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'{{short description|National Hockey League team in San Jose, California}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox NHL team | team_name = San Jose Sharks SUCK | current = 2021–22 San Jose Sharks season SUCKS | bg_color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#006D75 5px solid; border-bottom:#EA7200 5px solid; | text_color = #000000 | logo_image = SanJoseSharksLogo.svg | conference = [[Western Conference (NHL)|Western]] | division = [[Pacific Division (NHL)|Pacific]] | founded = WHO CARES | history = '''San Jose Sharks'''<br>[[1991–92 NHL season|1991]]–present | arena = '''[[SUCK Center]]''' | city = [[San Jose, California]] | uniform_image = WCP-Uniform-SJS.png | uniform_image_size = 240px | team_colors = Deep Pacific teal, burnt orange, black<ref>{{cite web|title=Media Resources |url=https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/assets/binary/309806718/binary-file/file.pdf |work=2019–20 San Jose Sharks Media Guide |publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P. |access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sharks Unveil New Home and Road Sweaters|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-unveil-new-home-and-road-sweaters/c-474580|website=SJSharks.com|publisher=NHL Enterprises, LP|date=September 17, 2007|access-date=April 6, 2018|quote=The newly designed sweater incorporates the updated Sharks logo and the team's primary colors of Deep Pacific Teal, Burnt Orange and Black.}}</ref><br />{{color box|#006D75}} {{color box|#EA7200}} {{color box|#000000}} | media_affiliates = [[NBC Sports California]]<br />Sharks Audio Network<ref>{{cite web|title=TV and Audio Broadcast Information|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/team/broadcast|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P.|website=SJSharks.com|access-date=July 20, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> | owner = [[San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises]]<br />([[Hasso Plattner]], governor)<ref>{{cite news|title=Sharks Sports & Entertainment Announces Changes to Ownership Group|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-sports-entertainment-announces-changes-to-ownership-group/c-653258|website=SJSharks.com|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P.|date=January 30, 2013|access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref> | general_manager = [[Doug Wilson (ice hockey)|Doug Wilson]] | head_coach = [[Bob Boughner]] | captain = [[Logan Couture]] | minor_league_affiliates = [[San Jose Barracuda]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) | stanley_cups = '''-1''' | conf_titles = '''1''' ([[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16]]) | presidents'_trophies = '''1''' ([[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]) | division_titles = '''6''' ([[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]], [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]], [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]], [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]], [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]], [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]) | website = {{URL|nhl.com/sharks}} }} The '''San Jose Sharks''' are a professional [[ice hockey]] team based in [[San Jose, California]]. They compete in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) as a member of the [[Pacific Division (NHL)|Pacific Division]] in the [[Western Conference (NHL)|Western Conference]], and are owned by [[San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises]]. Beginning play in the [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92 season]], the Sharks initially played their home games at the [[Cow Palace]], before moving to their present home, now named [[SAP Center|SAP Center at San Jose]], in 1993; the SAP Center is known locally as "the Shark Tank".<ref>{{cite news|title=San Jose's 'Shark Tank' gets new name|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/sharks/2013/07/10/san-jose-sharks-shark-tank-hp-pavilion-sap-center/2504601/|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=July 10, 2013|access-date=May 12, 2016}}</ref> The Sharks are affiliated with the [[San Jose Barracuda]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL). The Sharks were founded in 1991 as 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 Stanley Cup Finals|2016]]. They have won the [[Presidents' Trophy]] once, as the team with the league's best regular-season record in the [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09 season]]. They have also won six division titles as a member of the [[Pacific Division (NHL)|Pacific Division]] since 1993. ==History== ===Formation=== Professional hockey in the Bay Area can be traced to the San Francisco Shamrocks of the [[Pacific Coast Hockey League]] from 1944 to 1950. The Sharks origins began with the [[San Francisco Seals (ice hockey)|San Francisco Seals]] of the [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|Western Hockey League]] (WHL) when they were awarded an expansion franchise for San Francisco on April 23, 1961, to former Vancouver Canucks owner Coleman (Coley) Hall, on the condition that an ice surface is installed in the Cow Palace. The Seals won three WHL championships and renamed to the California Seals in 1966, playing their games at the [[Oakland Coliseum Arena]]. The following season, the [[California Golden Seals]] joined the NHL, played their seasons from 1967 to 1976, who were neither successful on the ice nor at the box office. [[Gordon Gund|Gordon]] and [[George Gund III]] became minority owners of the Seals in 1974, and were instrumental in their move to [[Cleveland Barons (NHL)|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, California|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 NHL season|1991–92 season]] and being allowed to take a certain number of players from the North Stars to their new club.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cameron|first=Steve|title=Feeding Frenzy! The Wild New World of the San Jose Sharks|pages=29–38|year=1994|publisher=Taylor Publishing Co.}}</ref> In return, the North Stars would be allowed to participate as an equal partner in [[1991 NHL Dispersal and Expansion Drafts|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. The owners paid to the league an expansion fee of US$45&nbsp;million<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/golden-knights-nhl/cost-of-nhl-expansion-team-goes-from-2-million-to-500-million/ |title=Cost of NHL expansion team goes from $2&nbsp;million to $500&nbsp;million |author=Steve Carp |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 22, 2016}}</ref> and the new franchise was approved on May 9.<ref name="NHLRecords">{{cite web |url=https://records.nhl.com/franchises/san-jose-sharks/year-by-year-record |title=San Jose Sharks year-by-year records |publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=January 30, 2020}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Name Game: Football, Baseball, Hockey & Basketball How Your Favorite Sports Teams Were Named |last=Donovan |first=Michael Leo |year=1997 |publisher=Warwick Publishing |location=[[Toronto]] |isbn=1-895629-74-8 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ledra|first1=Cristina|last2=Pickens|first2=Pat|title=NHL team nicknames explained|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-team-nickname-origins-explained/c-283976168?tid=277548856|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=November 30, 2016|date=November 23, 2016}}</ref> The name was said to have been inspired by the large number of [[shark]]s living in the Pacific Ocean. Seven varieties live there, and one area of water near the Bay Area is known as the "[[Red Triangle (Pacific Ocean)|red triangle]]" (hence the triangle in the team's logo) because of its shark population. Matt Levine—the team's first marketing head—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."<ref>{{cite news| first = Tom | last = Gilmore | title = Sharks Are Coming – NHL Team Named | url = http://web.lexis-nexis.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/universe/document?_m=fccc7f884e0eea47adea8b44bf909307&_docnum=3&wchp=dGLzVzz-zSkVA&_md5=4f5b19352645ced32382b044849609ed | work = The San Francisco Chronicle | publisher = The Chronicle Publishing Co. | page = D1 | date = September 7, 1990 | access-date = April 21, 2007}}</ref> ===Cow Palace years (1991–1993)=== [[File:Sharkie with flag.jpg|thumb|right|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, California|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 (ice hockey)|George Kingston]] was their first head coach during their first two seasons.<ref name="hockey-fans.com">{{cite web|url= http://www.hockey-fans.com/pacific/sharks/|title= San Jose Sharks Hockey Team |access-date=August 13, 2008}}</ref> Though the [[1991–92 NHL season|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 [[James Norris Memorial Trophy|Norris Trophy]]-winning defenseman [[Doug Wilson (ice hockey)|Doug Wilson]] from the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] on September 6, 1991. Wilson was named the team's first captain and [[National Hockey League All-Star Game|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 NHL season|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.<ref name="hockey-fans.com"/> Despite the Sharks' futility in the standings, the team led the NHL's merchandise sales with $150&nbsp;million, accounting for 27% of the NHL's total and behind only [[National Basketball Association]] champions [[Chicago Bulls]] among all North American leagues.