"Entrenched as the Sharks' second-line center since the start of the season, Wennberg is on pace to have his best year statistically since 2016-17 when he had 59 points in 80 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Wennberg had 35 points in 77 games with the Sharks last season. Wennberg entered Friday tied for 10th among all Swedish-born forwards in points and tied for sixth in assists."
"Wennberg is also one of the Sharks' top penalty-killing forwards and leads the team with 666 faceoffs taken, including 112 on the power play. Wennberg, 31, was a first round draft choice, 14th overall, by the Blue Jackets in 2013. The Sharks signed Wennberg to a two-year, $10 million contract as a free agent on July 1, 2024, and he is slated to become an unrestricted free agent this summer."
"The other Swedish-born Sharks players, forward William Eklund and defensemen John Klingberg and Timothy Liljegren, were not named to the 25-man team. Eklund and Klingberg both missed time earlier in the season with injuries and have had inconsistencies with their production. Wennberg, Colorado's Gabriel Landeskog and Tampa Bay's Pontus Holmberg were three forwards named to the Swedish Olympic team on Friday who were not on the country's roster for last February's 4 Nations Face-Off."
Alexander Wennberg was named among Sweden's 14 forwards for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in February. He has 26 points in 40 games in his 12th NHL season and second with the San Jose Sharks, tied for third on the team. He recorded 13 points in 14 December games as the Sharks went 8-6-0 that month. He is entrenched as the Sharks' second-line center and is on pace for his best statistical season since 2016-17. He has represented Sweden at multiple IIHF World Championships, winning bronze in 2025 in Stockholm. The Sharks signed him to a two-year, $10 million contract in July 2024; he becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer.
Read at The Mercury News
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