2025–26 San Jose Sharks season
| 2025–26 San Jose Sharks | |
|---|---|
| Division | Pacific |
| Conference | Western |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Mike Grier |
| Coach | Ryan Warsofsky |
| Captain | TBD |
| Alternate captains | Mario Ferraro Barclay Goodrow Tyler Toffoli |
| Arena | SAP Center |
| Minor league affiliate(s) | San Jose Barracuda (AHL) Wichita Thunder (ECHL) |
The 2025–26 San Jose Sharks season will be the 35th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.[1] Ryan Warsofsky will be in is second season as head coach for the Sharks.[2]
Schedule
Preseason
The preseason schedule was announced on June 20, 2025.[3]
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Regular season
The schedule was announced on July 16, 2025.[4]
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Transactions
The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.
Trades
| Date | Details | Ref | |
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| July 1, 2025 | To Pittsburgh Penguins 3rd-round pick in 2028 |
To San Jose Sharks Alex Nedeljkovic |
[5] |
| July 2, 2025 | To New Jersey Devils Thomas Bordeleau |
To San Jose Sharks Shane Bowers |
[6] |
| July 10, 2025 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Henry Thrun |
To San Jose Sharks Ryan Reaves |
[7] |
| July 25, 2025 | To Colorado Avalanche Danil Gushchin |
To San Jose Sharks Oskar Olausson |
[8] |
Players acquired
| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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| July 1, 2025 | Adam Gaudette | Ottawa Senators | 2-year | Free agency | [9] |
| John Klingberg | Edmonton Oilers | 1-year | [10] | ||
| Philipp Kurashev | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | [11] | ||
| July 2, 2025 | Jimmy Huntington | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | 1-year | [12] | |
| Samuel Laberge | Utica Comets (AHL) | 1-year | [12] | ||
| Cole Clayton | Cleveland Monsters (AHL) | 1-year | [12] | ||
| July 3, 2025 | Nick Leddy | St. Louis Blues | Waivers | [13] | |
| Dmitry Orlov | Carolina Hurricanes | 2-year | Free agency | [14] | |
| July 10, 2025 | Jakub Skarek | New York Islanders | 1-year | [15] | |
| July 11, 2025 | Jeff Skinner | Edmonton Oilers | 1-year | [16] |
Players lost
| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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| June 26, 2025 | Marc-Edouard Vlasic | Bought out | [17] | ||
| July 2, 2025 | Walker Duehr | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency | [18] |
| Jimmy Schuldt | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | [19] | ||
| July 13, 2025 | Scott Sabourin | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | [20] | |
| July 13, 2025 | Nikolai Kovalenko | CSKA Moscow (KHL) | 2-year | [21] | |
Signings
| Date | Player | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2025 | Gabriel Carriere | 1-year | [22] |
| July 1, 2025 | William Eklund | 3-year | [23] |
| Colin White | 1-year | [24] | |
| July 2, 2025 | Pavol Regenda | 1-year | [25] |
| July 14, 2025 | Jack Thompson | 1-year | [26] |
Draft picks
Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 and 28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club (League) |
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| 1 | 2 | Michael Misa | C | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada
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Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
| 30[A] | Joshua Ravensbergen | G | Canada
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Prince George Cougars (WHL) | |
| 2 | 33 | Haoxi Wang | D |  China
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Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 53[B] | Cole McKinney | C |  United States
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U.S. NTDP (USHL) | |
| 3 | 95[C] | Teddy Mutryn | C | United States
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Chicago Steel (USHL) |
| 4 | 115[D] | Ilyas Magomedsultanov | D |  Russia
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Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Jr. (JHL) |
| 124[E] | Zachary Sharp | D | United States
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Western Michigan Broncos (NCHC) | |
| 5 | 150[F] | Max Heise | C | Canada
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Penticton Vees (BCHL) |
| 7 | 210[G] | Richard Gallant | C | United States
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U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
Notes
- ^ The Dallas Stars' first-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on February 1, 2025, that sent Cody Ceci and Mikael Granlund to Dallas in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in 2025 and this pick.[27]
- ^ The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Tristen Robins, Fabian Zetterlund and a fourth-round pick in 2025 to Ottawa in exchange for Noah Gregor, Zack Ostapchuk and this pick.[28]
- ^ The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on August 18, 2024, that sent Ty Emberson to Edmonton in exchange for Cody Ceci and this pick.[29]
- ^ The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Luke Kunin to Columbus in exchange for this pick.[30]
- ^ The Winnipeg Jets' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on February 1, 2025 that sent Cody Ceci and Mikael Granlund to Dallas in exchange for a first-round pick in 2025 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[27] The condition – San Jose will receive Winnipeg's fourth-round pick in 2025 if Dallas fails to qualify for the 2025 Stanley Cup Final[27] – was converted when Dallas was eliminated from the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs on May 29, 2025.
