Sharks' No. 2 overall pick Michael Misa to make NHL debut against Hurricanes originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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The Sharks’ 2025 first-round draft pick Michael Misa will make his NHL debut against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday at SAP Center.
Misa, the No. 2 overall pick in June’s draft, sat out for San Jose’s first two games of the 2025-26 NHL season.
The 18-year-old center was between Philipp Kurashev and Ty Dellandrea at practice on Monday.
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Misa said that his parents, Frank and Sandra, will be on hand at SAP Center, as will his older brother Luke, a 2024 Calgary Flames fifth-round draft pick and Penn State forward.