San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks declined their contract option on 35-year-old left winger Scott Thornton. He is the cousin of Joe Thornton, the Sharks’ star center and last season’s NHL scoring champion after arriving in a late-November trade from the Bruins. . . .

The Minnesota Wild re-signed defenseman Kurtis Foster to a one-year contract. . . .

The New Jersey Devils have completed a purchase of the AHL’s Lowell Loch Monsters. The team will be known as the Lowell Devils. . . .

The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim will switch names today to the Anaheim Ducks.