Thornton signs one-year, $700,000 contract with Maple Leafs

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueForward Joe Thornton signs one-year, $700,000 contract with Toronto Maple Leafs after 15 seasons with SharksJoe Thornton signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday.The 41-year-old center scored 31 points (seven goals, 24 assists) in 70 games with the San Jose Sharks last season, his 15th with them.Thornton on Thursday announced he was joining HC Davos of the Swiss National League, where he will play and prepare for the 2020-21 NHL season, which is targeted to begin on Jan. 1, 2021."I've been watching this, all the buzz, the questions about what's going to happen to me," Thornton told Tages-Anzeiger, a Swiss German-language newspaper. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo, the Stanley Cup Final logo, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos, NHL Winter Classic name, and The Biggest Assist Happens Off The Ice are registered trademarks and Stanley Cup Qualifiers name and logo, NHL.TV, Vintage Hockey word mark and logo, The Game Lives Where You Do, NHL Winter Classic logo, NHL Heritage Classic name and logo, NHL Stadium Series name and logo, NHL All-Star logo, NHL Face-Off name and logo, NHL.