{"id":3282,"date":"2026-06-28T23:09:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3282"},"modified":"2026-06-28T23:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:09:59","slug":"sharks-7-foot-1-draft-pick-coming-to-san-jose-for-development-camp-this-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3282","title":{"rendered":"Sharks&#8217; 7-foot-1 draft pick coming to San Jose for development camp this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>The San Jose Sharks selected some tall players this weekend at the NHL draft in Buffalo, N.Y. But defenseman Alexander Karmanov towers over all of them.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3281\">Sharks\u2019 7-foot-1 draft pick coming to San Jose for development camp this week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With one pick left on Saturday, the Sharks selected Karmanov, a 7-foot-1, 280-pound defenseman, 201st overall in the seventh round, making him the tallest player ever drafted into the NHL.<\/p>\n<p>Karmanov spent part of this past season with the OHL\u2019s North Bay Battalion. But where the Sharks really got to know Karmanov was at agent Dan Milstein\u2019s camp for his Russian clients earlier this month in South Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, he\u2019s not going to get any smaller, and we like the potential,\u201d said Chris Morehouse, the Sharks\u2019 director of amateur scouting, on Saturday. \u201cWe obviously understand he\u2019s going to be a long-term project, but he\u2019s a great kid, and he wants to work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of positive feedback from former coaches, so we\u2019re excited to get him in here with our great development staff and see what we can do with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karmanov, 18, will attend the Sharks\u2019 development camp this week in San Jose, Milstein confirmed to Bay Area News Group, as he takes another step in his unique journey.<\/p>\n<p>Karmanov was born in 2008 in Moldova but played U16 in Russia and U18 in Belarus before moving to North America, spending the 2024-25 season with the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Knights U16 AAA team, where he had 23 points in 20 games.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Karmanov has incredible reach for a defenseman, and being around 280 pounds, he can end plays in the defensive zone with a bruising physical style.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"youtube-player\" height=\"360\" loading=\"lazy\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/77CRmEjcrxw?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Without question, Karmanov will need to work on his skating, shooting, and puck-handling to continue advancing. But his imposing presence and raw ability made him one of the most intriguing prospects in this year\u2019s draft. Sunday, his profile was among the most-viewed on HockeyDB and Elite Prospects.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3280\">Canada scores in stoppage time to beat South Africa in the World Cup\u2019s first elimination round match<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Karmanov was cut by the OHL\u2019s Brantford Bulldogs at the start of this past season. But he continued to work on his game with the Brantford Titans of the Greater Ontario Hockey League before he got another chance to compete in the OHL with North Bay, where he was brought along slowly and had two assists in 20 games.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The plan for Karmanov appears to be to return to North Bay this fall before he enrolls at Penn State for the 2027-28 season. If he beats the odds and makes it to the NHL, he would become the tallest player in league history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn terms of mobility for that size, stick length, stick reach, competitiveness, first pass type of guy, all those things are there for him,\u201d Morehouse said. \u201cIt is eye-popping when you see someone at that size being able to get on the ice and manage play and move pucks, again, it\u2019s a long-term projection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut if you look at potentially what could be there, you just never know. I think he\u2019s a very unique athlete, and the more athletes you have, and the more athletic (they are), the better chance they have of continuing on. So we\u2019re excited about that potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Alexander Karmanov is an absolute specimen \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>Get to know the story behind the seven-foot tall @SanJoseSharks seventh-round pick! #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com\/NXRRWRFvfp<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHL (@NHL) June 27, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Sharks also drafted forward and San Jose native Jake Gustafson at 174th overall. Unsurprisingly, Gustafson, who is 6-foot-4 himself, said he\u2019s never competed against someone as tall as Karmanov.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019ll be fun to see him play,\u201d Gustafson said. \u201cI\u2019ve heard a lot about him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other players the Sharks drafted this year were 6-4 defenseman Keaton Verhoeff at No. 9 overall and 6-5 goalie Brady Knowling at No. 127.<\/p>\n<p>The Sharks\u2019 development camp officially begins on Tuesday morning at Sharks Ice in San Jose and ends on Thursday with a scrimmage at Tech CU Arena. Available tickets for the scrimmage, as of Sunday, ranged between $13 and $31.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3278\">Best Prime Day deals under $100 that are actually worth your money<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Jose Sharks selected some tall players at this weekend&#8217;s NHL draft in Buffalo, N.Y. 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