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San Jose Sharks
2018–19 San Jose Sharks season
Conference
Western
Division
Pacific
Founded
1991
History
San Jose Sharks
1991–present
Home arena
SAP Center
City
San Jose, California
Colors
Deep Pacific teal, burnt orange, black[1][2]
Media
NBC Sports California
K-FOX (98.5 FM)
La Raza (93.3 FM)
Owner(s)
San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises
(Hasso Plattner, governor)[3]
General manager
Doug Wilson
Head coach
Peter DeBoer
Captain
Joe Pavelski
Minor league affiliates
San Jose Barracuda (AHL)
Stanley Cups
0
Conference championships
1 (2015–16)
Presidents' Trophy
1 (2008–09)
Division championships
6 (2001–02, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11)
Official website
nhl.com/sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise is owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises. Beginning play in the 1991–92 season, the Sharks initially played their home games at the Cow Palace, before they moved to their present home, the SAP Center at San Jose in 1993. The SAP Center is known locally as the Shark Tank.[4]
The Sharks were founded in 1991 and were the first NHL franchise based in the San Francisco Bay Area since the California Golden Seals relocated to Cleveland in 1976. The Sharks have advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals once, losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016. They have won the Presidents' Trophy once, as the team with the league's best regular season record in the 2008–09 season. They have also won six division titles as a member of the Pacific Division since 1993.
The club is affiliated with the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Formation
1.2 Cow Palace years (1991–1993)
1.3 Early success and rebuilding (1993–1997)
1.4 Darryl Sutter years (1997–2002)
1.5 Ron Wilson years (2003–2008)
1.6 Todd McLellan years (2008–2015)
1.7 Peter DeBoer years and first Stanley Cup Final (2015–present)
2 Traditions
3 Season-by-season record
4 Players
4.1 Current roster
4.2 Hall of Famers
4.3 Retired numbers
4.4 Team captains
4.5 First-round draft picks
4.6 Franchise regular season scoring leaders
4.7 Franchise playoff scoring leaders
5 NHL awards and trophies
5.1 All-Star Game selections
6 Broadcasters
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
History[edit]
Formation[edit]
The Oakland Coliseum Arena was home to the California Golden Seals of the NHL from 1967 to 1976, who were never successful either on the ice or at the box office. Gordon and George Gund III became minority owners of the Seals in 1974, and were instrumental in their move to Cleveland in 1976 and a 1978 merger with the Minnesota North Stars, which they purchased that year. They had long wanted to bring hockey back to the Bay Area, and asked the NHL for permission to move the North Stars there in the late 1980s, but the league vetoed the proposed move. Meanwhile, a group led by former Hartford Whalers owner Howard Baldwin was pushing the NHL to bring a team to San Jose, where a new arena was being built. Eventually, the League struck a compromise: the Gunds would sell their share of the North Stars to Baldwin's group, with the Gunds receiving an expansion team in the Bay Area to begin play in the 1991–92 season and being allowed to take a certain number of players from the North Stars to their new club.[5] In return, the North Stars would be allowed to participate as an equal partner in an expansion draft with the new Bay Area team.
On May 5, 1990, the Gunds officially sold their share of the North Stars to Baldwin and were awarded a new team for the Bay Area, based in San Jose. Over 5,000 potential names were submitted by mail for the new team. While the first-place finisher was "Blades", the Gunds were concerned about the name's potentially negative association with weapons, and went with the runner-up, "Sharks."[6][7] The name was said to have been inspired by the large number of sharks living in the Pacific Ocean. Seven varieties live there, and one area of water near the Bay Area is known as the "red triangle" (hence the triangle in the team's logo) because of its shark population.
The team's first marketing head, Matt Levine, said of the new name, "Sharks are relentless, determined, swift, agile, bright and fearless. We plan to build an organization that has all those qualities."[8]
Cow Palace years (1991–1993)[edit]
S. J. Sharkie, the Sharks' mascot, made his debut during the 1991–92 season.
For their first two seasons, the Sharks played at the Cow Palace in Daly City, just outside San Francisco, a facility the NHL and the Seals had rejected in 1967. Pat Falloon was their first draft choice and led the team in points during their first season. The team was placed in the Campbell Conference's Smythe Division. George Kingston was their first head coach during their first two seasons.[9] Though the 1991–92 roster consisted primarily of NHL journeymen, minor leaguers and rookies, the Sharks had at least one notable player when they acquired 14-year veteran and former Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Doug Wilson from the Chicago Blackhawks on September 6, 1991. Wilson was named the team's first captain and All-Star representative in the inaugural season. However, the Sharks' first two seasons saw the typical struggles for an expansion team. The 71 losses in 1992–93 is an NHL record, and they also suffered a 17-game losing streak, while winning just 11 games and earning a mere 24 points in the standings. Kingston was fired following the end of the 1992–93 season.[9]
Despite the Sharks' futility in the standings, the team led the NHL's merchandise sales with $150 million, accounting for 27% of the NHL's total and behind only National Basketball Association champions Chicago Bulls among all North American leagues.[10] Several team "firsts" happened in the 1992–93 season. On November 17, 1992, San Jose goaltender Arturs Irbe recorded the first shutout in team history, defeating the Los Angeles Kings 6–0. On December 3, against the Hartford Whalers at the Cow Palace, right winger Rob Gaudreau scored the first hat-trick in franchise history; he also scored the team's second ever hat-trick nine days later against the Quebec Nordiques.
