Sharks Locker Room: Eklund Reminds Us How Good He Can Be
These days, it can be easy to overlook William Eklund. The San Jose Sharks are now Macklin Celebrini’s team. Eklund is just one of San Jose’s galaxy of young stars, along with Celebrini, Will Smith, Michael Misa, Igor Chernyshov, Collin Graf, Sam Dickinson, and Yaroslav Askarov.
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Apr 06, 2026; San Jose, CA, USA; during San Jose Sharks vs Chicago Blackhawks at SAP Center. Photo: Sport Shots / Dean Tait These days, it can be easy to overlook William Eklund. The San Jose Sharks are now Macklin Celebrini’s team.
Eklund is just one of San Jose’s galaxy of young stars, along with Celebrini, Will Smith, Michael Misa, Igor Chernyshov, Collin Graf, Sam Dickinson, and Yaroslav Askarov. This is a far cry from the 2021 Draft, when the Sharks made Eklund the No. 7 pick.
At that point, he was just San Jose’s second top-10 selection in 14 years. He was an oasis in a bone-dry system that had mortgaged pick after pick to try to win a Stanley Cup. Eklund felt special then, and he showed, in a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, that he can still be a special NHL player.
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