NHL.com is providing in-depth roster, prospect and fantasy analysis for each of its 32 teams from Aug. 1-Sept. 1. Today, the top five prospects for the San Jose Sharks, according to NHL.com.
1. Michael Misa , F
How acquired: Selected with No. 2 pick in 2025 NHL Draft
2024-25 season: Saginaw (OHL): 65 GP, 62-72-134
If the 18-year-old doesn't play at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship after he was left off the roster for the 2024 World Junior Summer Showcase and the 2025 WJC, that means he'll be in the NHL as the Sharks' latest big-ticket draft pick.
Misa (6-foot-1, 184 pounds) is the first Saginaw player to win the Red Tilson Trophy given to the most outstanding player in the Ontario Hockey League and the Eddie Powers Trophy as top scorer. He had at least one point in 60 of 65