Sharks Draft Order Set, What Kind of Player Is Wilson Jr. Looking for at No. 11?

The 2022 NHL Draft order has been finalized and all 225 picks have been assigned. Unless there are more trades where picks for this year move hands, which there likely will be, fans and organizations now know who is picking when.

So with just one week until the draft in Montreal, the San Jose Sharks possess nine picks (11, 76, 108, 138, 140, 172, 195, 204, 217). That’s a first-rounder, a third, a fourth, two fifth-rounders, a sixth, and three seventh-rounders.

Sharks director of scouting Doug Wilson Jr. talked to Nick Nollenberger about who San Jose might pick at No. 11 recently:

What kind of player are the #SJSharks looking for with the 11th pick in the impending '22 NHL Draft? @NickNollen sits down with Doug Wilson Jr. in the latest episode of #CudaConfidential.

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— San Jose Barracuda (@sjbarracuda) June 30, 2022

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Projected first-round selection Brad Lambert’s CHL rights move hands:

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Waugh: "No doubt there will be more."@KevinWaugh_CPC

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Ryan McDonagh and the Tampa Bay Lightning are working together to find a trade. (Sportsnet)

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The Montreal Canadiens may be interested in Vancouver Canucks goaltending prospect Mikey DiPietro:

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The Vancouver Canucks re-sign Chase Wouters to a two-year AHL deal with the Abbotsford Canucks:

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