It has been a long draft day, but after seven rounds, the San Jose Sharks are done. They went in with eight selections, and came out with nine new prospects thanks to a trade in the third round. They added a goaltender, five forwards and three defenders to their prospect pool.
Here’s a quick rundown of who they selected today:
Every Sharks selection in 2021 Draft
ROUND |
PICK (OVERALL) |
VIA |
PLAYER |
POSITION |
ROUND |
PICK (OVERALL) |
VIA |
PLAYER |
POSITION |
1 |
7 |
|
William Eklund |
C/RW |
3 |
81 |
STL |
Benjamin Gaudreau |
G |
4 |
103 |
|
Gannon Laroque |
D |
4 |
121 |
TOR |
Ethan Cardwell |
C |
5 |
135 |
|
Artem Guryev |
D |
5 |
156 |
COL |
Max McCue |
C |
6 |
167 |
|
Liam Gilmartin |
LW |
6 |
177 |
STL |
Theo Jacobsson |
C |
7 |
199 |
|
Evgenii Kashnikov |
D |
PICK 7: WILLIAM EKLUND, CENTER/LEFT WING
Team: Djurgårdens IF, SHL | Nationality: SWE | Age: 18 | Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 172 | Shoots: L | TSN Ranking: 4 | 2021 Stats: 40 GP, 11 G, 12 A
TRADE
TO SHARKS: Pick 81, 177
TO ST. LOUIS BLUES: Pick 71
PICK 81: BENJAMIN GAUDREAU, GOALTENDER
Team: Team Canada | Nationality: CAN | Age: 18 | Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 174 | CatcheCatches: L | TSN Ranking: 69 | 2021 Stats: 5 GP, 2.20 GAA, .919 SV%
PICK 103: GANNON LAROQUE, DEFENDER
Team: Victoria Royals, WHL | Nationality: CAN | Age: 17 | Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 190 | Shoots: R | TSN Ranking: N/A | 2021 Stats: 21 GP, 1 G, 6 A
PICK 121: ETHAN CARDWELL, CENTER
Team: Surahammars IF, HockeyEttan | Nationality: CAN/USA | Age: 18 | Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 181 | Shoots: R | TSN Ranking: N/A | 2021 Stats: 18 GP, 9 G, 18 A
PICK 135: ARTEM GURYEV, DEFENDER
Team: Peterborough Petes, OHL | Nationality: RUS | Age: 18 | Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 198 | Shoots: L | TSN Ranking: N/A | 2021 Stats: 0 GP, 0 G, 0 A
PICK 156: MAX MCCUE, CENTER
Team: London Knights, OHL | Nationality: CAN | Age: 18 | Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 174 | Shoots: L | TSN Ranking: N/A | 2021 Stats: 0 GP, 0 G, 0 A
PICK 167: LIAM GILMARTIN, LEFT WING
Team: US National U18 Team, USDP | Nationality: GER | Age: 18 | Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 192 | Shoots: L | TSN Ranking: N/A | 2021 Stats: 50 GP, 13 G, 22 A
PICK 177: THEO JACOBSSON, CENTER
Team: Örnsköldsvik HF, HockeyEttan | Nationality: SWE | Age: 18 | Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 174 | Shoots: L | TSN Ranking: N/A | 2021 Stats: 11 GP, 6 G, 3 A
PICK 199: EVGENII KASHNIKOV, DEFENDER/FORWARD
Team: Gatineau Olympiques, QMJHL | Nationality: RUS | Age: 18 | Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 198 | Shoots: L | TSN Ranking: N/A | 2021 Stats: 8 GP, 1 G, 4 A