Joueur Du Mois

1-4-2013 Player of the month: Joe Thornton (C)
NHL has awarded Joe Thornton (C) of Buffalo Sabres as Player Of The Month He registered 13 goals and 7 assists for 20 points in 17 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Joe Thornton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 1160 NHL games during his career, notching 455 goals and adding 766 assists along with 904 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 79 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 41+46=87 with 17 PIM.


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