Thornton leaving Davos to join Maple Leafs
"Jumbo Joe" appears to be on the verge of boarding a jumbo jet.
Swiss hockey club HC Davos thanked Joe Thornton and bid him farewell Monday morning.
👋🏼 Thank you and goodbye!
— Hockey Club Davos (@HCDavos_off) December 14, 2020
Der Start in die @NHL-Saison rückt näher, Big Joe bekam gestern Abend den "Marschbefehl" der @MapleLeafs und verlässt in den nächsten Stunden die 🇨🇭 Richtung 🇨🇦.
Uns bleibt nur THANK YOU zu sagen für die gemeinsame unglaubliche Zeit. Für immer💙💛!#HCD pic.twitter.com/i5IX0oa6BR
Thornton collected five goals and six assists in 12 games with Davos this season in his third stint with the team.
The 41-year-old is presumably departing the squad to join the Toronto Maple Leafs as they prepare for the potential start of the NHL campaign next month.
Thornton signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with Toronto on Oct. 16 after spending his previous 15 seasons with the San Jose Sharks.
The veteran forward also played for Davos during the NHL lockouts in 2004-05 and 2012-13.