San Jose Sharks forward Michael Misa has missed the past six games due to a lower-body injury and isn’t close to returning.
Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky said the rookie is considered week-to-week but will be out longer than two weeks.
The 18-year-old had been following a development plan that didn’t require him to play every game. He was supposed to play against the Seattle Kraken on Nov. 5, but suffered his injury during morning skate.
While the nature of his injury hasn’t been revealed, Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky shared details about his recovery plan.
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“We’re a few more days away from looking to see [when we can] get him on the ice,” Warsofsky said.
Misa doesn’t appear to be close to returning to the ice in any capacity for a little bit, but it is encouraging that a plan to get him on skates is about to happen.
Development of the 2025 No. 2 overall pick is still critical. The Sharks understand that, and so does Misa, who has been at the San Jose Sharks practice facility every day.
“Oh, yeah. He’s in our meetings. He was here in the facility all road trip. He’s here early, doing everything he can, in the gym and the training facility. In the video room. He’s sitting in our power play meeting,” Warsofsky said. “Like I said, there are still ways we can continue to develop him.”
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Warsofsky has mentioned on multiple occasions that Misa’s morale while dealing with the injury has remained high. The 18-year-old understands that getting hurt while playing hockey is something that comes with the territory.
“He’s good. Obviously, probably this won’t be his last injury that he misses a little bit of time with [in his career],” Warsofsky said. “He could look at it as a negative, but it’s also a way where [it is a] learning experience by learning in different ways.”
At 18, the San Jose Sharks centerman is still eligible to play for Team Canada at the 2026 World Juniors. Warsofsky said the team hasn’t even considered his chances of playing in that tournament, regardless of his injury status.
“We haven’t even talked about that,” Warsofsky explained. “Until he gets on the ice, I can’t answer that.”
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The Sharks’ head coach was not asked about the possibility of Misa going on a conditioning loan to the AHL upon his eventual return.
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