Eklund on Sharks Trading Him, Suffering Another Serious Injury

Oct 22, 2026, 5:50 PM ET|Comments (0)

from San Jose Hockey Now, by Sheng Peng,

Eklund was healthy going into Ottawa Senators training camp, unlike the previous off-season with the San Jose Sharks , when he had suffered a scary wrist injury.

Looking ahead at the schedule, he was going to face the Sharks, the organization that made him the No. 7 pick in the 2021 Draft, twice, at Canadian Tire Centre and SAP Center, in the opening month of the season. The Sharks had traded Eklund in June, along with prospects Kasper Halttunen and Brandon Svoboda , to the Senators for the No. 9 pick of the 2026 Draft.

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