San Jose Sharks reporter

Curtis Pashelka

Curtis Pashelka is a Bay Area News Group sports reporter covering the San Jose Sharks for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. He has also worked as a general assignment reporter covering the Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Golden State Warriors, motorsports, golf, college basketball and high school sports. Originally from Calgary, Alberta, he moved to the Bay Area in 1994 and began working full-time for Bay Area News Group in 2000. Curtis attended Diablo Valley College and San Francisco State University.

Location: San Francisco Bay Area

Expertise: Professional hockey, baseball and basketball, golf, high school sports, motorsports

San Jose Sharks' Sam Dickinson (6) does a solo lap in honor of his NHL debut tonight during warms ups before a game against the Anaheim Ducks at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

Sharks not loaning rookie defenseman to World Juniors, per report

December 21, 2025 at 11:25 p.m.

San Jose Sharks defenseman Sam Dickinson, 19, was eligible to play for Canada at the upcoming IIHF World Junior Championship in Minnesota

Seattle Kraken's Eeli Tolvanen (20) is congratulated by teammate Chandler Stephenson (9) after scoring a goal in the second period of their NHL game at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Loss to struggling Kraken tough to stomach for Sharks: ‘It’s disappointing’

December 20, 2025 at 11:04 p.m.

NHL: Adam Gaudette and Collin Graf both score as San Jose Sharks end three-game homestand with loss to Seattle Kraken

SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 10: Former San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski answers questions from the news media at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. Pavelski spent 13 seasons with the Sharks before he signed a three-year contract with the Dallas Stars on July 1, 2019. The Sharks will take on the Stars Saturday at SAP Center. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

How ex-Sharks captain Joe Pavelski has recently helped John Klingberg

December 20, 2025 at 4:31 p.m.

San Jose Sharks defenseman John Klingberg has been one of the NHL's top-scoring defensemen in recent weeks

San Jose Sharks' Will Smith (2) waits for a face-off against the Edmonton Oilers in the first period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

Sharks’ Will Smith ‘getting better every day,’ but questions remain

December 19, 2025 at 4:16 p.m.

NHL: San Jose Sharks forward Will Smith continues to rehab from an upper-body injury; Sam Dickinson to play vs. Seattle Kraken

San Jose Sharks goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (33) can’t stop a shot by Dallas Stars' Wyatt Johnston (53) in the second period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

Sharks unable to overcome goalie’s costly miscue in loss to Dallas Stars

December 18, 2025 at 11:27 p.m.

NHL: San Jose Sharks goalie Alex Nedeljkovic's puck-handling error leads to Dallas Stars' game-winning goal

San Jose Sharks' William Eklund (72) waits for a face-off against the Washington Capitals in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

With Celebrini a near-lock for Olympics, other Sharks can only wait, hope

December 18, 2025 at 4:33 p.m.

San Jose Sharks players hope to represent their respective countries at Milano-Cortina Olympics

San Jose Sharks defenseman Sam Dickinson (6) takes part in a practice session on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)

Warsofsky warns of problems that could come with sending Dickinson to World Juniors

December 17, 2025 at 11:14 p.m.

San Jose Sharks loan Michael Misa to Canada's World Junior team. Will Sam Dickinson join him?

San Jose Sharks' Macklin Celebrini (71) celebrates his goal against the Calgary Flames in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

George Kittle, 49ers pump up Sharks before their win over Calgary Flames

December 17, 2025 at 7:59 a.m.

George Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers did their part in San Jose Sharks' win over Calgary Flames

San Jose Sharks' Barclay Goodrow (23) celebrates his goal with San Jose Sharks' Macklin Celebrini (71) against the Calgary Flames in the first period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

Celebrini’s spin-o-rama goal, four-point night leads Sharks past Flames

December 17, 2025 at 7:56 a.m.

Barclay Goodrow has two goals and Macklin Celebrini has two goals and two assists as San Jose Sharks beat Calgary Flames to open homestand

Team Teal forward Igor Chernyshov (24) during the Sharks Prospect Scrimmage on Thursday, July 3, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)

What Macklin Celebrini, Sharks are saying about prospect Igor Chernyshov

December 16, 2025 at 7:42 p.m.

NHL: Igor Chernyshov to debut for San Jose Sharks on Tuesday against the Calgary Flames