The inaugural year also saw the birth of the San Jose Sharks mascot, "S. J. Sharkie". On January 28, 1992, at a game against the New York Rangers, the then-unnamed mascot emerged from a Zamboni during an intermission. A "Name the Mascot" contest began that night, with the winning name of "S. J. Sharkie" being announced on April 15, 1992.[11]
Early success and rebuilding (1993–1997)[edit]
The Sharks moved into their new home, the San Jose Arena (now the SAP Center) in 1993.
For their third season, 1993–94, the Sharks moved to their new home, the San Jose Arena, and were placed in the Western Conference's Pacific Division.[12] Under head coach Kevin Constantine, the Sharks pulled off the biggest turnaround in NHL history, finishing with a 33–35–16 record and making the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in team history with 82 points, an NHL record 58-point jump from the previous season.[13] They were seeded eighth in the Western Conference playoffs and faced the Detroit Red Wings, the top-seeded Western Conference team and a favorite to win the Stanley Cup. In one of the biggest upsets in Stanley Cup playoff history, the underdog Sharks shocked the Red Wings in seven games. In Game 7 at Joe Louis Arena, Jamie Baker scored the game-winning goal in the third period after goaltender Chris Osgood was out of position and the Sharks won 3–2.[14] In the second round, the Sharks had a 3–2 series lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs, but lost the final two games in Toronto, including an overtime loss in Game 6.
In 1994–95, the Sharks earned their second-straight playoff berth and again reached the second round. Ray Whitney scored a goal in double overtime of Game 7 of the Conference Quarter-finals against the Calgary Flames. Key Sharks players included goaltender Arturs Irbe, defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh and forwards Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov. Despite their success against Calgary, round two would prove to be a disaster for the Sharks, when they lost in a four-game sweep to Detroit (in a rematch of the previous year) without even holding a single lead in all four games. However, the 1995 season also saw the only rainout in the history of the NHL, when the Guadalupe River flooded its banks in March 1995, making it impossible for anyone to get into the San Jose Arena for a game between the Sharks and the Detroit Red Wings.[15]
In 1995–96, the Sharks finished last in the Pacific Division and failed to make the playoffs. The team also underwent major changes: during the season, they traded Ozolinsh and Larionov, and Irbe, who had suffered an off-ice injury, was released at the end of the season. The team began rebuilding, acquiring forward Owen Nolan from the Colorado Avalanche, as well as several other players. Constantine was fired midway through the season and replaced by interim coach Jim Wiley. The next season was no better under Al Sims, with the Sharks again finishing last and winning only 27 games. Their standing would help them draft Patrick Marleau in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
Darryl Sutter years (1997–2002)[edit]
The Sharks returned to the playoffs in 1997–98 with goaltender Mike Vernon, whom they acquired from the Red Wings, and new head coach Darryl Sutter. For the next two years, the Sharks made the playoffs, yet never advanced past the first round. In 1999, San Jose acquired former Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens star Vincent Damphousse. San Jose's luck changed in the 1999–2000 season, when the Sharks finished with their first-ever winning record. In an upset on par with the one they had pulled on Detroit six years earlier, the Sharks managed to eliminate the St. Louis Blues, who had finished first overall in the league that year, in seven games. However, the Sharks were defeated in the second round of the playoffs by the Dallas Stars. It was their second time losing to Dallas.
Evgeni Nabokov was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy in the 2000–01 season.
In 2000–01, Kazakh goaltender Evgeni Nabokov won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best rookie. The team also acquired Finnish star forward Teemu Selanne from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. In the 2001 playoffs, the St. Louis Blues eliminated the Sharks in six games in the first round, avenging their 2000 defeat by San Jose. The team's breakout year was 2001–02. Veteran Adam Graves was acquired for Mikael Samuelsson, and the Sharks won their first Pacific Division title. They then defeated the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round of the 2002 playoffs, but fell to the Colorado Avalanche in the second round.
