The Sharks announced they’ve signed defense prospect Mattias Havelid to his entry-level deal. It’s a three-year pact beginning next season, keeping the 21-year-old under contract through 2027-28.

San Jose Sharks defenseman Mattias Havelid (22) takes part in a prospect scrimmage at Tech CU Arena on Thursday, July 6, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) ...

On Friday, San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier announced the team has signed defenseman Mattias Hävelid to a three-year, entry-level contract. The deal will begin with the 2025-26 season.

Havelid signed an entry-level contract with the Sharks on Friday. Havelid had an assist across 19 regular-season appearances with Linkopings of the Swedish Hockey League in 2024-25. Although that ...

Havelid's father, Niclas, played 628 NHL games, mostly with Anaheim and Atlanta. He has been involved in both a management and coaching role for the Linkoping program that produced Mattias for ...

Also in attendance is 2022 first round selection Filip Bystedt and 2022 second-round selections Mattias Havelid and Cam Lund.

Among them are top prospects for the Sharks such as Will Smith, Quentin Musty, Filip Bystedt, Mattias Havelid, Cam Lund, Thomas Bordeleau, Tristen Robins, and Danil Gushchin.

Havelid has been an important part of Sweden’s U18 team over the last two seasons, including scoring nine points in five Hlinka Gretzky games and 12 points in six games at the U18 championship.