After several seasons of playing in the National Hockey League, including for the Toronto Maple Leafs, goaltender Ilya Samsonov returned to his native Russia to join HC Sochi with the KHL.However, he decided to return to the NHL for the upcoming season, agreeing to join the upstart San Jose Sharks with a one-year, two-way contract.However, […] The post Former Maple Leafs Goaltender Gets Bad News From Current Club appeared first on HEAVY.

Training camp will look much different for the San Jose Sharks this year. Because of a longer regular season, from […] The post Sharks Release 2026-27 Training Camp Roster, Major Changes From Last Year appeared first on San Jose Hockey Now .

After a difficult season in Vegas and a year away from the NHL, the former Golden Knights goaltender is getting another opportunity to prove he still belongs at hockey’s highest level.

Can Ilya Samsonov turn his career around with the San Jose Sharks? The 2015 first-round pick signed a one-year, two-way […] The post How Does Samsonov Signing Fit Sharks? appeared first on San Jose Hockey Now .

The 2026 NHL off-season has been rather quiet as of late, but with the new season now less than three weeks away from beginning, things are once again starting to heat up.Despite the season being right around the corner, there’s still some big names available, and with injuries expected to happen in training camp and […] The post Former Maple Leafs Goalie Returns to the NHL; Signs in the Western Conference appeared first on HEAVY.

Simply put, the San Jose Sharks have had a lot of goaltenders join their organization this summer.

After one season back in his native Russia, goaltender Ilya Samsonov is coming back to North America to launch a potential NHL comeback. On Tuesday, it was announced that the San Jose Sharks had signed the 29-year-old netminder to a one-year, two-contract for the 2026-27 season.

After spending the 2025-26 season in the KHL, former Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov returns to North America on a two-way contract with the San Jose Sharks.

The former Caps, Leafs and Vegas goalie is back!