The San Jose
Sharks

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

National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise
is owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises. Beginning
play in the 1991–92 season, the
Sharks

Sharks initially played their home
games at the Cow Palace, before they moved to their present home, the
SAP Center

SAP Center at San Jose in 1993. The
SAP Center

SAP Center is known locally as the
Shark Tank.[4]
The
Sharks

Sharks were founded in 1991 and were the first NHL franchise based
in the
San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area since the
California

California Golden Seals
relocated to
Cleveland

Cleveland in 1976. The
Sharks

Sharks have advanced to the
Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup Finals once, losing to the
Pittsburgh Penguins
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Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016.
They have won the
Presidents' Trophy

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 two minor league teams, the San Jose
Barracuda of the American Hockey League, and the
Allen Americans

Allen Americans of
the ECHL.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Formation
1.2
Cow Palace
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Cow Palace years (1991–1993)
1.3 Early success and rebuilding (1993–1997)
1.4
Darryl Sutter

Darryl Sutter years (1997–2002)
1.5 Ron Wilson years (2003–2008)
1.6
Todd McLellan

Todd McLellan years (2008–2015)
1.7
Peter DeBoer years and first
Stanley Cup

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 Team captains
4.4 First-round draft picks
4.5 Franchise regular season scoring leaders
4.6 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

Oakland Coliseum Arena was home to the
California Golden Seals

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

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

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

Sharks are relentless, determined, swift, agile, bright and fearless.
We plan to build an organization that has all those qualities."[8]
Cow Palace
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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

Sharks played at the
Cow Palace
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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. 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

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

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

National Basketball Association champions
Chicago Bulls

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
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Los Angeles Kings 6–0. On December 3, against
the
Hartford Whalers

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 early era also saw the birth of the San Jose
Sharks

Sharks long-time
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

Sharks moved into their new home, the San Jose Arena (now the SAP
Center at San Jose) in 1993.
For their third season, 1993–94, the
Sharks

Sharks moved to their current
home, the San Jose Arena (now the
SAP Center

SAP Center at San Jose).[12] Under
head coach Kevin Constantine, the
Sharks

Sharks pulled off the biggest
turnaround in NHL history, finishing with a 33–35–16 record and
making the
Stanley Cup

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

Stanley Cup playoff history, the underdog
Sharks

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

Chris Osgood was out of position and the
Sharks

Sharks won 3–2.[14] In the
second round, the
Sharks

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

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

Sharks players included goaltender Arturs Irbe,
defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh and forwards
Igor Larionov

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

Sharks and the
Detroit Red Wings.[15]
In 1995–96, the
Sharks

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

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

Patrick Marleau in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
Darryl Sutter

Darryl Sutter years (1997–2002)[edit]
The
Sharks

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

Sharks made the playoffs,
yet never advanced past the first round. In 1999, San Jose acquired
former
Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs and
Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens star Vincent
Damphousse. San Jose's luck changed in the 1999–2000 season, when
the
Sharks

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

Sharks managed to eliminate the St. Louis Blues, who had finished
first overall in the league that year, in seven games. However, the
Sharks

Sharks were defeated in the second round of the playoffs by the Dallas
Stars. It was their second time losing to Dallas.
Evgeni Nabokov

Evgeni Nabokov was awarded the
Calder Memorial Trophy

Calder Memorial Trophy in the 2000–01
season.
In 2000–01, Kazakh goaltender
Evgeni Nabokov

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

St. Louis Blues eliminated the
Sharks

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

Adam Graves was acquired for
Mikael Samuelsson, and the
Sharks

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

Colorado Avalanche in the second
round.
Following the 2001–02 season, the Gunds sold the
Sharks

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
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Kyle McLaren was acquired in a three-way trade with the Montreal
Canadiens and Boston Bruins.
Dan McGillis

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

Owen Nolan was traded to the
Toronto

Toronto Maple Leafs, signaling a new era in
Sharks

Sharks history. In
addition, the newly acquired McGillis was traded to Boston, Bryan
Marchment went to Colorado, and
American Hockey League

American Hockey League (AHL) star
Shawn Heins

Shawn Heins and forward
Matt Bradley
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Matt Bradley were moved to the Pittsburgh
Penguins. The
Sharks

