Ivar Stenberg looked very comfortable in his first day at development camp.
“You can tell that he’s played against men before, sees the ice well, processes well,” San Jose Barracuda head coach John McCarthy said.
McCarthy thinks that the 2026 San Jose Sharks’ No. 2 pick will adjust well from the SHL’s bigger ice to the NHL’s smaller ice.
“Things happen faster, obviously, on the smaller ice, right? The pressure’s on top of you quicker, so everything has to be dialed up. But we played a small area game today, 2-on-2, and he did fine, I don’t foresee any issues,” McCarthy said. “I thought the [small area] game, he separated himself pretty well.”
The future San Jose Sharks star spoke on all the kids chanting his name on Tuesday, his camp goals, and the social media “controversy” about this true height.
“You can tell that he’s played against men before, sees the ice well, processes well,” San Jose Barracuda head coach John McCarthy said.
McCarthy thinks that the 2026 San Jose Sharks’ No. 2 pick will adjust well from the SHL’s bigger ice to the NHL’s smaller ice.
“Things happen faster, obviously, on the smaller ice, right? The pressure’s on top of you quicker, so everything has to be dialed up. But we played a small area game today, 2-on-2, and he did fine, I don’t foresee any issues,” McCarthy said. “I thought the [small area] game, he separated himself pretty well.”
The future San Jose Sharks star spoke on all the kids chanting his name on Tuesday, his camp goals, and the social media “controversy” about this true height.
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