SAN JOSE — Thomas Bordeleau’s newbie tryout with the Barracuda didn’t final lengthy, because the Sharks introduced Saturday morning that they’ve signed the promising centerman to a three-year contract.
Bordeleau, 20, will be a part of the Sharks in Minnesota for the ultimate recreation of their five-game highway journey on Sunday in opposition to the Wild. By signing Bordeleau to the contract, the Sharks burn the primary yr of his entry-level deal.
“Thomas is a talented playmaker with a excessive hockey IQ at each ends of the ice,” Sharks interim common supervisor Joe Will mentioned in a press release. “He constantly reveals up in high-level competitors and has a historical past of enjoying his finest in essential moments.”
Bordeleau joined the Barracuda, the Sharks’ AHL affiliate, final Tuesday on an newbie tryout simply days after he completed his sophomore season on the College of Michigan. He performed in his first AHL recreation on Wednesday, gathering three assists in San Jose’s 6-3 loss to Bakersfield. He had three photographs on internet Friday in San Jose’s 4-3 extra time loss to Abbotsford.
Bordeleau, drafted thirty eighth total by San Jose in 2020, is taken into account the Sharks’ second-best prospect behind fellow ahead William Eklund. He had 67 factors in 61 video games over two seasons with the Wolverines, who, this previous season, featured seven first-round draft picks.
“Excited to have signed my first nhl contract with the @SanJoseSharks,” Bordeleau tweeted after the deal was introduced.
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