San Jose Hockey Now Podcast

The San Jose Hockey Now Podcast is sponsored by Bring Hockey Back ! Logan Couture’s playing career is over. Sheng and Keegan discuss Couture’s legacy in an emergency podcast! We touch briefly on the San Jose Sharks’ cap situation and why Couture is not officially retiring. Sheng shares some anecdotes from Couture’s farewell press conference and elsewhere, including telling insights from Dan Boyle...

The San Jose Hockey Now Podcast is sponsored by Bring Hockey Back ! Quentin Musty (and Igor Chernyshov?) are coming to San Jose! OHL expert Brock Otten of McKeen’s Hockey joins the pod to talk about the seasons of these top San Jose Sharks prospects. (1:33:16) But before we talk about Musty, Chernyshov, Sam Dickinson, Kasper Halttunen, and more? Let’s talk about the San Jose Sharks’ recent play, i...

The San Jose Hockey Now Podcast is sponsored by Bring Hockey Back ! Let’s talk about the state of the San Jose Sharks’ rebuild, post-Trade Deadline! Steve Werier, former Florida Panthers assistant general manager, who now writes for Puckpedia, joins us to share his thoughts. (58:13) But before we get to Steve, let’s talk about the latest Sharks news! What have we thought of Luca Cagnoni in the NHL...

The San Jose Hockey Now Podcast is sponsored by  Bring Hockey Back ! Who are the San Jose Sharks' top-10 prospects, post-2025 Trade Deadline? (29:01) Before that, we cover the post-Fabian Zetterlund trade fallout, including the response from William Eklund and some anger from fans. Is there any concern about Eklund's response? (4:05) We also talk about the recent play from the San Jose Sharks, hig...

The San Jose Hockey Now Podcast is sponsored by  Bring Hockey Back ! This week on San Jose Hockey Now: the NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone. What do we think of all the San Jose Sharks moves, including our thoughts on Walman and Zetterlund being traded? First we cover all the trades made by San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier in the days leading up to the deadline (3:05). We discuss all the possible...

Welcome Bring Hockey Back to the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! Bring Hockey Back is the first-ever title sponsor of the podcast! San Jose Sharks fans, you might know Bring Hockey Back from their hilarious “Director of Vibes” and “Shorks” t-shirts. They also have other fun hockey t-shirts plus make custom hockey jerseys for teams and events of all shapes and sizes at bringhockeyback.net.  Besides th...

Who’s leading the Calder Trophy race? Colby Cohen of ESPN and Daily Faceoff’s Morning Cuppa Podcast talks about the case for Macklin Celebrini or Lane Hutson. (1:49:57) But before we get to Colby, we chat about the state of the San Jose Sharks at the 4 Nations break. Why do Sharks fans need to prepare for some pain (read more 8-3 losses) for the rest of the season? What’s one of the big difference...

The San Jose Sharks have traded Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci to the Dallas Stars. Was it the right move? Spoiler: Sheng and Keegan don't agree! Plus, are there more moves to come for the Sharks? What does the rest of the season look like for Sharks fans? All that, and more on this EMERGENCY San Jose Hockey Now Podcast.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informatio...

This week on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, should the Sharks trade for Simon Nemec? (1:10:04) Plus, who are our 2024-2025 mid-season award winners? (30:48)  But before all that, we cover some news of the past week! First, Sharks are…bad. (1:40) We cover the past few disappointing losses for the Sharks and where we think the San Jose Sharks are in comparison to last year. Next we cover the rise...

Massive mailbag time! The San Jose Hockey Now Podcast takes on all your questions…four hours worth! Beast asked: Do the San Jose Sharks regret signing Sam Dickinson so early? Because if they had waited for longer, he could be NCAA-eligible next year. (1:46) Grand Nagus Shark asked: Could the Sharks loan CHL prospects like Quentin Musty to European pro leagues? Chris asked: What does the future hol...

Steven Ellis of The Daily Faceoff joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! Steven previews the World Junior Championships, and discusses the San Jose Sharks prospects who have made it...and some who didn’t. (1:03:46) But before we get to Steven, let’s talk about the San Jose Sharks’ week that was! William Eklund and Jake Walman are dealing with injuries…is there a concern? Yaroslav Askarov is here,...

The San Jose Hockey Now Podcast has had a week to sit on the Mackenzie Blackwood trade…and we still think it was a great trade for the San Jose Sharks! (1:03:36) But before we review why the trade was a great value, Keegan and Sheng discuss our recent impressions of the Sharks. How good is Macklin Celebrini? (01:55) Our thoughts on Shakir Mukhamadullin back in the NHL and more. (23:05) Keegan and...

