Sharks Sign Veteran Defenseman to Four-Year, $33 Million Contract
The veteran defenseman is expected to stabilize San Jose’s blue line after averaging 23 minutes a game and posting 35 points last season.
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Trouba leaves Ducks for Sharks, gets 4-year deal
Veteran defenseman Jacob Trouba signed with the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, accepting a four-year deal worth $8.25 million annually, after the 32-year-old former captain of the New York Rangers was a key cog in the Anaheim Ducks' resurgence last season.
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Sharks sign veteran defenseman to four-year, $33 million contract
San Jose Sharks had close to $40 million available in salary cap space at the start of free agency
Today was the official opening of the free agent market in the NHL, and we are entitled to a busy day.So far, the Montreal Canadiens' DG Kent Hughes has stopped signing a new player, just signing young Ivan Demidov and veteran Alex Belzile.Now that another potential target of the Canadian has escaped them as we learn that defenseman Jacob Trouba has officially left the Anaheim Ducks to sign with the San Jose Sharks.Welcome to San Jose Jacob Trou…
Ex-Rangers captain Trouba signs four-year, $33 million deal with Sharks
Former New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba is on his way to San Jose after signing a four-year contract with the up-and-coming Sharks on Wednesday. The deal is worth $33 million, an average annual value of $8.25 million. The Sharks, one of the NHL’s most improved teams in 2025-26, were in the market for a veteran defenseman to shore up a shaky blue line. Trouba brings physicality and leadership to go along with a host of young forwards that’s …
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