{"id":423817,"date":"2026-08-04T20:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T20:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/423817\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T20:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T20:14:07","slug":"collin-graf-talks-new-sharks-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/423817\/","title":{"rendered":"Collin Graf Talks New Sharks Contract Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"

After many San Jose Sharks fans had waited a long time, Collin Graf<\/a> signed his three-year contract extension and was extremely happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love being in San Jose. It\u2019s a lot of fun. The fans are great, especially last year. The arena was rocking every night, so it was great to see,\u201d Graf said. \u201cIn terms of the contract, it was just something where we didn\u2019t really start negotiations until later in the Summer. Once we started, it felt like it was going pretty quick.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharks GM Mike Grier echoed similar comments about the negotiations with Graf.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019ve had some discussions with all three over the last month or so. I think they\u2019re all at different stages. We\u2019re happy to get Mack done now,\u201d Grier said just days before signing the winger. \u201cI think Graf is pretty close. Continuing to have dialogue with him and see where that goes. Smitty is definitely someone we\u2019d like to lock up long-term as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The undrafted forward has made a name for himself as a key to the San Jose Sharks\u2019 future. The 23-year-old has now gotten paid for the first time, proving he\u2019s made it to the NHL despite the long odds. A three-year deal<\/a> totaling $12.75 million is a tremendous payday for Graf. In 81 games last season, Graf scored 21 goals.<\/p>\n

With a nice payday in hand, Graf took his family out to dinner, while still splurging on himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went with my parents and my brother out to dinner, and I got them dinner,\u201d Graf said. \u201cI got myself some new golf clubs. That was a gift to myself. Guys were making fun of me for having old ones, so it was time to get new ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graf says he took his family and friends out to dinner after signing the extension. Also says he bought new golf clubs. #SJSharks<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Graf also touched on the length of his new San Jose Sharks contract. Despite some thinking he might cash in for a long-term deal, Graf confirmed that both sides felt three years was the perfect length. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere were no talks about going longer. I think three years was good. I\u2019m happy with the three years,\u201d Graf said. \u201cI guess the Sharks, on their side, are the same. Three years just made sense for both of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graf will still have his work cut out for him if he wants to play in the top-six forward group. The Sharks drafted and signed No. 2 overall pick Ivar Stenberg<\/a> as well as signed Mason Marchment<\/a> during free agency. Both players will compete for top-six spots with other young players like Igor Chernyshov<\/a> and Michael Misa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like competition. I think competition is a good thing. In the long term, competition will help our team overall and help our unit as a team. It\u2019s obviously something that, uh, I look forward to,\u201d Graf said. \u201cFor me, it\u2019s just trying to make as many plays as I can. Playing fast. I think last year, especially, I moved up and down the lineup and was able to complement different players well. I think that was one of my strengths and one of the reasons that the Sharks liked me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graf\u2019s extension kicks in this season for the San Jose Sharks, unlike Macklin Celebrini\u2019s<\/a>, which starts in 27-28. Graf will remain a restricted free agent once this contract is complete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After many San Jose Sharks fans had waited a long time, Collin Graf signed his three-year contract extension…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[119027,3524,4388,75543,55945,4401,88,90,89,98,755],"class_list":["post-423817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-2026-offseason","tag-collin-graf","tag-contract-extension","tag-ivar-stenberg","tag-mason-marchment","tag-mike-grier","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-san-jose-sharks","tag-sj-sharks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}