Should the San Jose Sharks have traded for David Jiricek? (1:23:35) Keegan and Sheng talk about it on this week’s episode of the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! But before we talk Jiricek, we chat about the latest San Jose Sharks’ news and their recent inspired play. What did we think of Joe Thornton’s jersey retirement? (04:45) We talk about Sharks prospects who were invited to their World Junior se...

This week on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast we cover the state of the rebuild. What’s gone right? What’s gone wrong? What are some potential options going forward for rebuilding the San Jose Sharks? But before all that, we have some news of the week, including a Vanecek injury leading to a Yaroslav Askarov callup, (02:00) and an update on the Nico Sturm injury. (04:00) We discuss the San Jose Sha...

It’s been a busy couple weeks of San Jose Sharks news! On this episode of the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, we cover it all! Macklin Celebrini returns…what are our rest-of-season expectations for him? Sheng has a bold prediction! (1:33) Will Smith scored his first NHL goals…we discuss why the San Jose Sharks kept him up in the NHL. (12:10) Danil Gushchin and Ethan Cardwell got sent down, how did Sh...

Welcome to a new, pre-Timothy Liljegren episode of the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! Sheng and Keegan share their impressions of the San Jose Sharks’ first 11 games…recorded before the Liljegren trade. But before we break down the Sharks’ 2-7-2 start? What’s the latest on Macklin Celebrini’s injury? (3:18) What’s Sheng hearing from scouts about the San Jose Barracuda as a playoff contender? (6:24)...

This week on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast we cover a winless opening of the San Jose Sharks 2024-2025 season, and a surprise Mike Grier press conference. What does Grier have to say about Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini, and the beginning of the season? We cover it all here. First, we discuss the development plan for Will Smith as described by Mike Grier. (02:52) We discuss load management, Smith...

What did we think of the first week of San Jose Sharks’ action? Welcome to a new episode of the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! But before we get to our reactions to the losses to the St. Louis Blues and Anaheim Ducks, let’s talk about the San Jose Barracuda’s opening weekend. Kasper Halttunen and Luca Cagnoni break camp with the Cuda! We can also put to bed any concern that Yaroslav Askarov isn’t wi...

The San Jose Sharks have announced their opening night roster! We react to the roster on this episode of the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast. But before we deep dive the San Jose Sharks’ roster, we talk about the big Quentin Musty news. (01:33) Musty has requested a trade from the Sudbury Wolves…we speculate as to why. And now, our thoughts about the San Jose Sharks’ opening night roster! (10:30) We t...

Who are our San Jose Sharks’ preseason top-10 prospects? (53:20) That’s our discussion on this week’s San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! But before we get to that, we touch on some of the big news from the first week of San Jose Sharks training camp. What’s the latest on Shakir Mukhamadullin, Yaroslav Askarov, and Marc-Edouard Vlasic’s injuries? (2:37) What’s going on with some of the major training cam...

This week on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, we discuss all the standouts from San Jose’s dominant performance at the Rookie Faceoff tournament this past weekend. How did the likes of Quentin Musty, Macklin Celebrini, Luca Cagnoni and Will Smith fare against other teams’ top prospects? Find out this week! (06:20) But before all that, we have some news! There’s a new host at NBC for Sharks pre- an...

It’s been an exciting summer for the San Jose Sharks! So it’s a good time for a pre-preseason subscriber’s mailbag! Thank you so much for subscribing! Go here if you haven’t subscribed yet! Ken Fischer: Now that Brodie Brazil is out at NBC, who are we going to get stuck with for Pre and Post-Game? (3:16) James R: Any recent chatter about Joe Pavelski joining the San Jose Sharks’ front office or co...

Tyler Toffoli joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! Toffoli talks about being junior teammates with Logan Couture and Cody Ceci, the San Jose Sharks/Los Angeles Kings playoff battles, his view of Couture and Drew Doughty’s “rivalry”, forming a new 70’s Line with Macklin Celebrini and William Eklund, and his NSFW nickname. (56:19) But before we get to Tyler, let’s talk some San Jose Sharks news! K...

The San Jose Sharks might have just traded for their goaltender of the future! Sheng and Keegan share their initial reactions to acquiring Yaroslav Askarov from the Nashville Predators. In a six-piece deal, the San Jose Sharks are getting Askarov, a 2025 third-round pick (via the Colorado Avalanche), and prospect Nolan Burke for prospects David Edstrom and Magnus Chrona, and a 2025 first-round pic...

Marco Sturm joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! Sturm was 19 when he started in the NHL with fellow teenager Patrick Marleau -- a situation that the San Jose Sharks will see this fall with youngsters Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith -- and he recounts that experience. The current Ontario Reign head coach also shared some stories about being interviewed for the Sharks’ head coach job this summer...