The San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) announced today their full 2026 Rookie Faceoff roster. This year’s roster is highlighted by Sharks’ 2025 second overall selection Michael Misa, 2024 33rd overall selection Igor Chernyshov, and 2023 26th overall selection Quentin Musty.
Also in attendance are the Sharks 2026 NHL Draft second overall selection Ivar Stenberg, 127th overall selection Brady Knowling, 174th overall selection Jake Gustafson, and 201st overall selection Alexander Karmanov.
Several of the players in attendance will comprise the roster of the 2026-27 San Jose Barracuda and will be competing to earn a roster spot on the San Jose Sharks for the upcoming season. For the full roster, please click here.
The Sharks will host the 2026 Rookie Faceoff at Sharks Ice San Jose from Sept. 12-15 with their first game taking place on Sept. 12 against the Los Angeles Kings at 5 p.m. at Tech CU Arena. This is the first chance to see several high-level prospects in the Sharks system compete against the Los Angeles Kings and Utah Mammoth.
Tickets for the Rookie Faceoff are on sale now to the general public and can be purchased here.
Below is the game schedule for the 2026 Rookie Faceoff at Sharks Ice at San Jose and Tech CU Arena.
Game 1 - Sat., Sept. 12 (Tech CU Arena – 1 p.m.) COL vs. ANA
Game 2 - Sat., Sept. 12 (Orange Rink – 3 p.m.) UTA vs. VGK
Game 3 – Sat., Sept. 12 (Tech CU Arena – 5 p.m.) LAK vs. SJ
Game 4 – Sun., Sept. 13 (Tech CU Arena – 1 p.m.) VGK vs. COL
Game 5 – Sun., Sept. 13 (Orange Rink – 3 p.m.) ANA vs. LAK
Game 6 – Sun., Sept. 13 (Tech CU Arena – 5 p.m.) SJ vs. UTA
Game 7 – Tues., Sept. 15 (Orange Rink – 1 p.m.) UTA vs. LAK
