joe Thornton up front; Roberto Luongo and Niklas B...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames (10 p.m. EST; TV: CSBA, RSW). The Sharks are on a 7-1-4 streak, which is what qualifies as a slump for them. Could the Sharks send five players to the all-star game in Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle, Evgeni Nabokov, Patrick Marleau and Rob Blake ... and yet have non...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames (10 p.m. EST; TV: CSBA, RSW). The Sharks are on a 7-1-4 streak, which is what qualifies as a slump for them. Could the Sharks send five players to the all-star game in Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle, Evgeni Nabokov, Patrick Marleau and Rob Blake ... and yet have non...

By Greg Wyshynski SWENSON (SJ): Marleau-Thornton-Hossa-Lidstrom-Boyle-Nabokov is my starting six. First Wing- Patrick Marleau; Second Wing- Marian Hossa; First Defenseman- Nicklas Lidstrom; Second Defenseman- Marc-Edouard Vlasic; Goaltender- Evgeni Nabokov.

By Greg Wyshynski Percentage of those 102 points scored by Joe Thornton (25), Patrick Marleau (22) and Devin Setoguchi (21) on home ice. All three players rank in the top 10 in the NHL in home-ice scoring. The Sharks' face-off percentage this season, up from 51.2 last year. San Jose is third in the NHL right now in...

By chuqui Behind a brilliant four-point first period from Joe Thornton, San Jose exploded to a 4-0 lead on the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, defeated their old coach, and most importantly, posted their 43rd point in 25 games, tying the 1943-44 Montreal Canadiens for the best start in NHL history. T...

By Matt Romig On the third anniversary of his first game in teal, Thornton welcomed old coach Ron Wilson back to San Jose with four points in the first period of a 5-2 cakewalk over Toronto. It was Thornton's third four-point game as a Shark and the early blitz allowed San Jose to tie the league record for mo...

By Matt Romig Ever the humble superstar, Thornton celebrated his overtime game-winner Wednesday by wishing departing San Jose fans a happy Thanksgiving during a post-game, on-ice interview. An aggressive forecheck from Thornton and Ryane Clowe forced a Chicago turnover that resulted in Jumbo Jo...

By chuqui The Sharks do something in the later parts of games I find interesting; rather than not sit the Thornton line and risk a team getting feisty with them, they put Jody Shelley on the line, so you end up skating Thornton/Setoguchi/Shelley. And that seems to keep anything untoward from happeni...

By Jen 7:24: And the Sharks are taking a penalty!  WOO!! 20:00: Sharks have 13 seconds left on their PP, and the Stars managed to kill it off. 7:56: Sharks finally get posession and Thornton takes a penalty.  And Grossman is bleeding on the bench. 5:56: Damn the Sharks got good on their PK.  Boo.

By Greg Wyshynski • On the heels of the San Jose Sharks fans' campaign for Devin Setoguchi, the Boston Bruins and their fans have decided to support a write-in effort for ballot-snubbed goalie Tim Thomas. Bruins winger Shawn Thornton thinks Thomas himself should campaign; but the folks at Hub Hockey appea...

By Greg Wyshynski 3. Shawn Thornton, Boston Bruins (Two-year fight record: 12-4-8, 2007-08 pay: $500,000) 9. George Parros, Anaheim Ducks (Two-year fight record: 14-19-8, 2007-08 pay: $525,000) 14. Jody Shelley, San Jose Sharks (Two-year fight record: 7-11-8, 2007-08 pay: $650,000)

By jon@sharkspage.com (PJ Swenson) The San Jose Sharks vs Pittsburgh Penguins contest on Tuesday night was expected by many to be a heavyweight affair full of offensive fireworks. 2005-06 Art Ross winning Joe Thornton (29 goals, 96 assists) vs 2006-07 Art Ross winning Sidney Crosby (36 goals, 84 assists). Calder Memorial T...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: San Jose Sharks at Florida Panthers (7:30 p.m. EDT; TV: CSBA, FSFL). Some injury worries for the Sharks about Joe Thornton, but the big guy should be in action tonight against the Panthers. Thomas Vokoun should be in goal for Florida.

By chuqui Picking up pieces and an update on Michalek - The San Jose Mercury News Sharks Hockey Blog -: Thornton Marleau Pavelski Mitchell Grier Clowe Setoguchi Jeremy Roenick Craig Rivet Rob Blake-Dan Boyle Vlasic-Rivet Murray-lukowich (rumored coming from tampa)

By PJ Swenson Q] You wrote recently about center Joe Thornton, and the Sharks come-from-behind win against Calgary in Game 4. What are your thoughts on some of the postseason criticism Thornton receives from the press? Q] Evgeni Nabokov or Martin Brodeur for the Vezina trophy? Who would have your vote...

San Jose is next. The rough and tumble Sharks. Think Anaheim with more skill. Ryan Clowe, Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Jonathan Cheechoo, Patrick Marleau, Evgeni Nabokov… great players all. They will be ready. They are psyched. The Shark Tank will be jumping. GO AVS!!! BEAT DETROIT!!!*

By Jess Ryane Clowe continued his hot streak, netting his 4th of the playoffs, Patrick Marleau played like a captain and a leader for the fourth consecutive game, and Joe Thornton stuck a foot in the mouths of many hockey analysts, professional and self-proclaimed. GO SHARKS (14) Jess

Sharks defenseman Brian Campbell fell on the play, and Modano had nothing but open ice in front of him. Thornton credited linemate Jeremy Roenick with a back check that forced Modano to change his path, but Modano still got off two shots.

