Joe Thornton, an ice hockey player by profession, came to life on July 2nd 1979 and is 36 years of age currently. He was born to his parents in St. Thomas, ON, CAN and is a Canadian by nationality. He is particularly known for his tall height and strong build. He looks giant with 6 feet 4 inches in height and has got a strong body build which he attributes to the extensive workout he does to maintain his fitness. Joe started playing hockey at a very young age, an age when most of the children are learning to interact with the outer world and developing their interest in various activities.
He developed interest in Hockey while he was studying and later on pursued his interest to make a career in Ice Hockey at professional level. He started playing hockey while he was studying at his high school and later on continued to play the game at the college level as well. He is married to his present wife and long-time past girlfriend named Tabea Pfendsack, whom he met while playing Ice Hockey in Switzerland. The couple is believed to be sharing a strong relation together and has been staying together since their marriage. They have got 2 children as well, one a daughter with the name Ayla who was born in 2010 and other a son with the name River who was born in 2013.
According to his biography, Joe started playing Ice Hockey when he was very young and was studying. Later on after completing his studies he decided to make a professional career in the game and joined some local teams to play many league matches. He played in the league OHL (Ontario Hockey League) for 2 years and won many matches for his teams. He was much appreciated by his teammates and coaches and because of his performance in the league he was picked by the team Boston Bruins in the year 1997 who signed a contract with Joe. Joe made his NHL debut with the team and continued to play for the team till 2005 i.e. for 8 long years. He gained much popularity and fame for his performance with the team and won many matches for the team.
His career mostly remained injury free and he was available for most of the matches with the team. After 2007 he was signed by the team HC Davos but was soon shifted to the team San Jose Sharks in the year 2005. He is currently associated with the team San Jose sharks and has captained the team as well at numerous occasions. He has also played Ice Hockey for the Canadian national team at international level and has won much appreciation and many medals there as well. According to his NHL stats he has played over 1360 games and has scored in most of the games with an impressive 1341 points overall.
Joe is known to be a rich player because of his prolonged Hockey career and his contracts with his current and past teams. His estimated net worth is around $60 million and this worth is projected to increase in the future as well.
| Birth Date: | 2 Jul, 1979 |
| Age: | 40 yrs |
| Occupations: | Ice hockey player |
| Citizenship: | Canada |
| Birth Place: | London |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | Ice hockey player |
| Net Worth 2021: | 60 million |
