With Yaroslav Askarov up with the Sharks for the foreseeable future, their farm team has found a temporary replacement for him. Per a team release, the AHL’s Barracuda has signed goaltender Samuel St-Hilaire to an ATO agreement. The 20-year-old had a 2.56 GAA and a .904 SV% over parts of three seasons with QMJHL Rimouski and was on Canada’s entry for the World Juniors last … [Read more...] about Barracuda Sign Samuel St-Hilaire To AHL ATO
Snapshots: Guentzel, Holmstrom, Chernyshov, Bains
It’s one of the busiest nights of the hockey year. Unlike in years past, the Winter Classic is no longer a standalone event. The NHL has 12 other games on the docket, all backlit by Team Canada taking on Team USA in an exhilarating World Junior Championships tournament. The heap of action has pulled together sparked plenty of news from around the league. Most notably, Tampa Bay … [Read more...] about Snapshots: Guentzel, Holmstrom, Chernyshov, Bains
Sharks Place William Eklund On IR, Recall Collin Graf
The San Jose Sharks are getting some much-needed forward depth before their game tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers. The organization announced they recalled Collin Graf from their AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, and placed forward William Eklund on injured reserve to open up the roster spot. There are no surprises with Eklund’s placement on the injured reserve. … [Read more...] about Sharks Place William Eklund On IR, Recall Collin Graf
Fractured Cheek For Vanecek, Listed As Week-To-Week
Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky provided an update on injured goaltender Vitek Vanecek. He told reporters including Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now (Twitter link) that the upper-body injury the netminder is dealing with is a fractured cheek. He’s now listed as out week-to-week. Vanecek has a 3.84 GAA and a .885 SV% in 14 outings this season and could be a possible trade … [Read more...] about Fractured Cheek For Vanecek, Listed As Week-To-Week
Sharks Notes: Kostin, Vanecek, Eklund, Walman
The San Jose Sharks have activated forward Klim Kostin from the injured reserve. Kostin has missed the Sharks past five games with an upper-body injury but isn’t likely to play tonight and will serve as a healthy scratch. Kostin has had several stretches this season where he has served as a healthy scratch due to poor play, including a stretch of three weeks in November. The … [Read more...] about Sharks Notes: Kostin, Vanecek, Eklund, Walman