San Jose Sharks
OFFICIAL: Sharks Trade Walman to Oilers for 1st
DENVER — It’s official.
The San Jose Sharks have traded Jake Walman to the Edmonton Oilers for a conditional 2026 first-round pick and prospect Carl Berglund.
Per the Sharks, these are the conditions:
The selection is Top 12 protected; if the selection is in the Top 12, Edmonton may choose to transfer their 2027 first round selection to San Jose instead.
Should Edmonton choose to trade their 2027 first round selection prior to the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline, their 2026 first round selection will transfer to San Jose, unconditionally.
The San Jose Sharks now have two first-round picks in each of the next two years, both of their own and the Dallas Stars’ 2025 first and the Oilers’ 2026 first.
Berglund, 25, is playing with the Bakersfield Condors.
The pending RFA has two goals and 12 points in 45 games.
The Oilers signed the undrafted free agent out of Sweden in Mar. 2023.
Walman, 29, has been the San Jose Sharks’ de facto No. 1 defenseman, leading the blueline with six goals and 26 assists and 32 points.
Jake Walman was held out of tonight’s game against the Colorado Avalanche.
The Sharks acquired Walman, along with a 2024 second-round pick, from the Detroit Red Wings in the off-season, for future considerations.
Walman is signed next year at $3.4 million AAV. He becomes a UFA after 2025-26.
