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Joe Thornton	#19 \| Center \| San Jose Sharks

Height: 6-4 Weight: 223 Shoots: L Born: July 02, 1979, London, Ontario

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August 18, 2004
Joe Thornton was awarded a $6.75 million contract for next season by an arbitrator, according to the Boston Globe.

August 8, 2004
Joe Thornton will have his arbitration case with the Bruins heard a week from today, according to the Boston Herald. He could still re-sign with them before then to avoid the hearing, but that appears unlikely to occur.

July 17, 2004
Having filed for arbitration yesterday, Joe Thornton will be back with the B's next season, barring a trade, according to the Providence Journal.

July 9, 2004
Rumors continue to swirl that Joe Thornton is displeased enough with the Bruins that he may want to move on via a trade or even that he may consider playing in Europe next season, according to the Boston Globe. He's allegedly unhappy with the lack of aggressiveness by the B's in the free agent market and because they haven't been willing to talk about a long-term extension. He's only been offered a one-year qualifying offer.

April 20, 2004
The "upper body injury" that Joe Thornton was said to be playing through in the playoffs was actually torn rib cartilage, according to the Boston Globe.

April 10, 2004
Joe Thornton is playing through his \"upper body injury\" but it\'s clearly affecting his play and the play of his linemates, according to the Boston Globe. \"It\'s tough,\" said Thornton. \"You just want to battle through it. Hopefully, throughout the series you just kind of learn how to play with it and learn how to cope with it.\"

April 7, 2004
Joe Thornton started Wednesday in the Bruins\' first playoff game after missing the final two regular season games with an upper body injury.

April 6, 2004
The AP reports that Joe Thornton was upbeat after practicing with his teammates today. There\'s still no official word on whether he\'ll play in the Bruins playoff opener, but there seems to be a good chance that he will. He\'s been suffering from an "upper body injury."

April 5, 2004
The Boston Herald reports that when asked if Joe Thornton would play through what the Bruins have described only as an "upper-body" injury when the playoffs begin, GM Mike O\'Connell said, "There is a chance he will play. That\'s all I\'m going to say."

April 3, 2004
Joe Thornton told reporters after Saturday\'s game that he probably won\'t play Sunday and doesn\'t know if he\'ll be available for the first round of the playoffs. He has an "upper body" injury.

April 3, 2004
The Bruins don\'t expect to have Joe Thornton in the mix today due to the apparent rib injury he sustained in the last game, according to the Boston Globe.

April 2, 2004
Joe Thornton is listed as day-to-day with an "upper body injury" he sustained last night, according to the AP. He probably will not play tomorrow.

April 2, 2004
The "upper-body" injury Joe Thornton sustained last night apparently is a rib injury, according to the Boston Herald. It\'s uncertain how much time he will miss, if any.

April 2, 2004
Joe Thornton left Thursday\'s game after being slashed on his right wrist and then falling to the ice, according to the AP. With only three days left in the season, the Bruins would only call it an "upper-body injury" and gave no further details.

January 28, 2004
As expected, Joe Thornton return to action Tuesday after missing three games with a fractured cheekbone.

January 27, 2004
The Boston Globe reports that Joe Thornton will return from his fractured cheekbone tonight.

January 24, 2004
The Boston Herald reports that Joe Thornton probably will miss Tuesday's game while recovering from surgery to repair his fractured cheekbone, then return to action on Thursday.

January 22, 2004
Joe Thornton underwent successful surgery on his cheekbone today, according to the Sports Network. He will be released from the hospital tomorrow and will miss Saturday's game. He'll be listed as day-to-day after that.

January 21, 2004
Joe Thornton will undergo surgery tomorrow to stabilize his right cheekbone, which was lacerated and fractured in a fight on Monday, according to the Sports Network. "Joe will have this procedure tomorrow morning and we expect that he will be released from the hospital later in the day," said Bruins general manager Mike O\'Connell. "He will miss (Thursday\'s) game versus the Sabres but will be on a day-to-day status after that."

January 21, 2004
It\'s possible that Joe Thornton could return to action tomorrow, wearing a facemask to protect his fractured cheekbone, according to the Boston Herald.

January 21, 2004
Joe Thornton missed Tuesday\'s game after being diagnosed with a fractured cheekbone, according to the AP. He sustained the injury on Monday.

January 20, 2004
Joe Thornton will not play for the Bruins tonight because of the eye injury he suffered yesterday afternoon, according to the Boston Herald.

January 19, 2004
Joe Thornton may have suffered a serious eye injury during Monday\'s game in a fight with Eric Lindros, according to the Sports Network. The Bruins will know more about his condition on Tuesday.

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