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/14/business/in-disney-s-hockey-venture-the-real-action-is-off-the-ice.html | work=The New York Times | first=Calvin | last=Sims | title=In Disney's Hockey Venture, The Real Action Is Off the Ice | date=December 14, 1992}}</ref> Several team "firsts" happened in the 1992–93 season. On November 17, 1992, San Jose goaltender [[Artūrs Irbe|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 introduction 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 [[Ice resurfacer|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.<ref>{{Cite book| title = Decade of Teal: 10 Years With the San Jose Sharks| publisher = Woodford Publishing, Inc. | page = 105 | year = 2001 }}</ref> ===Early success and rebuilding (1993–1997)=== [[File:HP Pavilion.jpg|thumb|The Sharks moved into their new home, the San Jose Arena (now the [[SAP Center]]) in 1993.]] For their third season, [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]], the Sharks moved to their new home, the [[SAP Center|San Jose Arena]], and were placed in the Western Conference's [[Pacific Division (NHL)|Pacific Division]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Mike |last=Weaver |title=Sharks Make Debut at S.J. Arena Tonight: Players Eager to Get Feel of Their New Home|work=San Jose Mercury News |location=San Jose, California |page=1F |date=September 30, 1993}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Jody |last=Meacham |title=Despite Success, San Jose Still Fighting for NHL Respect|work=San Jose Mercury News |location=San Jose, California |page=1E |date=April 14, 1994}}</ref> 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 (ice hockey)|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.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Ann |last=Killion |title=YES! Amazing Upset Complete – Sharks Head for Toronto|work=San Jose Mercury News |location=San Jose, California |page=1A |date=May 1, 1994}}</ref> 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 NHL season|1994–95]], the Sharks earned their second-straight playoff berth and again reached the second round. [[Ray Whitney (ice hockey)|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 Ozoliņš|Sandis Ozolinsh]] and forwards [[Igor Larionov]] and [[Sergei Makarov (ice hockey)|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 (California)|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=474660 |title=San Jose Sharks – Seagate Technology's "In the Crease": The Weird Factor – 16 October 2007 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=October 16, 2007|access-date=May 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529065326/http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=474660 |archive-date=May 29, 2010 }}</ref> In [[1995–96 NHL season|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]]. ===Dean Lombardi era (1996–2003)=== During the 1996 offseason, [[Dean Lombardi]] was hired as general manager. The [[1996–97 NHL season|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]]. The Sharks returned to the playoffs in [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]] with goaltender [[Mike Vernon (ice hockey)|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 NHL season|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 [[Presidents' Trophy|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. [[File:Nabokov Toe save.jpg|thumb|[[Evgeni Nabokov]] was awarded the [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] in the [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01 season]].]] In [[2000–01 NHL season|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 Selänne|Teemu Selanne]] from the [[Anaheim Ducks|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]]. In the [[2001 Stanley Cup playoffs|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 NHL season|2001–02]]. Veteran [[Adam Graves]] was acquired for [[Mikael Samuelsson]], and the Sharks won their first Pacific Division title. They then defeated the [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]] in the first round of the [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2002 playoffs]], but fell to the Colorado Avalanche in the second round. Following the 2001–02 season, the Gunds sold the Sharks to [[San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises|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 (ice hockey, born 1955)|Ron Wilson]] midway through that season. 