Joe Thornton- 1997 NHL Draft

[StevenChristianson93]

It would of made sense for Boston to pick Patrick Marleau... or Roberto Luongo :P, just cause Jumbo Joe did alot for San Jose

[Tougie24]

97 was a hell of a draft. What makes it great is that Thornton still hasn't won a cup

[RazzleDazzle9410]

Explosive speed my ass. Still a great player though.

[SickVicious996]

Joe Thornton has become such a great player. I hope he can win the cup before his career ends.

[waterlizardz123]

I just realized Toronto traded their pick in this draft, had they kept it, we would've gotten Luongo.

[handpartyable]

@waterlizardz123 That does really mean we would of gotten him

[waterlizardz123]

Bruins Gm doesn't sound enthusiastic about Thornton.....

[veelous]

Wow, Sinden realyy couldnt pronounce his junior team name :))

[Zenkka]

his dad is even bigger than him :D

[JEFFREY72HOLMES]

he looks like such a mammas boy hahaha

[jayduke4ever]

Big Bird!!!

[Viper102650]

The Bruins select Joe Thornton from th- fuck it they're already cheering.

[Liuyifeng19]

luongo was the best

[9ers2dasbowl]

thornton looks like he was made to play in cali. he looks like a cali surfer dude LOL!!!

[Noneed4aname83]

@9ers2dasbowl maybe he was expecting to get picked up by SJ! so he got his hair ready!

[KermitTheNig]

He's unreal

[gaah23]

I want to see Marleau be drafted by the sharks!

[GilbertsV1]

His hairs are awesome lolll ! No but seriously, this guy is pretty damn awesome, with all the criticizing he receive, he's still one of the best, he's solid and quick !

[iamsosmrt8]

competitiveness 9/10 lmao :p

[TehJuxtaposer]

lol at "explosive speed" hahahahah. I love you, Joe.

[gdavies4]

haha it says on the scout report that Thornton is known for his explossive speed

[MrBarelylethal]

6'4 6'5 and 6'6, wow

[hellonicetomeetyou]

San Jose at one point had the first, second, and third overall picks of this draft play for them at the same time.

[Darknessking81]

@hellonicetomeetyou When did they have Jokinen?

[hellonicetomeetyou]

@Darknessking81

my bad, I got this confused with the Miami Heat when they acquired Shaq.

[dubels]

Thank you Boston!

[christylesangle12378]

lol the Bruins should've picked Marleau-he's better than Thornton, Marleau scores more goals than Thornton, skates faster, and doesn't choke the way Thornton does lol.

[gdavies4]

@christylesangle12378 no way..THornton is a franchise player...sharks r wat they r now cause of him and Nabokov... Marleau is great but chokes in playoffs just as much

[christylesangle12378]

@gdavies4 After watching 09-10 playoffs, I like Thornton. Didn't choke at all.

[gdavies4]

@christylesangle12378 yeah so far...but how often has he been a force during the playoffs...also i wouldnt say hes been great ..pavelski been dng all the damage

[christylesangle12378]

@gdavies4 Pavelski=round 1 plus the first 2 games of round 2. Thornton dominated in round 2.

[smylzk]

Stupid Boston Ruins, they eventually let the Sharks end up with the #1 and #2 picks of this draft. Ruins fans, please give up on your team, they will always fail you and will always find some way to make themselves look like idiots.

[Bart9494]

what retards the bruins are i mean let a 1st overal pick go who is in the top 10 in the league. Imagine if they had thornton along with kessel and lucic last year they probably would have won the cup and not lost to the canes.

[Rymo18]

Haha Sinden forgot the team, big pause then he says it

[stevis78]

I think he was asking someone how to pronounce "Sault."

[Rymo18]

It also sounded like he was about to say 1970 something instead of 1997 lol.

[Thesp88]

woaw ! He was 198 , now he's like 235 !!!

[camouellette]

at least he has been great in the regular season but is a no show in the playoffs. The sharks are a joke he shouldn't have been traded from boston

[landrykkb]

The thing was Thornton didn't pan out quite the way management in Boston hoped as their franchise player.

[ARod016]

look at that HAIR!

[camalpuddle]

I was gonna say the same thing.

[nsakic]

w00t.... St. Thomas boy......

