Sharks take another step toward the future with No. 2 pick in NHL draft lottery
The NHL draft lottery gave the Sharks the No. 2 pick, strengthening San Jose's path toward a more competitive future.
The San Jose Sharks have been a team on the rise and although they played themselves out of wild-card contention toward the end of the season, there's a lot of hope in Silicon Valley following the NHL draft lottery. San Jose was awarded the second pick of the 2026 NHL draft, following the draft lottery . The Sharks finished the 2025-26 season with a 39-35 record, eight overtime losses and 86 total points, just on the outside of the postseason race.
But San Jose's youth gave a glimpse at its future potential. The Sharks have been building their team through the draft, earning a top-10 selection in four of the past five drafts. The cycle continues with this surprising luck of the draw for Sharks general manager Mike Grier.
"Shocked really," Grier told reporters about landing the No. 2 pick. "You never know what's going to happen and how the how the balls are going to bounce.
So, yeah, happy and excited. It's a good day for the organization. A little bit surprised and happy and fortunate.