SJHN Daily: S.J. Sharkie Makes Mascot Hall of Fame, Ex-Sharks Win Stanley Cup

S.J. Sharkie, the mascot of the San Jose Sharks, has been named to the Mascot Hall of Fame as part of their 2025 class.

Sharkie has had many memorable moments for the Sharks, his most famous likely being when he got stuck in the rafters right before the Sharks hosted the Detroit Red Wings in 1999. More recently though, Sharkie has become known for his humorous presence on social media, and of course, his constant mid-game antics.

I’d like to take this time to apologize…
to ABSOLUTELY NOBODY!!! pic.twitter.com/6jjF36n4OY

— #SJSharkie (@sjsharkie) June 17, 2025

S.J. Sharkie was inducted alongside Blitz (Seattle Seahawks, NFL), Fredbird (St. Louis Cardinals, MLB), Sebastian the Ibis (University of Miami), and TORO (Houston Texans, NFL).

Sharkie became the third NHL mascot to be inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame with Youppi! (Montreal Canadiens) and Tommy Hawk (Chicago Blackhawks).

Induction ceremonies will be held in each mascot’s city, for more information about the event, see here.

At San Jose Hockey Now…

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Tyler Toffoli helped celebrate Macklin Celebrini’s 19th birthday.

Other Sharks News…

Four former Sharks, Nico Sturm, Jaycob Megna, Vitek Vanecek, and Jonah Gadjovich, won the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers. It’s Gadjovich’s second-straight Cup with the Panthers. Sturm and Vanecek were traded by San Jose to Florida at the Trade Deadline.

Mario Ferraro’s season in review.

Two targets the Sharks could look at from the KHL this summer.

Drew Remenda discusses the Cow Palace with Brodie Brazil.

A fan drew a portrait of Macklin Celebrini:

Macklin Celebrini, San Jose Sharks
Graphite pencils and overwhelmed eraser
No idea how many hours

This guy and his mates have really managed to make this season fun, can't wait for the next one! 🦈💜

Reference photo by the amazing @kavinm95 #thefutureisteal #sjsharks pic.twitter.com/oylDkmGftX

— Elena 🏳️‍🌈 (@elenagarabatos) June 16, 2025

Around the League…

Evgeni Malkin‘s future with the Pittsburgh Penguins remains uncertain.

The 2026 Olympic hockey schedule has been released.

Could the Avalanche pull off a one-for-one trade involving JJ Peterka?

The Vegas Golden Knights face uncertainty over Alex Pietrangelo‘s injury concerns.

Flyers GM Daniel Briere hosted a pre-Draft availability.

Red Wings should look at acquiring Michigan State’s Isaac Howard.

Sam Bennett named Conn Smythe Trophy winner:

#FlaPanthers forward Sam Bennett was voted 2025 Conn Smythe Trophy winner by @ThePHWA as most valuable player of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Bennett scored 15 goals during the run, including a staggering 13 on the road.

He collected 11 of 18 available first place votes.

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 18, 2025

Florida Panthers‘ Stanley Cup parade info! Also, Matthew Tkachuk played through what?!?

Matthew Tkachuk just told @panger40 he's been dealing with a torn adductor muscle OFF THE BONE 😳 pic.twitter.com/4FRGynFteC

— NHLonTNT (@NHL_On_TNT) June 18, 2025

Evander Kane did not participate in the handshake line after the Oilers lost Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. pic.twitter.com/5w9c5Hk0ef

— The Athletic NHL (@TheAthleticNHL) June 18, 2025

Roman Josi diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.