The Sharks announced today that they’ve signed defenseman Noah Beck to a one-year, entry-level contract starting for the 2025-26 season. Mark Divver of the New England Hockey Journal said yesterday the signing was likely to happen. Per PuckPedia, Beck’s deal carries a $975K cap hit and breaks down to a $877.5K NHL salary, a $97.5K signing bonus, and an $85K minors salary. He’ll join AHL San Jose on an amateur tryout for the remainder of this season.
Beck, 24, spent four years with Clarkson before transferring to Arizona State last summer for his fifth and final collegiate seasons. The decision paid dividends, as Beck posted a career-high 33 points (5 G, 28 A) on the upstart Sun Devils to lead their blue line in scoring. That was enough to get him selected to the All-NCHC Second Team as Arizona State narrowly missed out on a berth in the national tournament.
The 6’3″ lefty was quite inconsistent over the bulk of his collegiate career with Clarkson. While he combined for just 4-7–11 in 50 games during his freshman and senior seasons, he led their rearguards in scoring in his sophomore and junior campaigns with showings of 22 and 23 points, respectively. He was named to the ECAC’s All-Academic Team in those two strong showings. He ends his NCAA career with 20-69–89 in 161 games with a +10 rating.
That inconsistency at Clarkson was enough to scare off the Blues, who selected Beck in the seventh round of the 2020 draft, from giving him an ELC. His exclusive signing rights expired on Aug. 15 last year, making him an unrestricted free agent and free for any team to sign.
On the older end of the prospect scale, Beck doesn’t have a clear pathway to NHL minutes in arguably the league’s deepest pool. With emerging lefties like Luca Cagnoni, Sam Dickinson, and Leo Sahlin Wallenius ahead of him on the Sharks’ depth chart, he’s likely destined for a full-time AHL role and doesn’t project as much more than a replacement-level defender at his peak.
Beck will be a restricted free agent in 2026. The Sharks now have 28 contracts signed for next season.