SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks signed one other member of their 2022 draft class, inking defenseman Mattias Hävelid, to a three-year entry-level contract.
This previous season Hävelid, 21, had one help in 19 video games with Linköping HC within the Swedish Hockey League and 14 factors in 18 regular-season video games with Djurgårdens IF, which captured the championship of HockeyAllsvenskan, Sweden’s second-best league, and earned promotion again to the top-tier SHL.
Hävelid, 21, at 5-foot-10 and 176 kilos, was chosen forty fifth total by the Sharks three years in the past after the group traded its 2022 first-round decide, at No. 11 total, to the then-Arizona Coyotes, now Utah Mammoth, for picks that yr at Nos. 27, 34, and 45.
The Sharks used these picks on heart Filip Bystedt at No. 27 and ahead Cam Lund at No. 34 earlier than taking Havelid.
“He’s poised with the puck, he’s skilled, and his great skating, which helps him get out of situations to move the puck up the ice,” Bystedt mentioned when requested what makes Havelid, his finest pal, a particular defenseman. “Has great skill in the offensive zone, too.”
With the No. 11 decide. Arizona took heart Conor Geekie, who’s now with the Tampa Bay Lightning and had 14 factors in 52 video games this previous season.
Bystedt simply completed his first full season in San Jose, scoring 31 factors in 50 regular-season video games with the Barracuda and three objectives in six playoff video games. Lund spent three seasons at Northeastern earlier than turning professional in March and signing his personal three-year entry-level contract. Lund had two objectives and an help in 11 video games with the Sharks.
The Sharks now have 4 gamers from their 2022 draft class underneath contract, as they signed defenseman and fifth-round decide Jake Furlong to a three-year deal in Oct. 2023. Furlong simply completed his first full season of professional hockey, as he had eight factors in 66 video games with the Barracuda.
