Prior to the start of the fourth round, the Sharks traded forward Francis Perron and a 2019 seventh round selection (215th overall) pick to
Vancouver
for a 2019 sixth round selection (164th overall) and forward Tom Pyatt.
In a separate, fourth-round trade, San Jose acquired a 2019 fourth round selection (108th overall) from
Montreal
in exchange for a 2020 fourth-round choice and drafted forward
Yegor Spiridonov
from the Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk of the MHL. The six-foot-two, 190-pound centerman played in 43 games, recording 41 points (15 goals, 26 assists). He appeared in the MHL All-Star game, helped his native country win a bronze medal at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and later added a silver medal in the 2019 U-18 World-Junior Championship, earning six points (two goals, four assists) in seven games.
Spiridonov was ranked 18th overall in NHL Central Scouting (European Skaters) and according to Eliteprospects: "He does a lot of dirty work along the boards, using his big frame well to win puck battles and also protect the puck when he has possession."
The Sharks traded their 2019 fifth round selection (153rd overall) to the
Washington Capitals
for a 2019 seventh round selection (211th overall) and a 2020 seventh-round pick.
With their first sixth round selection (164th overall, from Vancouver), the Sharks selected
Timur Ibragimov
from the SKA-1946 St. Petersburg in the MHL. Last season, the left-winger registered 41 points (17 goals, 24 points) in 63 games with a plus-22 rating. The six-foot-one, 183-pound forward finished tied for fourth in points and tied for fifth in goals on St. Petersburg.
With their original sixth round selection (184th overall), San Jose selected defenseman
Santeri Hatakka
in the sixth-round. Hatakka appeared in 43 games with the Jokerit U-20 team, scoring 13 points (four goals, nine assists) with a plus-eight rating in the Jr. SM-liiga. He also appeared in three contests in the Junior SM-sarja league, earning one assist. The six-foot, 174-pound defender was ranked 72nd overall by NHL Central Scouting (European Skaters). Hatakka also represented his club internationally in the 2019 U-18 World Junior Championship and was named a WJC Top-3 player on Finland with his effort over five games, recording a plus-five rating.
In the seventh round, the Sharks traded the 211th overall pick, acquired earlier from Washington, to
Pittsburgh
for a 2020 seventh-round selection.
In addition to the five players drafted, the Sharks have added several other prospects as free agents for the upcoming summer, including Danil Yurtaykin, Lean Bergmann, Joel Kellman, Jeffrey Viel, Tony Sund, and Andrew Shortridge.
Here
is a comprehensive look at the Sharks selections in the 2019 NHL Draft.
