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SJHN Daily: Panarin Traded, McKenna Facing Felony Charge, Celebrini & Bedard Talk “Fight”
Macklin Celebrini and Connor Bedard challenged each other to a fight.
"You want one?" – Connor Bedard to Macklin Celebrini 🎙️😂 pic.twitter.com/u35VQsHF3Q
— NHL (@NHL) February 3, 2026
Jokingly, of course.
The 2023 and 2024 No. 1 picks faced off on Monday, and the San Jose Sharks were knocked out 6-3 by the host Chicago Blackhawks.
A fight between the Vancouver natives, and good friends, would’ve surely sent United Center into a frenzy.
AT SAN JOSE HOCKEY NOW…
Macklin Celebrini and Bedard aren’t interested in their comparisons.
Kiefer Sherwood is expected to make his San Jose Sharks debut.
Macklin Celebrini talked about trying to decline a penalty called in his favor in Edmonton.
Why did Ryan Warsofsky play two defensemen against Connor McDavid in overtime?
Phillipp Kurashev reflects on his time in Chicago.
Celebrini breaking in red and black Canada gloves pic.twitter.com/hUZBpkRFVf
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) February 3, 2026
OTHER SHARKS NEWS…
New listening 👂
On this edition of The Undercurrent with @TaraSlone, 17-year-old Callum Walsh explains how his high school hockey team’s Pride games are changing the culture at his school.
🍏: https://t.co/pTX1untOyE
🎧: https://t.co/fzQ5UU8WBs pic.twitter.com/AASIH1S924— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) February 4, 2026
Devin Setoguchi details his struggles in the NHL on John Scott’s podcast.
Nolan Allan was surprised, but excited to join the Sharks organization.
Barracuda goalies hilariously imitate SpongeBob dance scene.
AROUND THE NHL…
The New York Rangers have traded Artemi Panarin to the Los Angeles Kings.
Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Boston Bruins in an electric Stadium Series game.
Barry Trotz steps down as Nashville Predators general manager.
Danny Briere addressed the Matvei Michkov drama.
Sam Bennett will join Team Canada.
JUST IN: Gavin McKenna is facing four charges, including a felony of aggravated assault, after an alleged altercation downtown Saturday night.https://t.co/PwFisKW9LV
— Onward State (@OnwardState) February 4, 2026
Logan O’Connor is the latest Colorado Avalanche player to be sidelined with an injury.
Thomas Bordeleau is part of the Nick Bjugstad trade.
Pittsburgh Penguins blew a lead against the New York Islanders.
Caleb Jones is suspended for 20 games.
Roman Josi poised to break Switzerland’s Olympic hockey medal drought.
NHL players feel Nick Cousins has the worst chirps, and Houston deserves next NHL franchise.
World’s Longest Hockey Game will support life-saving cancer research!
The acquisition cost and extension weren’t absurd for Panarin, but I’m still glad we seemingly weren’t really in on it. I just don’t think Panarin would have fit well on the team or helped us keep building for the future.
What are the chances that JawBreaker actually gets punished in any meaningful way? Are Canadian courts as biased towards the rich and powerful as they are in the states?
I think the crime was committed in Pennsylvania, so it won’t be a Canadian trial.
The charges could bring up to a 20 year prison sentence, and/or a $25,000 fine. Depending on the circumstances I wouldn’t be surprised to see minimal, if any, jail time and the “opportunity” to pony up the cash and any medical expenses for the guy whose jaw he broke.
He’s charged by the local State College police, so it’ll be Pennsylvania law. We don’t know any facts yet, so I don’t think we can assume anything
Facts we know: he broke somebody’s jaw, who allegedly chirped him, while in a bar in Penn. The charges he was arrested on carry the penalties I stated.
I don’t think I’m really assuming much, if anything. He broke a guy’s jaw. He’s been charged with a felony assault. His punishment, if it goes to trial and he’s found guilty, could result in some jail time and/or money. My opinion falls within these possible outcomes.
It all depends on the judge. If the judge values respect for the family and women, especially mothers, he may even dismiss the case against McKenna. It did happen before.
If it’s dismissed, it will have nothing to do with respect for family, women or values.
Seems like you’re actually going much further than the facts currently warrant, but that’s fine
Pure speculation, but based on other high profile student athlete crimes that get swept under the rug. The kid in Stanford a number of years back comes to mind. There have been enough to somewhat establish possible outcomes of situations like these.
There’s more to consider beyond the legalities – right now he’s on a student visa and to play in the NHL he’d need a work visa. Obviously with everything that’s happening in the US right now, it’s not a good time for a non-citizen to have these issues – he’s put those visas in jeopardy even if he can avoid jail through some kind of a plea (apparently there is street cam video of him punching the guy out, so it sounds like he’d be at serious risk of going to prison if he lets it go to trial, but… Read more »
The Setoguchi interview is jaw dropping
Which part did you find jaw dropping?
I had such high hopes for him. He was a clutch scorer in the playoffs for the Sharks.
Yeah, sort of a shit thing for them to do but it’s pro sports. When he was drafted, him, Clowe, Smith (he used to play guitar and sing in the basement which was cool) and other Sharks used to go to Tres Gringos and Clowe was messing around with my then GFs friend and they all came in and took shots and I got to take shots with them. In the group was Seto and I was like, isn’t dude like 19? He was going to a bar, and being let in, like super underage and drinking. Not like drinking… Read more »