SAN JOSE – Sharks forwards Alex Wennberg and Philipp Kurashev returned to practice on Monday after their respective Olympic experiences, and center Macklin Celebrini will likely soon be back in San Jose after he competed for Team Canada in the gold medal game in Milan.
The return of another Sharks Olympian to San Jose, though, has hit a snag, as coach Ryan Warsofsky said winger Pavol Regenda — as of early Monday afternoon — remained stuck in New York City due to the massive snowstorm that has pounded the northeast, causing flight delays and cancellations.
Regenda and the Slovakian team faced Team Finland in the bronze medal game in Milan on Saturday, losing 6-1. Celebrini and the Canadians lost 2-1 in overtime to the United States on Sunday.
After Regenda went to New York, the Canadian team, like the Americans, flew to Miami to avoid the storm that, as of early Monday afternoon, had dropped nearly 20 inches of snow in Central Park.
It was unclear if or when Celebrini or Regenda would practice before the Sharks’ home game on Thursday against the Calgary Flames. The snowstorm was supposed to begin tapering off in New York City by late Monday.
Considering how big a role Celebrini had with the Canadians, logging heavy minutes on the top line throughout the Olympic tournament, including Sunday, Warsofsky added that the Sharks’ No. 1 center would likely not need to practice.
“I’ll talk to him and see how he’s feeling,” Warsofsky said of Celebrini, the Sharks’ leading scorer with 81 points in 55 games. “But if he doesn’t practice, it’s not the end of the world.”
Wennberg and Kurashev’s teams were both eliminated from the Olympics in the quarterfinals last Wednesday in 3-on-3 overtime. Wennberg and Sweden lost 2-1 to the U.S., and Kurashev’s Switzerland team lost 3-2 to Finland.
“Disappointed result for the Swedes. We were expecting to fight a little longer than we did,” Wennberg said. “Obviously, we played a good team in the U.S., but overall, it was a great experience. What a tournament. The whole experience with the best-on-best. But right now, it’s still a bit bitter.”
OVERTIMES SINK SHARKS
Overall, three of the four quarterfinals and the gold medal game were decided in 3-on-3 overtime, a method used in the NHL to determine a winner during the regular season, but not in the playoffs. In the NHL postseason, teams play 5-on-5 until a goal is scored.
Wennberg, Kurashev, and Celebrini all saw their gold medal dreams end during 3-on-3 overtime. Wennberg and Kurashev would have preferred to play it out NHL-style, but also acknowledged that the rules are the same for every team.
“A 3-on-3, it’s like it’s a 50-50,” Wennberg said. “There are so many skilled players, so obviously, you trade chances a little bit more. I feel like that game is more up for grabs. Maybe if you do 4-on-4, 5-on-5, it’s going to take a little bit longer, more structured, and maybe a different result.”
“I think it would be cooler or better if it were 5-on-5, but we could have won the game the same way they did,” Kurashev said. “So it’s not like it’s an advantage for someone else.”
PROUD AMERICAN
Warsofsky said he and his son got up to watch Sunday’s game, which began at 5 a.m. Pacific time, and felt an enormous amount of pride in the Americans’ thrilling victory.
Warsofsky has a close connection to Mike Sullivan, coach of the U.S. team, knows some of the players on the roster, and coached the Americans to the gold medal at last year’s IIHF World Championship in Sweden.
“It’s just awesome,” Warsofsky said. “It’s great for hockey. It’s great for our country. I’m extremely proud to be an American and watch those guys.”
The last time the Americans won Olympic gold in men’s hockey was in 1980 in Lake Placid, as the Miracle on Ice team upset the Soviet Union and Finland to capture gold.
“What I think is so great about it is we’re going to see another evolution and change of how many people want to play hockey because of that game, just that one game,” Warsofsky said. “There’ll be kids out there that want to grab a hockey stick and skates, and hopefully that’s in San Jose and all around the country.”
DELLANDREA SKATES
Ty Dellandrea skated in a tracksuit briefly before the start of Monday’s practice, but a return to the active roster is not imminent, with coach Ryan Warsofsky saying last week that the centerman remains week to week.
Dellandrea sustained a lower-body injury in the Sharks’ Jan. 6 home game against Columbus, as he crashed legs-first into the post — after he was tripped — as he took the puck to the Blue Jackets’ net.
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REAVES ACTIVATED
Winger Ryan Reaves was activated off injured reserve on Monday, a day after center Filip Bystedt was returned to the Barracuda. Reaves had an upper-body ailment and was placed on IR before the Sharks played the Colorado Avalanche on Feb. 4.
Reaves skated on the Sharks’ fourth line Monday with center Adam Gaudette and forward Barclay Goodrow. With Celebrini still on his way back to San Jose, Zack Ostapchuk centered the first line with Will Smith and Kiefer Sherwood on the wings.
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