- ^ The Colorado Avalanche's fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on December 9, 2024, that sent Mackenzie Blackwood, Givani Smith and a fifth-round pick in 2027 to Colorado in exchange for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko, a second-round pick in 2026 and this pick.[31]
- ^ The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Kaapo Kahkonen to New Jersey in exchange for Vitek Vanecek and this pick.[32]
References
- ^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
- ^ Clark, Ryan S. (June 13, 2024). "Sharks make assistant Ryan Warsofsky new head coach". ESPN. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Sharks announce 2025 preseason schedule". San Jose Sharks. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "NHL releases 2025-26 regular-season schedule". nhl.com. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "Sharks acquire goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic for a 2028 third round selection". nhl.com. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "Sharks acquire Shane Bowers in exchange for Thomas Bordeleau". nhl.com. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ "Thrun traded to Maple Leafs by Sharks for Reaves". nhl.com. July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ "Sharks acquire forward Oskar Olausson from Colorado in exchange for Danil Gushchin". nhl.com. July 25, 2025. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ "Sharks sign forward Adam Gaudette". nhl.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Sharks sign defenseman John Klingberg to a one-year contract". nhl.com. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "Sharks sign forward Philipp Kurashev to a one-year contract". nhl.com. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c "The Sharks have signed Jimmy Huntington, Samuel Laberge, and Cole Clayton". nhl.com. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ "Sharks sign Orlov to two-year deal, claim Leddy off waivers". TSN.ca. July 3, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ "Sharks sign defenseman Dmitry Orlov". nhl.com. San Jose Sharks. July 3, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ "Sharks sign goaltender Jakub Skarek". nhl.com. San Jose Sharks. July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ "Sharks sign forward Jeff Skinner to one-year contract". nhl.com. San Jose Sharks. July 11, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ "Vlasic to have final year of contract bought out by Sharks". nhl.com. June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Jets sign five players to one-year, two-way contracts". NHL.com. Winnipeg Jets. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ "CANUCKS AGREE TO TERMS WITH MACKENZIE MACEACHERN, JOSEPH LABATE, & JIMMY SCHULDT, ON TWO-WAY CONTRACTS". nhl.com. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "Lightning sign forward Scott Sabourin to a one-year contract". Tampa Bay Lightning. July 13, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ^ HC CSKA Moscow (July 12, 2025). "Kovalenko signs contract with CSKA Moscow" (in Russian). Telegram. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ "San Jose Sharks re-sign goaltender Gabriel Carriere". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. June 29, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ "Sharks sign William Eklund to a three-year contract extension". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "San Jose Sharks re-sign forward Colin White". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "San Jose Sharks re-signed forward Pavol Regenda". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ "Sharks re-sign defenseman Jack Thompson to one-year, two-way contract". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Sharks acquire a 2025 First-Round and a conditional Third-Round selection from Dallas in exchange for Mikael Granlund & Cody Ceci". San Jose Sharks. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ "Sharks acquire Ostapchuk, Gregor and 2025 2nd-round pick from Senators for Zetterlund, Robins and a 2025 4th-round pick". San Jose Sharks. March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ "Sharks acquire defenseman Cody Ceci and a 2025 third round draft selection in exchange for Ty Emberson". San Jose Sharks. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Sharks acquire 2025 4th-round pick from the Blue Jackets for Luke Kunin". San Jose Sharks. March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ "Avalanche Acquire Blackwood, Smith From San Jose". December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "San Jose Sharks acquire goaltender Vitek Vanecek, 2025 seventh-round pick from New Jersey Devils". March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.