Ivar Stenberg · Grab Some Pine

Position: LW
Pool rank: No. 1
Wheeler top 100: ~2
Projected: NHL, top six
Pieces here: 13

Status Signed ELC July 3, 2026 (3yr / $1.075M AAV); drafted No. 2 overall June 26; expected to make the NHL roster per Court's June 24 call and Professor Hockey's dev-camp read

On the record

Full ledger →

OpenJun 24, 2026

Ivar Stenberg is an NHL player in 2026-27, full stop, with rookie output around 50-plus points.

Held upMay 19, 2026

Take Stenberg over Chase Reid at No. 2 overall.

Written about him

Prospect Deep Dive

Ivar Stenberg, the deep dive: the models love him as much as the scouts, and he is chasing the Sedins

What the scouting reports leave out about Ivar Stenberg

Grab Some Pine·Jun 27, 2026·6 min read

Ivar Stenberg, the deep dive: the models love him as much as the scouts, and he is chasing the Sedins

Sharks Forecast, v2

The forecast, redone: Stenberg is an NHL player, and it changes the picture

Redone, with Stenberg in the lineup where he belongs

Grab Some Pine·Jun 24, 2026·7 min read

The forecast, redone: Stenberg is an NHL player, and it changes the picture

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