Overview
- The San Jose Sharks used the 30th overall pick to draft 18-year-old goaltender Joshua Ravensbergen, marking the first time the franchise has selected a goalie in the first round.
- Ravensbergen built his stock with a 33-13-4 record, 3.00 goals-against average and .896 save percentage for the WHL’s Prince George Cougars in the 2024-25 season.
- NHL.com listed him 28th overall and deemed him the top goaltender in the 2025 draft class based on his puck-tracking and lateral agility.
- After going unselected in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft, he parlayed offseason training into over .900 save percentages across two seasons in Prince George.
- Experts project that Ravensbergen will initially share net duties and could evolve into a full-time NHL starter by his mid-20s.