Here's a new edition of Sharks News & Notes heading your way now:
- Former Sharks forward and UFA Marcus Sorensen has signed a four-year contract with Djurgardens of the Swedish Hockey League. I don't see this as a big loss at all for the Sharks, especially since he didn't perform well and was tossed around the fourth line last season. Over five seasons with the Sharks from 2016-17 to 2021, Sorensen scored 31 goals and 33 assists for 64 points in 226 games. In addition, the Sharks are in reset mode, so it was best that they let Sorensen go in order to better the team for this coming season.
- The Sharks hired John MacLean to replace Rocky Thompson as assistant coach. Like Thompson, MacLean will be in charge of the power play, but will also be coaching the forwards. MacLean was previously an assistant coach with the New Jersey Devils from 2002-09, Carolina Hurricanes from 2011-14, and Arizona Coyotes from 2017-20. He was also a former NHL player who spent 18 seasons and played nearly 1200 games with four different teams over the course of his playing career, recording 842 points and 1,328 penalty minutes. Most of his playing seasons were with the Devils, having won the Stanley Cup with them in 1995. He also won the Cup as an assistant coach with the Devils in 2003 and had a brief tenure with the Sharks as a player during the 1997-98 season. Overall, this is a great hire for Team Teal due to his level of experience and great capability of getting the Sharks' power play back on track from last season, which was ranked one of the worst in the league.
Watch this space for more as headlines continue to develop and preseason games take place later this month.
Sources: NBC Sports Bay Area/California, Hockey Reference
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