Sharks Recall Laurent Brossoit

The Sharks were without starter Yaroslav Askarov against the Bruins in Boston last night, forcing Alex Nedeljkovic to take the starter’s crease and University of New Hampshire goalie Kyle Chauvette to dress as his backup with no time to get a recall out from the West Coast. With it looking like Askarov will miss at least another game with his undisclosed issue, they’re back to having two healthy goalies on the active roster by recalling Laurent Brossoit from AHL San Jose, the team announced.

If Askarov is out long enough to warrant Brossoit getting a start, it will be his first NHL appearance in nearly two years. He has 140 games of NHL experience and was viewed as one of the best #2 options in the league heading into free agency in 2023, coming off back-to-back seasons of .927 save percentages in spot starts with the Golden Knights and Jets. He landed a two-year, $6.6MM commitment from the Blackhawks, but needed meniscus surgery just weeks later, which spiraled into a whole host of other lower-body issues. He lost the entire 2024-25 campaign to knee surgeries and was out for several weeks to begin the 2025-26 campaign as well after a subsequent hip procedure.

Brossoit returned to health in December. Chicago didn’t have much of a use for him with Spencer Knight and Arvid Söderblom holding down the fort in the NHL, and they didn’t want him taking starts away from third-stringer Drew Commesso in the minors. After Brossoit showed he was back to full health, logging a .901 SV% in six outings with AHL Rockford after clearing waivers, San Jose – in need of an upgrade in the #3 slot – moved to acquire him.

Since the pickup, the 32-year-old has been exceptional in a minor-league role for San Jose. In 14 games, he has a .915 SV%, 2.48 GAA, and a 11-2-1 record. He’s seventh in the league in save percentage across both Rockford and San Jose among goalies with at least 20 appearances this year. He’ll look to be an extremely comfortable stopgap option behind Nedeljkovic for the time being as the Sharks chase down their first playoff berth in seven years.