Following the 2001–02 season, the Gunds sold the Sharks to a group of local investors headed by team president Greg Jamison. With starting goaltender Nabokov and defenseman Mike Rathje in contract disputes with general manager Dean Lombardi and the retirement of veteran defenseman Gary Suter, the team got off to a terrible start. Kyle McLaren was acquired in a three-way trade with the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins. Dan McGillis was acquired in exchange for long-time Shark Marcus Ragnarsson, but the team could not turn itself around. Sutter was fired and replaced by Ron Wilson midway through that season.
Ron Wilson years (2003–2008)[edit]
Near the 2003 NHL trade deadline, captain Owen Nolan was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, signaling a new era in Sharks history. In addition, the newly acquired McGillis was traded to Boston, Bryan Marchment went to Colorado, and American Hockey League (AHL) star Shawn Heins and forward Matt Bradley were moved to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Sharks acquired Alyn McCauley and Wayne Primeau during this season. Reportedly, due to having just acquired the team as well as the team's bad start, the ownership group wanted general manager Dean Lombardi to move high-priced players on the roster. Lombardi failed to do so and consequently lost his job. During that debacle year for San Jose, there were some bright spots. Jim Fahey led all rookie defensemen in the NHL in points, despite playing in only 43 games.
2003–04, under new general manager Doug Wilson and head coach Ron Wilson saw another turnaround for the team, resulting in the team's best season to that point. An injection of youth, with players like Christian Ehrhoff and out-of-college signing Tom Preissing, and the influx of energy from Alexander Korolyuk jump-started San Jose. Doug Wilson acquired Nils Ekman, and a line of Ekman, McCauley and Korolyuk provided strong play for San Jose, with all three players enjoying career years. Midway through the season, key forward Marco Sturm suffered a broken leg/ankle injury. In response, San Jose acquired Curtis Brown. They posted the third-best record in the NHL with 104 points (31 more than the previous season, and the first time the team had earned 100 points), won the Pacific Division championship and were seeded second in the Western Conference.
Patrick Marleau was named the Sharks' team captain in the second half of the 2003–04 season, maintaining the position until 2009.
In the 2004 playoffs, the Sharks defeated the St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference Quarter-finals and the Colorado Avalanche in the Conference Semi-finals. The San Jose Sharks, for the first time, progressed to the Conference Finals. However, they fell to the Calgary Flames, with ex-coach Daryl Sutter behind the Flames' bench and former Sharks goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff in net. During that season, San Jose, without a captain following Nolan's trade, utilized a rotating captaincy. When the job eventually fell to Patrick Marleau, he kept the captaincy. During the off-season, forward Vincent Damphousse was lost to the Colorado Avalanche (but never played a game for them, as he announced his retirement during the 2004–05 lockout).
The Sharks started the 2005–06 season slowly, dropping to last place in the Pacific Division. The team lost Alexander Korolyuk. After a ten-game losing streak, the Sharks traded Brad Stuart, Wayne Primeau and Marco Sturm to the Boston Bruins in exchange for star player Joe Thornton. The trade re-energized the team, and with Nabokov sharing starting duties with backup goaltender Vesa Toskala, the Sharks rallied back from their early season slump to clinch the fifth seed in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, the Sharks defeated the Nashville Predators in the Conference Quarter-finals before falling to the Edmonton Oilers in the Conference Semi-finals. Joe Thornton was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player, as well as the Art Ross Trophy for leading the League in points, with 125. Jonathan Cheechoo was awarded the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy for scoring the most goals during the regular season, with a total of 56.
The Sharks entered the 2006–07 season as the youngest team in average age, as well as the biggest team in average weight, and they raced out to a 20–7–0 start, the best in franchise history. A concern made by fans and members of the media was the lack of a left winger to play on a line with the duo of Thornton and Cheechoo. Wilson seemingly addressed this issue by acquiring 25-year-old 20-goal-scorer Mark Bell from the Chicago Blackhawks. Despite scoring a goal in his first two games with San Jose, Bell was widely considered a flop in San Jose. Off-ice issues, including being cited for drunk driving and an alleged hit-and-run[16] contributed to his on-ice play. By the end of the season, Bell was consistently either a healthy scratch or a fourth-liner.
In an effort to bolster their team for the 2008 playoffs, the Sharks acquired Brian Campbell prior to the League's trade deadline.
Two significant trades were made at the trade deadline for defenseman Craig Rivet and winger Bill Guerin. The trades coincided with Nabokov putting together a string of outstanding performances. The Sharks finished the regular season with the best record in franchise history at 51–26–5. In the Conference Quarter-finals, the Sharks defeated the Nashville Predators for the second year in a row. In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the Sharks were defeated for the second time by the Detroit Red Wings.
