) the Sharks'
American Hockey League
(AHL) affiliate. He ranked first among Barracuda blueliners in points, assists, goals and power-play goals (5) and ranked tied for sixth in goals, tied for seventh in points, tied for eighth in power-play goals and T-12th in assists among all AHL defensemen. Additionally, he earned his first NHL recall with the Sharks on
March 22
.
At the conclusion of his collegiate career in 2017, DeSimone joined the Barracuda where he notched his first professional goal and a plus-five rating in four regular season games. He then contributed six points (one goal, five assists) through 13 postseason games as San Jose made its first-ever Western Conference Final appearance during the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs.
Prior to joining the organization, DeSimone played three seasons with
Union College
where in his junior year he helped the Dutchmen reach the first round of the NCAA Hockey Championship tournament. During his time with Union, DeSimone produced 48 points (15 goals, 33 assists) and a plus-seven rating in 109 games.
As a junior he was named to the
ECAC
Hockey All-Academic Team (2016-17), and as a freshman he recorded the third-most overall points (11) amongst ECAC rookie defensemen (2014-15).
The six-foot-two, 185-pound native of East Amherst, NY originally signed with the Sharks as an unrestricted free agent on
March 30, 2017
.
