Sharks goaltender Strauss Mann unveils incredible set-up for next season
After spending three seasons at the University of Michigan and one season in the Swedish Hockey League with Skelleftea AIK, 23-year-old netminder Strauss Mann landed his first NHL contract, signing a one-year deal with the San Jose Sharks.
Mann will compete in training camp with James Reimer, Kaapo Kahkonen and Aaron Dell for a spot on the Sharks roster, but it's likely that the Greenwich (Connecticut) native starts the season in the American Hockey League with the San Jose Barracuda.
His strong play with Skelleftea AIK earned him a spot on the United States' 2022 Olympic team, where he appeared in three of their four games, earning a win over Canada in the preliminary round.
On Friday, Mann shared an image via Instagram of his new equipment for the 2022-23 season and it might be one of the best set-ups of any goalie in the National Hockey League. The pads, blocker and glove all feature a shark with an open mouth, revealing their teeth, a sign of aggression and hopefully intimidating towards any of Mann's opponents next season.
Check out the unreal set-up below!
Rate @Goaliemann31's new @SanJoseSharks gear 🦈⤵️ pic.twitter.com/GzcpWk1tr2— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 12, 2022
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Patrick Maroon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lukas Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marco Rossi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Boldy | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Travis Konecny | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Anze Kopitar | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Aleksander Barkov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Quinton Byfield | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Noah Cates | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sean Couturier | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brock Faber | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Marcus Johansson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Adrian Kempe | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Matvei Michkov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brandon Montour | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Martin Pospisil | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Kevin Rooney | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | - | 1 | |
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| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||