In that off-season, San Jose lost defenseman Scott Hannan to the Colorado Avalanche, but managed to re-sign pending free agent Craig Rivet. They also added former League star Jeremy Roenick to the roster. Roenick had considered retirement but decided to give it one last try with San Jose. San Jose effectively made Nabokov their number one goaltender by trading Vesa Toskala and Mark Bell to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In advance of the 2007–08 season, the Sharks updated their logos and jerseys to adjust to the new Rbk EDGE jersey.[17] The Sharks rode on a very hot streak in the month of March. They were aided by the trade-deadline acquisition of Brian Campbell, for whom they gave up Steve Bernier. Going the entire month without a regulation loss, the Sharks captured their third Pacific Division title with a franchise-record 108 points. San Jose started the 2008 playoffs beating the Calgary Flames four games to three in San Jose's first-ever Game 7 on home ice. San Jose eventually lost to the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Semi-finals. Game 6 required four overtime periods, and was the longest game in the team's history. This was the Sharks third playoff loss to Dallas.
The Ron Wilson era officially came to an end on May 12 when the Sharks fired him, citing the San Jose's disappointing second round losses in the previous three seasons.[18] Wilson ended his tenure in San Jose with an overall record of 206–134–45 in 385 regular-season games and a 28–24 record in 52 post-season games. He moved on to be hired as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with assistant coaches who were also two former Sharks, Tim Hunter and Rob Zettler, to make up the Toronto coaching staff.
Todd McLellan years (2008–2015)[edit]
On June 11, 2008, the San Jose Sharks named former Detroit Red Wings assistant coach Todd McLellan as their new head coach for the 2008–09 season.[19] Todd Richards, Trent Yawney and Jay Woodcroft were named assistant coaches, while Brett Heimlich was named staff assistant. During the off-season, San Jose's major headlines included signing defenseman Rob Blake, acquiring defensemen Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich, as well as trading defenseman Craig Rivet to the Buffalo Sabres. Midway through the season, San Jose added playoff warrior Claude Lemieux to their roster. Lemieux, 43 years old, was rejoining the NHL after a five-year absence. At the trade deadline, San Jose acquired checking-line winger Travis Moen and the injured defenseman Kent Huskins from the Anaheim Ducks.
The Sharks finished the regular season as Presidents' Trophy champions with 53 wins and 117 points, both franchise records. Despite their successful regular season, the Sharks were eliminated by the eighth-seeded Anaheim Ducks in six games in the first round of the playoffs. The team was heavily criticized[by whom?] for once again failing to succeed in the post-season. General manager Doug Wilson promised the team would undergo significant changes in the off-season.
Dany Heatley was acquired by the Sharks during the 2009 off-season. The Sharks sent Milan Michalek and Jonathan Cheechoo to the Ottawa Senators in return for Heatley.
In the 2009 off-season, Wilson held to his word with many major moves. The first was Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich to the Vancouver Canucks. It was widely believed[by whom?] that San Jose made this trade so it could free up salary cap space to make a second trade: Milan Michalek and Jonathan Cheechoo were sent to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Dany Heatley and a draft pick. Assistant coach Todd Richards left and was replaced by Matt Shaw. Aside from the trades, several contracts were not renewed, including those of Mike Grier, Marcel Goc, Tomas Plihal and Alexei Semenov.
San Jose also signed forward Scott Nichol and added grit to the team by signing Joe Callahan, Jed Ortmeyer and Manny Malhotra, plus Benn Ferriero. Jeremy Roenick and Claude Lemieux both announced their retirements from the NHL. Another major move by San Jose was stripping Patrick Marleau of the captaincy and assigning it to the newly re-signed Rob Blake. One reason for the move was that Marleau was named captain by Wilson and McLellan wanted to name his own. Dan Boyle and Joe Thornton were named the alternates. On February 7, 2010, San Jose acquired Niclas Wallin from the Carolina Hurricanes. On February 12, 2010, San Jose traded Jody Shelley to the New York Rangers for a draft pick.[20]
The Sharks finished the regular season leading the Western Conference with 113 points and being the second team in the NHL after the Washington Capitals. In the Western Conference Quarter-finals, the Sharks eliminated the Colorado Avalanche. In the Conference Semi-finals, the Sharks defeated the Detroit Red Wings. The eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Chicago Blackhawks, beat the Sharks in the Conference Finals with a four-game sweep.
On June 23, 2010, Wilson announced that they would not offer an unrestricted free agent contract to long-time goaltender Evgeni Nabokov after playing ten seasons with the team. Due to the cap issue, the Sharks had to choose between former captain Patrick Marleau and Nabokov. On July 1, 2010, the Sharks signed goalie Antero Niittymaki from the Tampa Bay Lightning.[21] On September 2, 2010, the Sharks signed former member of the Chicago Blackhawks and Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Antti Niemi to a one-year contract.[22] Niemi was the goaltender who helped the Blackhawks defeat the Sharks in the Western Conference Finals the season before.[23] On March 1, 2011, Niemi signed a four-year contract extension with San Jose worth $15.2 million.[23]
The Sharks faced the Vancouver Canucks during the 2011 Western Conference Finals. The Sharks would lose the series 4–1.
