Sharks place Henry Thrun on injured reserve, Jimmy Schuldt called up

A couple of roster moves featuring some young players in the San Jose Sharks system.

On Monday, the Sharks announced that defenseman Henry Thrun has been placed on injured reserve. In response, the team has called up defender Jimmy Schuldt from its American Hockey League affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda.

While the team didn’t necessarily specify why Thrun was placed on IR, he suffered an upper-body injury during last Thursday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens, in which the Sharks lost 4-3. Thrun noticeably left the bench a couple of times in the contest, playing just 12:13 of ice time compared to the average of 18:29 that he has registered during the 2024-25 season.

Thrun was listed as a healthy scratch this past Saturday when San Jose fell to the Ottawa Senators, 5-3.

Per the league’s IR rules, Thrun can return to the lineup next Tuesday when the Sharks host the Nashville Predators.

The 23-year-old appeared in 51 of the Sharks’ first 60 games this season, posting a goal and nine assists for 10 points, publishing a plus/minus of -16. During the 2023-24 campaign, Thrun played in 51 contests, notching three goals and eight assists for 11 points.

Schuldt has appeared in just one NHL game in his six years of professional hockey. The St. Cloud State product played for the Vegas Golden Knights back in April 2019.

The rest of the 29-year-old’s career has been spent in the American Hockey League, bouncing around with affiliates of the Golden Knights, Buffalo Sabres and Seattle Kraken before signing with San Jose this past offseason. In 53 games with the Barracuda, Schuldt has potted four goals and 13 assists for 17 points, registering a +16 rating.

The Sharks (15-37-9) hold the worst record in the NHL, four points fewer than the Chicago Blackhawks.