"San Jose Sharks forward Philipp Kurashev on Wednesday was named to Switzerland's men's hockey roster for next month's Winter Olympics in Italy. Kurashev, 26, is the third Sharks player to be officially named to an Olympic roster after Macklin Celebrini was picked for Canada's team on Dec. 31 and Alexander Wennberg was named to Sweden's team on Friday. Kurashev has 15 points in 31 games for the Sharks this season but has been out with an upper body injury since Dec. 13."
"Kurashev, who has played both center and wing in his NHL career, had 130 points in 317 career regular season games with the Blackhawks before the team opted not to issue him a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent after last season. That made him an unrestricted free agent, and he signed a one-year, $1.2 million contract with the Sharks on July 1. Kurashev has represented Switzerland at the IIHF World Championships four times, including in 2024 when he won a Silver Medal."
Philipp Kurashev, 26, was named to Switzerland's men's hockey roster for the Winter Olympics in Italy. He has 15 points in 31 games for the San Jose Sharks this season but has been sidelined with an upper body injury since Dec. 13 and will miss his 10th straight game Wednesday. He is expected to return before the Olympic break in early February. Kurashev is from Munsingen, Switzerland, and was a fourth-round draft pick by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2018. He had 130 points in 317 NHL regular-season games with Chicago before signing a one-year, $1.2 million contract with San Jose on July 1. Kurashev has represented Switzerland at the IIHF World Championships four times, winning a Silver Medal in 2024. The Olympic men's hockey tournament begins Feb. 11; Switzerland's first game is Feb. 12 against France and the team also faces Canada and Czechia during the group stage.
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