Top San Jose Sharks youngster William Eklund was held out of the team’s Sunday night shootout-loss versus the Vegas Golden Knights with a lower-body injury. No further update was provided about the 21-year-old’s injury.Eklund narrowly avoids the ‘rookie’ title this season, as playing more than six games in each of the last two seasons removes his eligibility. Regardless, he’s … [Read more...] about William Eklund Misses Sunday With Lower-Body Injury
Tony Granato Diagnosed With Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Former University of Wisconsin head coach Tony Granato took to X (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday to share that he’s been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and will be taking a temporary leave of absence from his roles with NBC Sports Chicago and NHL Network. Granato, 59, has had an illustrious hockey career. He was originally drafted in the sixth round of the 1982 NHL … [Read more...] about Tony Granato Diagnosed With Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Benning Out Week-To-Week With Lower-Body Injury
Missing nearly a month to an undisclosed injury in early November, beat writer Curtis Pashelka reports that San Jose Sharks defenseman Matt Benning is listed as week-to-week with a lower-body injury. In arguably the weakest defensive core in the NHL, Benning is one of 11 defensemen to play at least one game for San Jose this season, averaging just under 18 and a half minutes of … [Read more...] about Benning Out Week-To-Week With Lower-Body Injury
Ferraro Wants To Stay In San Jose
With only three months away from the 2023-24 NHL trade deadline, the league is quickly separating itself into buyers and sellers. One seller, the San Jose Sharks, has been receiving plenty of interest in defenseman Mario Ferraro, as reported last week. However, in an article published today by Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now, Ferraro gave indication he has no desire to leave … [Read more...] about Ferraro Wants To Stay In San Jose
Sharks Recall Henry Thrun
One of San Jose’s top defensive prospects is set to get another look at the NHL level as the Sharks announced (Twitter link) that they’ve recalled blueliner Henry Thrun from AHL San Jose. The 22-year-old was originally drafted by Anaheim but after he indicated to them that he wouldn’t sign with them, the Ducks then turned around and traded Thrun’s rights to San Jose. He … [Read more...] about Sharks Recall Henry Thrun