Yaroslav Korostelyov terminates KHL contract, will join Sharks organization

Goaltender Yaroslav Korostelyov has terminated his contract with the KHL’s SKA St. Petersburg and will come to North America next season to join the San Jose Sharks, according to Hockey News Hub’s Jeremy Garrett and SJ Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng. Sharks’ president Jonathan Becher appeared to confirm Garrett’s report on Saturday, but as of Sunday morning, the team itself had not released a statement or shared anything on social media. In 2025-26, Korostelyov, 21, posted a 14-5-0 record with a .917 save percentage (SV%) and 2.22 goals against average (GAA) in 20 games with Russia’s MHL, a junior-tiered league of...