{"id":268635,"date":"2025-11-03T10:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T10:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/268635\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T10:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T10:24:06","slug":"sharks-keeping-dickinson-sam-shares-griers-message-his-emotional-conversation-with-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/268635\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharks Keeping Dickinson: Sam Shares Grier&#8217;s Message, His Emotional Conversation With Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Dickinson can get out of the hotel now.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old (former) London Knights star will play his 10th NHL game tonight, against the Detroit Red Wings. This likely will keep him on the San Jose Sharks for the full season, as his entry-level contract cannot \u201cslide\u201d to next year anymore.<\/p>\n<p>If the Sharks had sent him back to the OHL before 10 NHL contests, they could\u2019ve delayed the official beginning of his three-year contract until next season.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 11 pick of the 2024 Draft said that he met with GM Mike Grier, right before the San Jose Sharks took on the Colorado Avalanche. Head coach Ryan Warsofsky had already told him the night before that he wasn\u2019t playing against the Avs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was a little nervous. I got a text saying that I had to meet with him. Some nerves kicked in,\u201d Dickinson admitted. \u201cBut then I figured, it could also be a good meeting. So I kind of started running with that\u2019s what the meeting was going to be, not a bad meeting. That kind of kept me wired together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dickinson had let his father Steve know that he had a meeting with the GM, and on cue, his dad called him right at the end of the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe called me two minutes after,\u201d Dickinson said. \u201cHe somehow knew.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the first person to know should be his father, his rock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time I call him, it always means a lot. Whether it\u2019s two minutes or 20 minutes, or even longer than that, it\u2019s always helpful to me, and kind of relaxes me and calms me down,\u201d Dickinson said. \u201cIt was definitely special to have him be the first person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But this time, it was Dickinson who calmed his dad down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight as I said what we talked about in the meeting,\u201d Dickinson said, \u201cI think I heard him audibly sigh and kind of relax a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dickinson, on Misa&#8217;s reaction to his good news: &#8220;He was really happy for me when I found out I was playing [today], he was one of the first guys that came up to me\u2026It&#8217;s just nice to have another guy that you can kind of lean on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sheng_Peng\/status\/1985122551656308795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As for the message from Grier?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeep going with how I\u2019ve been,\u201d Dickinson said. \u201cWe kind of talked about I\u2019ve been getting more comfortable, more confident every single game. Kind of just building off of that, having that continue throughout the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s pro sports and it\u2019s the National Hockey League, so he\u2019s got to continue to show improvement and show that he belongs here. But I think early on this season, he\u2019s taking some big steps of getting more and more comfortable as he plays, correcting mistakes. We\u2019re seeing some growth in this game,\u201d head coach Ryan Warsofsky said. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen speed bumps in the game, but ultimately we\u2019ve seen him take some steps in the right direction, where we think he can help our offense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The San Jose Sharks bench boss added that Dickinson\u2019s mental fortitude is a big part of keeping him in the best league in the world, the young blueliner\u2019s ability to learn from and bounce back from mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe definitely gets rattled around a little bit, and it doesn\u2019t seem like it bothers him, which is a real positive for a young man,\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cSo definitely part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So where\u2019s Dickinson moving to? Macklin Celebrini lives with Joe Thornton, Will Smith with Patrick Marleau, and Michael Misa with Tyler Toffoli.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStill figuring that out,\u201d he smiled. \u201cFind out soon enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Dickinson has already made the most important move, to the NHL.<\/p>\n<p>\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<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sam Dickinson can get out of the hotel now. 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