Sharks training camp preview: Where the biggest competitions will be

Antti Suomela (40), seen here in a Sharks game against the Buffalo Sabres in October, was demoted to the Barracuda of the AHL on Tuesday. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)SAN JOSE — Sharks general manager Doug Wilson made it clear earlier this summer that he wanted to give some young players in the organization’s system the opportunity to play a role with the team this season.

Those players — whether they’re coming from the Barracuda, are first-year professionals, or were free agent signings from Russia or Europe — now have that chance, as the Sharks begin training camp on Friday.

“We’re really looking forward to this camp and this opportunity,” Wilson said last week, “particularly for the…