Macklin Celebrini selected No. 1 by San Jose at NHL draft where Las Vegas and hockey royalty mix

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Macklin Celebrini headlined the NHL draft by going first overall to the San Jose Sharks on a Friday night hockey and Las Vegas royalty mixed company under the visual spectacle of the Sphere. French-Canadian chanteuse Celine Dion and longtime boxing announcer...

The San Jose Sharks select Boston University center Macklin Celebrini with the first pick in the NHL draft

The Sharks acquire Jake Walman and a 2nd-round draft pick from the Red Wings

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks acquired defenseman Jake Walman and a second-round pick from Detroit in exchange for future considerations. San Jose added the 53rd overall pick that was originally held by Tampa Bay and inherited the final two years of Walman's contract...

Pick 6: Boston U's Macklin Celebrini leads the list of the top prospects entering the NHL draft

Boston University forward Macklin Celebrini is the presumptive No. 1 pick entering the NHL draft on Friday following a season in which he became just the fourth freshman to win the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey’s MVP. The San Jose Sharks hold the first pick. The intrigue...

The Sharks acquire Egor Afanasyev from the Predators for Ozzy Wiesblatt

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks acquired forward Egor Afanasyev from the Nashville Predators on Sunday for forward Ozzy Wiesblatt. The 23-year-old Afanasyev led Milwaukee of the AHL with 54 points and 27 goals in 56 games this past season. He added five goals and four...

Basketball ties aside, Macklin Celebrini focused on hockey as NHL draft's presumptive No. 1 pick

Having a father working for the Golden State Warriors and former NBA star Steve Nash for an uncle, college hockey player of the year and the presumptive No. 1 NHL draft pick Macklin Celebrin, likes to think he’s got game. “I think it’s pretty good,” Celebrini said, referring...

The Oilers join 9 other NHL teams that forced a Game 7 after trailing a series 3-0

The Edmonton Oilers aren't the first team in the NHL to fight back from 3-0 down in a best-of-seven series to force a deciding contest. This is the 10th time it has happened in 211 opportunities in NHL history and the first in 10 years. Based on history, the momentum from three...

The Sharks acquire forwards Barclay Goodrow and Ty Dellandrea

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks added some needed forward depth Wednesday to complement an upcoming youth movement, claiming Barclay Goodrow off waivers from the New York Rangers and acquiring Ty Dellandrea from Dallas in a trade. General manager Mike Grier had been...

New Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky looks to bring 'light' to a struggling franchise

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Warsofsky had a front-row seat to some of the worst hockey played by the San Jose Sharks since their expansion days as an assistant under David Quinn the past two seasons. Now the 36-year-old who was hired last week as the youngest coach in the NHL will...

Sharks hire Ryan Warsofsky as new head coach

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have promoted Ryan Warsofsky to become the team's new head coach after two years as an assistant under the recently fired David Quinn. General manager Mike Grier announced Thursday that Warsofsky will become the 11th head coach in...