Danil Gushchin

San Jose Sharks Rookie Faceoff Preview

The unofficial end of summer is here. On Friday, the San Jose Sharks play a game. It’s a rookie faceoff game, but a game nonetheless. The baby Sharks are scheduled to play three games over four days. Friday 9/15/23:Sharks vs. Kings 1 pm PT Saturday 9/16/23:Golden Knights vs. Sharks 7 pm PT Monday 9/18/23:Coyotes vs. […]

Tristen Robins Season Preview

Another member of the San Jose Sharks’ promising 2020 draft class, Tristen Robins, proved to be a standout talent last season with his exceptional skating ability and hockey IQ. The 2020 second-round pick finished as the fourth-highest scorer on the San Jose Barracuda with 17 goals and 21 assists in 64 games. Robins additionally made […]

Mike Hoffman Season Preview

Forever Shark Mike Hoffman will finally make his San Jose Sharks debut this season. Hoffman spent a whole two hours with the Sharks in June 2018 after being acquired by the Ottawa Senators, where he was teammates with Erik Karlsson. He was then sent to the Florida Panthers for a handful of picks, including a […]

Danil Gushchin Season Preview

No San Jose Sharks prospect played better than Danil Gushchin down the stretch. The 2020 third-round pick finished his first pro season with 22 goals and 23 assists in 67 games for the San Jose Barracuda. The Russian sniper also debuted in the NHL, scoring a goal and an assist in two games. For the […]

Thomas Bordeleau Season Preview

This is going to be a big season for Thomas Bordeleau’s career. The former Michigan standout had a good first full season of professional hockey in San Jose, being named to the AHL All-Star team and finishing third on the San Jose Barracuda in points with 22 goals and 19 assists. He eventually got called […]

What We Have Learned About Mike Grier’s Vision

When Mike Grier took over the San Jose Sharks days before the 2022 NHL Draft, he inherited a mess. A team with an aging roster, massive cap issues, and no clear direction for the franchise. Fast forward a season, and Grier’s vision is starting to come into view. This is a rebuild Mike Grier embraced […]

San Jose Sharks Top 10 Prospects

The San Jose Sharks have done much work revamping their prospect pool over the past few seasons; a combination of being bad and trading away players has led the Sharks’ prospect pool to start to look respectable to good compared to the rest of the NHL. While they still need a franchise goaltender and a […]