Shakir Mukhamadullin

NHL Game Preview: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 4/7/2025

NHL Game Preview: Seattle Kraken at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 4/5/2025

A photo of Calgary Hitmen defenseman Carter Yakemchuk. Yakemchuk is a prospect in upcoming NHL Draft in Las Vegas.

Three Candidates for the San Jose Sharks’ 14th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft

Fans of the San Jose Sharks can finally anticipate a brighter future. Following a disheartening season where San Jose finished at the bottom of the league (19-54-9), the Sharks won the 2024 NHL Draft Lottery, allowing the team to draft projected first-overall pick Macklin Celebrini during next month’s NHL Draft in Las Vegas. Though Celebrini […]

PHOTOS: San Jose Barracuda vs. Texas Stars – 03/09/2024

CEDAR PARK, Texas – Saturday night, the Texas Stars defeated the visiting San Jose Barracuda 6-3 in front of their 10th soldout crowd of the season, tying a franchise record. The game started off slow, with a combined 12 shots on net in the first period, resulting in a 0-0 tie going into the second […]

Three Big Questions Surrounding the Sharks’ Defense

The San Jose Sharks enter a new era on the blue line. Gone are Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson, and for the first time in over 15 years, the Sharks do not have a clear puck-moving defenseman. This group is full of defense-first defensemen, and while this might have been a recipe for success in […]

Marc-Edouard Vlasic Season Preview

And then there was one. Marc-Edouard Vlasic is the last piece of the San Jose Sharks high-priced defense. With Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson being traded since General Manager Mike Grier took over in July of 2022, Vlasic is now the Sharks’ highest-paid defenseman on the blue line. While his recent on-ice performance has not […]

Henry Thrun Season Preview

Henry Thrun has all the makings of a 1,000-game NHL player. The former Captain of the Harvard Crimson men’s ice hockey team looks like he has spent years in the NHL despite playing eight career NHL games last season. Thrun, a former 2019 fourth-round pick of the Anaheim Ducks, made it clear to Anaheim that […]

Radim Simek Season Preview

Radim Simek quickly rose to a fan favorite when he arrived in the 2018-19 season. Simek’s hard-nosed style of play captured a fan base longing for a recall to a different style of hockey. Unfortunately for Simek, injuries have plagued his entire career with the San Jose Sharks, including the 2022-23 season. Simek only played […]

Jan Rutta Season Preview

Acquired in the Erik Karlsson trade from the Pittsburgh Penguins, Jan Rutta brings a championship pedigree to the San Jose Sharks dressing room. Rutta is a two-time Stanley Cup from his time with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Last offseason, he signed a three-year contract with the Penguins worth $8.25 million ($2.75 million AAV). With the […]

Nikolai Knyzhov Season Preview

The beauty of hockey lies in its raw intensity, where players endure physical clashes and mental battles while crafting a mesmerizing dance of strategy and skill on the ice. San Jose Sharks defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov is one player who embodies that beauty. Signed in 2019 as an undrafted free agent out of Russia, the six-foot-two […]