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SJHN Daily: Marner & Matthews Hang Out With Sharks, Gushchin & Bordeleau Not Likely To Be Recalled?
Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini aren’t the first young superstars Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau have helped integrate into the NHL.
When Marleau joined the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2017, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner (who has been linked to the Sharks in recent speculation) were still new to life in the NHL. Then, a season after Marleau returned to the Sharks, the Maple Leafs youngsters got another San Jose Sharks legend, when Thornton joined his hometown team.
Matthews lived with Thornton for two weeks, in an interview with NHL.com this past summer, he explained just how wild the former Sharks captain was, “I remember I went to my room, and I had to make a phone call. I came back, and he had his hockey skates on in the house, and he had them all taped up. He was just, like, breaking them in. He was walking around the house in hockey skates. No shirt.”
Before the Leafs and Sharks faced off on Thursday, the two legends’ new proteges spent some time with their previous ones in, what was undoubtedly, a full-circle moment for Thornton and Marleau:
Nothing like the hockey family. 💙
📸: IG/patrickmarleau.12 pic.twitter.com/QQ14aVTViz
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) March 29, 2025
At San Jose Hockey Now…
Collin Graf did something a Sharks rookie hasn’t done since 2008.
The San Jose Sharks‘ defensive depth is being tested.
Taylor Turnquist, Nico Sturm’s fiancée, shares the realities of getting traded.
Ryan Warsofsky reflected on his time at Curry College.
Other Sharks News…
Thomas Bordeleau and Danil Gushchin are likely to not be recalled by the Sharks this season? San Jose is out of post-Trade Deadline emergency recalls, and the Sharks are full up on wingers right now. So it’ll take a spate of injuries to get the pending RFAs another NHL look.
Still amazing that Mike Grier, now 50 years old, was in the lineup for the Buffalo Sabres the last time they played in a playoff game.
— Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) March 29, 2025
The Jr. Sharks Girls 16U AAA achieved a big milestone:
The girls are heading to Nationals! 👏🦈@BrodieBz checks in with the Jr. Sharks Girls 16U AAA team: https://t.co/ekNBEesuXg pic.twitter.com/wNMMIOZ8AU
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) March 29, 2025
The Sharks are auctioning off a unique collaborative jersey:
#SJSharks x Golden Bears 🐻
Our Cal Berkeley jersey auction is now LIVE! Proceeds from the auction benefit the @CalAthletics Fund.
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) March 28, 2025
Celebrini or Bedard? Steve Dangle raises an interesting question:
You're starting a new hockey franchise from scratch… do you take Celebrini or Bedard? 👀#SDP #TheFutureIsTeal pic.twitter.com/rsOlPfVaXL
— sdpn (@sdpnsports) March 30, 2025
Around the League…
Penguins forward Boko Imama undergoes surgery.
Brad Marchand made his debut for the Florida Panthers.
Charlie Coyle is improving the Avalanche’s third line.
Such a classy move by Ovechkin, making sure the Capitals shook Marc-Andre Fleury’s hand after the game pic.twitter.com/NxlvwaE0ch
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) March 28, 2025
Matvei Michkov thrives in first game of post-Tortorella era.
Ryan McDonagh was honored for playing in his 1,000th game.
OHL, CHL and four unnamed Windsor Spitfires players face $3.75 million lawsuit over alleged 1984 sexual assault.
The Willie O’Ree Skills Weekend in Minnesota highlights diversity in hockey.
My message to all ice hockey fans – not just @NHL fans, but especially to people who value human life above an athlete's career. You can find the full article on my website here https://t.co/YiwdnBPHwQ
— Dominik Hasek (@hasek_dominik) March 27, 2025
