The San Jose Sharks have acquired goaltender Laurent Brossoit, defenseman Nolan Allan, and a 2028 seventh-round draft selection from the Chicago Blackhawks. In return, Chicago received defenseman Ryan Ellis, defenseman Jake Furlong, and San Jose's 2028 fourth-round selection.
Laurent Brossoit
Brossoit, 32, has played six games for the Rockford IceHogs in the American Hockey League (AHL), recording a 3.38 goals-against average (GAA) and a .901 save percentage (SV%) with a 3-3-0 record. He scored a goal on December 12, 2025, against the Milwaukee Admirals. His NHL career spans 140 games with the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, and Vegas Golden Knights, where he has maintained a .911 SV% and 2.64 GAA, accumulating a 64-46-13 record. Brossoit was part of the Vegas Golden Knights' Stanley Cup-winning team in the 2022-23 season, appearing in eight playoff games with a 3.18 GAA, .894 SV%, and a 5-2 record.
In the AHL, Brossoit holds a career 2.74 GAA, .912 SV%, an 80-69-17 record, and 11 shutouts. The Port Alberni, British Columbia native, standing six-foot-three and 203 pounds, was a sixth-round pick (164th overall) by the Calgary Flames in the 2011 NHL Draft.
Nolan Allan
Allan, 22, has appeared in 29 games for the IceHogs this season, contributing six points (two goals, four assists) and 39 penalty minutes. His professional career, exclusively within the Chicago Blackhawks organization, includes 43 NHL games with eight points (one goal, seven assists) and 109 AHL games with 29 points (nine goals, 20 assists).
Prior to his professional career, Allan played in the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the Prince Albert Raiders and Seattle Thunderbirds, totaling 203 games, 79 points (21 goals, 58 assists). He won the WHL Championship with Seattle in the 2022-23 season, recording 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in 19 playoff games. He was named to the WHL Second All-Star Team and the CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team.
Allan represented Team Canada at the 2023 World Junior Championships, earning a Gold Medal with two points (one goal, one assist) in seven games. The six-foot-two, 194-pound Davidson, Saskatchewan native, was a first-round selection (32nd overall) by Chicago in the 2021 NHL Draft.
Jake Furlong
Furlong, 21, has played 12 games for the San Jose Barracuda in the AHL this season, tallying two assists. His professional career, spent entirely with the San Jose organization, includes 78 AHL games and 10 points (one goal, nine assists). Furlong was selected by San Jose in the fifth round (140th overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft.