Sharks development camp loaded with prospects eyeing Barracuda spots
Ivar Stenberg, Keaton Verhoeff and Ryan Lin head a camp built to sort the next Barracuda wave, with a July 2 scrimmage set as the first real test.
The Sharks opened development camp Monday with a roster built less like a summer checklist and more like a Barracuda depth chart in the making. Ivar Stenberg, Keaton Verhoeff and Ryan Lin are the clearest names to watch, and San Jose said several of the players in camp will be fighting for 2026-27 San Jose Barracuda jobs as well as eventual Sharks minutes.
The organization’s newest high-end picks give the camp its weight. Stenberg, the second-overall selection, Verhoeff, taken ninth overall, and Lin, chosen 21st, headline a group that also includes Joshua Ravensbergen, Haoxi Wang, Leo Sahlin-Wallenius, Brady Knowling, Jake Gustafson and Alexander Karmanov. That is a lot of draft capital in one place, and it signals that San Jose is trying to compress the timeline between the draft floor and Tech CU Arena, where the Barracuda play.
The schedule itself was built for evaluation. Development camp practices were set for Tuesday and Wednesday at Sharks Ice at San Jose, with Team Thornton and Team Marleau split across two morning sessions each day. The week then shifted to a July 2, 11 a.m. scrimmage at Tech CU Arena, the first real chance to see the top prospects collide in game-speed conditions before the 2026-27 season. Tickets were priced at $25 along the glass and $11 for second-row-and-up seats for the general public, with discounted pricing for youth hockey teams and presale members. All net proceeds were designated for the Sharks Foundation.
That scrimmage matters because it is more than an exhibition. Tech CU Arena is the Barracuda’s home, so staging the event there ties the prospects directly to the next rung of the Sharks’ development ladder. The club also said the scrimmage would be streamed on Sharks digital platforms and carried on the Sharks Audio Network, widening its reach while keeping the focus on who can handle NHL-system pressure now.
The 2026 camp follows a 2025 version that featured Michael Misa, Joshua Ravensbergen, Sam Dickinson, Quentin Musty, Igor Chernyshov, Haoxi Wang and Cole McKinney, and the annual scrimmage format already has a recent history of its own. Last year’s running-time setup opened with 4-on-4 play, moved to 3-on-3 and ended with the Marchment Cup, named for longtime scout Bryan Marchment. This year’s camp carries the same purpose with a different cast: turn draft picks into pro players, and turn the Barracuda into the first stop for the organization’s next wave.
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