On March 31, 2011, the Sharks clinched their 13th (and seventh consecutive) playoff berth in franchise history with a 6–0 victory over the Dallas Stars. Five days later, they clinched their sixth Pacific Division championship. Entering the 2011 playoffs as the second seed in the Western Conference, the Sharks opened their playoff run with the franchise's first-ever playoff series against division and state rivals, the Los Angeles Kings. After winning Game 1, 3–2 in overtime on a Joe Pavelski goal, the Sharks dropped the second game of the series 4–0, heading to Staples Center with the series tied at one apiece. The Kings took another 4–0 lead in Game 3 but five-second-period goals by the Sharks capped with a Devin Setoguchi overtime winner gave the Sharks a 6–5 victory and tied them for the second-biggest comeback in Stanley Cup playoff history. They would go on to win Game 4, lose Game 5 and finally win the series in its sixth game, with captain Joe Thornton scoring the series winner in the third overtime game of the series.
The Sharks advanced to the Western Conference Semi-finals to face the third-seed Detroit Red Wings, whom they had defeated in five games during the previous post-season's second round. Just like the year prior, the Sharks won the first three games of the series and lost the fourth but instead of replicating the previous year's success in Game 5, the Sharks dropped two more games as the Red Wings became the eighth team in NHL history to force a Game 7 after losing the first three games of a series. However, they would not become the fourth team in history to pull off the comeback as the Sharks prevailed, 3–2, with the game-winning goal scored by former captain Patrick Marleau who had endured media criticism from former teammate and now NBC Sports Network television personality Jeremy Roenick for his lackluster play in Game 5 of the series against the Red Wings. The Sharks advanced to their third Western Conference Finals series, their first playoff meeting with the Vancouver Canucks. San Jose dropped the first two games of the series at Rogers Arena in Vancouver but rebounded with a 4–3 victory thanks to two first-period goals by Marleau in Game 3. However, they lost the fourth game of the series and eventually were eliminated from the playoffs after a Game 5 in Vancouver that featured a game-tying goal by the Canucks' Ryan Kesler with 18.3 seconds remaining in the third period as well as a quirky bounce off a side stanchion that allowed Kevin Bieksa to score the overtime goal that advanced Vancouver to their third Stanley Cup Finals and left the Sharks eliminated in Round 3 for the second consecutive post-season.
During the 2011 NHL Entry Draft the Sharks acquired Brent Burns through a trade with the Minnesota Wild.
The first major move made by San Jose in the 2011 off-season was to trade popular winger (and former first-round pick) Devin Setoguchi, the Sharks' 2010 first-round pick Charlie Coyle and a first-round pick in the 2011 NHL Draft to the Minnesota Wild for All-Star defenseman Brent Burns and a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft.[24][25] This came after Setoguchi had signed a three-year, $9 million contract extension with the Sharks. The Sharks continued their off-season retool by orchestrating a second transaction with the Wild, shipping Dany Heatley to Minnesota in exchange for Martin Havlat,[26] both to relieve cap space as Heatley was slated to carry a cap hit $2.5 million greater than Havlat's for the duration of their respective contracts and to acquire a player in Havlat with a history of playoff production at the expense of Heatley, whose post-season numbers with the Sharks had been far less than stellar – the forward had managed to score just five goals in 32 playoff games in two years with San Jose.
The Sharks finished the 2011–12 season with a 43–29–10 record, good for 96 points and the seventh seed in the Stanley Cup playoffs. However, after winning Game 1 of their first round series with the St. Louis Blues in overtime, they lost the final four games of the series, marking the second time they lost in the Quarter-finals under Todd McLellan. Despite the underachievement[according to whom?] of the previous year, it was announced that McLellan would remain on the bench for a fifth season.
Prior to the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, Hockey Hall of Fame player and coach Larry Robinson was added to McLellan's coaching staff to assist with San Jose's penalty-killing unit, which was 29th in the NHL during the previous season. Assistant coach Jim Johnson was also added to bring a defensive style to the play of the Sharks. Brett Heimlich was also promoted to the role of video coordinator to assist the new coaching staff. Along with the two coaches, veteran defenseman Brad Stuart was re-acquired in order to bolster the Sharks' blue line, and on January 12, he played in his first game at HP Pavilion in over seven years. In the first round of the 2013 playoffs, the Sharks swept the Vancouver Canucks, their first series-sweep in franchise history.[27] The Sharks would subsequently fall 4–3 to the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings in the second round of the playoffs.
