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PWHL San Jose selects first five players, begins to take shape

By Erika Towne | Jun 10th 2026 | 6 min read |

I’m out of the country and therefore almost entirely out of commission for the first couple weeks of June and so while I’ve done my best to keep w...

2026 season review Ty Dellandrea: A depth center never hurts

By Erika Towne | Jun 9th 2026 | 7 min read |

The San Jose Sharks went into the 2025-26 season with one of the deeper center pools in the league. With Macklin Celebrini, Alex Wennberg, Michael Mis...

2026 season review Dmitry Orlov: Welcome to San Jose

By Erika Towne | Jun 8th 2026 | 8 min read |

Known for his booming hits and ability to move the puck, Dmitry Orlov was an exciting addition to the San Jose Sharks’ roster last offseason. On...

2026 season review Sam Dickinson: Rookie season completed

By Erika Towne | Jun 6th 2026 | 8 min read |

The San Jose Sharks’ prospect pool is loaded, but a lot of eyes have been on young Sam Dickinson. The 11th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Dr...

2026 player review Vincent Desharnais:

By Erika Towne | Jun 5th 2026 | 5 min read |

When the San Jose Sharks traded a 2025 fifth-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Vincent Desharnais in March of last year, there wasn̵...

2026 season review Nick Leddy: A class act

By Erika Towne | Jun 4th 2026 | 4 min read |

The San Jose Sharks added Nick Leddy to the roster on July 3 when the team claimed the defenseman off waivers. The St. Louis Blues needed to clear cap...

If the Sharks don't re-sign John Klingberg, then who plays on the right?

By Erika Towne | Jun 3rd 2026 | 9 min read |

Fear the Fin has started running through the player reviews, but we thought we would take a brief pause to take a deeper look at defenseman John Kling...

2026 player review John Klingberg: A reasonable defensive gamble

By Erika Towne | Jun 2nd 2026 | 5 min read |

When the 2025-26 season started, General Manager Mike Grier knew that he needed to add a veteran defenseman who could move the puck and feed his group...

2026 player review Will Smith: Avoiding the sophomore slump

By Erika Towne | Jun 1st 2026 | 9 min read |

Will Smith entered his sophomore season with the San Jose Sharks with high hopes. The then-20-year-old put in the work over the summer, spending time ...

Shaping San Jose's new PWHL team

By Erika Towne | May 30th 2026 | 7 min read |

San Jose has a PWHL team, but it still needs players to take to the ice. Some of those players will be selected in the PWHL Draft on June 17. But ther...