Sharks acquired
Alyn McCauley and
Wayne Primeau

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

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

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

Sharks defeated the
St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues in the
Western Conference Quarter-finals and the
Colorado Avalanche

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

Sharks goaltender
Miikka Kiprusoff

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

Vincent Damphousse was
lost to the
Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche (but never played a game for them, as
he announced his retirement during the 2004–05 lockout).
The
Sharks

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

Sharks traded Brad Stuart, Wayne Primeau
and
Marco Sturm

Marco Sturm to the
Boston Bruins

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

Sharks defeated the
Nashville Predators
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Nashville Predators in the Conference Quarter-finals before falling to
the
Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers in the Conference Semi-finals.
Joe Thornton

Joe Thornton was
awarded the
Hart Memorial Trophy

Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player, as
well as the
Art Ross Trophy

Art Ross Trophy for leading the League in points, with
125.
Jonathan Cheechoo

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

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

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

Sharks defeated
the
Nashville Predators
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Nashville Predators for the second year in a row. In the Western
Conference Semi-finals, the
Sharks

Sharks were defeated for the second time
by the Detroit Red Wings.
In that off-season, San Jose lost defenseman
Scott Hannan

Scott Hannan to the
Colorado Avalanche, but managed to re-sign pending free agent Craig
Rivet. They also added former League star
Jeremy Roenick

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

Vesa Toskala and Mark Bell to the Toronto
Maple Leafs.
In advance of the 2007–08 season, the
Sharks

Sharks updated their logos and
jerseys to adjust to the new Rbk EDGE jersey.[17] The
Sharks

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

Sharks captured their third Pacific Division title with a
franchise-record 108 points. San Jose started the 2008 playoffs
beating the
Calgary Flames

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

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

Toronto Maple Leafs, along with assistant coaches
who were also two former Sharks, Tim Hunter and Rob Zettler, to make
up the
Toronto

Toronto coaching staff.
Todd McLellan

Todd McLellan years (2008–2015)[edit]
On June 11, 2008, the San Jose
Sharks

Sharks named former Detroit Red Wings
assistant coach
Todd McLellan

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

Travis Moen and the injured defenseman
Kent Huskins

Kent Huskins from the Anaheim Ducks.
The
Sharks

Sharks finished the regular season as
Presidents' Trophy

Presidents' Trophy champions
with 53 wins and 117 points, both franchise records. Despite their
successful regular season, the
Sharks

Sharks were eliminated by the
eighth-seeded
Anaheim Ducks

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

Dany Heatley was acquired by the
Sharks

Sharks during the 2009 off-season.
The
Sharks

Sharks sent Milan Michalek and
Jonathan Cheechoo

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

Christian Ehrhoff and
Brad Lukowich

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

Jonathan Cheechoo were sent to the Ottawa Senators
in exchange for
Dany Heatley

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

Scott Nichol and added grit to the team
by signing Joe Callahan,
Jed Ortmeyer

Jed Ortmeyer and Manny Malhotra, plus Benn
Ferriero.
Jeremy Roenick

Jeremy Roenick and
Claude Lemieux both announced their
retirements from the NHL. Another major move by San Jose was stripping
Patrick Marleau

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

Joe Thornton were named the alternates. On February 7, 2010, San
Jose acquired
Niclas Wallin

Niclas Wallin from the Carolina Hurricanes. On February
12, 2010, San Jose traded
Jody Shelley

Jody Shelley to the
New York Rangers

New York Rangers for a
draft pick.[20]
The
Sharks

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

Sharks eliminated the Colorado Avalanche. In the Conference
Semi-finals, the
Sharks

Sharks defeated the Detroit Red Wings. The eventual
Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup champions, the Chicago Blackhawks, beat the
Sharks

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

Sharks had to choose between former captain
Patrick Marleau

Patrick Marleau and
Nabokov. On July 1, 2010, the
Sharks

Sharks signed goalie Antero Niittymaki
from the Tampa Bay Lightning.[21] On September 2, 2010, the Sharks
signed former member of the
Chicago Blackhawks

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

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

Sharks faced the
Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks during the 2011 Western
Conference Finals. The
Sharks

