Ivar Stenberg on Living With Joe Thornton: "They Cook for Me Every Night"

What's it like living with Joe Thornton? A lot of San Jose Sharks fans were asking. Rookie Ivar Stenberg lives with Joe and Tabea Thornton, and at the Sharks' morning skate before facing the New York Islanders at SAP Center in San Jose (Nov. 9, 2026), he said they've become his family away from Sweden: "I'm far from home so it's super nice to have a family that I can hang with and be around so yeah they cook for me every night." His favorite of Tabea's dishes? "The first time I went there she did Swedish meatballs and that was super good." And how good is it? "It's too good."

That night, Stenberg scored in regulation and then scored the only goal of an eight-round shootout as the Sharks beat the Islanders 3-2.

Full Ivar Stenberg morning skate interview: youtube.com/watch

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