The 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame Class is officially set. All new inductees were honored before the Hockey Hall of Fame Game at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday, before the Toronto Maple Leafs ' tilt against the Carolina Hurricanes. One of them is former Maple Leafs forward Joe Thornton.

Thornton, a former first overall draft pick of the Boston Bruins who spent the majority of his career playing for the San Jose Sharks, loved seeing his former Maple Leafs teammate Auston Matthews arrive at the venue wearing his old Maple Leafs jersey. Expand Tweet

“What a guy! Oh he looks good, he looks good!” Thornton explained during a live television interview. “And I got a nice little present from Aus, he's a sweetheart.”

Last season, Matthews invited Thornton to be his guest on the Maple Leafs' Mentor

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