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Ethan Cardwell

Position	Right Wing	Current Team	San Jose Sharks
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	3 years
Height	5'11"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	180	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	23
Age	23 (Aug 30, 2002)	Expiry Status	RFA-arb
Drafted	2021, Round 4, Overall 121 (SJS)

Date	Team	Transaction
Dec 10, 2024	San Jose Sharks	Assigned to AHL
Nov 28, 2024	San Jose Sharks	Recalled from AHL
Nov 5, 2024	San Jose Sharks	Assigned to AHL
Oct 29, 2024	San Jose Sharks	Recalled from AHL
Oct 7, 2024	San Jose Sharks	Assigned to AHL
Apr 14, 2023	San Jose Sharks	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2024-25	SJS	6	62:08	0.97	0.00	0.97	0.51	0.46	20.00	10.49	9.51	0.00	12.50

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	SJS	6	62:08	33.80	1.93	1.81	54.08	3.86	3.16	33.33	36.49	-0.24	-0.10	-2.20

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	6	21.5	0.9	9.9	9.9	87.6	51.1	40.0	0.0	60.0	42.3	18.8	38.9

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Best guesses at the San Jose Sharks opening night forward lines at Fear the Fin (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Sharks’ Opening Night Roster Projection: Afanasyev on IR? Regenda Waived, 3 Sent to AHL at San Jose Hockey Now (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
Sharks Locker Room: Who Will Be Opening Night Starter? at San Jose Hockey Now (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
Projecting the Sharks opening night roster after the pre-season at Blades of Teal (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
Celebrini and Smith look dynamic despite a tough loss against the Mammoth at Blades of Teal (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
Pre-Season Preview/Lines #6: Celebrini Will Play Tonight, Kurashev Has Big Opportunity at San Jose Hockey Now (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
Quick bites: Cardwell nets hat trick; Sharks devour Golden Knights at Fear the Fin (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
Sharks Locker Room: Will Cardwell Make Big Club? How Does Misa Stay in NHL? at San Jose Hockey Now (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
Golden Knights drop final preseason game to the Sharks at Vegas Hockey Knight (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
7 Observations: Golden Knights Lose to Sharks, Survive Preseason at Vegas Hockey Now (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
Cardwell and Regenda help lift the Sharks over Vegas in upset win at Blades of Teal (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
Cardwell Hat Trick, Regenda’s 4 Assists Power Sharks’ 4-1 Victory Over Vegas at San Jose Hockey Now (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
Training Camp Roster Update: Sharks Cut 9, Waive 5, Scrimmage NHL-Like Lines at San Jose Hockey Now (Wed Oct 1, 2025)
Quick bites: Sharks fall back to reality in 2-1 preseason loss to Vegas at Fear the Fin (Sun Sep 28, 2025)
Sharks Locker Room: Vets, Youngsters Fail ‘Consistency’ Test at San Jose Hockey Now (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
No. 8 Igor Chernyshov: San Jose’s next power forward? at Fear the Fin (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
No. 17 Ethan Cardwell: A steady rise through the ranks at Fear the Fin (Fri Sep 5, 2025)
Three Sharks prospects that need to have a big season in 2025-26 at Blades of Teal (Fri Aug 15, 2025)

Current Contract

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	21	$867,500	$925,000	$57,500	$92,500	$775,000	$867,500	$80,000	ELC
2024-25	22	$867,500	$925,000	$57,500	$92,500	$775,000	$867,500	$75,000	ELC
2025-26	23	$867,500	$925,000	$57,500	$92,500	$775,000	$867,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$172,500	$277,500	$2,325,000	$2,602,500	$225,000

Signed: Apr 14, 2023

Team: San Jose Sharks

GM: Mike Grier

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2011-12	Brick Invitational	Toronto Pro Hockey	6	3	4	7		4				1
2016-17	WSI U15	Pro Hockey Selects U15	6	3	5	8
2016-17	ETAHL U16	Clarington Toros U16 AAA	1	0	0	0
2017-18	OGC-16	Team OMHA Black	2	2	0	2		2
2017-18	ETAHL U16	Clarington Toros U16 AAA	35	30	24	54		32				10	5	7	12		4
2017-18	OJHL	Wellington Dukes	2	0	0	0						3
2018-19	OJHL	Trenton Golden Hawks	27	5	12	17		20
2018-19	OJHL	Pickering Panthers	14	4	7	11		2
2018-19	OHL	Saginaw Spirit	15	5	0	5	-3	2				5	1		1	+1
2019-20	OHL	Saginaw Spirit	37	12	9	21	+1	21
2019-20	OHL	Barrie Colts	26	11	15	26	-3	20
2020-21	HockeyEttan	Surahammars IF	18	9	18	27	+10	22
2021-22	OHL	Barrie Colts	49	23	35	58	+20	28				6	4	2	6	+1	7
2022-23	OHL	Barrie Colts	62	43	47	90	+23	21				12	6	5	11	-3	12
2023-24	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	71	23	20	43	-6	52
2024-25	NHL	San Jose Sharks	6	1	0	1	-2	2	5	20.0	11:32
2024-25	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	63	11	37	48	+13	40				5		2	2	-2	2
2024-25	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	63	11	37	48	+13	40				5		2	2	-2	2
2024-25	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	63	11	37	48	+13	40				5		2	2	-2	2
2024-25	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	63	11	37	48	+13	40				5		2	2	-2	2
NHL Career			6	1	0	1	-2	2	5	20.0	11:32