Prior to the 2013–14 season, the Sharks unveiled new uniforms, which included less orange, along with adding a lace-up collar.[28] In addition to the new uniforms, prior to the start of the season, Brett Heimlich took on the additional role of statistical analyst for the coaching staff. The Sharks started the season 8–0–1, and were the last team in the NHL to stay undefeated in regulation[29] until October 25, when the Sharks lost to the Boston Bruins.[30] In the first round of the 2014 playoffs, the Sharks were matched with rivals and eventual Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings. Although the Sharks took a 3–0 series lead, the Kings came back to tie the series before advancing with a 5–1 win in game seven (only the fourth time in the 97-year history of the NHL where a team lost a best-of-seven series after winning their first three games). After the loss, general manager Doug Wilson described the Sharks' playoff failures "like Charlie Brown trying to kick a football".
On August 20, 2014, head coach Todd McLellan announced the team would go into training camp for the 2014–15 season without a captain, and that all players (including former captains Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau) would have the opportunity to compete for the captaincy.[31] No captain was named during the season. The Sharks hosted the 2015 NHL Stadium Series against the Kings at Levi's Stadium in February 2015, losing 2–1. Earlier in the season, the Sharks were in playoff contention, but they would ultimately lose games to key Western Conference opponents as the season went on. Despite posting a record of 40–33–9, the Sharks finished fifth in the Pacific Division and missed the playoffs for the first time in ten years. On April 20, 2015, the team announced that they had agreed to "part ways" with McLellan, Johnson and Woodcroft, as well as Video Coordinator Heimlich.[32]
Peter DeBoer years and first Stanley Cup Final (2015–present)[edit]
On May 28, 2015, the team named Peter DeBoer as their new head coach.[33] During the off-season, the Sharks let John Scott and Scott Hannan leave as free agents.[34] They traded goalie Antti Niemi to the Dallas Stars for a seventh-round draft pick in the 2015 Draft.[35] Then, they acquired forward Joel Ward,[36] goaltender Martin Jones,[37] and defenseman Paul Martin.[38] They also named forward Joe Pavelski the team's captain.
Nearly one year after Peter DeBoer's arrival and a shaky start, the Sharks surged in the second half of the season to return to the playoffs, finishing with 98 points and third in the Pacific Division. They defeated the Los Angeles Kings in five games, the Nashville Predators in seven games and the St. Louis Blues in six games to win the Western Conference championship. This marked the first time in franchise history that the Sharks advanced to play in the Stanley Cup Final.[39][40] The Sharks ultimately lost the Stanley Cup Finals in the best-of-seven series against the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.[41]
In the following season, the Sharks finished in third place in the Pacific Division, but were defeated by the Edmonton Oilers in six games in the first round of the 2017 playoffs. Following the season, long-time stalwart Patrick Marleau left the team to sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs, ending his 20-year tenure with the team. He left holding almost every offensive record in team history.[42] In the 2017–18 season, the Sharks once again finished in third place in the Pacific Division. They swept the Anaheim Ducks in the first round of the 2018 playoffs, but lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in six games in the second round.
Traditions[edit]
Sharks pre-game entrance through the Shark's mouth
The Sharks' best-known tradition is their pre-game entrance scene. At the beginning of each Sharks home game, the lights go down and a 17-foot open shark mouth is lowered from the rafters. As the mouth is lowered the eyes flash red and fog pours out. Then, a live view of the locker room tunnel with Sharks players is shown on the scoreboard and the goalie leads the team out of the locker room, through the mouth, and onto the ice.[43] The Sharks currently use "Seek & Destroy" by Metallica as their entrance song. Previous entrance songs include Metallica's version of "Breadfan" and "Get Ready for This" by 2 Unlimited. The latter song has been used as the team's goal song since 2016.[44]
Any time the Sharks go on the power play, the Jaws theme song is played while the fans do "The Chomp", extending their arms in front and moving them up and down to form a chomping jaw.
