"Thomas is a skilled playmaker with a high hockey IQ at both ends of the ice," said Will. "He consistently shows up in high-level competition and has a history of playing his best in crucial moments."
Bordeleau, 20, registered 36 points (11 goals, 25 assists) in 36 games played along with a plus-17 rating and three game-winning goals for the University of Michigan. He set career highs in nearly all offensive categories including goals, assists, points, and plus/minus. He finished ninth among NCAA sophomore skaters in points. He also helped Michigan to the Frozen Four in 2022, recording three points in a 7-4 win over Quinnipiac. He signed an Amateur Tryout agreement with the San Jose Barracuda on Apr. 12, and in his first professional game, he registered three assists.
Last year, Bordeleau recorded 30 points (eight goals, 22 assists) in 24 games with Michigan and led all NCAA freshmen in assists, points, assists-per-game (.92), points-per-game (1.25), ranked tied for second in game-winning goals (3) and fifth in power-play points (10). Among NCAA D-1 skaters, Bordeleau ranked tied for seventh in assists and fifth in assists-per-game. Bordeleau was the recipient of the Tim Taylor Award in the given to the NCAA D-I player judged to be the most outstanding Freshman, named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Second Team All Big Ten, Big Ten All-Freshman Team, a was named to the Sharks Prospect of the Week, presented by Kaiser Permanente, twice and the first recipient of the Sharks Prospect of the Year award.
Over his collegiate career, all with Michigan, he scored 66 points (19 goals, 47 assists) across 60 games.
The five-foot-nine, 179-pound native of Houston, Texas was selected by San Jose in the 2020 NHL Draft (second round, 38th overall).
