#Jumbo1000

Twitter Reacts to Joe Thornton Reaching 1,000 Assists

by Nicole Grazioli / sjsharks.com

Thornton's 1,000th career assist

SJS@WPG: Thornton records 1,000th assist on late goal

Joe Thornton picks up the secondary assist on Joe Pavelski's empty-net tally, becoming the 13th player in NHL history to record 1,000 assists

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.

Tweet from @SanJoseSharks: When your teammate becomes the 13th player in NHL history to record 1,000 assists. #Jumbo1000 pic.twitter.com/eifowGumIE

See how Twitter reacted to #Jumbo1000:

Tweet from @Logancouture: 1000 assists. It takes awhile to sink in. Wow. Congrats to jumbo. Legendary career. On and off the ice

Tweet from @Burnzie88: 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

Tweet from @ddems2: Congrats to Jumbo Joe, unbelievable accomplishment. One of the best on and off the ice #Jumbo1000

Tweet from @JamieRivers08: 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

That's a whole lot of apples right there!

Tweet from @schwartstack: #jumbo1000 #sjsharks pic.twitter.com/qstc2weuxO

Tweet from @PhoKingGuy: There's only 1 J0e Th0rnt0n. #Jumbo1000 #SJSharks #SharksHeadline

Tweet from @Excelsior30: #jumbo1000 Can we have in Fremont Thornton Ave renamed as JOE Thornton Avenue? ��

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