Season-by-season record[edit]
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Sharks. For the full season-by-season history, see List of San Jose Sharks seasons
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2013–14 82 51 22 9 111 249 200 2nd, Pacific Lost in First Round, 3–4 (Kings)
2014–15 82 40 33 9 89 228 232 5th, Pacific Did not qualify
2015–16 82 46 30 6 98 241 210 3rd, Pacific Lost in Stanley Cup Finals, 2–4 (Penguins)
2016–17 82 46 29 7 99 221 201 3rd, Pacific Lost in First Round, 2–4 (Oilers)
2017–18 82 45 27 10 100 252 229 3rd, Pacific Lost in Second Round, 2–4 (Golden Knights)
Players[edit]
Current roster[edit]
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Updated October 16, 2018[45][46]
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Player
Pos
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Age
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Justin Braun D R 31 2007 St. Paul, Minnesota
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Brent Burns D R 33 2011 Barrie, Ontario
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Rourke Chartier C R 22 2014 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Logan Couture (A) C L 29 2007 Guelph, Ontario
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Aaron Dell G L 29 2015 Airdrie, Alberta
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Brenden Dillon D L 27 2014 New Westminster, British Columbia
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Joonas Donskoi RW R 26 2015 Raahe, Finland
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Dylan Gambrell C R 22 2016 Bonney Lake, Washington
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Barclay Goodrow RW L 25 2014 Toronto, Ontario
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Tim Heed D R 27 2016 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Tomas Hertl LW/C L 24 2012 Prague, Czech Republic
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Martin Jones G L 28 2015 North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Evander Kane LW L 27 2018 Vancouver, British Columbia
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Erik Karlsson D R 28 2018 Landsbro, Sweden
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Melker Karlsson RW/C R 28 2014 Lycksele, Sweden
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Kevin Labanc RW R 22 2014 Staten Island, New York
7001280000000000000♠28
Timo Meier LW L 22 2015 Herisau, Switzerland
7000800000000000000♠8
Joe Pavelski (C) RW/C R 34 2003 Plover, Wisconsin
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Joakim Ryan D L 25 2012 Rumson, New Jersey
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Marcus Sorensen RW L 26 2016 Södertälje, Sweden
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Antti Suomela C L 24 2018 Espoo, Finland
7001510000000000000♠51
Radim Simek D R 26 2017 Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
7001190000000000000♠19
Joe Thornton (A) C L 39 2005 London, Ontario
7001440000000000000♠44
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D L 31 2005 Montreal, Quebec

Hall of Famers[edit]
Ed Belfour, G, 1997, inducted 2011
Rob Blake, D, 2008–2010, inducted 2014
Igor Larionov, C, 1993–1995, inducted 2008[47][48]
Sergei Makarov, RW, 1993–1995, inducted 2016
Teemu Selanne, RW, 2001–2003, inducted 2017
Retired numbers[edit]
The Sharks have no retired numbers, but the team is unable to issue no. 99 to its players due to NHL retiring the number league-wide in honor of Wayne Gretzky at the 2000 NHL All-Star Game.[49]
Team captains[edit]
Rob Blake was named the Sharks' team captain for the 2009–10 season.
Doug Wilson, 1991–1993
Bob Errey, 1993–1995
Jeff Odgers, 1995–1996
Todd Gill, 1996–1998
Owen Nolan, 1998–2003
Rotating captains for first half of 2003–04 season
Mike Ricci (first 10 games)
Vincent Damphousse (next 20 games)
Alyn McCauley (next 10 games)
Patrick Marleau, 2004–2009
Rob Blake, 2009–2010
Joe Thornton, 2010–2014
Joe Pavelski, 2015–present
First-round draft picks[edit]
1991: Pat Falloon (2nd overall)
1992: Mike Rathje (3rd overall) and Andrei Nazarov (10th overall)
1993: Viktor Kozlov (6th overall)
1994: Jeff Friesen (11th overall)
1995: Teemu Riihijarvi (12th overall)
1996: Andrei Zyuzin (2nd overall) and Marco Sturm (21st overall)
1997: Patrick Marleau (2nd overall) and Scott Hannan (23rd overall)
1998: Brad Stuart (3rd overall)
1999: Jeff Jillson (14th overall)
2000: None
2001: Marcel Goc (20th overall)
2002: Mike Morris (27th overall)
2003: Milan Michalek (6th overall) and Steve Bernier (16th overall)
2004: Lukas Kaspar (22nd overall)
Devin Setoguchi was selected by the Sharks with the eighth overall pick in the 2005 draft.
2005: Devin Setoguchi (8th overall)
2006: Ty Wishart (16th overall)
2007: Logan Couture (9th overall) and Nick Petrecki (28th overall)
2008: None
2009: None
2010: Charlie Coyle (28th overall)
2011: None
2012: Tomas Hertl (17th overall)
2013: Mirco Mueller (18th overall)
2014: Nikolay Goldobin (27th overall)
2015: Timo Meier (9th overall)
2016: None
2017: Josh Norris (19th overall)
2018: Ryan Merkley (21st overall)
Franchise regular season scoring leaders[edit]
These are the top-ten-point-scorers in franchise regular season history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
Recording 745 regular season assists as a Shark, Joe Thornton holds the all-time record for assists recorded with the team.
