#Jumbo1000

Twitter Reacts to Joe Thornton Reaching 1,000 Assists

By Nicole Grazioli / sjsharks.com

March 08, 2017

As we all know, Joe Thornton is really, really, really good at passing, so it was no surprise that he had recently been closing in on a huge milestone. As a result, the world was eagerly following #JumboAssistWatch.
On Monday in Winnipeg, it was a jumbo night for Thornton as one of the best in hockey reached 1,000 assists in the San Jose Sharks 3-2 win over the Jets.

See how Twitter reacted to #Jumbo1000:

1000 assists. It takes awhile to sink in. Wow. Congrats to jumbo. Legendary career. On and off the ice
— Logan Couture (@Logancouture) March 8, 2017

Lucky to get to see the big meat #19 everyday at the rink... witnessing him be a part of history again! Congrats on 1000 apples #disher
— Brent Burns (@Burnzie88) March 8, 2017

Congrats to Jumbo Joe, unbelievable accomplishment. One of the best on and off the ice #Jumbo1000
— Dylan DeMelo (@ddems2) March 7, 2017

says a lot when teammates celebrate that hard for you when u get your 1000 assist. Congrats to my old roomie w/@NHLBruins Jumbo Joe Thornton
— Jamie Rivers (@JamieRivers08) March 7, 2017

That's a whole lot of apples right there!

#jumbo1000 #sjsharks pic.twitter.com/qstc2weuxO
— Jon Schwartz (@schwartstack) March 7, 2017

There's only 1 J0e Th0rnt0n. #Jumbo1000 #SJSharks #SharksHeadline
— Elden (@PhoKingGuy) March 7, 2017

#jumbo1000 Can we have in Fremont Thornton Ave renamed as JOE Thornton Avenue? 😉
— Reginald Celestin (@Excelsior30) March 7, 2017

You know you've made it big when you have your own Chia Pet, or shall we shay, Chia Jumbo.
Tweet from @ChrisBlackburn8: 1��! #SJSharks #Jumbo1000 #JumboJoe pic.twitter.com/d7yS1An11K

Awesome. What a milestone this is. Congrats Jumbo. https://t.co/puR7exE4B2
— Colby Armstrong (@armdog) March 7, 2017

Of course the historic moment was captured with a shirtless Jumbo photo.
Tweet from @StoolChiclets: Iconic pic.twitter.com/7Toqgjiotw

Congrats Jumbo! #RockyDennis https://t.co/dggEbPC7jm
— Hal Gill (@Skillsy75) March 7, 2017

Jumbo has helped his teams quite a bit. Congrats on the milestone! pic.twitter.com/lDkNt9spMY
— NHL (@NHL) March 7, 2017

Tweet from @barcelonasnshne: Congrats, Jumbo Joe! I fixed a typo in your name for you. #jumbo1000 pic.twitter.com/TEzFl6PjQC

#Jumbo1000

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