The Fin Factor Episodes

The Fin Factor is back with a special live episode from the heart of the action at SAP Center for the San Jose Sharks 2024 NHL Draft Party! Join hosts Paul Sunseri and Aaron Sholl as they bring you exclusive insights, in-depth analysis, and bold predictions on how the draft outcomes will shape the upcoming 2024-2025 NHL season.

Join us for episode 212 as we go live, in person, for the NHL Draft Lottery. We will be on location at Ancora Vino, down the street from the SAP Center, with our fans in attendance. We will be watching the ESPN feed and getting live reactions to the Draft Lottery where the San Jose Sharks could finally get the first overall pick in an NHL draft! If you cannot make it in person, join us on the stream, and we will take your comments during the show. 

The Fin Factor is back, and we're coming to you LIVE from the heart of the action at SAP Center! Get ready for an adrenaline-filled episode as Paul and Aaron bring you exclusive San Jose Sharks insights, in-depth analysis, and bold predictions on how the NHL Draft outcomes will shape the upcoming 2023-2024 NHL season.

We're thrilled to announce that we've got multiple special guests joining us for this thrilling episode! They'll share their unique perspectives and add serious firepower to the discussion. You don't want to miss it!

We want you to feel right here in The Tank, soaking up the excitement and joining the conversation! So join us live to ask your questions for the most epic NHL Draft coverage you've ever experienced! Let's dive deep into the draft and prepare to unleash some serious hockey madness!

In this week’s episode, Aaron is joined by Corey Masisak of The Athletic to talk about the San Jose Sharks finally hiring their new General Manager, Mike Grier, the Sharks trading their 11th overall pick away, drafting nine players, Mike Grier executing his first NHL player trade of John Leonard for Luke Kunin, and much more!

The NHL held their first round of the 2021 Entry Level Draft and we break down the San Jose Sharks 7th overall pick as well as other surprises from the day. Join us in our live show as we interact with your questions.

The NHL's newest team, the Seattle Kraken, had their expansion draft, the Sharks traded with the Arizona Coyotes for Adin Hill, who the next third line center should be, who we want the Sharks to take in the entry level draft, and more!

The NHL trade deadline was today so we breakdown the Sharks trades, discuss some of the prospects coming to the Sharks, and take your questions live!

In this live episode, we talk about the upcoming NHL draft lottery and why the Sharks traded pick is irrelevant, which cities make good hubs for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, if they should be played or not, Doug Wilson going into the Hall of Fame, and we take questions from the live audience!

In this episode, we sit down with San Jose Barracuda General Manager and San Jose Sharks Assistant General Manager, Joe Will, to talk about the cancelation of the AHL season, some draft strategies the Sharks use, Jonathan Dahlen possibly coming back stateside, the Worcester Sharks days, his Barracuda picks that will make big gains next season, and a whole lot more!

In this live episode, we talk about the NHL draft possibly being in June, if the season will still be played, the Sharks signing goaltender Alexei Melnichuk from the KHL and Center Fredrik Hendemark from the SHL, and we take questions from the live audience!

This week we talk about our first season of the show, our top ten opens, the times we got things right, the times we got them wrong, our favorite moments with our interviews, and air our first blooper reel.

This week we talk about Erik Karlsson rumors from Elliotte Friedman’s podcast, Patrick Marleau possibly leaving Toronto, Timo Meier’s upcoming contract, the Stanley Cup Finals between the Bruins and Blues, and winners of the giveaway items from our set.