The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds will be honoring Joe Thornton by retiring his number 19 in a special ceremony. Thornton, who recently announced his retirement from the NHL, played for the Greyhounds and had a successful career in professional hockey.
Joe Thornton and his his family are special guests in Sault Ste. Marie this weekend as the Greyhounds will be lifting his No. 19 to the rafters of GFL Memorial Gardens.
“Joe is one of the most recognizable hockey players in the world and we are extremely proud to welcome him back to honour him as part of the Soo Greyhound family," added Lukenda. "As we say, ‘Once a Greyhound, always a Greyhound’ and Jumbo was one of the very best to wear the red and white.” In 1,714 NHL games played, Thornton recorded 430 goals and 1109 assists, good for 1539 points while captaining both the Bruins and Sharks and participated in six NHL all-star games.
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