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Sharks re-sign Jack Thompson to one-year contract

Originally posted on Daily Faceoff | By Mike Gould | Last updated Jul 14, 2025 2:00 PM ET

The San Jose Sharks have agreed to terms on a new one-year, two-way contract with defenseman Jack Thompson, the club announced Monday morning.

Thompson, 23, split the 2024-25 season between the Sharks and the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda. The 6’1″ righty collected four goals and 10 points while averaging 15:47 of ice time in 31 games with the Sharks.

“Jack is a strong skater with two-way potential,” Sharks general manager Mike Grier said in a statement on Monday. “We look forward to his continued progression within the organization.”

The Sharks did not disclose the financial terms of Thompson’s new contract, but PuckPedia reported that it carries an $800,000 cap hit at the NHL level and also includes $125,000 in guaranteed money.

Jack is back! ️
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) July 14, 2025

A third-round pick (No. 93 overall) of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020, Thompson spent his junior career with the OHL’s Sudbury Wolves and Soo Greyhounds before turning pro full-time with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch in 2022-23.

Thompson made his NHL debut with the Lightning the following year before being sent to the Sharks in a 2024 trade deadline deal that saw Anthony Duclair head the other way. The Courtice, Ontario product skated in two more games with the Sharks to conclude the 2023-24 campaign before becoming more of a regular fixture in their lineup this past season.

With Thompson now under contract for the 2025-26 season, the Sharks only have one RFA of note left to deal with this summer: Daniil Gushchin, a 5’8″ winger who scores a lot in the AHL but has done relatively little in the NHL.

Thompson is expected to compete for ice time next season on a Sharks blue line that adds John Klingberg, Nick Leddy, and Dmitry Orlov while returning Mario Ferraro, Timothy Liljegren, Vincent Desharnais, and Shakir Mukhamadullin — with top prospect Sam Dickinson also knocking on the door.

This article first appeared on Daily Faceoff and was syndicated with permission.

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