San Jose Sharks acquire C Maxim Letunov from Arizona Coyotes

The San Jose Sharks on Monday acquired center Maxim Letunov and a 2017 sixth-round draft selection from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for San Jose's 2016 fourth round and 2017 third round selections.

Letunov led the University of Connecticut men's hockey team in scoring as a freshman, posting 16 goals and 24 assists for 40 points. Among all NCAA freshman, he finished fifth in scoring, playing in all of the school's 36 games.

Letunov, a native of Moscow, originally was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the second round of the 2014 NHL Draft. On March 2, 2015, his rights were traded by the Blues to the Coyotes in exchange for defenseman Zbynek Michalek and a conditional third-round pick in the 2015 draft.