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BREAKING: Pohlkamp To Sign Entry-Level Contract
CHICAGO — The San Jose Sharks are about to sign Eric Pohlkamp to an entry-level contract.
That’s what San Jose Hockey Now is hearing, also that Pohlkamp is not expected to make his NHL debut this season.
The San Jose Sharks finish their regular season tomorrow in Winnipeg.
It’s not clear if Pohlkamp will join the San Jose Barracuda for their upcoming playoff run.
David Carle confirms Eric Pohlkamp (Sharks) has been dealing with a hand and foot injury. Clearly not himself this week.
"He laid everything on the line."
Carle believes he's not just going to make the NHL but that he has shown through his growth that he's going to stay there.
— Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) April 12, 2026
Pohlkamp enjoyed a memorable junior season for the University of Denver, winning a national championship and getting named as a Hobey Baker Hat Trick finalist.
The 5-foot-11 right-hander had 18 goals and 39 points in just 42 games.
Pohlkamp was the No. 132 pick of the 2023 Draft.
This is a positive development.
YEAH!!
All good now buddy? Kinda hoped he would be able to play for the Cuda though in the playoffs? Maybe that’s not allowed even without the eLC?
Lets take a poll on whether he will make the Sharks out of camp.
I’m going to say definitely maybe. I think the Sharks add 2 RDs this off season so Polkamp could play 3rd pair? I think it’s better to start him in the AHL though.
I think its a yes. His shot on the PP is a game changer. You just don’t leave a weapon like that in the AHL. Its not like the Sharks PP is all that good and there’s no ‘Bouch Bomb’ equivalent on the Sharks. The hardest shot for a goal in the NHL this season was by Louis Crevier, clocked at 102.5mph. Second hardest shot for a goal is 100.1mph by Darren Raddysh. Pohlkamp scored a goal in the Spengler Cup clocked at 102.1mph. I’m not sure they even have the ability to clock shot speeds at Denver or in… Read more »