The San Jose Sharks retired Joe Thornton’s No. 19 Saturday night, which reminded me of a cool, fun fact about his time with the Boston Bruins
During his tenure as a franchise player for the Bruins, Jumbo would always stand in a certain spot on the ice during the national anthem prior to home games. Even though he began his NHL career wearing No. 6 for the Bruins, Thornton eventually switched to No. 19 (many believe the No. 6 Bruins sweater is cursed) and he would position himself on the blue line directly below and in between Nos. 15 and 24, representing Milt Schmidt and Terry O’Reilly, respectively.