With the 2024 preseason officially in the books, all eyes turn to the San Jose Sharks opening night roster.

General Manager Mike Grier announced today that the following players are on the Sharks roster to start the 2024-25 NHL Regular Season. Forwards Macklin Celebrini Ty Dellandrea William Eklund Barclay

The San Jose Sharks have submitted their 23-man opening night roster. As San Jose Hockey Now suggested in the morning, the Sharks are rolling with 15 forwards, six defensemen, and two goalies.

The 2024-25 NHL season is now officially underway. Although the San Jose Sharks will have their opener on Thursday, Oct. 12 against the St. Louis Blues, a league-wide mandate required them to set their roster by 2 pm PST on Monday as the league calendar turned from preseason to the regular season.

Defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin practiced with the Sharks on Monday morning and, per San Jose Hockey Now, will begin the season as an injured non-roster player. That allows the Sharks to free up a roster spot for another player while allowing Mukhamadullin to practice with the NHL team.

The San Jose Sharks’ opening day playing roster is unusual. Typically, an official 23-man roster will have at least one extra forward, defenseman, and goalie. Not so with the Sharks, who submitted an official opening day playing roster to the NHL on Monday with 15 forwards,

The Sharks on Monday unveiled their 23-man roster for the 2024-25 NHL season, and San Jose's top two youngsters unsurprisingly made the cut. Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith made the team, and the Sharks are rolling with 15 forwards,

The San Jose Sharks’ opening night roster appears to have taken shape. By choosing not to waive any players today, barring the unexpected, we have a good sense of what the Sharks’ opening night roster will be.