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.

Joe Thornton's iconic No. 19 is officially in the rafters of the SAP Center, and the greatest San Jose Sharks player of all time has now become the second player in team history to earn the honor ...

“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 ...

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks ... He also became the first Sharks defenseman to win an Olympic gold medal as he played for Canada with Thornton, Marleau and Dany Heatley at the 2010 Games ...

Joe Thornton, second from right, hugs members of his family during a ceremony to retire his jersey before an NHL Hockey game between the San Jose Sharks and the Buffalo Sabres, Saturday ...

On Saturday night, the San Jose Sharks officially retired Joe Thornton’s No. 19. In a ceremony held before the team’s game against the Buffalo Sabres, former teammates and friends came out to ...