Joe Thornton becomes 14th NHL player to reach 1,500 career points

San Jose Sharks great Joe Thornton has reached another big milestone.

After recording two assists in the team’s 3-1 road win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, Jumbo Joe became just the 14th player in NHL history to reach the 1,500 point mark.

The 40-year old pushed off its significance, but couldn’t help but look back and admire what has become of his career.

“I just said it means I’m getting old,” joked Thornton after the game.

“But it just means I’ve played on a lot of good teams, played with a lot of great players. I’m just fortunate to stay healthy. That’s all that really means.”

Thornton is in his 15th season with the Sharks after being dealt to the organization in a trade with the Boston Bruins back in November 2005.

He has compiled 415 goals, and 1,085 assists over a span of 22-plus NHL seasons and 1,620 regular season games, and ranks 14th all-time in points (1500), seventh in assists.

Despite never winning the Stanley Cup, he has a lot of accolades to be proud of to this point in his career. On top of being selected to six NHL All-Star games, he was also a recipient of the Art Ross Trophy and Hart Memorial Trophy in 2006.