* – current Sharks player
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game
Points
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
P/G
Patrick Marleau C 1,493 508 574 1,082 .72
Joe Thornton* C 961 228 745 973 1.01
Joe Pavelski* C 888 317 380 697 .78
Owen Nolan RW 568 206 245 451 .79
Logan Couture* C 582 213 224 437 .75
Brent Burns* D 508 127 256 383 .75
Jeff Friesen LW 516 149 201 350 .68
Jonathan Cheechoo RW 440 165 126 291 .66
Vincent Damphousse C 385 92 197 289 .75
Marc-Edouard Vlasic* D 893 64 222 286 .32
Goals
Player
Pos
G
Patrick Marleau C/LW 508
Joe Pavelski* C/RW 317
Joe Thornton* C 228
Logan Couture* C 213
Owen Nolan RW 206
Jonathan Cheechoo RW 165
Jeff Friesen LW 149
Marco Sturm LW 128
Brent Burns* D 127
Ryane Clowe C 101
Assists
Player
Pos
A
Joe Thornton* C 745
Patrick Marleau C/LW 574
Joe Pavelski* C/RW 380
Brent Burns* D 256
Owen Nolan RW 245
Logan Couture* C 224
Marc-Edouard Vlasic* D 222
Dan Boyle D 201
Jeff Friesen LW 201
Vincent Damphousse C 197
Franchise playoff scoring leaders[edit]
With 48 playoff points, Dan Boyle recorded the most playoff points by any Sharks defensemen.
These are the top-ten playoff point-scorers in franchise playoff history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Sharks player
Points
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
P/G
Patrick Marleau C/LW 177 68 52 120 0.68
Joe Thornton* C 125 21 84 105 0.84
Joe Pavelski* C/RW 111 42 41 83 0.75
Logan Couture* C 86 30 39 69 0.80
Dan Boyle D 62 11 37 48 0.77
Ryane Clowe LW 68 18 27 45 0.66
Vincent Damphousse C 53 15 23 38 0.72
Brent Burns* RW/D 53 12 24 36 0.68
Jonathan Cheechoo RW 58 16 19 35 0.60
Mike Ricci C 59 14 19 33 0.56
Goals
Player
Pos
G
Patrick Marleau C/LW 68
Joe Pavelski* C/RW 42
Logan Couture* C 30
Joe Thornton* C 21
Ryane Clowe LW 18
Jonathan Cheechoo RW 16
Vincent Damphousse C 15
Owen Nolan RW 15
Mike Ricci C 14
Devin Setoguchi RW 14
Assists
Player
Pos
A
Joe Thornton* C 84
Patrick Marleau C/LW 52
Joe Pavelski* C/RW 41
Logan Couture* C 39
Dan Boyle D 37
Ryane Clowe LW 27
Marc-Edouard Vlasic* D 26
Brent Burns* RW/D 24
Vincent Damphousse C 23
Igor Larionov C 21
NHL awards and trophies[edit]
Main article: List of San Jose Sharks award winners
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
2015–16
Presidents' Trophy
2008–09
Art Ross Trophy
Joe Thornton*: 2005–06
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Tony Granato: 1996–97
Calder Memorial Trophy
Evgeni Nabokov: 2000–01
Hart Memorial Trophy
Joe Thornton*: 2005–06
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Brent Burns: 2016–17
Jonathan Cheechoo was awarded the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy after scoring 56 goals in the 2005–06 season.
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
Jonathan Cheechoo: 2005–06
NHL Foundation Player Award
Brent Burns: 2014–15
All-Star Game head coach
Todd McLellan: 2009, 2012
(* – traded from the Boston Bruins during the 2005–06 season)
All-Star Game selections[edit]
Year
Player(s)
2018 Brent Burns
2017 Brent Burns, Martin Jones, Joe Pavelski
2016 Brent Burns, Joe Pavelski
2015 Brent Burns
2012 Logan Couture
2011 Dan Boyle
2009 Dan Boyle, Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton
2008 Evgeni Nabokov, Joe Thornton
2007 Jonathan Cheechoo, Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton
2004 Patrick Marleau
2003 Teemu Selanne
2002 Teemu Selanne, Vincent Damphousse, Owen Nolan
2001 Evgeni Nabokov, Marcus Ragnarsson
2000 Owen Nolan
1999 Marco Sturm
1997 Tony Granato, Owen Nolan
1996 Owen Nolan
1994 Arturs Irbe, Sandis Ozolinsh
1993 Kelly Kisio
1992 Doug Wilson
Broadcasters[edit]
Television
Randy Hahn, play-by-play
Jamie Baker, primary color commentator[50]
Bret Hedican, substitute color commentator[50]
Brodie Brazil, in-studio host
Curtis Brown, in-studio analyst[50]
Radio
Dan Rusanowsky, play-by-play
Bret Hedican, primary color commentator[50]
David Maley, substitute color commentator
One of the first group of broadcasters for the Sharks was Joe Starkey.
See also[edit]
List of NHL players
List of NHL seasons
1991 NHL Dispersal and Expansion Drafts
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"New-look Anyang Halla adds western flavor" nhl.com, July 31, 2008
"Former NHLers find hockey adventure in Japan" nhl.com, March 26, 2008
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