SAN JOSE – A teary-eyed Joe Thornton was surrounded by his family on Saturday afternoon as he reached San Jose Sharks immortality with his No. 19 deservedly raised to the rafters at SAP Center.

SAN JOSE — San Jose Sharks fans showed up in droves to SAP Center on Saturday to pay tribute to one of hockey’s all-time greats, larger-than-life personality “Jumbo” Joe Thornton.

"San Jose is his city and the Sharks are his team," former teammate Joe Pavelski said in his first public appearance at the Shark Tank since retiring last season in Dallas. Thornton played 1,714 ...

San Jose Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini denied NHL ... “Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, Joe Thornton, they’re driven by something that’s inside themselves, and that’s what great athletes do.

SAN JOSE – San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan stood behind a podium inside the rotunda at city hall on Thursday afternoon and took a moment to extoll the virtues of San Jose Sharks icon Joe Thornton.

In November of 2005, the Bruins traded superstar forward Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks for Marco Sturm, Wayne Primeau, ...

A former San Jose Sharks star is stepping into the Boston Bruins head coaching job. Switching coasts, Marco Sturm is set to take on his first NHL head coach role. He previously served as the coach of ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Joe Thornton spent a career setting up his teammates with the perfect passes that helped them score goals. His jersey retirement ceremony Saturday was an opportunity for his ...