Author: Bryan Del Fava

Top 25 Sharks Under 25: No. 2 William Eklund, A New Hope

By Bryan Del Fava | May 20th 2022 | 5 min read |

It isn’t exactly a secret that things haven’t been going well for the San Jose Sharks over the last three years. It also isn’t a secret that mos...

Top 25 Sharks Under 25: No. 4 Rudolfs Balcers was meant to be

By Bryan Del Fava | May 20th 2022 | 5 min read |

Are you familiar with that saying about how if you let someone go, and if they come back, then it was meant to be? That would accurately describe the ...

Sharks sign Mitchell Russell to entry-level contract

By Bryan Del Fava | May 19th 2022 | 2 min read |

The San Jose Sharks have signed North Bay Battalion forward Mitchell Russell to an entry-level contract, the club announced earlier today. Terms of th...

Barracuda name John McCarthy head coach

By Bryan Del Fava | May 18th 2022 | 3 min read |

The San Jose Barracuda announced multiple coaching changes on Wednesday morning, the most notable being that longtime head coach Roy Sommer will move ...

Top 25 Sharks Under 25: No. 10 Ozzy Wiesblatt flies under the radar

By Bryan Del Fava | Apr 22nd 2022 | 4 min read |

Ozzy Wiesblatt had a memorable introduction into the San Jose Sharks organization when he was selected with the 31st pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft....

Sharks sign goaltender Strauss Mann to 1-year contract

By Bryan Del Fava | Apr 19th 2022 | 2 min read |

The San Jose Sharks shored up their goaltending pipeline on Tuesday morning, signing goaltender Strauss Mann to a one-year, entry-level contract. Term...

Sharks sign Nikolai Knyzhov to 1-year contract extension

By Bryan Del Fava | Apr 1st 2022 | 2 min read |

The San Jose Sharks have signed defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov to a one-year contract extension with a cap hit of $850,000, including a $100,000 signing b...

Cuda Corner: Entering the home stretch

By Bryan Del Fava | Mar 26th 2022 | 3 min read |

To say it’s been a whirlwind season for the San Jose Barracuda would be putting it lightly. A roster in flux has seen 41 different skaters take the ...

Sharks trade Andrew Cogliano to Avalanche

By Bryan Del Fava | Mar 21st 2022 | 1 min read |

After starting the NHL Trade Deadline off by acquiring Kaapo Kahkonen and a 2022 fifth-round draft pick from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Jacob ...

Sharks sign Tomas Hertl to 8-year contract extension

By Bryan Del Fava | Mar 16th 2022 | 2 min read |

Despite concerns that the San Jose Sharks’ lackluster performance this season — the team is poised to miss out on playoffs for the third straight ...