The San Jose Sharks have placed Patrick Giles on waivers, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. Giles had been on non-roster injured reserve after dealing with an upper-body injury suffered in the preseason, and he had been expected to return to the AHL once healthy. Because he is 26, though, he has to clear waivers before he can head back down.
Giles’ path has been anything but ordinary. He went undrafted out of Boston College, where he played alongside names like Matt Boldy, but he still found his way into the NHL picture.
Last season, he appeared in three games for San Jose and recorded one assist. Before that, he landed with the Charlotte Checkers on an AHL tryout in 2022 and turned that into 187 regular-season games with the club.
He later made his NHL debut with the Florida Panthers in October 2024 during a nine-game stint.
San Jose acquired Giles from the organization in exchange for Vítek Vaněček in March 2025, and he made an immediate impact with the Barracuda. In eight games, he scored four goals, a strong burst for a 6-foot-5, 220-pound forward whose game is built more on defense than scoring. Early in his Sharks tenure, the team also highlighted a childhood photo of Giles with a much younger Alexander Ovechkin when San Jose faced Washington, a memorable moment for the Maryland native as he got the chance to skate against an idol from his youth.
The Sharks kept him around by signing him to a two-year extension over the offseason. He remains a defense-first winger who helps on the penalty kill and could still be an option for spot duty on the fourth line. If he clears waivers, the Barracuda would gladly have him back as they try to build on last season’s 40-win run, which ended in the Qualifying Round of the AHL playoffs.
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