Sharks draft update: Start of a Macklin-Jumbo bond? Will Grier trade the No. 33 pick?

LAS VEGAS – Introduced by San Jose Sharks general manager at the start of the NHL Draft on Friday, Joe Thornton strode onto the stage at the Sphere dressed resplendently in a charcoal gray three-piece suit to officially announce the team’s first overall selection.

“Here we go,” Thornton said of cheers inside the glitzy building before a capacity crowd of 17,500. “With the first overall selection in the 2024 NHL Draft, the San Jose Sharks are very proud to select, from Boston University...