Looking to add depth on the back end, the San Jose Sharks signed defenseman Libor Hajek to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2026-27 season, general manager Mike Grier announced Wednesday.
Chicago Blackhawks: Forward Connor Bedard will be out for approximately four months after having surgery on his left shoulder. Marco D’Amico: The Utah Mammoth matched one-year, $4.775 million offer sheet for Barrett Hayton from the New Jersey Devils.
An offseason full of change and player movement for the San Jose Sharks continued on Wednesday, as the team announced the signing of defenseman Libor Hajek to a one-year contract.
The San Jose Sharks are continuing to add to their organizational depth on defense. According to a team announcement, the Sharks have signed Libor Hajek to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2026-27 campaign.
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.
Jeff Marek of Sportsnet: Rangers defenseman Libor Hajek left their AHL team in Wilkes-Barre back in December to go play with Pardubice HC in the Czech Extraliga.
Defenseman Libor Hajek has been released by the Pittsburgh Penguins organization after a few months of play in the American Hockey League. Hajek is a 25-year-old defenseman who joined the Penguins for training camp on a professional tryout contract and was later assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
The AHL’s Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins and defenseman Libor Hájek mutually agreed to terminate the AHL deal that was signed in October, and he'll sign in Czechia.