LOS ANGELES — The San Jose Sharks began the second day of the NHL Draft by taking defenseman Haoxi (Simon) Wang with the 33rd overall pick at the start of the second round. Wang was born in Beijing in 2007 and with the pick, became the highest-drafted Chinese-born player in NHL history.

It’s a departure from the 2020 draft, in which only two of the nine players the Sharks drafted were taller than 5-foot-11 — 6-foot-4 forward Brandon Coe in the fourth round and 6-foot winger Timofey Spitserov in the seventh round.

Michael Misa became the highest-drafted Saginaw Spirt in NHL history Friday after the San Jose Sharks tabbed Misa with the second pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. The New York Islanders had the first pick and used it on Erie defenseman Matthew Schaefer, and San Jose jumped on Misa to give the OHL the top two picks in the 2025 draft.