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. ===Doug Wilson era (2003–present)=== ====Resurgence==== The [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04 season]], under new general manager [[Doug Wilson (ice hockey)|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 (ice hockey)|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. [[File:PattyMarleau12.jpg|thumb|left|[[Patrick Marleau]] was named the Sharks' team captain in the second half of the [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04 season]], maintaining the position until 2009.]] In the [[2004 Stanley Cup playoffs|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). ====Arrival of Joe Thornton==== The Sharks started the [[2005–06 NHL season|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 NHL season|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 (ice hockey)|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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2575018 |title=Bell booked on drunk driving, hit-and-run suspicion |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=September 7, 2006 |access-date=October 26, 2012}}</ref> contributed to his on-ice play. By the end of the season, Bell was consistently either a healthy scratch or a fourth-liner. [[File:Brian Campbell 08.jpg|upright|thumb|In an effort to bolster their team for the [[2008 Stanley Cup playoffs|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 advance of the [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08 season]], the Sharks updated their logos and jerseys to adjust to the new Rbk EDGE jersey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=337572 |title=San Jose Sharks – News: Sharks Unveil New Home and Road Sweaters – 17 September 2007 |publisher=National Hockey League |date=September 17, 2007|access-date=November 11, 2008}}</ref> 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 Stanley Cup playoffs|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sharks.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363248 |title=San Jose Sharks – News: Wilson Relieved of Head Coaching Duties – 05/12/08 |access-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513130152/http://sharks.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363248 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Wilson ended his tenure in San Jose with 206 wins, 122 losses, 19 ties, and 48 losses in overtime or in the shootout 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 (ice hockey)|Tim Hunter]] and [[Rob Zettler]], to make up the Toronto coaching staff. ====Playoff contention, falling short==== 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 NHL season|2008–09 season]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Carchidi|first=Sam|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/flyers/McLellan-out-in-San-Jose-becomes-major-Flyers-candidate.html|title=McLellan out in San Jose, becomes major Flyers coaching candidate|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=April 20, 2015|access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref> [[Todd Richards (ice hockey)|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 (ice hockey)|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|date=March 2014}} 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. [[File:Dany Heatley 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Dany Heatley]] was acquired by the Sharks during the 2009 off-season. The Sharks sent [[Milan Michálek|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|date=March 2014}} that San Jose made this trade so it could free up [[NHL Salary Cap|salary cap]] space to make a second trade: [[Milan Michálek|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]], [[Tomáš Plíhal|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 (ice hockey)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=60529 |title=2010 NHL Trade Deadline list of trades – 2010 Trade Deadline |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=October 26, 2012}}</ref> 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 Niittymäki|Antero Niittymaki]] from the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]].<ref>David Pollak, San Jose Mercury News. "[http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/ci_15421087 Sharks sign goalie Antero Niittymaki to two-year contract]." July 1, 2010.</ref> On September 2, 2010, the Sharks signed former member of the Chicago Blackhawks and Stanley Cup-winning goaltender [[Antti Niemi (ice hockey)|Antti Niemi]] to a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sharks Add Niemi|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=536763|website=San Jose Sharks|date=September 2, 2010|access-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref> Niemi was the goaltender who helped the Blackhawks defeat the Sharks in the Western Conference Finals the season before.<ref name="niemi">{{cite web|title=Antti Niemi signs four-year contract extension|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6170332|publisher=ESPN|date=March 1, 2011}}</ref> On March 1, 2011, Niemi signed a four-year contract extension with San Jose worth $15.2&nbsp;million.