Sharks would lose the series 4–1.
On March 31, 2011, the
Sharks

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

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

Joe Pavelski goal, the
Sharks

Sharks dropped the second game
of the series 4–0, heading to
Staples Center

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

Sharks capped with a Devin Setoguchi
overtime winner gave the
Sharks

Sharks a 6–5 victory and tied them for the
second-biggest comeback in
Stanley Cup

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

Joe Thornton scoring the series winner in the third
overtime game of the series.
The
Sharks

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

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

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

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

Jeremy Roenick for his
lackluster play in Game 5 of the series against the Red Wings. The
Sharks

Sharks advanced to their third Western Conference Finals series, their
first playoff meeting with the
Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks. San Jose dropped the
first two games of the series at
Rogers Arena

Rogers Arena in
Vancouver

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

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

Kevin Bieksa to score the
overtime goal that advanced
Vancouver

Vancouver to their third Stanley Cup
Finals and left the
Sharks

Sharks eliminated in Round 3 for the second
consecutive post-season.
During the
2011 NHL Entry Draft

2011 NHL Entry Draft the
Sharks

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

Charlie Coyle and a first-round pick
in the 2011 NHL Draft to the
Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild for All-Star defenseman
Brent Burns

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

Sharks continued their off-season
retool by orchestrating a second transaction with the Wild, shipping
Dany Heatley

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

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

Sharks finished the 2011–12 season with a 43–29–10 record,
good for 96 points and the seventh seed in the
Stanley Cup

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

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

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

Sharks swept
the
Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks, their first series-sweep in franchise
history.[27] The
Sharks

Sharks would subsequently fall 4–3 to the defending
Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup champion
Los Angeles Kings
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Los Angeles Kings in the second round of the
playoffs.
Prior to the 2013–14 season, the
Sharks

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

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

Sharks lost to the Boston Bruins.[30] In the
first round of the 2014 playoffs, the
Sharks

Sharks lost to the Kings in
seven games after winning the first three games (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, GM Doug
Wilson described the Sharks' playoff failures "like Charlie Brown
trying to kick a football".
On August 20, 2014, head coach
Todd McLellan

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

Joe Thornton and Patrick
Marleau) would have the opportunity to compete for the captaincy.[31]
No captain was named during the season. The
Sharks

Sharks hosted the 2015 NHL
Stadium Series against the Kings at
Levi's Stadium

Levi's Stadium in February 2015,
losing 2–1. Earlier in the season, the
Sharks

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

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

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

Sharks let John Scott and Scott
Hannan leave as free agents.[34] They traded goalie Antti Niemi to the
Dallas Stars
.svg/440px-Dallas_Stars_logo_(2013).svg.png)
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

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
.svg/440px-Los_Angeles_Kings_Logo_(2011).svg.png)
Los Angeles Kings in five games, the Nashville
Predators in seven games and the
St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues 5–2 in six games to
win the Western Conference championship. This marked the first time in
franchise history that the
Sharks

Sharks have advanced to play in the Stanley
Cup Final.[39][40] The
Sharks

Sharks ultimately lost the
Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup Finals
in the best-of-seven series against the
Pittsburgh Penguins
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Pittsburgh Penguins in six
games.[41]
In the following season, the
Sharks

Sharks finished in third place in the
Pacific Division but were defeated by the
Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers in six games
in the first round of the 2017 playoffs. Following the season,
long-time stalwart
Patrick Marleau

Patrick Marleau left the team to sign with the
Toronto

Toronto Maple Leafs, ending his 20-year tenure with the team. He left
holding almost every offensive record in team history.[42]
Traditions[edit]
Sharks

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

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

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

Sharks currently use "Seek & Destroy" by
Metallica

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

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

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
2012–13
48
25
16
7
57
124
116
3rd, Pacific
Lost in Conference Semi-finals, 3–4 (Kings)
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

Stanley Cup Finals, 2–4 (Penguins)
2016–17
82
46
29
7
99
221
201
3rd, Pacific
Lost in First Round, 2–4 (Oilers)
Players[edit]
Current roster[edit]
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Updated March 20, 2018.[45][46]
#
Nat
Player
Pos
S/G
Age
Acquired
Birthplace
7001890000000000000♠89
Denmark

