Sharks Sign Forward Marcus Sorensen to a Two-Year Contract Extension

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Sorensen is in his third season with the Sharks, posting career highs in goals (8), assists (7), points (15) and games played (47) this year. He scored his first career shorthanded goal October 11 vs. the
New York Rangers
and posted two separate two-game point streaks this season. He also logged a career high +4 rating in his first career multi-assist and multi-point effort November 6 vs. the
Minnesota Wild
.
In his tenure with the Sharks organization before this season, Sorensen recorded 11 points (6g, 5a) in 41 career games with the Sharks, spanning two seasons. He also appeared in 66 games for the
San Jose Barracuda
(

), earning 52 points (24g, 28a) with a +18 rating.
Prior to his NHL career, Sorensen played professionally in the
Swedish Hockey League
(SHL) for two seasons with
Djurgardens IF
, recording 66 points (32g, 34a) in 97 career games. In the 2014-15 season, Sorensen was named SHL Rookie of the year, scoring 17 goals and 30 points.
The five-foot-eleven, 175-pound native of Sodertalje, Sweden was originally signed by San Jose as a free agent on May 13, 2016.