<ref name="niemi"/> [[File:Jumbo Joe and Dany Heatley vs Ryan Kesler and Dan Hamhuis (5757641600).jpg|thumb|The Sharks faced the [[Vancouver Canucks]] during the [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs#Western Conference Final|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 Stanley Cup playoffs|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. [[File:Brent Burns 2016.jpg|thumb|left|upright|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 Entry Draft|2011 NHL Draft]] to the [[Minnesota Wild]] for All-Star defenseman [[Brent Burns]] and a second-round pick in the [[2012 NHL Entry Draft|2012 Draft]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Pierre LeBrun |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/9708/burns-setoguchi-trade-good-for-both-clubs |title=Burns-Setoguchi trade good for both clubs |date=June 25, 2011 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=October 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567147 |title=PRESS RELEASE: Burns Now With Sharks |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=October 26, 2012}}</ref> This came after Setoguchi had signed a three-year, $9&nbsp;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 Havlát|Martin Havlat]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568408 |title=Sharks Get Havlat For Heatley |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=October 26, 2012}}</ref> both to relieve cap space as Heatley was slated to carry a cap hit $2.5&nbsp;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 NHL season|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|date=March 2014}} of the previous year, it was announced that McLellan would remain on the bench for a fifth season. Prior to the [[2012–13 NHL lockout|lockout-shortened]] [[2012–13 NHL season|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 (ice hockey, born 1962)|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 Stanley Cup playoffs|2013 playoffs]], the Sharks swept the Vancouver Canucks, their first series-sweep in franchise history.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dubow|first=Josh|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/sharks-sweep-canucks-4-3-075426002--nhl.html|title=Sharks sweep Canucks with 4–3 win in OT|work=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|date=May 7, 2013|access-date=May 8, 2013}}</ref> The Sharks would subsequently fall 4–3 to the [[2012 Stanley Cup Finals|defending Stanley Cup champion]] Los Angeles Kings in the second round of the playoffs. Prior to the [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14 season]], the Sharks unveiled new uniforms, which included less orange, along with adding a lace-up collar.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stubits|first=Brian|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/23236738/sharks-unveil-newlook-jerseys-with-classic-approach-less-orange|title=Sharks unveil new-look jerseys with classic approach, less orange|work=[[CBS Sports]]|date=August 20, 2013|access-date=October 31, 2013}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/sports/hockey/sharks-stay-undefeated.html|title=Sharks Stay Undefeated|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 22, 2013|access-date=October 31, 2013}}</ref> until October 25, when the Sharks lost to the Boston Bruins.<ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Reuters]]|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/ice-hockey-highlights-thursdays-national-hockey-league-games-035424177--nhl.html|title=Ice Hockey – Bruins end Sharks run|work=[[Yahoo! Sports|Yahoo! Sport]]|date=October 25, 2013|access-date=October 31, 2013}}</ref> In the first round of the [[2014 Stanley Cup playoffs|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 NHL season|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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pollak|first1=David|title=Sharks take away Thornton's captaincy; Raffi Torres out indefinitely|url=http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_26373522/sharks-take-away-thorntons-captaincy-raffi-torres-out|access-date=August 20, 2014|work=Contra Costa Times|date=August 20, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=764206&navid=TW|title=Sharks and McLellan Mutually Agree to Part Ways}}</ref> ====First Stanley Cup Finals==== [[File:Logan Couture 2016.jpg|thumb|[[Logan Couture]] lead the Sharks in scoring during their run to the [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals]].]] On May 28, 2015, the team named [[Peter DeBoer]] as their head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=769099|title=Sharks Name Peter DeBoer Head Coach|work=San Jose Sharks|access-date=May 31, 2015|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> During the off-season, the Sharks let [[John Scott (ice hockey)|John Scott]] and Scott Hannan leave as free agents.