Denmark !
Boedker, MikkelMikkel Boedker
6.0 !LW
L
28
2016
Brøndby, Denmark
7001610000000000000♠61
United States

United States !
Braun, JustinJustin Braun
2.0 !D
R
31
2007
St. Paul, Minnesota
7001880000000000000♠88
Canada
.svg/250px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png)
Canada !
Burns, BrentBrent Burns
2.0 !D
R
33
2011
Barrie, Ontario
7001390000000000000♠39
Canada
.svg/250px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png)
Canada !
Couture, LoganLogan Couture (A)
4.0 !C
L
29
2007
Guelph, Ontario
7001300000000000000♠30
Canada
.svg/250px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png)
Canada !
Dell, AaronAaron Dell
1.0 !G
L
28
2015
Airdrie, Alberta
7001740000000000000♠74
Canada
.svg/250px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png)
Canada !
DeMelo, DylanDylan DeMelo
2.0 !D
R
24
2011
London, Ontario
7000400000000000000♠4
Canada
.svg/250px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png)
Canada !
Dillon, BrendenBrenden Dillon
2.0 !D
L
27
2014
New Westminster, British Columbia
7001270000000000000♠27
Finland

Finland !
Donskoi, JoonasJoonas Donskoi
7.0 !RW
R
25
2015
Raahe, Finland
7001160000000000000♠16
Canada
.svg/250px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png)
Canada !
Fehr, EricEric Fehr
4.0 !C
R
32
2018
Winkler, Manitoba
7001230000000000000♠23
Canada
.svg/250px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png)
Canada !
Goodrow, BarclayBarclay Goodrow
7.0 !RW
L
25
2014
Toronto, Ontario
7001360000000000000♠36
Denmark

Denmark !
Hansen, JannikJannik Hansen
7.0 !RW
R
32
2017
Herlev, Denmark
7001720000000000000♠72
Sweden

Sweden !
Heed, TimTim Heed
2.0 !D
R
27
2016
Gothenburg, Sweden
7001480000000000000♠48
Czech Republic

Czech Republic !
Hertl, TomasTomas Hertl
6.2 !LW/C
L
24
2012
Prague, Czech Republic
7001310000000000000♠31
Canada
.svg/250px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png)
Canada !
Jones, MartinMartin Jones
1.0 !G
L
28
2015
North Vancouver, British Columbia
7000900000000000000♠9
Canada
.svg/250px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png)
Canada !
Kane, EvanderEvander Kane
6.0 !LW
L
26
2018
Vancouver, British Columbia
7001680000000000000♠68
Sweden

Sweden !
Karlsson, MelkerMelker Karlsson
7.2 !RW/C
R
27
2014
Lycksele, Sweden
7001620000000000000♠62
United States

United States !
Labanc, KevinKevin Labanc
7.0 !RW
R
22
2014
Staten Island, New York
7000700000000000000♠7
United States

United States !
Martin, PaulPaul Martin
2.0 !D
L
37
2015
Elk River, Minnesota
7001280000000000000♠28
Switzerland

Switzerland !
Meier, TimoTimo Meier
6.0 !LW
L
21
2015
Herisau, Switzerland
7000800000000000000♠8
United States

United States !
Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski (C)
7.2 !RW/C
R
33
2006
Plover, Wisconsin
7001470000000000000♠47
Sweden

Sweden !
Ryan, JoakimJoakim Ryan
2.0 !D
L
24
2012
Rumson, New Jersey
7001200000000000000♠20
Sweden

Sweden !
Sorensen, MarcusMarcus Sorensen
7.0 !RW
L
25
2016
Södertälje, Sweden
7001190000000000000♠19
Canada
.svg/250px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png)
Canada !
Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton (A)
4.0 !C
L
38
2005
London, Ontario
7001500000000000000♠50
Canada
.svg/250px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png)
Canada !
Tierney, ChrisChris Tierney
4.0 !C
L
23
2012
Keswick, Ontario
7001440000000000000♠44
Canada
.svg/250px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png)
Canada !
Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic
2.0 !D
L
31
2005
Montreal, Quebec
7001420000000000000♠42
Canada
.svg/250px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png)
Canada !
Ward, JoelJoel Ward
7.0 !RW
R
37
2015
North York, Ontario
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
Team captains[edit]
Rob Blake

