In this edition of Next Wave, discover what our prospects have been working on and the progress they've made.
PROSPECT OF THE WEEK:
- Filip Bystedt (Barracuda, AHL) was named Sharks Prospect of the Week on Feb. 3. He posted a five-game point streak (3g, 5a) from Jan. 17-31, including recording his second three-point game (1g, 2a) of the season on Jan. 31 against Calgary. He leads the Barracuda across all scoring categories with 13 goals, 23 assists and 36 points.
- Cam Lund (Barracuda, AHL) was named Sharks Prospect of the Week on Jan. 30. Lund is riding a career-long five-game point streak (4g, 1a) and has tallied seven points (5g, 2a) in his past 11 games played.
BARRACUDA
- The San Jose Barracuda are 7-2-0-1 in their past 10 games and sit in fourth place in the AHL Pacific Division. The Barracuda rank second in the AHL with 41 power-play goals and in power play percentage (24.7-percent).
- Laurent Brossoit posted a season-high .974 save percentage with the Barracuda in his third consecutive win with the club on Feb. 4 against Coachella Valley. He has posted a 4-1-0 record with a 2.38 goals against average and a .906 save percentage in his first five appearances with the Barracuda.
- Igor Chernyshov has found the score sheet in two of his past four games played (1g, 2a) since his re-assignment back to the Barracuda. He ranks tied for eighth in goals (12) among AHL rookie skaters this season despite missing 12 games while with the Sharks.
- Luca Cagnoni has tallied seven points (all assists) in his past nine games played. Cagnoni ranks tied for seventh in assists (21) and ninth in points (26) among AHL blueliners this season.
- Quentin Musty has found the score sheet in five of his past eight games played, tallying one goal and four assists in that span. He ranks tied for ninth in assists (16) among AHL rookie skaters on the campaign.
- Nolan Allan netted his first goal with the Barracuda on Jan. 30 in the 5-1 victory against Calgary. Allan has registered a point (1g, 2a) in three of his past four games played.
PROSPECT NOTABLES – NORTH AMERICA
- Noah Beck (Wichita, ECHL) recorded his second three-assist game of the season on Jan. 25 in the 7-5 win over Tulsa. Beck ranks seventh in assists (23), is tied for sixth in points (30) and in goals (7) among ECHL defensemen this season.
- Jack Bar (Wichita, ECHL) was recalled to the San Jose Barracuda on Jan. 14. Bar tallied two goals and 10 assists with the Wichita Thunder before his recall.
- Eric Pohlkamp (Denver, NCHC) has set the NCHC record for most goals in a season by a defenseman (16). He has tallied four points in his past five games played (3g, 1a) and leads NCCA blueliners in points (28) and goals (16).
- Joey Muldowney (UConn, HE) is riding a season-long seven-game point streak (7g, 2a) since his return from the Spengler Cup. He leads UConn skaters in goals (13), is third in points (21) and is tied for eighth in assists (8).
- Reese Laubach (Penn State, Big 10) posted a career-long five-game point streak from Jan. 16-30, tallying two goals and three assists in that span. He ranks tied for sixth in goals (6) and assists (11) and is tied for seventh in points (17) among Penn State skaters in the 2025-26 campaign.
- Zack Sharp (Western Michigan, NCHC) netted his fourth goal of the season and finished the contest with his fourth multi-point effort (1g, 1a) of his campaign on Jan. 30 in the 5-2 win against Nebraska-Omaha. Sharp is one goal shy of matching his career high at the NCAA level.
- Cole McKinney (Michigan, Big 10) has found the score sheet in three of his six games with Michigan since returning from the World Juniors, recording all assists in that span. He is tied for 10th in helpers (9) among Michigan skaters.
- Richard Gallant (Harvard, ECAC) has tallied four points (2g, 2a) in his past eight games played with Harvard. He ranks tied for fifth in goals (5), in points (11) and tied for eighth in assists (6) among his club’s skaters this season.
- Eli Barnett (New Brunswick, AUS) ranks 4th in plus-minus rating (+12), and fifth in assists (5) and tied for fifth in points (5) among New Brunswick defensemen.
- Max Heise (Prince Albert, WHL) has registered 15 points (5g, 10a) in his past 10 games played with Prince Albert (WHL). Heise leads his club in goals (24), is third in points (50) and fourth in assists (26).
- Teddy Mutryn (Moncton, QMJHL) has registered five goals and five assists in his past 10 games played with Moncton (QMJHL). He reached the 20-goal mark with Moncton on Jan. 22 in the 4-1 win at Baie-Comeau, finishing the contest with his 13th multi-point effort (1g, 1a) of his campaign.
- Carson Wetsch (Kelowna, WHL) recorded his 14th multi-point effort of the season (1g, 1a) in the 9-2 win at Vancouver on Jan. 31. Wetsch has reached the 50-point mark for the third consecutive season in the WHL and is now one point shy of matching his career high (52).
- Haoxi (Simon) Wang (Niagara, OHL) recorded his fourth assist of the season, his 15th helper of his campaign, on Jan. 22 against Barrie. Wang has tallied five points (1g, 4a) in his first 10 games played with Niagara.
- Joshua Ravensbergen (Prince George, WHL) reached the 20-win mark on Jan. 31 after making 26 saves on 29 shots faced in the 4-3 overtime win at Kamloops. He ranks second this season in save percentage (.916), is tied for third in wins and is ninth in goals against average (2.70) among WHL netminders.
PROSPECT NOTABLES – INTERNATIONAL
- llyas Magomedsultanov (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, KHL) made his KHL debut on Jan. 30 with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl against Lada Togliatti. He has skated in three games with his club with a +1 rating in that span.
- Yegor Rimashevsky (Dynamo Moskva, KHL) netted his fourth goal of the season on Jan. 30 against Severstal Cherepovets. Rimashevsky is four goals shy of matching his career high at the KHL level.
