The San Jose Sharks gained the lead Egor Afanasyev from the Nashville Predators in a forward swap Ozzy Wiesblatt.
Afanasyev, 23, led the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL) with 27 goals and 54 points in 56 games during the 2023-24 regular season. He added five goals and four assists in 15 postseason contests as the Admirals reached the Western Conference Finals for the second straight year.
In 187 AHL games over three seasons with Milwaukee, Afanasyev recorded 52 goals and 61 assists for 113 points. He also has 10 goals and 10 assists in 36 games played.
A second-round pick by Nashville in the 2019 NHL Draft, Afanasyev has appeared in 19 NHL games – including two this season – and has scored one goal.
Wiesblatt, 22, finished the 2023-24 season on loan from the Milwaukee Sharks. He tallied four goals and 13 assists in 50 combined games between Milwaukee and the San Jose Barracuda before tallying two goals and seven assists in 15 playoff games for the Admirals.
In 101 regular season games over two seasons in the AHL, Wiesblatt recorded 12 goals and 23 assists for 35 points.
He was selected by San Jose in the first round (31st overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft.
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