Makiniemi, 23, has gone 6-4-1 with one shutout in 12 appearances with the Barracuda this season. The Vantaa, Finland native touts a 2.57 Goals Against Average and .918 Save Percentage and has won three of his past four starts, including a 40-save effort in a 4-3 overtime win over the Tucson Roadrunners Sunday, December 4.
Originally drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round (104th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft, the six-foot-two, 184-pound netminder spent the 2021-22 season with the Calder Cup champion Chicago Wolves, going 11-2-1 with two shutouts, a 2.06 GAA and .922 SVP.
Additionally, the Sharks have reassigned goalie Aaron Dell to the Barracuda.
