Photo by Vitor Munhoz/NHLI via Getty Images The lack of direction in this draft class is understandable, at least. It’s probably not totally fair to Mike Grier to call the 2022 NHL Draft his first, though that’s also not to say he was unprepared. For a squad only fully assembled in the preceding days (not to mention dealing with an unexpected tragedy), the San Jose … [Read more...] about 2022 NHL Draft: How did the Sharks rank?
Curtis Brown’s son among San Jose native draftees
Photo by Don Smith/NHLI via Getty Images The impact of the early 2000s team is being felt in more ways than one. Of the 48 American players selected in the 2022 NHL Draft, three are California natives. Center Zakary Karpa, a sixth-round selection of the New York Rangers, was born in Newport Beach, and came up through the US National Team Development Program. Both of the … [Read more...] about Curtis Brown’s son among San Jose native draftees
Sharks select Eli Barnett in seventh round
Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images San Jose doubles down on right-handed defenders. The San Jose Sharks use their first of three seventh-round swings on big-bodied defenseman Eli Barnett. The 6-foot-6 blueliner will go onto the University of Vermont next season, where he’ll be teammates with Ducks prospect Ethan Bowen. Barnett will need to be an impact player, as the … [Read more...] about Sharks select Eli Barnett in seventh round
Sharks select Reese Laubach in the seventh round
Photo by Vitor Munhoz/NHLI via Getty Images A former Junior Shark is now a full-fledged Sharks prospect. With their final selection in the 2022 NHL Draft, the San Jose Sharks have selected their first-ever San Jose native in forward Reese Laubach. The 6-foot-0, 161-pound forward played AAA hockey with the San Jose Junior Sharks from 2016-17 until 2019-20. In 2018-19, he … [Read more...] about Sharks select Reese Laubach in the seventh round
2022 NHL Draft: Full Sharks Results
Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images The Sharks will leave Montreal win nine new prospects and Luke Kunin. The 2022 NHL Draft plowed along today, wrapping up with rounds 2 through 7 in Montreal, Quebec this morning. The San Jose Sharks traded a couple of picks to reinvest next summer, and came away with nine new prospects overall. There are four new forwards, … [Read more...] about 2022 NHL Draft: Full Sharks Results