Eric Pohlkamp, a defenseman for Denver in the NCHC, was named Sharks Prospect of the Week on January 8. He has surpassed his previous career high in goals at the NCAA level, now with 13 goals in 21 games. Pohlkamp leads all NCAA defensemen in both goals and points (22), and is tied for third in points per game (1.05). He also represented the U.S. Collegiate Selects at the 2025 Spengler Cup, recording three points over four games.
Leo Sahlin Wallenius was recognized as Sharks Prospect of the Week on December 30. Wallenius contributed to Team Sweden’s gold medal victory at the 2026 World Juniors by defeating Team Czechia on January 5. He was named player of the game after registering two assists against Germany and finished the tournament with six points across seven games.
The San Jose Barracuda have posted a record of 6-3-0-1 over their last ten games, tying them for third place in the AHL Pacific Division. The team ranks tied for second in power-play goals this season and holds a top-five power play percentage league-wide.
Filip Bystedt leads San Jose Barracuda scoring with 26 points through 31 games this season, nearing his career highs from last year. Pavol Regenda returned to play for the San Jose Sharks on December 30 and scored his first NHL hat trick on January 3 against Tampa Bay; he has six goals in six games with San Jose this season.
Goaltender Jakub Skarek recorded his eleventh win of the season during a shootout victory at San Diego, achieving a .929 save percentage—his second-best mark on the road this year—and has maintained a .900 or better save percentage over his last four appearances.
Among rookies, Quentin Musty registered an assist streak spanning four games and currently ranks among AHL rookie leaders in assists and points. Luca Cagnoni reached twenty points for consecutive seasons with fifteen assists so far; he is among league leaders for defensemen in both goals and total points.
Cam Lund has accumulated six points over his past ten outings and stands among top rookie skaters for assists this season. Oliver Wahlstrom has earned five points across seven recent contests including multiple multi-point performances.
On January 8, goaltender Laurent Brossoit and defenseman Nolan Allan were acquired from Chicago along with a future draft pick; Brossoit brings extensive AHL experience while Allan has tallied nearly thirty career AHL points as a blueliner.
Jack Bar continues to be productive with Wichita Thunder (ECHL), ranking near team leaders among defensemen in several categories including assists and overall scoring. John Gormley scored his second ECHL goal recently; Cole McKinney participated at World Juniors representing Team USA; Joey Muldowney played at Spengler Cup as part of U.S. Collegiate Selects—the first time collegiate players made up that roster.
Other notable prospects include Reese Laubach (Penn State), Richard Gallant (Harvard), Eli Barnett (New Brunswick), Joshua Ravensbergen who helped Canada win bronze at World Juniors, Christian Kirsch who played goaltender for Switzerland’s national junior team posting one shutout during tournament play, Carson Wetsch leading Kelowna Rockets in scoring, Teddy Mutryn achieving multiple multi-point efforts with Moncton Wildcats, Max Heise extending a point streak with Prince Albert Raiders, and Haoxi Wang traded to Niagara IceDogs after leading Oshawa Generals’ blueliners in scoring.
Internationally, Yegor Spiridonov is approaching his VHL career-high goal total playing for Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk while Yaroslav Korostelyov has notched wins in seven out of eight recent starts—including three shutouts—for SKA-1946.
