2020 SAN JOSE SHARKS NHL DRAFT GUIDE 2020 NHL DRAFT The San Jose Sharks currently own seven draft selections in the 2020 NHL Draft presented by SAP, which begins on Tuesday, Oct. 6 and will be televised on NBC Sports Network at 4 p.m. PT. Rounds 2-7 will take place on Wednesday and will be televised on NHL Network at 8:30 a.m. PT. The Sharks are currently slated to make their first selection Round 1 in the first round (31st overall). NBC Sports Network The Sharks will host a live streaming broadcast which will take place on Tues., Oct. 6 Tuesday, Oct. 6 prior to Round One of the 2020 NHL Draft. The show, which will air on the Sharks + SAP Center Mobile App, will be hosted by the radio voices of the San Jose Sharks and San ⌚️ 4 p.m. PT Jose Barracuda Dan Rusanowsky and Nick Nollenberger, and also include interviews by television play-by-play announcer Randy Hahn. The show is scheduled to begin at 31st overall approximately 3:30 p.m. PDT on Oct. 6. Several members of the Sharks Hockey Operations Department will appear on the program, including GM Doug Wilson, Assistant General Managers Joe Will and Tim Burke, and Director of Scouting Doug Wilson Jr. Fans will also hear from Head Coach Bob Boughner, Associate Coach Rocky Thompson and Assistant Coach John Madden. Fans will also have the ability to submit questions via Rounds 2-7 social media prior to the show and have the chance to hear their questions answered live on the air by Rusanowsky and Nollenberger. NHL Network Wednesday, Oct. 7 2019 DRAFT RECAP - In 2019, San Jose made five picks, selecting defenseman Artemi Kniazev with one of its first two choices (48th overall) in the second round along with left ⏰ 8:30 a.m. PT wing Dillon Hamaliuk. The Sharks also selected center Yeger Spiridonov in the fourth round (108th overall), center Timur Ibragimov (164th overall) and Santeri Hatakka (184th 6 selections overall) in the sixth round. Kniazev finished the shortened 2019-20 season sixth among QMJHL defensemen in goals (11), eighth in points (43) and ninth in assists (32). Kniazev’s .84 points-per-game was also fourth among league defensemen. BACK IN FIRST - After trading away their first-round selection in 2020 to Ottawa for defenseman Erik Karlsson on Sept. 13, 2018, the Sharks moved back into the first by trading forward Barclay Goodrow to Tampa Bay for their first-round selection and forward Anthony Greco. San Jose also added a second-round selection by moving defenseman Brenden Dillon to the Washington Capitals. Some notable players selected 31st overall are Georges Laraque, Jacob Markstrom, Felix Potvin, Dave Williams and Russ Anderson. The Sharks have selected 31st overall once before, drafting D Jeremy Roy in 2015. SAN JOSE SHARKS DRAFT GUIDE 1 QUICK DRAFT FACTS 2020 DRAFT SELECTIONS ROUND OVERALL HOW ACQUIRED 1-SJS 3 Traded to OTT for Erik Karlsson; 9/13/18 1-TBL 31 Acquired from TBL for Barlcay Goodrow; 2/24/20 2-SJS 34 2-COL 56 Acquired from WSH for Brenden Dillon; 2/18/20 3-SJS 65 Traded to DET for Gustav Nyquist; 2/25/19 4-SJS 96 Traded to MTL for 2019 4th round selection; 6/22/19 5-OTT 126 Acquired from OTT with Mike Hoffman and Cody Donaghey; 6/19/18 5-SJS 127 6-SJS 158 Traded to OTT for Mikkel Boedker and Julius Bergman; 6/19/18 7-SJS 189 Traded to TOR for Eric Fehr; 2/20/18 7-PIT 201 Acquired from PIT for a 2019 7th round pick; 6/22/19 7-WSH 210 Acquired from WSH for a 2019 5th round pick; 6/22/19 *bold picks owned by SJS SHARKS DRAFT PICKS BREAKDOWN ALL-TIME SHARKS DRAFT CHOICES BY LEAGUE ALL-TIME POSITION RD. 1 RD. 2 ALL LEAGUE RD. 1 RD. 2 ALL DEFENSEMAN 9 13 68 EUROPE/RUSSIA 9 6 68 CENTER 7 4 52 OHL 3 5 36 RIGHT WING 8 3 49 WHL 9 2 32 LEFT WING 4 5 37 OTHER 3 3 30 GOALIE 0 0 26 U.S. HIGH SCHOOL 1 2 25 *does not include Expansion, Dispersal, Supplemental or Waiver Drafts QMJHL 2 5 24 NCAA 1 2 17 DRAFT DAY TRADES FOR PLAYERS (pick-for-pick trades not involving players have NOT been included; this list also only includes trades completed on actual draft days) 6/22/19 6/21/03 • Acquired Tom Pyatt and a 2019 6th round pick (164th overall, Timur • Acquired RW Scott Parker from Colorado in exchange for a fifth- Ibragimov) from Vancouver in exchange for Francis Perron and a round selection in the 2003 NHL Draft (163rd overall, C Brad 2019 7th round pick Richardson, previously acquired from Colorado in Bryan Marchment 6/27/15 trade on March 8, 2003). • Acquired D Patrick McNally from Vancouver in exchange for a 6/23/02 seventh-round selection (210th overall, previously acquired from the • Acquired the rights to RW Theoren Fleury from the N.Y. Rangers in NY Islanders) in the 2015 NHL Draft. exchange for a sixth round (194th overall, C Kim Hirschovits) • Acquired a seventh-round selection (193rd overall, Jake Kupsky) in selection in the 2002 NHL Draft. the 2015 NHL Draft from Dallas in exchange for G Antti Niemi. 