San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks

Team Depth Chart of NHL Prospects
Strengths
  • Two-way awareness among forwards
  • Goaltending
Weaknesses
  • Depth at right wing
  • Overtly physical power forwards
  • Little blue-chip talent at any position

About Prospect Scores and Probability

Prospect Criteria

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Pro
Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
CHL
Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
NCAA
Playing in NCAA
Europe
Playing in Europe
Junior
Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
N/A
Not Categorized Yet

Goaltenders

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Harri Sateri Pro 7.0 D
2. J.P. Anderson CHL 6.5 C
3. Thomas Heemskerk Pro 6.0 C
4. Troy Grosenick Pro 6.0 C

Right Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Daniil Tarasov Pro 7.0 D
2. Sebastian Stalberg Pro 6.5 C
3. Max Gaede NCAA 6.5 C
4. James Livingston Pro 6.5 D
5. Eriah Hayes Pro 6.5 D
6. Brodie Reid Pro 6.0 B
7. Chris Crane Pro 5.0 D

Left Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Matt Nieto Pro 7.5 C
2. Curt Gogol Pro 6.0 D

Centers

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Tomas Hertl Europe 8.0 C
2. Freddie Hamilton Pro 7.5 C
3. Chris Tierney CHL 7.5 D
4. Dan O'Regan NCAA 7.0 D
5. Christophe Lalancette CHL 7.0 D
6. Travis Oleksuk Pro 7.0 D
7. Sean Kuraly NCAA 7.0 D
8. Rylan Schwartz Pro 7.0 D
9. Marek Viedensky Pro 6.5 C
10. Colin Blackwell NCAA 6.5 C
11. Cody Ferriero NCAA 6.5 C

Defensemen

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Matt Tennyson Pro 7.5 C
2. Dylan DeMelo CHL 7.0 C
3. Konrad Abeltshauser CHL 7.0 C
4. Sena Acolatse Pro 7.0 D
5. Taylor Doherty Pro 7.0 D
6. Joakim Ryan NCAA 7.0 D
7. Nick Petrecki Pro 6.5 B
8. Lee Moffie NCAA 6.5 C
9. Cliff Watson NCAA 6.5 D
10. Matt Irwin Pro 6.0 C
11. Isaac MacLeod NCAA 6.0 D

San Jose Sharks prospects experienced glory and defeat of playoffs

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Christ Tierney - London Knights

Photo: Chris Tierney scored 21 points in 21 OHL playoff games to help the London Knights capture their second consecutive J. Ross Robertson Cup (courtesy of Terry Wilson/OHL Images)

The players in the San Jose Sharks prospect pool endured plenty of post-season successes and failures. The 2013 playoffs featured multiple first round exits, a few long runs in the CHL, and considerable amounts of golfing as a number of players did not even get a taste of the post-season. The prospect pool was a microcosm for the playoffs in general; you win some, you lose some, and that is just the nature of the game.

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Emerging crop of forwards and defensemen featured in San Jose Sharks prospects awards

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Nick Petrecki - San Jose Sharks

Photo: Defenseman Nick Petrecki found his physical game during the 2012-13 season and skated in his first NHL game on January 29, 2013 (courtesy of John Hefti/Icon SMI)

The 2012-13 season will go down as a major turning point in the San Jose Sharks prospect pool. Long gone are the days of shallow pools and bleak futures. In fact, if this season was any indication of the growth and development process the Sharks management group has in place, big things could be coming to the Sharks in the coming years.

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San Jose Sharks NCAA and European prospect pool features skilled forward prospects

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Sean Kuraly - Miami RedHawks

Photo: Sean Kuraly had an up-and-down freshman season for Miami, but the 6’2 center’s physical tools keep him among the Sharks top college prospects (courtesy of Tim G. Zechar/Icon SMI)

Built almost entirely out of the later rounds of the draft, the San Jose Sharks NCAA prospect pool features a good mix of size and a small handful of potential NHL regulars. Of the 10 Sharks prospects who played college hockey during the 2012-13 season, eight were selected in the fifth round or later.

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Team Rankings: Columbus Blue Jackets system has contributed to NHL playoff push

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Cam Atkinson - Columbus Blue Jackets

Photo: Cam Atkinson is one of several Blue Jackets prospects who has seen regular time in the lineup for Columbus during the 2013 NHL season (courtesy of Jason Mowry/Icon SMI)

Welcome to the Hockey's Future Spring NHL Team Rankings, the staff's ranking of each NHL team's system based on the strength of the entire prospect pool. For reference, just the top five prospects are listed. To be eligible, a prospect must meet HF's prospect criteria. The ranking is done twice a year, with this edition being an update to the Fall ranking.

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San Jose Sharks system continues to show improvement in mid-season Top 20 ranking

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Matt Nieto - Boston University

Photo: Following another productive season at Boston University, Matt Nieto has mad a strong first impression in his AHL debut with Worcester (courtesy of Michael Tureski/Icon SMI)

The San Jose Sharks prospect pool continues to get better and better. The 2012-13 season has been a strong one for development, and while there looks to be a gap in high-end skill after top prospect Tomas Hertl, a number of prospects have really played themselves into the limelight and have shown at times an ability to possibly fill that gap.

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Top Prospects

  1. Tomas Hertl
  2. Matt Nieto
  3. Matt Tennyson
  4. Freddie Hamilton
  5. Chris Tierney
  6. Konrad Abeltshauser
  7. Dylan DeMelo
  8. Nick Petrecki
  9. Taylor Doherty
  1. Sena Acolatse
  2. Dan O'Regan
  3. Sean Kuraly
  4. Harri Sateri
  5. Daniil Tarasov
  6. Brodie Reid
  7. Travis Oleksuk
  8. Cody Ferriero
  9. Colin Blackwell
  10. Lee Moffie

Notable Prospects

  1. J.P. Anderson
  2. Chris Crane
  3. Petter Emanuelsson
  4. Max Gaede
  5. Curt Gogol
  6. Troy Grosenick
  7. Eriah Hayes
  8. Thomas Heemskerk
  1. Matt Irwin
  2. Christophe Lalancette
  3. James Livingston
  4. Isaac MacLeod
  5. Joakim Ryan
  6. Rylan Schwartz
  7. Sebastian Stalberg
  8. Marek Viedensky
  9. Cliff Watson
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