SHARKS RECALL EETU MAKINIEMI FROM BARRACUDA

Dec 6, 2022

SAN JOSE, CA - San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) General Manager Mike Grier announced today that the club has recalled goaltender Eetu Makiniemi from the San Jose Barracuda (@sjbarracuda). 

Makiniemi, 23, has gone 6-4-1 with one shutout in 12 appearances with the Barracuda this season. The Vantaa, Finland native touts a 2.57 Goals Against Average and .918 Save Percentage and has won three of his past four starts, including a 40-save effort in a 4-3 overtime win over the Tucson Roadrunners Sunday, December 4. 

Originally drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round (104th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft, the six-foot-two, 184-pound netminder spent the 2021-22 season with the Calder Cup champion Chicago Wolves, going 11-2-1 with two shutouts, a 2.06 GAA and .922 SVP.   

Additionally, the Sharks have reassigned goalie Aaron Dell to the Barracuda. 

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