Ivar Stenberg

Position: LW
Number: #41
Pool rank: No. 1
Wheeler top 100: ~2
Projected: NHL, top six
Pieces here: 23

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

Called Shots →

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.

OpenAug 21, 2026

At least one San Jose player who has never appeared in an NHL regular-season game dresses for all four of the Sharks' 2026-27 preseason games.

OpenSep 1, 2026

Kiefer Sherwood averages under 1:45 a night on the power play across San Jose's first 20 games of 2026-27.

OpenSep 8, 2026

Collin Graf is not among San Jose's top eight forwards in total power-play time on ice across the club's first 20 regular-season games of 2026-27.

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 PineJun 27, 20266 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 PineJun 24, 20267 min read

On the record

Written about him

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

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

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