{"id":11172,"date":"2025-10-18T08:16:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/11172\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T08:16:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:16:21","slug":"san-jose-sharks-trade-former-first-round-pick-to-conference-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/11172\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Sharks Trade Former First Round Pick to Conference Rival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>PUBLICATION<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houseofhockey.net\/collaborators\/tom-banks\" class=\"lediv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Banks<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 17, 2025\u00a0\u00a0(5:42 PM)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/606067.webp.webp\" style=\"width:100%;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Oskar Olausson, formerly of the Colorado Avalanche.\" title=\"Oskar Olausson, formerly of the Colorado Avalanche.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Mile High Hockey<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tThe San Jose Sharks acquired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Oskar-Olausson-65188\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Oskar Olausson profile and hockey stats\">Oskar Olausson<\/a> ahead of the 2025\/26 season, and now, the team have surprisingly traded him to the Minnesota Wild.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this off-season, the San Jose Sharks picked up former first-round pick Oskar Olausson from the Colorado Avalanche, with the team hoping they could get the best out of the talented 22-year old.<\/p>\n<p>Olausson was drafted No. 28 overall back in the 2021 NHL Draft, and while he&#8217;s been solid in the American Hockey League, he&#8217;s yet to score in four appearances in the NHL.<\/p>\n<p>Sharks Flip Oskar Olausson to the Minnesota Wild<\/p>\n<p>Now, another Western Conference team is taking a chance on Olausson, as the Sharks have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/article\/wild-acquire-olausson-from-sharks-in-exchange-for-masters\/\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">officially traded him<\/a> to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for defenseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Kyle-Masters-62138\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Kyle Masters profile and hockey stats\">Kyle Masters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, the Wild are betting on Olausson catching fire with them to finally establish himself at the NHL level, and with an abundance of defenseman, flipping the the 22-year old Masters is a move that makes sense.<\/p>\n<p>While Masters has had his shots in the AHL, he&#8217;s spent most of his pro career with the ECHL&#8217;s Iowa Heartlanders, tallying a solid 5 goals and 13 assists with them in 27 games a season ago.<\/p>\n<p>On paper, this deal makes sense for both teams, as San Jose&#8217;s forward group is loaded with young talent, and with a need on the blue line, swapping a young forward for a defenseman on a team that needs talent up front makes perfect sense.<\/p>\n<p>Now, both teams will be hoping that the fresh new start for a pair of 22-year old&#8217;s can kick start their careers at the professional level, and while it&#8217;s a very low risk move for both, the hope is that with time, this pays off in a big way.<\/p>\n<p>Previously on HouseOfHockey<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PUBLICATION Tom Banks October 17, 2025\u00a0\u00a0(5:42 PM) Photo credit: Mile High Hockey The San Jose Sharks acquired 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