A teary-eyed Joe Thornton thanked his family, his former teammates, and the NHL organizations he played for, including the Sharks, as he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night in Toronto.

Thornton was part of an esteemed Class of 2025, which included former NHL stars Zdeno Chara, Duncan Keith, and Alexander Mogilny, and women’s hockey greats Brianna Decker and Jennifer Botterill in the Player Category, and coaches Jack Parker and Danièle Sauvageau in the Builder Category.

Thornton and Keith helped Canada win the gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and Parker, the former longtime coach at Boston University, was a mentor to several former Sharks players and to ex-Sharks coach David Quinn.

Thornton said after he won Olympic gold, he saw a naked woman on

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