Thompson has split time between the AHL and NHL this season, playing 24 games with the Sharks and 27 with the Barracuda. The 23-year-old defenseman has six points (3G / 3A) with the Sharks this season.
Timothy Liljegren (illness) will return to the lineup after a one-game absence, sending Thompson to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 22-year-old Thompson is averaging 16:11 time-on-ice and has five points (2G / 3A) in 20 games this season.
Marc-Edouard Vlasic will return to San Jose's lineup on Thursday against the Seattle Kraken, resulting in Thompson being a healthy scratch. The 22-year-old Thompson is averaging 15:57 time-on-ice and has five points (2G / 3A) in 15 games this season.
Henry Thrun will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Thompson to return to the lineup. The 22-year-old Thompson has played a career-high 13 games, and has five points (2G / 3A) while averaging 15:5 time-on-ice.
Thompson has been effective for the Sharks this season but hasn't been a consistent fixture in their lineup. The 22-year-old Thompson is averaging 15:56 time-on-ice and has five points (2G / 3A) in 13 games with the Sharks this season.
Thompson has been effective for the Sharks this season but has been sent down to the San Jose Barracuda (AHL). The 22-year-old Thompson was averaging 15:56 time-on-ice and had five points (2G / 3A) in 13 games with the Sharks this season.
Henry Thrun will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Thompson to re-enter the lineup. The 22-year-old Thompson is averaging 16:15 time-on-ice and has five points (2G / 3A) in 11 games.
Thompson will remain in the Sharks lineup on Tuesday as Jake Walman is unable to suit up due to an upper-body injury. The 22-year-old Thompson has been productive from the blueline for the Sharks, scoring four points (1G / 3A) in seven games this season.
Thompson will re-enter the lineup after sitting out the front-end of San Jose's back-to-back on Monday. The 22-year-old blue-liner has three assists in four games this season and will likely feature on the team's second power-play unit.
Matt Benning will draw into the Sharks' lineup on Monday, resulting in Thompson being a healthy scratch. The 22-year-old Thompson has been productive from the blueline for the Sharks this season, tallying three points (0G / 3A), eight blocks, and three hits in four games.
Thompson will take Macklin Celebrini's spot on the Sharks roster after he was moved to IR. The 22-year-old defenseman appeared in two NHL games with the Sharks last year, but spent most of the season in the AHL, where he had nine points (1G / 8A) in 16 games.
Thompson made his NHL debut with the Tampa Bay Lightning earlier this season and will make his Sharks debut on Monday against the Edmonton Oilers. Thompson was the 93rd overall pick of Tampa Bay in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and has 41 points (6G / 35A) in 62 AHL games this season between the Syracuse Crunch and the San Jose Barracuda.
A third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, Thompson has enjoyed a productive year with Syracuse (AHL) and could presumably see some action with the Sharks down the stretch after making his NHL debut earlier this year. The 21-year-old defenseman had five goals and 27 assists in 46 AHL games this season.
