{"id":375664,"date":"2026-06-26T10:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/375664\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:25:11","slug":"san-jose-sharks-nhl-draft-guide-picks-best-fits-and-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/375664\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Sharks NHL Draft guide: Picks, best fits and analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sharks<\/p>\n

Mike Grier is the general manager of the Sharks. Bruce Bennett \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

June 26, 2026 6:00 am EDT Updated <\/p>\n

The San Jose Sharks have eight picks in the 2026 NHL Draft: Nos. 2, 9, 27, 62, 120, 127, 174, 201. Here\u2019s what to expect.<\/p>\n

View from the beat<\/p>\n

Mike Grier has been an active general manager, first in\u00a0acquiring Michael Kesselring<\/a>\u00a0for his defense while still keeping an extra first-round pick (No. 27). Now he\u2019s got No. 9 as well as his own No. 2 pick after trading Eklund. It sure seems like winger Ivar Stenberg is the choice after McKenna. But Grier also needs to come away with an impact defender, either for now or the future. Or both. San Jose could be set up for years of success. \u2014\u00a0Eric Stephens<\/p>\n

Pronman\u2019s team needs<\/p>\n

When you draft Macklin Celebrini and then follow it up a year later by adding Michael Misa with the No. 2 pick, you have secured the middle of the ice for the next decade. While Sam Dickinson is a very good defense prospect, the Sharks need to continue stockpiling high-end, mobile defensemen to consistently get the puck to their dynamos up front. It\u2019s a very good draft for them to be looking at defensemen. The question is whether they take a forward or a defenseman with the No. 2 pick.<\/p>\n

Names to watch<\/p>\n

In recent mock drafts, Corey Pronman has projected the following picks:<\/p>\n

2. Ivar Stenberg, LW<\/p>\n

9. Daxon Rudolph, D<\/p>\n

27. Brooks Rogowski, C<\/p>\n

62. Olivers Murnieks, C<\/p>\n

104. Alex Kostov, RW<\/p>\n

127. Axel Br\u00f8ngel-Larsson, D<\/p>\n

157. Brayden Klimpke, D<\/p>\n

174. Oleg Kulebiakin, RW<\/p>\n

201. Daniel Walters, C<\/p>\n

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