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The San Jose Sharks have signed London Knights defenceman Sam Dickinson to a three-year entry-level contract.
The club has now locked up its two first-round picks chosen in the NHL draft a couple of weeks ago at Vegas. First overall selection Macklin Celebrini signed with the team last Saturday and Dickinson was the 11th player to hear his name called at the draft.
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“Sam is a big, mobile defenceman who brings a strong two-way game and excellent hockey IQ,” Sharks GM Mike Grier said in a statement. “We’re excited to watch him continue his development as part of our organization.”
The 18-year-old Dickinson scored 18 goals and 70 points with a plus-56 rating in 68 games for London this past season.
He added four goals and 13 points to help the Knights win their fifth OHL title in 18 playoff games and produced two goals and four points in four games with a plus-6 rating at the Memorial Cup in Saginaw last month.
Windsor native hired as Spitfires goalie coach
It’s a homecoming that’s been long overdue.
Windsor native Stan Matwijiw, who established himself as one of the top goalie coaches in the Ontario Hockey League with the Plymouth Whalers, has been hired by the Windsor Spitfires as the team’s goaltending coach.
“It’s a perfect fit for what we need,” Spitfires general manager Bill Bowler said. “His track record, with what he’s done with goalies in our league and he’s still dealing with all kinds of prospects, just makes it a good fit.”
A Windsor Minor Hockey Association product, Matwijiw was never drafted into the OHL, but turned a tryout in the Western Hockey League with Prince Albert into a three-year junior stint.
-with Files from Jim Parker, Windsor Star
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