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Jul 2, 2023 | 10:26 AM
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have actually gotten defenceman Artemi Kniazev from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for blue liner Leon Gawanke.
The 22-year-old Kniazev played 61 video games for the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda in 2022-23 and taped 28 points (5 objectives, 23 helps) and 32 charge minutes.
The local of Kazan, Russia made his NHL launching for the Sharks on Nov. 4, 2021, his only NHL video game to date.
Kniazev was San Jose’s second-round choice (48th total) in the 2019 NHL draft.