Wetsch signed a three-year entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks in May 2026. His deal carries an average annual value (AAV) of $997K and runs through the 2028-29 season.

Wetsch has taken a clear step forward in his second WHL season, posting 22 goals and 71 points in 63 games as captain of a good Kelowna team – a meaningful uptick from last year’s 52 points, with the assist total in particular suggesting improved playmaking as his role has grown. More forecheck and inside-driven than most WHL forwards, he plays a smart, low-risk game that doesn’t always generate highlight-reel moments but tends to produce results. The 75 penalty minutes add some banger value on top of the offensive production. Whether there is enough upside to stick as a regular NHLer remains an open question – the projectable traits are there, but the ceiling isn’t obvious yet. If the forecheck game continues to develop, he offers something different to a Sharks pipeline that skews toward skill over physicality. A watchlist candidate in leagues that value peripheral categories.

Wetsch is one to watch in a stacked San Jose pipeline, who certainly doesn’t hear his name mentioned among the Musty’s and the Chernyshov’s who get more attention. One shouldn’t expect he would keep up with those two offensively, but he has a good path to be a useful bottom six forward in due time. In 2024-2025, Wetsch provided 33 goals and 19 assists for 52 points in 68 games, while collecting 68 PIMS. During the Hitmen’s playoff run, he scored five goals and added an assists in 11 games, while firing 42 pucks on net. In a league that tracks offensive output, Wetsch likely goes undrafted, but managers may want to watchlist him where banger stats are valuable.

The San Jose Sharks drafted Wetsch in the third round (82nd overall) in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.