Category: 2023 Offseason

No. 15 Kasper Halttunen: Future NHL power forward?

By Erika Towne | Sep 6th 2023 | 4 min read |

Kasper Halttunen isn't the fastest skater or the best stickhandler but he has an impressive shot earning him to 15 on our Top 25 San Jose Sharks Under...

No. 16 Valtteri Pulli: Sharks land highly touted European defenseman

By Erika Towne | Sep 5th 2023 | 4 min read |

The San Jose Sharks landed the top European undrafted free agent this offseason. So what does Valtteri Pulli bring to the table?...

No. 17 Eetu Makiniemi: Can he stay healthy?

By Erika Towne | Sep 2nd 2023 | 5 min read |

Back to back goaltenders on FTF's 25 Under 25. Today is Eetu Makiniemi's day. But why is this Sharks goaltending prospect higher ranked than Magnus Ch...

No. 18 Magnus Chrona: The "right size" for a goaltender

By Erika Towne | Aug 31st 2023 | 6 min read |

Magnus Chrona is a 6-foot-6 netminder that has the ability to take away the entire bottom of the crease with a stretch of his pads....

No. 19 Luca Cagnoni: A Possible Dynamo

By Lakshya Jain | Aug 30th 2023 | 5 min read |

Cagnoni has the hockey mind, the hands and the skillset to go far in the NHL but will his size hold him back?...

No. 20 Cameron Lund: Looking to build on strong freshman season

By Erika Towne | Aug 29th 2023 | 5 min read |

19-year-old Sharks prospect Cameron Lund returns to Northeastern University for his sophomore season....

No. 21 Nikita Okhotiuk: The defensive specialist the Sharks need

By Timur Katsnelson | Aug 28th 2023 | 6 min read |

Nikita Okhotiuk is a defensive defenseman who could be invaluable to the Sharks in a few years....

No. 22 Leon Gawanke : A fresh start for an offensive defenseman

By Timur Katsnelson | Aug 26th 2023 | 5 min read |

One offseason acquisition that might go underrated entering the 2023-24 season is Leon Gawanke, who the Sharks traded for on July 2nd, earlier this su...

No. 23 Ozzy Wiesblatt: A crossroads for the former first-rounder

By Lakshya Jain | Aug 24th 2023 | 5 min read |

When Ozzy Wiesblatt’s name comes up, most Sharks fans usually think of the heartwarming draft night gesture made by Doug Wilson, Jr. upon his select...

No. 24 Gannon Laroque: Looking to bounce back from injury

By Erika Towne | Aug 23rd 2023 | 7 min read |

San Jose believes it has something in Gannon Laroque; it’s just taking some time to see what that is. The 2022-23 season was expected to be a br...