Mason Marchment signed a five-year, $33.75 million contract with the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday.
The contract has an average annual value of $6.75 million.
The 31-year-old forward had 45 points (19 goals, 26 assists) in 68 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Seattle Kraken last season including 32 points (15 goals, 17 assists) in 39 games for Columbus after he was acquired in a trade with Seattle on Dec. 19.
Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs as an undrafted free agent March 17, 2018, Marchment has 234 points (95 goals, 139 assists) in 370 regular-season games for the Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers, Dallas Stars, Kraken and Blue Jackets and 19 points (11 goals, eight assists) in 59 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
His dad, Bryan, played 17 seasons in the NHL, including six seasons with the Sharks from 1998-2003. He died in 2022 at the age of 53 while working as a scout for the Sharks.
“Obviously, there’s a lot of people I’m comfortable with there,” Mason told TSN. “At the end of the day, I thought it was just the best place for me. Love the way the team is going. I think it was mostly San Jose the whole way.”
He said he is looking forward to playing with Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini, who has 178 points (70 goals, 108 assists) in his first two NHL seasons.
“(Celebrini) comes in and really took the League by storm,” Marchment said. “Playing against him, watching him -- he's a one-of-a-kind player. Just to go join them and help build that -- something I've always in the back of my head kind of wanted to do.
“I think it's perfect timing; they're on the up. They have so many young, talented players. (General manager Mike Grier) has done a great job bringing in some guys to help them. Hopefully I can be one of those guys.”
The Sharks also signed veteran defenseman Jacob Trouba to a four-year contract with an AAV of $8.25 million on Wednesday.
