CHICAGO — William Eklund was not on the ice at practice on Wednesday. San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky shared that Eklund has a “little nagging” upper-body injury and is “probably a game-time decision” for Thursday’s tilt against the Chicago Blackhawks.
What a start to Macklin Celebrini’s career. Just 7:01 into his NHL debut, the 2024 San Jose Sharks’ No. 1 pick attempted a pass that went off St. Louis Blues’ defenseman Matthew Kessel and into the net.
It’s safe to say, there weren’t many eyes on the San Jose Sharks during the 2023-24 season. They struggled heavily as a team, but despite those struggles, a couple of players had phenomenal individual seasons.
Good injury news for the San Jose Sharks. William Eklund (upper body), Mikael Granlund (lower body), and Matt Benning (lower body), who all missed practice on Friday, all returned on Sunday.
Three more San Jose Sharks players have day-to-day injuries. William Eklund, Matt Benning, and Mikael Granlund all missed practice on Friday. San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky labeled them all day-to-day, Eklund with an upper-body injury, Benning and Granlund with lower-body injuries.
Last Word on Hockey’s Puck Drop Previews are back for the 2024-25 season! As the regular season approaches, we at Last Word will preview each team’s current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming year.
Mikael Granlund is not worried about his contract. The 32-year-old San Jose Sharks center is in his last season of the four-year, $20-million deal he signed with the Nashville Predators.
William Eklund is so excited, and he just can’t hide it. “I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited for a season,” Eklund said on the first day of San Jose Sharks training camp.
Could the San Jose Sharks unite the Eklund brothers? Victor Eklund, the younger brother of William Eklund, is expected to be a first-round pick at the 2025 NHL Draft, where the Sharks will select twice with their own and the Vegas Golden Knights’ firsts.
There are many things that excite Alexander Wennberg about joining the San Jose Sharks. “I tried the rain in Seattle,” he joked first thing on Tuesday, “so I kind of look forward to try a little bit more sun on the West Coast this time.” Wennberg, 29, signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Sharks on the first day of free agency.
LAS VEGAS — The San Jose Sharks have added another highly-regarded defenseman to their system. With the 53rd pick, they grabbed Leo Sahlin Wallenius from Sweden.
Earlier this week, we started the 2023-24 San Jose Sharks player grades with Mikael Granlund. Now, it’s a good time to take a look at his linemate to end the season and the youngest member of the so-called “Lund Line”, William Eklund.
Now that the draft lottery has come and gone and we know the draft order for the top-16 picks in the first round, as well as the winner of the first overall pick, I wanted to do a quick top-16 mock draft.
Fabian Zetterlund is going to the World Championships. He will be joining ex-San Jose Sharks superstar Erik Karlsson, among other stars, on Team Sweden.
David Quinn is gone, but it’s likely that the next head coach of the San Jose Sharks will want the same things that he did. In Quinn’s exit interview last Saturday, he shared next steps for a number of the young players, hopefully the core of the next great Sharks team.
There weren’t a lot of feel-good stories on the last-place San Jose Sharks this season. Mikael Granlund was perhaps the best of them. After being dealt from the Nashville Predators to the Pittsburgh Penguins at last year’s Trade Deadline, Granlund produced only a goal and five points in 21 games in the Steel City.
While many hockey supporters are dialed into the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, other fans are already counting down to the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.
William Eklund started his season slow, but by the end of it, showed why he’s a big part of the San Jose Sharks’ future. Points aren’t everything, but it’s a decent thumbnail for the 21-year-old forward’s first full season.
The San Jose Sharks welcome the Calgary Flames into SAP Center. It’s Gilroy native Dustin Wolf’s first NHL start in San Jose. William Eklund and Jacob MacDonald scored, but the Sharks lost 3-2 in OT.
William Eklund completed his hat trick with 1:04 left in overtime and the host San Jose Sharks defeated the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Saturday. Eklund kept the puck on a 2-on-1 rush and beat Joel Hofer for the game winner.
Top San Jose Sharks youngster William Eklund was held out of the team’s Sunday night shootout-loss versus the Vegas Golden Knights with a lower-body injury.
The 20-year-old was injured in an AHL game on March 22 after a collision with another player. The injury comes as a big loss for the Barracuda, who sit five points out of the playoffs with just eight games left in the season.
The San Jose Sharks have officially sent top prospect William Eklund back to the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda, recalling forward Andrew Agozzino in his place.
The San Jose Sharks recently called up William Eklund for a brief stint in the NHL. Eklund was selected seventh overall in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, and although we’re nearing two years since he was drafted, the Sharks have let him take his time developing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and American Hockey League (AHL).
With three assists in four games, Eklund is showing flashes of potential and already demonstrating the value the Sharks got with a seventh overall selection.
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