Senators acquire Jack Kopacka, draft pick from Sharks for Christian Jaros

Ottawa Senators General Manager Pierre Dorion. (Justin Tang/CP)

The Ottawa Senators have acquired forward Jack Kopacka from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenceman Christian Jaros, the teams announced Wednesday.

The Senators will also receive a seventh-round pick in the 2022 draft from San Jose.

Kopacka, 22, notched seven goals, 15 points and two penalty minutes in 37 games with the AHL's San Diego Gulls in 2019-20. The Michigan native spent his entire major junior career with the OHL's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, registering 81 goals and 156 points in 202 career games.

The winger was acquired by the Sharks from the Anaheim Ducks earlier Wednesday, and will now report to the Belleville Senators. Kopacka was selected by the Ducks in the fourth round of the 2016 NHL Draft, 93rd overall.

Jaros, 24, appeared in 13 games with Ottawa last season, posting three assists and six penalty minutes. In Belleville, he recorded two goals, 15 points and a plus-20 rating in 34 games.

In 76 career NHL games, Jaros has one goal and 13 points along with 33 penalty minutes. Jaros was drafted by the Senators in the fifth round of the 2015 NHL Draft, 139th overall.

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