The Sharks are the latest team to bring back some players from the minors to help close out their preseason schedule. The team announced (Twitter link) that defensemen Jeremie Bucheler and Jimmy Schuldt along with forwards Nolan Burke and Colin White have been recalled from AHL San Jose.
Schuldt and Burke are the two who are on NHL contracts. Schuldt has just one career NHL appearance under his belt with Vegas in 2019 after finishing his college career. Since then, he has spent time on several AHL teams, including the last two with Coachella Valley before signing with the Sharks this summer. Burke, meanwhile, was acquired in the Yaroslav Askarov trade to balance out contracts. The 21-year-old spent most of last season in the ECHL, notching 15 points and 32 penalty minutes in 47 games.
White and Bucheler are on AHL deals with the Barracuda and technically have inked PTO agreements once again with the Sharks after previously being released. White split last season between Pittsburgh and Montreal but was held off the scoresheet in 28 games. As for Bucheler, the 24-year-old is entering his first full professional campaign after wrapping up his college career last season with 18 points in 33 games with the University of Vermont.
All four players will likely be in uniform tonight against Vegas before being returned to the Barracuda before Monday’s season-opening roster deadline.