BREAKING: Sharks Release 2022-23 Training Camp Roster, Schedule

The San Jose Sharks have released their training camp roster.

There is no Joe Thornton or any other surprises on it.

See the full roster here.

By the way, don't take Cardwell's inclusion on the training camp roster as a guarantee that the Sharks won't send him back to Barrie. Blichfeld, Gregor were both on the Sharks' 2018 camp roster before being sent back to juniors for their overage seasons

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Sharks fans’ hearts were set a-flutter by reports that fan favorite Thornton had moved back to San Jose — and video of Jumbo working out in teal.

VIDEO: Thornton Skating with Sharks

Thornton is believed to have a desire to play his 25th NHL season. The 43-year-old UFA was the No. 1 pick of the 1997 NHL Draft, and played from 2005 to 2020 in San Jose.

At the moment, we’re not sure what Thornton’s future holds.

Instead, William Eklund and Thomas Bordeleau will be among the youngsters competing for San Jose Sharks’ jobs up front. They’ll be vying with Max Veronneau, Jasper Weatherby, Scott Reedy, Jonah Gadjovich, and Jeffrey Viel for roles alongside these 12 presumed opening night Sharks forwards Tomas Hertl, Logan Couture, Timo Meier, Kevin Labanc, Luke Kunin, Oskar Lindblom, Alexander Barabanov, Nick Bonino, Nico Sturm, Matt Nieto, Noah Gregor, and Steven Lorentz.

Prospects Ryan Merkley, Santeri Hatakka, Artemi Kniazev, and Nick Cicek will also try to seize a spot on the blueline. Erik Karlsson, Mario Ferraro, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Radim Simek, Matt Benning, Jaycob Megna, and Markus Nutivaara are the seven veteran incumbents on the San Jose defense.

The plan is for Kaapo Kahkonen and James Reimer to share the net for the San Jose Sharks this year, but I wonder which No. 3 goalie they’ll bring to Europe? Ex-Sharks back-up Aaron Dell has been participating in Captain’s Skates, but perhaps Strauss Mann and Eetu Makiniemi will push Dell.

Training camp opens on Sept. 22. Training camp is open to the public. The Sharks open their pre-season on Sept. 25 at SAP Center against the Los Angeles Kings. Per Sharks PR, here’s the full camp schedule:

DATE – GROUPS – TIME – LOCATION
Sept. 22 – Group A – 9:00 a.m. – Sharks Rink
Sept. 22 – Group B – 9:00 a.m. – Tech CU Arena
Sept. 22 – Group C – 10:30 a.m. – Sharks Rink
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Sept. 23 – Group A – 9:00 a.m. – Sharks Rink
Sept. 23 – Group B – 9:00 a.m. – Tech CU Arena
Sept. 23 – Group C – 10:30 a.m. – Sharks Rink
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Sept. 24 – Group A – 9:00 a.m. – Sharks Rink
Sept. 24 – Group B – 9:00 a.m. – Tech CU Arena
Sept. 24 – Group C – 10:30 a.m. – Sharks Rink
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Sept. 25 – Non-Game Group – 10:00 a.m. – Sharks Rink
Sept. 25 – Game Group – 4:00 p.m. – SAP Center vs. LAK
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Sept. 26 – Day Off
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Sept. 27 – Game Group – 10:30 a.m. – Sharks Rink
Sept. 27 – Game Group – 7:30 p.m. – SAP Center vs. ANA
Sept. 27 – Non-Game Group – 12:00 p.m. – Sharks Rink
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Sept. 28 – Non-Game Group – 10:00 a.m. – Sharks Rink
Sept. 28 – Game Group – 11:30 a.m. – Sharks Rink
Sept. 28 – Game Group – 7:00 p.m. – Toyota Arena at LAK (Ontario, CA)
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Sept. 29 – Full Team – 11:00 a.m. – Sharks Rink
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Sept. 30 – *Split Squad
Sept. 30 – Anaheim Group – 10:30 a.m. – Sharks Rink
Sept. 30 – Anaheim Group – 7:00 p.m. – Honda Center at ANA
Sept. 30 – Vegas Group – 10:30 a.m. – Gray Rink
Sept. 30 – Vegas Group – 7:00 p.m. – T-Mobile Arena at VGK

The Sharks will fly to Europe on Oct. 1, play one exhibition against EIS Berlin on Oct. 4, then open the regular season in Prague versus the Nashville Predators on Oct. 7.