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

Mike Ricci (first 10 games)
Vincent Damphousse

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]
Devin Setoguchi

Devin Setoguchi was selected by the
Sharks

Sharks with the eighth overall
pick in the 2005 draft.
1991:
Pat Falloon (2nd overall)
1992:
Mike Rathje (3rd overall) and
Andrei Nazarov

Andrei Nazarov (10th overall)
1993:
Viktor Kozlov

Viktor Kozlov (6th overall)
1994:
Jeff Friesen

Jeff Friesen (11th overall)
1995: Teemu Riihijarvi (12th overall)
1996:
Andrei Zyuzin

Andrei Zyuzin (2nd overall) and
Marco Sturm

Marco Sturm (21st overall)
1997:
Patrick Marleau

Patrick Marleau (2nd overall) and
Scott Hannan

Scott Hannan (23rd overall)
1998:
Brad Stuart

Brad Stuart (3rd overall)
1999:
Jeff Jillson

Jeff Jillson (14th overall)
2000: None
2001:
Marcel Goc

Marcel Goc (20th overall)
2002: Mike Morris (27th overall)
2003: Milan Michalek (6th overall) and
Steve Bernier

Steve Bernier (16th overall)
2004: Lukas Kaspar (22nd overall)
2005:
Devin Setoguchi

Devin Setoguchi (8th overall)
2006:
Ty Wishart

Ty Wishart (16th overall)
2007:
Logan Couture

Logan Couture (9th overall) and
Nick Petrecki

Nick Petrecki (28th overall)
2008: None
2009: None
2010:
Charlie Coyle

Charlie Coyle (28th overall)
2011: None
2012: Tomas Hertl (17th overall)
2013: Mirco Mueller (18th overall)
2014:
Nikolay Goldobin

Nikolay Goldobin (27th overall)
2015:
Timo Meier (9th overall)
2016: None
2017:
Josh Norris
.jpg/460px-2017_NHL_Entry_Draft_(35473810136).jpg)
Josh Norris (19th overall)
Franchise regular season scoring leaders[edit]
Recording 722 regular season assists as a Shark,
Joe Thornton

Joe Thornton holds
the all-time record for assists recorded with the team.
These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise regular season
history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
* – current
Sharks

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
914
215
722
937
1.03
Joe Pavelski*
C
806
295
336
631
.78
Owen Nolan
RW
568
206
245
451
.79
Logan Couture*
C
504
179
197
376
.75
Jeff Friesen
LW
516
149
201
350
.68
Brent Burns*
D
426
115
201
316
.74
Jonathan Cheechoo
RW
440
165
126
291
.66
Vincent Damphousse
C
385
92
197
289
.75
Marco Sturm
LW
553
128
145
273
.49
Goals
Player
Pos
G
Patrick Marleau
C/LW
508
Joe Pavelski*
C/RW
295
Joe Thornton*
C
215
Owen Nolan
RW
206
Logan Couture*
C
179
Jonathan Cheechoo
RW
165
Jeff Friesen
LW
149
Marco Sturm
LW
128
Brent Burns*
D
115
Mike Ricci
C
101
Assists
Player
Pos
A
Joe Thornton*
C
722
Patrick Marleau
C/LW
574
Joe Pavelski*
C/RW
336
Owen Nolan
RW
245
Brent Burns*
D
201
Marc-Edouard Vlasic*
D
201
Jeff Friesen
LW
201
Dan Boyle
D
201
Logan Couture*
C
197
Vincent Damphousse
C
197
Franchise playoff scoring leaders[edit]
With 48 playoff points, Dan Boyle recorded the most playoff points by
any
Sharks

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

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

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

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

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, color commentator[49]
Curtis Brown, in-studio analyst[49]
Brodie Brazil, in-studio host
Radio
Dan Rusanowsky, play-by-play
Bret Hedican, in-studio analyst[49]
David Maley, color commentator
One of the first group of broadcasters for the
Sharks

Sharks was Joe Starkey.
See also[edit]
San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area portal
List of NHL players
List of NHL seasons
1991 NHL Dispersal and Expansion Drafts
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