6/24/01 6/30/13 • Acquired LW Adam Graves, D Rich Pilon and future considerations • Acquired F Tyler Kennedy from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange from the N.Y. Rangers in exchange for RW Mikael Samuelsson, D for a second-round selection (50th overall, later traded to Columbus) Christian Gosselin and a seventh round selection (226th overall, RW in the 2013 NHL Draft. Joey Crabb) in the 2002 NHL Draft 6/24/11 6/27/98 • Acquired D Brent Burns and a second-round selection (37th overall, • Acquired the rights to D Gary Suter from Chicago in exchange for a later traded to Tampa Bay for Dominic Moore on Feb. 16, 2012) in ninth-round selection (240th overall, D Andrei Yershov) in the 1998 the 2012 NHL Draft from Minnesota in exchange for RW Devin NHL Draft Setoguchi, C Charlie Coyle and a first round selection (28th overall, 6/21/97 C Zack Phillips) in the 2011 NHL Draft. • Acquired LW Shawn Burr from Tampa Bay in exchange for a fifth 6/26/10 round selection (108th overall, D Mark Thompson) in the 1997 NHL • Acquired a sixth-round selection in the 2010 NHL Draft (163rd Draft overall, D Konrad Abeltshauser) from Calgary in exchange for G 6/26/93 Henrik Karlsson. • Re-acquired sixth round selection (132nd overall, C Petri Varis) in 6/22/07 the 1993 NHL Draft (previously traded to Dallas in June 20, 1992 • Acquired a first round selection (13th overall, later traded along with trade for LW Gaetan Duchesne) in exchange for C Dean Evason a second-round pick in 2007 and a third-round selection in 2008 to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for the 9th overall pick in 2007 – Logan Couture) in the 2007 NHL Draft, a second round selection (44th overall, later traded to the St. Louis Blues) and a fourth round selection (98th overall, later traded to Nashville on June 21, 2008) in the 2009 NHL Draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for G Vesa Toskala and LW Mark Bell. SAN JOSE SHARKS DRAFT GUIDE 2 SHARKS NEAR TOP OF NHL IN DRAFT SUCCESS DESPITE LOWEST AVERAGE DRAFT POSITION FINDING DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH – Since Doug Wilson was named Sharks General Manager in 2003, San Jose has made the playoffs an NHL-high 14 times in 16 seasons. However, consistent regular season success and appearances in the Stanley Cup Playoffs has led to low draft positions. Since 2003, the Sharks own the lowest average draft position of all 31 NHL franchises (128.3 overall). Vancouver, ranked 30th, has the next lowest average at 124.0, four positions higher than San Jose (Chart below color heat-mapped by which range NHL team’s average draft selection fall in) In addition, since 2003, the Sharks are one of only seven NHL teams (excluding Vegas Golden Knights) to not hold a Top- 3 draft selection and only five NHL teams (excluding Vegas Golden Knights) have held fewer Top-10 picks than San Jose (note, this table is up-to-date through the 2019 NHL Draft). Rank Team Avg. Position Top-3 picks Top-10 Picks 1 Anaheim 99.6 1 5 2 Vegas 105.5 0 1 3 Edmonton 105.7 5 11 4 Florida 105.8 5 9 5 Carolina 106.2 3 8 6 Arizona 107.1 2 8 7 Dallas 107.3 1 3 8 NY Islanders 108.0 1 7 9 Buffalo 108.0 3 8 10 NY Rangers 108.1 1 5 11 St. Louis 108.6 1 2 12 Columbus 111.3 2 10 13 Colorado 111.5 3 7 14 Ottawa 111.6 0 4 15 Boston 112.5 1 4 16 Montreal 112.5 2 5 17 Los Angeles 112.8 1 4 18 Washington 113.2 1 3 19 Philadelphia 114.8 2 4 20 Winnipeg 116.0 2 9 21 Calgary 116.9 0 4 22 New Jersey 116.9 2 4 23 Chicago 117.0 4 6 24 Nashville 118.3 0 3 25 Toronto 118.5 1 6 26 Pittsburgh 118.5 4 5 27 Minnesota 119.6 0 5 28 Detroit 120.1 0 3 29 Tampa Bay 123.5 3 5 30 Vancouver 124.0 0 8 31 San Jose 128.3 0 4 SAN JOSE SHARKS DRAFT GUIDE 3 Despite having selected the lowest average draft position of all 31 NHL teams, San Jose’s draft picks rank eighth or higher in several major statistical categories, including: games played (7th), goals (7th), and points (8th).