Sharks Awarded No. 2 Pick in 2025 Draft

 The 2025 NHL Draft Lottery results are in, and while the Sharks did not win it again this year, the next-best scenario did occur for them. 

San Jose has landed the second overall pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, falling one spot from last year and this year’s original projection. This will be the fourth time in franchise history and the first time since 1997 that the Sharks will be drafting no. 2 overall, with 1997 being the year that the Sharks drafted Patrick Marleau with the second overall pick. 

As for the rest of the draft lottery results this year, the biggest surprises consisted of the New York Islanders moving up nine spots to the first overall pick and the Utah Hockey Club moving up ten spots to the fourth overall pick. Here are the full results: 

1) New York Islanders 

2) San Jose Sharks 

3) Chicago Blackhawks 

4) Utah Hockey Club 

5) Nashville Predators 

6) Philadelphia Flyers 

7) Boston Bruins 

8) Seattle Kraken 

9) Buffalo Sabres 

10) Anaheim Ducks 

11) Pittsburgh Penguins 

12) New York Rangers 

13) Detroit Red Wings 

14) Columbus Blue Jackets 

15) Vancouver Canucks 

16) Calgary Flames (Pick heading to Montreal Canadiens)

Overall, this may not be the most ideal scenario for the Sharks, but landing the second pick is certainly the next-best outcome for them. Team Teal should still be able to land star talent at no. 2 overall, most likely either defenseman Matthew Schaefer or forward Michael Misa if one or the other is available. I am definitely more satisfied than not with the Sharks falling to second overall, considering that this upcoming draft class is not expected to be as stacked as they will be in the next two years. I am also content that none of the Sharks’ Pacific Division rivals won the draft lottery this year. Regardless, I am looking forward to how the draft plays out when it rolls around in late June. 

In addition, prior to the start of the draft lottery, the NHL announced that Macklin Celebrini was named a finalist for the Calder Trophy alongside Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson and Flames goalie Dustin Wolf. Celebrini was one of the top rookies in the NHL this season and quickly became the new face of the Sharks since the moment he was drafted. He recorded 25 goals and 38 assists for 63 points in 70 games during his rookie campaign, becoming one of the NHL rookie scoring leaders and setting several Sharks rookie franchise records in the process. Celebrini is also the only NHL rookie to lead his team in scoring this season and the second rookie to ever lead the Sharks in scoring over a season, joining Pat Falloon in 1991-92. With this Calder Trophy finalist nomination, Macklin Celebrini becomes the fourth player in Sharks history to be named a Calder Trophy finalist and the first since Logan Couture in 2010-11. Celebrini has the potential to join Evgeni Nabokov in 2000-01 as only the second Sharks player to win the Calder Trophy, and I hope he can win this award this summer. For every Sharks fan, including myself, Macklin Celebrini has been in the Calder Trophy conversation all season long and instantly made a massive impact on the Sharks in his rookie season, and he has earned every bit of his Calder Trophy finalist designation. 

Sources: Sharks + SAP Center App, NHL PR 

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