The San Jose Sharks have officially announced a series of moves that have been primarily reported in recent weeks.
They signed RFA-eligible forward Luke Kunin to a one-year contract worth an average of $2.75 million.
The news was first reported by San Jose Hockey Now, and the contract value was shared by Pacpedia on Friday.
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“He's an unbelievable person. A great leader. I think he's a person of character that our younger players can look to and see how he prepares and how professional he is,” new San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Worsofsky said at the draft. “I can't say enough good things about Luke Kunin. We need more guys like Luke Kunin.”
The Sharks also re-signed free agent-to-be Justin Bailey to a one-year, two-way contract making him $800,000 in the NHL and $375,000 in the AHL.
SJHN first reported that the San Jose Sharks were interested in re-signing Bailey at the combine earlier this month.
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As expected, the San Jose Sharks also qualified with Egor Afanasiev, Thomas Bordeleau, Brandon Coe, Ty Dellandrea, Ty Emberson, Carl Grundstrom and Henry Thrun.
SJHN first reported that Bordeleau and Coe would be eligible.
As expected, free agent Thomas Bordeleau will be eligible.
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The Sharks did not have Cullen Addison, Jacob Peterson, Jack Studnicka or Filip Zadina qualify.
SJHN first reported that Studnicka and Zadina would not be eligible to play.
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