By PJ Swenson Earlier today Joe was named as the Third Star for last week after tallying seven points in four Sharks victories. Winner of the Art Ross and Hart Trophies in 2006, Joe leads San Jose and is tied for third in overall NHL scoring with 81 points on 19 goals and 62 assists. The 62 assists tie him for th...

By Stevens8204 Brian Campbell (D) -- San Jose Sharks Being a quarterback on this dangerous of a power play again has to help out the fantasy numbers of a gifted defenseman. Passing to the likes of Cheechoo and Thornton will be enough of an impact for ...

By Jess It's been said already, but here it is again. Jonathan Cheechoo has returned. A couple of milestones to mention, Joe Thornton hit assist number 500, Ron Wilson got coaching win 500, and Jeremy Roenick suited up for career game 1300. Congrats boys. GO SHARKS (Put out the Flames) Jess

By PJ Swenson Milan Michalek, Steve Bernier, Joe Thornton, Christian Ehrhoff, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, and Evgeni Nabokov comprise the starting lineup for San Jose. Henrik Zetterberg, Tomas Holmstrom, Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidstrom, and Brian Rafalski will start for Detroit. Alexei Semenov, Marc...

By Jess The highlights of the weekend in Sharks hockey were none other than Alexei Semenov recording his first Sharks goal in his first Sharks game, Ryane Clowe delivering a punishing body check... on Mike Grier, Dmitri Patzold stopping 8 of 9 shots in Motown, and Joe Thornton got another one. That's...

By Jess J.S. Aubin was deservedly the first star of the night, stopping 45 shots last nigt against a Sharks club that, for much of the game, looked like they just didn't want to be there. Patrick Marleau scored a goal in the 1st that was the Sharks only lead of the night, and Joe Thornton added a garbage ti...

First Star: Patrick Marleau | Second Star: Jonathan Cheechoo | Third Star: Jimmy Carson San Jose* 4-3 Vancouver Jonathan Cheechoo - 18 G | 21 A | 39 P | 2 GW | 1 OT Patrick Marleau - 14 G | 15 A | 29 P | 4 GW | 1 OT Tom Preissing - 1 G | 16 A | 17 P Nils Ekman - 7 G | 9 A | 16 P Joe Thornton - 7 G | 8 A | 15 P | 1 GW

By Jess For those of you new to the Sharks, on November 30, 2005, the Boston Bruins traded Thornton to the Sharks for Wayne Primeau, Brad Stuart, and Marco Sturm. Famously, Doug Wilson was quoted as saying that he called up then Bruins GM Mike O'Connell asking for Sergei Samsonov, when a deal for Tho...

Two more powerplay goals by Joe Thornton opened up the scoring for San Jose on Friday night at home against the Colorado Avalanche. Looking to come back after a horriblely embarrassing 6-2 loss at the beginning of the season. They hit a roadblock as Milan Hedjuk would score the 3rd shorthand...

By Jess A Joe Thornton slapper and a Craig Rivet power play goal were the tallies for the Teal on a night that saw the Sharks lose their third game to their SoCal rivals this month, and 5th home loss in November. Evgeni Nabokov (which, in Kazakh, means "the one and only stopper of pucks") stood between...

Michalek closing in on long-term contract   USA - He ended the season on the Sharks' top scoring line with Joe Thornton and Jonathan Cheechoo. Taken sixth overall in the 2003 draft, Michalek will earn ...

By chuqui Former Sharks right wing Bill Guerin agreed to a two-year deal with the New York Islanders on Thursday, signing with his fourth team in the last two-plus seasons. So far, I like the Sharks moves (extend Thornton, trade Toskala, re-sign Rivet), and I REALLY like their non-moves.

By chuqui well, we're a couple of days into free agency, and the Sharks have... well -- actually, they did a huge thing. they extended Joe Thornton, and for reasonable money (for a guy like thornton). That's more important than most free agency signings in my mind.

By chuqui The Sharks were also upset that Radulov left his feet to deliver the hit. Bernier crumpled to the ice and remained face down for a few minutes. A stretcher was wheeled on to the ice, but Joe Thornton and Marcel Goc ended up helping Bernier off the ice. X-rays were taken of his head and neck.

By chuqui Joe Thornton is now part of a trio that is as elite as you can be in. Thornton posted his 90th assist for the second consecutive season. Only hall of famers Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux can claim that mark in the long history of the NHL. Boston: thank you VERY much for coming to the decision that...

By Paul from the Contra Costa Times, Sharks coach Ron Wilson said he doesn’t know a lot ... Who knows definitively whether the Sharks made a good, bad or middling ... Doug “The-man-who-traded-for-Joe-Thornton” Wilson’s track record. continued.

Jonathan Cheechoo scored a pair of power play goals less than a minute apart in the second period to lead the surging San Jose Sharks over the Phoenix Coyotes, 3-2, at Glendale Arena. Joe Thornton added a pair of assists for the Sharks, who have won five in a row and now sit in sixth place in the W...