Ty Dellandrea

Ty Dellandrea (born July 21, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dellandrea was selected in the first round, 13th overall, by the Dallas Stars in the 2018 NHL entry draft.

Early life Dellandrea, and his parents Loni and Jay Dellandrea, moved to Port Perry, Ontario when he was 7-years-old and joined the Central Ontario Wolves in an effort to make new friends.

Playing career

Junior

Flint Firebirds Dellandrea was drafted in the first round, fifth overall, by the Flint Firebirds in the 2016 OHL Priority Selection. While with the team he chose to wear number 53 in honor of his cousin who had passed in 2004.

Dellandrea returned to the Firebirds for the 2018–19 OHL season and he was named captain of the team. On January 6, Dellandrea set a career high when he recorded four assists in a 6–4 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Less than a week later, on January 12, Dellandrea tied his career high for points in a game, as he scored a goal and four assists for five points, in a 6–2 victory over the Sarnia Sting. Dellandrea finished the season with 22 goals and 63 points in 60 games.

In 2019–20 OHL season, Dellandrea returned to Flint for a fourth season, remaining the captain of the team. On November 20, Dellandrea recorded the second hat-trick of his OHL career, as he scored three goals in a 6–4 loss to the Sarnia Sting. Just over two weeks later, on December 5, Dellandrea recorded another hat-trick, as he scored three goals, as well as an assist, in a 5–2 win over the Barrie Colts. On January 19, Dellandrea tied his career-high for points in a game, as he scored two goals and added three assists for five points, in an 8–5 win over the Kingston Frontenacs. This game started a five-game streak in which Dellandrea scored 10 goals and 18 points. Dellandrea finished the season with a career-high 32 goals and 70 points in 48 games.

Professional

Dallas Stars Dellandrea became the first Firebird to be selected in first round of the NHL entry draft when he was selected 13th overall by the Dallas Stars in 2018. He then participated at the Stars Development camp, and signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Stars on September 19, 2018.

On March 19, 2019, following the end of his junior season with the Flint Firebirds, the Stars assigned Dellandrea to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Texas Stars. The following day, on March 20, Dellandrea appeared in his first professional hockey game, in a 6–3 victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins. On April 5, Dellandrea scored his first career professional goal, as he scored the game-winning goal on a penalty shot against Collin Delia of the Rockford IceHogs in a 2–1 win. Dellandrea also assisted on the first goal of the game to earn his first career multi-point game in the AHL. In 11 games with Texas, Dellandrea scored two goals and three points.

Dellandrea made his NHL debut during the shortened 2020–21 NHL season where he played 26 games, recording three goals and two assists, for a total of five points in his first season. Called up to the NHL for only one game in the regular season in 2021–22 and one game in the postseason 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, Dellandrea made the opening night roster for the 2022–23 NHL season, playing on the second line alongside Tyler Seguin and Mason Marchment.

San Jose Sharks After seven years with the Stars organization, Dellandrea was traded to the San Jose Sharks on June 19, 2024, in exchange for a 4th-round pick in 2025. In July 2024, he signed a two-year contract with the Sharks. In March 2026, he signed a two-year contract extension. In the 2025-26 season Dellandrea had two goals and nine assists in 42 games, and prior to a lower body injury in January 2026 had won 52.3% of his faceoffs.

International play

On April 19, 2018, Dellandrea was named an assistant captain for Team Canada at the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships. Team Canada placed fifth in the tournament and Dellandrea ended with two goals and five points.

Dellandrea played for Team Canada at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, as he scored three goals and five points in seven games, helping Canada win the gold medal.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 5 0 0 0 4 2018 Canada U18 5th 5 2 3 5 4 2020 Canada WJC 7 3 2 5 6Junior totals 27 6 6 12 16