The San Jose Sharks have signed Carson Wetsch to an entry-level contract.<\/p>\n
Wetsch, a 2024 Sharks\u2019 third-round pick, enjoyed a career year with the Kelowna Rockets, notching a personal WHL-high 50 assists and 72 points. The 20-year-old also captained a Rockets squad that featured over a half-dozen NHL draft picks, including 2024 sixth-overall Tij Iginla.<\/p>\n
The 6-foot-2 winger was acquired by the Rockets from the Calgary Hitmen last May. In 2024-25, Wetsch set a personal WHL high with 33 goals.<\/p>\n
Carson Wetsch and Macklin Celebrini really fulfilled their dreams together. \ud83e\udd79<\/p>\n
H\/T @SanJoseSharks<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/th135yfwpr<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 BarDown (@BarDown) May 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The North Vancouver native, who grew up with San Jose Sharks superstar Macklin Celebrini, is a heart-and-soul physical winger, evidenced by being named Kelowna captain. He was also invited to Hockey Canada\u2019s 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase.<\/p>\n Spoke with Kelowna Rockets HC Derrick Martin about Wetsch.<\/p>\n “He has been great. What he has done with the young guys, buying into our culture, and then at the same time pushing it forward. He’s learning to be the complete player he’s going to have to be and SJ has taken note.” https:\/\/t.co\/jgKEDunrWa<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) May 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWetsch is a well-rounded winger who plays the game the right way, knows his role and is consistent shift to shift,\u201d Scott Wheeler wrote in The Athletic<\/a> in April. He was also an Honorable Mention in San Jose Hockey Now\u2019s post-Trade Deadline top-10 Sharks prospects rankings.<\/p>\n Wetsch\u2019s NHL projection is as a solid energy bottom-six winger.<\/p>\n But his junior season isn\u2019t over. Host Kelowna will be participating in the Memorial Cup, beginning on May 21. Fellow 2024 San Jose Sharks\u2019 pick, fourth-rounder Christian Kirsch, will also be there, backstopping the OHL champion Kitchener Rangers.<\/p>\n Wetsch & Roberts Grew Up Playing With Celebrini, Misskey on Burns’s Influence (H\/T @JoshFrojelin<\/a>) https:\/\/t.co\/7OscVwwZu5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) August 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t