<ref name="scott">{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2015/06/19/sharks-to-let-john-scott-scott-hannan-leave-as-free-agents/29001383/ | title=Sharks to let John Scott, Scott Hannan leave as free agents | website=[[USA Today]] | access-date=July 4, 2015}}</ref> They traded goalie Antti Niemi to the Dallas Stars for a seventh-round draft pick in the [[2015 NHL Entry Draft|2015 Draft]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/ci_28393473/sharks-trade-goalie-antti-niemi-dallas-stars | title=Sharks trade goalie Antti Niemi to Dallas Stars | access-date=July 4, 2015 | author=Pashelka, Curtis| date=June 27, 2015 }}</ref> Then, they acquired forward [[Joel Ward (ice hockey)|Joel Ward]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/joel-ward-going-to-san-jose-as--identity-player--on-three-year--9-825-million-deal-220327431.html | title=Joel Ward going to San Jose as 'identity player' on three-year, $9.825&nbsp;million deal | access-date=July 4, 2015 | author=Cooper. Josh}}</ref> goaltender [[Martin Jones (ice hockey)|Martin Jones]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.christiantoday.com/article/san.jose.sharks.nhl.2015.trade.news.sharks.get.goalkeeper.martin.jones.from.boston.bruins/57784.htm | title=San Jose Sharks NHL 2015 trade news: Obtain goalkeeper Martin Jones from Boston Bruins | access-date=July 4, 2015 | author=Villanueva, Nikko}}</ref> and defenseman [[Paul Martin (ice hockey)|Paul Martin]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sportsoutwest.com/2015/07/02/sharks-sign-free-agent-defenseman-paul-martin/ | title=Sharks sign free agent defenseman Paul Martin | access-date=July 4, 2015}}</ref> 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 (NHL)|Western Conference]] championship. This marked the first time in franchise history that the Sharks advanced to play in the Stanley Cup Final.<ref name="SharksWinGame6">{{cite web|last=Gilmore|first=Eric|title=Sharks win Game 6, reach first Stanley Cup Final|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/sharks-beat-blues-reach-first-stanley-cup-final/c-280806204|publisher=National Hockey League|date=May 25, 2016|access-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=San Jose Sharks End 25 Years of Playoff Disappointments|url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/05/25/san-jose-sharks-win-advance-to-stanley-cup-final-for-first-time/|publisher=CBS SF Bay Area|date=May 25, 2016|access-date=May 29, 2016}}</ref> The Sharks ultimately lost the [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]] in the best-of-seven series against the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Penguins win Stanley Cup, defeat Sharks in Game 6|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/penguins-win-stanley-cup/c-280948494|publisher=National Hockey League|date=June 13, 2016|access-date=June 14, 2016}}</ref> ====Continuing contention==== In the [[2016–17 NHL season|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 Stanley Cup playoffs|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, such as power-play goals, goals, short-handed goals and games played.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sharks GM Doug Wilson Statement on Patrick Marleau |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-gm-doug-wilson-statement-on-patrick-marleau/c-290277804 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=November 27, 2018 |date=July 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= San Jose Sharks Career Leaders |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/SJS/leaders_career.html |publisher=Hockey Reference |access-date=November 25, 2018}}</ref> In the [[2017–18 NHL season|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 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018 playoffs]], but lost to the expansion [[Vegas Golden Knights]] in six games in the second round. The [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19 season]] saw another playoff berth for the Sharks, overcoming a three games to one lead, once again by the Vegas Golden Knights, and in a dramatic comeback in the third period of game 7, and the team would make it into the Western Conference Finals, falling to the eventual Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in six games. On October 8, 2019, after two seasons in Toronto, Patrick Marleau was re-acquired by the Sharks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/patrick-marleau-returns-to-sharks-on-one-year-league-minimum-deal/|title = Patrick Marleau returns to Sharks on one-year, league-minimum deal}}</ref> On December 11, 2019, with the Sharks at 15–16–2 and failing to win a game during their five-game away game stretch, DeBoer and his staff were fired.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2019/12/11/ap-source-san-jose-sharks-fire-coach-peter-deboer/40803683/|title=AP source: San Jose Sharks fire coach Peter DeBoer|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=December 11, 2019|access-date=December 11, 2019}}</ref> After DeBoer's firing, assistant coach [[Bob Boughner]] was named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-announce-changes-to-coaching-staff/c-312467368?sf114096857|title=Sharks Announce Changes to Coaching Staff|work=San Jose Sharks|date=December 11, 2019|access-date=December 11, 2019}}</ref> In March 2020, four months after Boughner became interim coach, the league was forced to suspend operations as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. When the 2019–20 season resumed in June with the playoffs, the Sharks were not included.