Corey Pronman’s deep dive into the farm system of every NHL organization includes a ranking of all of the team’s prospects, broken into tiers based on their projection; the impact on the upcoming season and an overall ranking of all players under 23. Further explanation of Pronman’s system, player eligibility, prospect tiers and the complete ranking of all 31 teams can be found here.



The Sharks are not a team that has drafted high or frequently in recent years, so this system is full of free agent signings from college and Europe. With that said, the Sharks have done a good job of identifying skill later in the draft and on the free agent market, making this farm system deeper than you’d expect – even if they lack true impact at the top. Alexander Chmelevski and Ivan Chekhovich from the 2017 draft are picks that scouts talk about a fair amount.



Key additions: Dillon Hamaliuk, Andrew Shortridge



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