SAN JOSE — Sean Dhooghe will remember July 6, 2017 for the rest of his life.
The soon-to-be freshman at the University of Wisconsin stole the show at the Sharks fifth annual prospects scrimmage Thursday, endearing himself to the roughly 3,000 fans in attendance at the SAP Center by using his diminutive stature to weave in and out of traffic and create space for his teammates.
The 5-foot-3, 140-pound forward used his speed, elusiveness and vision to set up the opening goal in Team Ricci’s 7-4 win over Team Marchment, and even though his squad came out on the losing end, Dhooghe got carried off the ice by his teammates at the end of the game.