SAN JOSE — With the NHL All-Star Game returning next week to the South Bay for the first time in 22 years, the Sharks organization eagerly wants to bring another of the league’s marquee events back to the region — an outdoor stadium game.

John Tortora, co-president of Sharks Sports & Entertainment, said Friday the team is planning to bid for a second NHL Stadium Series game. In Feb. 2015, an announced crowd of 70,205 watched the Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings play at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.

“We will bid on it again, we hope to get it again and we expect we’ll get it again, simply because our fans support it,” Tortora said.

As far as when the Sharks are hoping to get another outdoor game, Tortora said, “I’d say the next three-to-five years. That’s just me speaking, and that’s how actively we’ll be engaged with the league on it.”

Tortora said Levi’s Stadium would be the location, “more likely than not, but we’ll see.”

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The NHL officially announced Jan. 1 that it will hold three outdoor games next season, with the first — the Heritage Classic — in Oct. 26 in Regina, Saskatchewan between the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets.

The Winter Classic on Jan. 1, 2020 will be played at the Cotton Bowl between the Dallas Stars and a yet-to-be-determined opponent.

The 2020 Stadium Series game will be Feb. 15 at the United States Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. between the Colorado Avalanche and an opponent to be announced later. This year’s Stadium Series game is Feb. 23 at Lincoln Financial Field between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins.

“We are very proud of the fact that we have had three high-level NHL marquee events over the last four years — the stadium game, the Stanley Cup Final and now all-star weekend,” Tortora said, “and we plan to repeat those, particularly the Stanley Cup Final.”

NHL All-Star Weekend begins next week, with the league’s Fan Fair running from Jan. 24-27 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center at 150 W. San Carlos St. Doors are open Jan. 24 and 25 from 5-10 p.m., on Jan. 26 from 10 a m. to 5 p.m. and Jan. 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

At SAP Center, the NHL’s Skills Competition is Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. and the All-Star Game is Jan. 26 at 5 p.m. Both events are sold-out.

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The Sharks will have three representatives in the game — defensemen Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson and forward and captain Joe Pavelski.

The Sharks are playing the second game of their four-game road trip Saturday night in Tampa Bay against the league-leading Lightning. The road trip continues Monday night with a game against the Florida Panthers and concludes the following night in Washington against the Stanley Cup champion Capitals.