A growing player in the Bay Area is receiving a significant payday. On Friday, San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier announced that the team has re-signed forward Collin Graf to a three-year contract.
The San Jose Sharks have signed their top remaining free agent, winger Collin Graf, to a three-year, $12.75MM contract. This move will secure an emerging piece of San Jose’s forward core.
With the calendar turning to August, it’s time to kick things up a notch. The Hlinka Gretzky Cup is the first major event on the NHL Draft calendar, with the best 2027 and 2028 draft players taking center stage in front of representatives from all 32 NHL franchises.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping for big things from Gavin McKenna beginning in 2026-27. The Maple Leafs made McKenna the first overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft back in June.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
Curtis Pashelka: San Jose Sharks GM Mike Greir on Will Smith, who eligible to sign a contract extension this offseason, and Collin Graff who is a RFA. “Continuing to have dialogue with (Smith and Collin Graf) and see where that goes.
For years, the eight-year max-term contract was the holy grail for any young star entering restricted free agency. Lock in the security, secure the paycheck, and never worry about term again.
When defenseman Jacob Trouba hit free agency on July 1st, many expected him to receive a multi-year deal, including AFP Analytics, which projected a four-year deal worth $25.6MM ($6.4MM annually).
The San Jose Sharks locked their franchise player Macklin Celebrini in for the long haul on Wednesday with a five-year, $94 million contract extension that kicks in beginning with the 2027-28 season and currently stands as the largest average annual value in the history of NHL contracts.
The San Jose Sharks have locked up their franchise superstar. Macklin Celebrini has signed on for five more years, which is fantastic news for the franchise on the rise.
After watching Leo Carlsson get offer sheeted this summer, the San Jose Sharks wasted no time ensuring Macklin Celebrini doesn’t even come close to reaching July 1, 2027, unsigned.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The San Jose Sharks sent major shockwaves through the hockey world on Wednesday, as they signed superstar center Macklin Celebrini to a five-year contract extension.
The San Jose Sharks announced that they have signed Macklin Celebrini to a five-year contract extension worth $94 million. Celebrini’s will become the highest paid player in the NHL with an $18.8 million AAV starting next July 1st.
Two of the young stars in hockey today have trained together this past offseason, with one deserving significant praise from one of the new faces of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
San Jose Sharks superstar forward Macklin Celebrini signed a five-year, $94 million contract extension on Wednesday. At $18.8 million per season, he will become the highest-paid player in the league when his extension kicks in during the 2027-28 season.
The San Jose Sharks announced Wednesday morning that they have signed star forward Macklin Celebrini to a five-year extension worth $18.8 million a season.
The San Jose Sharks have missed the playoffs for seven straight seasons, but they are investing heavily in forward Macklin Celebrini. On Wednesday, the Sharks and Celebrini agreed to a new five-year deal worth $18.8 million per season, making him the highest-paid player in NHL history.
The San Jose Sharks have officially secured the player they believe will lead them back to Stanley Cup contention, signing Macklin Celebrini to a five-year contract extension carrying an average annual value (AAV) of $18.8 million.
The San Jose Sharks announced Wednesday they signed forward Macklin Celebrini to a five-year, $94-million contract extension that will pay him an average annual value of $18.8 million starting in 2027-28.
The San Jose Sharks in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft used their 30th overall pick to draft goalie Joshua Ravensbergen. The goalie is now heading from the Western Hockey League, where he played with the Prince George Cougars, to the NCAA.
Just because a team owns three first-round picks doesn’t guarantee a draft will be a resounding success. The job isn’t done once the front office accumulates assets.
NHL legend Claude Lemieux relapsed into sex addiction prior to his suicide, according to statements his son gave to police officers following his death.
For the better part of a decade, the San Jose Sharks entered each season with a familiar sense of low stakes. The rebuild years asked for patience, not results, and the schedule release was little more than a formality.
Everyone knows that standing out for a major Canadian NHL franchise comes with added weight and pressure. Not every player can handle it, and that is exactly what San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier referred to in recent comments, taking a shot at the Toronto Maple Leafs.