The San Jose Sharks have locked in Mason Marchment on a five-year deal worth a $7 million annual average value, according to Elliotte Friedman.
For Marchment, the move sends him to a Sharks team that’s trying to keep climbing after a 34-point jump last season from 2024-25, when San Jose finished dead last in the NHL. The 31-year-old left winger brings exactly what that roster can use: a veteran voice, some extra scoring punch, and another body in a forward group already loaded with young talent.
Marchment arrives after splitting last season between the Seattle Kraken and Columbus Blue Jackets. He opened the year with Seattle, where he put up four goals and nine assists for 13 points in 29 games before being traded to Columbus in December.
With the Blue Jackets, he found more offense, finishing with 15 goals and 17 assists for 32 points in 39 games. Altogether, he totaled 45 points between the two teams.
The undrafted Ontario native has built a solid NHL résumé since debuting in 2019-20. Across 370 regular-season games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers, Dallas Stars, Kraken, and Blue Jackets, he has 95 goals and 139 assists for 234 points.
He’s also produced 19 points in 59 career playoff games, with 11 goals and eight assists. His biggest season came with Dallas in 2023-24, when he posted 22 goals and 31 assists for 53 points in 81 games.
Marchment was previously on a four-year contract carrying a $4.5 million AAV, a deal he signed with the Stars in 2022.
There’s also a personal link to San Jose. Marchment’s late father, Bryan Marchment, played for the Sharks from 1997-98 through 2002-03, and later worked for the organization as a scout and in player development after his playing career ended.
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