{"id":151124,"date":"2025-06-02T03:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T03:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/151124\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T03:47:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T03:47:08","slug":"sharks-pick-sam-dickinson-helps-london-knights-win-memorial-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/151124\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharks pick Sam Dickinson helps London Knights win Memorial Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

If this was Sam Dickinson\u2019s last game in junior hockey,<\/a> the San Jose Sharks prospect defenseman<\/a> helped make sure he and his team went out on top.<\/p>\n

Dickinson had three assists, including two in a dominant second period, to lead the London Knights to a 4-1 win<\/a> over the Medicine Hat Tigers in the final of the Memorial Cup \u2013 major junior hockey\u2019s championship tournament \u2013 on Sunday night in Rimouski, Quebec.<\/p>\n

Dickinson, taken 11th overall by the Sharks<\/a> in the 2024 NHL Draft in Las Vegas, had six assists<\/a> in five Memorial Cup games and was an all-tournament selection, as he and his teammates earned redemption after losing in the final by one goal a year ago.<\/p>\n

Dickinson\u2019s teammate and fellow Sharks prospect Kasper Halttunen<\/a> had two goals and two assists in five games at the Memorial Cup.<\/p>\n

The Finnish-born forward, selected 36th overall by the Sharks<\/a> in 2023, was named the Ontario Hockey League\u2019s playoff MVP this year as he had 21 points, including 15 goals, in 17 postseason games to help London win the league title and advance to play in Rimouski. Halttunen had nine goals in five games in London\u2019s OHL championship series win over the Oshawa Generals.<\/p>\n

Halttunen, who turns 20 on June 7,<\/a> will no doubt be in San Jose next season, either with the Sharks or in the AHL with the Barracuda.<\/p>\n

Dickinson, though, will play next season with the Sharks or return to London for another year in the OHL, as he turns 19 on June 7. Canadian or American-born players coming from major junior hockey need to be at least 20 years old by Dec. 31 in any given year to be eligible to play in the AHL.<\/p>\n

Dickinson, though, showed he might be ready to begin his NHL career.<\/p>\n

Dickinson, listed at a sturdy 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds, played on London\u2019s top defense pair and was used in all situations as the Knights tore through the OHL in the regular season and playoffs.<\/p>\n

Dickinson, the OHL\u2019s Defenseman of the Year,<\/a> is an elite skater with tremendous offensive skills, having recorded 91 points in 55 regular-season games and 31 points in 17 OHL playoff games with a deep London team that featured 12 NHL draft picks, went 55-11-2 in the regular season, and lost only once in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

The Sharks have six defensemen signed to one-way contracts for next season, including Shakir Mukhamadullin, who was inked to a one-year, $1 million deal last week.<\/p>\n

Others signed include Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Mario Ferraro, Henry Thrun, Timothy Liljegren, and Vincent Desharnais. Other defensemen like Luca Cagnoni, Jack Thompson, and Lucas Carlsson also saw some time with the Sharks this season.<\/p>\n

Still, no one among the Sharks\u2019 cadre of blueliners has the same combination of size and offensive skill as Dickinson, who probably needs to show he can be a capable defender to help stick on the NHL roster. The Sharks will likely start the season with seven or eight defensemen.<\/p>\n

Although Dickinson has another year of eligibility left in junior hockey, TSN analyst Frankie Corrado, who had a seven-year professional career, said during the broadcast, \u201cI\u2019m not sure he\u2019s going to need it. He\u2019s going to look pretty good and teal and white next year in San Jose.\u201d<\/p>\n

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