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San Jose Sharks

Ivar Stenberg

Left Wing · San Jose Sharks · Rookie
Drafted 2nd overall (Round 1), 2026 · $950k entry-level deal through 2029

Ivar Stenberg has not played an NHL game yet, so there are no NHL stats to show. What follows is the HighDanger projection for the incoming rookie, drawn from a comparables model on every drafted skater since 2005.

HighDanger projection
92%
NHL probability
68%
Star probability
0.52
Rookie P/GP
0.74
Prime P/GP
#2
Draft board rank
Rookie is the projected first NHL season; Prime is the projected best season of a player's prime, roughly ages 24 to 28. These are preseason estimates, recalculated once Stenberg has played 10 NHL games.
Upside comp
Markus Naslund
A Swedish shoot-first winger whose upside is the perennial 90-point Naslund of the early 2000s.
2025-26, last season before the NHL
LeagueClub GPGAPP/GP
SHLFrölunda HC 431122 330.77
Closest comparables
The model's nearest historical matches at the same age and production, by league-adjusted scoring: Jeff Skinner, Jonathan Huberdeau, Chris Stewart, Nikolay Goldobin.

Projection is a comparables (nearest-neighbor) model over drafted skaters 2005-2019, not a guarantee. Full career stats will appear here once Stenberg plays NHL games.