Ty Dellandrea
Canadian forward, first-round pick, now with San Jose Sharks.
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Ty Dellandrea (born July 21, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who plays for the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Dallas Stars picked him 13th overall in the first round of the 2018 NHL entry draft, making him the first player from the Flint Firebirds organization ever selected in the draft’s opening round.
Early life
When Dellandrea was seven, his family—parents Loni and Jay—moved to Port Perry, Ontario, and he joined the Central Ontario Wolves to help make new friends.
Junior
In the 2016 OHL Priority Selection, the Flint Firebirds drafted him fifth overall. He chose to wear number 53 to honor a cousin who died in 2004. Dellandrea debuted in the OHL on September 21, 2016, scoring 63 seconds into the game against Saginaw Spirit goaltender Brendan Bonello in a 4–0 win.
He recorded points in each of his first five games. On October 15, he notched his first multi-goal game—two goals and an assist—in a 5–3 loss to the Barrie Colts. He finished the 2016–17 season with 13 goals and 24 points in 57 games.
In the playoffs, he played his first postseason game on March 23 in a 5–2 loss to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, and six days later earned his first playoff point with an assist on a Kole Sherwood goal in another 5–2 loss. That assist was his only point in five playoff games that year.
The 2017–18 season saw his offense improve. On September 22, he scored two goals in a 5–3 win over the Kitchener Rangers. November 15 brought his second career three-point game—three assists in a 5–3 win over the Saginaw Spirit.
On December 16, he recorded his first OHL hat trick, adding two assists for a five-point night in a 5–2 win over the Sarnia Sting. From January 26 to February 2, he had four straight two-point games. He ended the season with 27 goals and 59 points in 62 games, and was named the Firebirds’ MVP while also earning the Combined Academic & Athletics Excellence award after maintaining a 4.0 GPA at Grand Blanc High School.
Dellandrea returned to Flint for the 2018–19 season as team captain. On January 6, he set a career high with four assists in a 6–4 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Less than a week later, on January 12, he tied his career high for points with a goal and four assists in a 6–2 victory over the Sarnia Sting. He finished the season with 22 goals and 63 points in 60 games.
Lore & Background
Dellandrea moved to Port Perry, Ontario at age seven and joined the Central Ontario Wolves to make new friends. He was drafted fifth overall by the Flint Firebirds in the 2016 OHL Priority Selection and wore number 53 in honor of a cousin who died in 2004. In his first OHL game on September 21, 2016, he scored 63 seconds in against the Saginaw Spirit. He finished the 2016–17 season with 13 goals and 24 points in 57 games.
Over the next three OHL seasons, Dellandrea improved steadily, recording 27 goals and 59 points in 2017–18, 22 goals and 63 points in 2018–19, and a career-high 32 goals and 70 points in 48 games in 2019–20. He was named Firebirds captain for the 2018–19 season and earned the team's MVP and Combined Academic & Athletics Excellence award after maintaining a 4.0 GPA at Grand Blanc High School.
After being drafted by Dallas in 2018, Dellandrea signed an entry-level contract and made his NHL debut in the shortened 2020–21 season, playing 26 games with three goals and two assists. He spent most of the next two seasons in the AHL or as a depth call-up, then made the Stars' opening night roster for 2022–23 on the second line. In June 2024, after seven years in the Dallas organization, he was traded to the San Jose Sharks for a fourth-round pick in 2025 and signed a two-year contract, later extended by two years in March 2026.
Reader's Guide
Ty Dellandrea's significance lies in his path from a first-round OHL pick to becoming the first Flint Firebird ever selected in the first round of the NHL draft. His junior career was marked by consistent offensive growth, culminating in a 70-point season as captain of the Firebirds. At the international level, he served as an assistant captain for Canada at the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships and won a gold medal at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, contributing three goals and five points in seven games.
His NHL career began with the Dallas Stars, where he played parts of three seasons before being traded to the San Jose Sharks in 2024. In the 2025–26 season, he recorded two goals and nine assists in 42 games and had won 52.3% of his faceoffs before a lower body injury in January 2026. His legacy includes being a durable, two-way forward who earned a multi-year extension with the Sharks.
Career statistics and honours
Medals
- Gold 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
- Gold 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2014–15 | Central Ontario Wolves | ETA | 33 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Central Ontario Wolves | ETA | 36 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Flint Firebirds | OHL | 57 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Flint Firebirds | OHL | 67 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | Flint Firebirds | OHL | 60 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | Texas Stars | AHL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Flint Firebirds | OHL | 47 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 26 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Texas Stars | AHL | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | Texas Stars | AHL | 68 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 54 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2023–24 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 68 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025–26 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 46 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liiga totals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 265 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 181 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | ||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Canada Red | U17 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | Canada | U18 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Canada | IH18 | Gold | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | Canada | U18 | 5th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | Canada | WJC | Gold | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Junior totals | 27 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | |||
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