SAN JOSE -- San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has signed free agent forward Joonas (YOO-nus) Donskoi to an entry-level contract.
The 23-year-old Donskoi finished the 2014-15 season with 49 points (19 goals, 30 assists) and a plus-13 rating in 58 regular-season games with Karpat of the Finnish Liiga (Finland's top professional hockey league).
He ranked T-4th in the league in points and goals, leading his team in both categories, and ranked 1st on Karpat in game-winning goals (6), and 2nd in both assists and shots on goal (211). He helped his team win the Liiga Championship, collecting the Jari Kurri Award as the league's playoff MVP and finishing the playoffs ranking 2nd in the league in points (22) and assists (16).