Sharks acquire Egor Afanasyev from Predators for Ozzy Wiesblatt

We have a trade to announce!

On Sunday, the San Jose Sharks acquired forward Egor Afanasyev from the Nashville Predators in exchange for forward Ozzy Wiesblatt.

The 23-year-old Afanasyev led the Predators’ AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, with 27 goals and 54 points last season, including 14 multi-point games throughout the season. In 15 playoff games, he had five goals and four assists for nine points. He appeared in two NHL games with the Predators in February.

Before turning professional, Afansyev played with the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires, scoring 31 goals and 67 points in 62 games in 2019-20, as well as two seasons with the USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks in 2017-18 and 2018-19.

He was taken in the second round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Predators.

Meanwhile, the 22-year-old Wiesblatt spent the majority of the season with the Sharks’ AHL team, the San Jose Barracuda, scoring three goals and eight assists for 11 points in 34 games. He would end up being loaned to the Admirals in March, playing 16 games with the club and recording a goal and five assists for six points. He would dress in 15 playoff games with Milwaukee, scoring two goals and seven assists for seven points.

Wiesblatt spent his junior career with the WHL’s Prince Albert Raiders, winning a league championship in 2018-19. He ended with 58 goals and 121 assists for 179 points in 195 career WHL games across four full seasons.

The 5-foot-10 forward was taken No. 31 overall in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.