Gawanke was put on unconditional waivers by the Sharks on Thursday for the purposes of terminating his contract, per Chris Johnston of The Athletic.
The Sharks placed Gawanke on waivers Wednesday, according to Chris Johnston of TSN.
Gawanke inked a one-year, two-way contract with the Sharks on Wednesday.
Gawanke's rights were traded from Winnipeg to San Jose on Sunday, per Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet.
Gawanke signed a one-year, two-way contract with Winnipeg on Monday, per PuckPedia.
Gawanke was sent from the active roster to AHL Manitoba on Wednesday.
Gawanke was promoted from the taxi squad to the active roster Saturday.
The Jets reassigned Gawanke to the taxi squad Friday.
Gawanke was elevated from the taxi squad to the active roster Thursday.