Sharks acquire defenseman Jett Woo

San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) General Manager Mike Grier introduced at present that the membership has acquired defenseman Jett Woo from the Vancouver Canucks in change for defenseman Jack Thompson.

Woo, 25, has recorded eight factors (one purpose, seven assists) in 26 video games this season for the Abbotsford Canucks within the American Hockey League. He ranks fifth amongst workforce defensemen in factors, and is second in penalty minutes (78).

Over the course of his skilled profession with the Utica Comets and Abbotsford, he has recorded 91 factors (22 objectives, 69 assists) in 293 AHL video games. He helped Abbotsford seize the Calder Cup final season, showing in 22 postseason video games and scoring six factors (one purpose, 5 assists), together with a plus-8 score.

In juniors, he performed throughout 4 seasons for the Moose Jaw Warriors and Calgary Hitmen within the Western Hockey League (WHL), the place he collected 160 factors (33 objectives, 127 assists) in 242 profession video games. He was named to the WHL (Eastern Division) Second All-Star Team within the 2018-19 season after posting a WHL profession greatest 12 objectives, 54 assists and 66 factors.

The six-foot, 205-pound native of Winnipeg, Manitoba was chosen by Vancouver within the 2018 NHL Draft (second spherical, thirty seventh total).

Thompson, 23, appeared in 42 video games for the San Jose Barracuda this yr, recording 12 factors (three objectives, 9 assists). Over the course of his skilled profession, he has appeared in 203 AHL video games, recording 91 factors (20 objectives, 71 assists), and 34 NHL video games, scoring 10 factors (4 objectives, six assists) with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Sharks.