- Jacob Trouba signed a four-year, $33 million contract with the San Jose Sharks on the opening day of free agency
- The deal carries an $8.25 million cap hit and a full no-trade clause for the first two seasons
- Read below for what the veteran defenseman brings to San Jose’s young core
Jacob Trouba is a San Jose Shark.
The veteran defenseman signed a four-year, $33 million contract with San Jose on Wednesday, the opening day of free agency. It works out to an $8.25 million cap hit and runs through the 2029-30 season.
The Sharks made it official on their way home from the free agent market:
This is a real commitment, not a throwaway veteran flier. Trouba gets a full no-trade clause for the first two years, a 16-team no-trade list in year three, and a 12-team list in the final season, per Pro Hockey Rumors.
The 32-year-old lands in San Jose after two seasons in Anaheim. The Rangers shipped him to the Ducks in December 2024, ending his run as New York’s captain, and he helped Anaheim get back to the playoffs this past spring.
Trouba brings the resume San Jose was after. Winnipeg took him ninth overall in 2012, and he has spent more than a decade as a hard-nosed, minute-eating defenseman who plays with an edge. He was expected to test the open market, and the Sharks pounced.
Trouba talked about the decision in a sit-down with the team right after signing:
San Jose has spent this offseason stacking experience around its young forwards. The Sharks landed Darnell Nurse in a trade with Edmonton and signed Mason Marchment to a five-year deal before adding Trouba to the blue line.
For a team built around Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith, Trouba hands the kids a veteran voice and a defenseman who treats every shift like it owes him money.
