With the 56th pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the San Jose Sharks selected winger Tristen Robins from the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League. Pick no. 56 was acquired from the Washington Capitals on Feb. 18, 2020, along with a third-round pick in 2021, in exchange for defender Brenden Dillon. The Capitals previously acquired this pick from the Colorado as part of the package for Andre Burakovsky’s signing rights in June 2019.
Robins had an overall unimpressive rookie season with the Blades in 2019, which meant fewer teams were expecting to have him on their radar in his draft season.