[BrininEsp]

Was he 18 when he was drafted ..?

[edgecution234]

ye he was born 1979

[crimsonstate]

No, he was 17 at the time time he was drafted.

[by2004]

after the loss to the habs joe said teams didn't know how to play the sharks cus their big and strong. but they've just lost 4 of their last 5. joe should keep his motuh shut.

[jeanjones9154]

Habs suck.

[SchennsABeast]

what about the fact that montreal is in a much different situation than them. the sharks are atop the league while the habs are fighting for their lives. not to mention all the injuries the shark lineup has suffered through

[Fitplayer66]

I remember that. It was a huge dissapointment for Thornton in his first 2-3 years in Boston. After that he picked it up and produced.

[Tyrant60]

Ironic...Patrick Marleu was 2nd in line

[timmmy99]

Luongo got drafted 4th that year by Islanders and they traded him right away probably regreting that now

[lorenzo9389]

luongo is amazing but they picked up Dipietro and give rick some credit i mean he played at BU and boston is where its at! haha

[ihavtugo]

luongo sucks this year.

[timmmy99]

you suck this year buddy

[ihavtugo]

wow really the Bruins one of the worst teams in the last 10 years. And is now the #1 team really we suck. Wow you have no life. The Bruins have a lot of injured players. And were still ahead of you dumbshit.

[timmmy99]

shut the fuck up i never said anything about the Bruins; the Bruins are one of my favorite teams fucker and i didnt even know you were a fan...think before you speak, i was saying you at life in general suck

P.S. look at your fucking division too, your feasting on Toronto, Ottawa, Buffalo, and now Montreal is shitting the bed...look what happened against San Jose the Bruins got stomped and btw im a Canucks fan you plug

[ihavtugo]

who still #1 ya thats what i thought Sharks fall out before the playoffs even begin.

[timmmy99]

shut the fuck up faggot im not a fan of the Sharks just speaking the truth, Boston is feasting on the Eastern teams if they were in the west they wouldnt be soo good and havnt they lost 3 in row?

[ihavtugo]

Bruins are better end of story.

[edgecution234]

ur right man, i guess in a way, more for the bruins, marco sturm is a beast

[ihatethecityofblah]

Lol @ Sinden!

The Boston Bruins select as the No. 1 Pick in the 1997 Entry Draft - Joe Thornton from the Soo...Sau...S...(Yo, guys, does anyone here know how to pronounce this?)...from the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.

[yooper2]

Soo St Marie. ( city in canada and Michigan.

[RyderRocks73]

No, Sault Ste. Marie

[yooper2]

you're right i got it mixed up since we call it "the soo",. but yeah it acually is saut st marie.

[bobsicles456]

wow lol i think the boston to sanjose trade was THE worst TRADE IN NHL HISTORY---it was great for san jose but for boston....who did they get in return again?

[cbpern]

Marco Sturm, Brad Stuart, and Wayne Primeau. It wasn't really that bad... I think Luongo for Bertuzzi was waaaaay worse.

[Nocho]

Whoa, Joe has a strong Canadian accent. LOL.

[rawdog268]

Thanks Boston! We love you! Go Sharks!

[penguinslover87]

omg look at his hair :D lol joe is amazing, dunno why boston traded him

[lorenzo9389]

were retarded thats why! but look at us now!

[grifftopia]

funny how he got 7 pts in his first year

[WhaleRider86]

huge pick....maybe one of the 3 best of the 90s

[TMeyer88]

great pick but thay made the stupidest trade in history to let him go. Even though I like SJ, I feel bad for Boston now.

[SanJoseSharksNetwork]

The 2 top picks now play together!!

[sharkseed]

sharks with the second pick choose Patrick Marleau!!!

[aznricecake2642]

yayayayay!!!!

[DieFAGSroflcopter]

dumbass boston one of the worst trades in a long time

[tiptopluongo]

"joe thornton from the ss" lol probably didn't know hwo to pronounce it

[bodenga]

his play is so great now that he's got away from running guys and playing a different physical play of using his size to protect the puck and moving guys with his size to get the puck and just dominate the offensive zone. everyone loves him here in san jose

[RONDOismyHOMEBOY]

We miss you Joe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ovechkin8thornton19]

love joe