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/05/26/reopening-nhl-restart-will-not-include-the-san-jose-sharks/|title=Reopening: NHL Season Restart Will Not Include San Jose Sharks|publisher=[[KPIX-TV]]|date=May 26, 2020|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref> Boughner's interim label was removed on September 22, 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/san-jose-sharks-announce-organizational-coaching-staff/c-319046178?sf129073916|title=San Jose Sharks Announce Organizational Coaching Staff|work=San Jose Sharks|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the divisions for the 2020–21 season were realigned. The Sharks played in the [[West Division (NHL)|West Division]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sharks Hockey Returns in January|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-hockey-returns-in-january/c-319846002|access-date=December 21, 2020|publisher=National Hockey League|language=en-US}}</ref> The Sharks missed the playoffs for the second year in a row. ==Team information== ===Logo and jerseys=== [[File:San Jose Sharks 2021 Wordmark Logo.png|thumb|The current wordmark logo for the San Jose Sharks, introduced in the 2020–21 NHL season.]] The Sharks' iconic logo of a shark chomping on a hockey stick has been in use since their inaugural 1991–92 season, with slight modifications prior to the 2007–08 season. The triangle on the logo references the Bay Area's Red Triangle near the Pacific Ocean. The Sharks also use various partial and alternate logos based on the primary logo. The original Sharks' road jerseys were teal with white, gray and black striping and featured white block lettering with black trim. Home uniforms were white with teal, gray and black striping and featured teal block lettering with black trim. Both jerseys included the team's "fin" logo on either shoulder and were used until the 1997–98 season.<ref name=SharksUniforms>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/team/jersey-history |title=Jerseys Through the Years |website=San Jose Sharks |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> The Sharks introduced their future road (later home) jersey as an alternate during the 1997–98 season, featuring a darker teal base, wide gray sleeve and shoulder striping and modernized lettering. A white home (later road) counterpart was introduced the following season and featured teal and gray shoulder and sleeve stripes. In the 2001–02 season, the Sharks began wearing a black third jersey, featuring the return of the "fin" logo and minimalist teal and white sleeve stripes.<ref name=SharksUniforms/> Upon switching to the [[Reebok]] Edge template in 2007, the Sharks introduced new home and away jerseys. The teal home jersey featured a black shoulder yoke while the white road jersey used a teal shoulder yoke. Both jerseys replaced gray with orange trim on the stripes and lettering, featured the "jumping shark" logo on the shoulders, and added numbers on the right chest.<ref name=SharksUniforms/> Before the 2008–09 season, the Sharks introduced a new black alternate jersey, minus the contrasting shoulder yoke, tail stripes and orange trim. It also featured the "jumping shark" logo in front and the "SJ" alternate logo on the shoulders. The jersey served as the basis of their new set introduced before the 2013–14 season, which eliminated the shoulder yoke and tail stripes, added neckline laces and eliminated the orange accents. The front numbers were replaced with the Sharks' 25th-anniversary logo prior to the 2015–16 season.<ref name=SharksUniforms/> Following the switch to [[Adidas]]' AdiZero template in 2017, the Sharks kept much of their basic look save for the replacement of the "jumping shark" logo in favor of the "screaming shark" logo (home jersey) and "SJ" logo (road jersey) on the shoulder. The slogan "This Is Sharks Territory" was added inside the neckline.<ref name=SharksUniforms/> The black alternates were retired prior to the season, but in 2018, a new black jersey was introduced. Known as the "Stealth" jersey, it featured a slightly different rendition of the primary Sharks logo, an updated version of the original "fin" logo on the shoulders and stylized [[circuit board]] sleeve striping.<ref name=SharksStealth>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-unveil-stealth-design-announce-third-jersey--stealth-nights/c-300331636 |title=Sharks Unveil Stealth Design, Announce Third Jersey & Stealth Nights |website=San Jose Sharks |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> The "Stealth" uniforms were not used in the 2020–21 season as the Sharks opted to wear their "Reverse Retro" and "Heritage" alternate uniforms in the shortened season (see descriptions below). The Sharks participated in the [[2015 NHL Stadium Series]] by wearing a tricolor jersey of teal, white and black accented by the primary Sharks logo in front and a new "Northern California" alternate logo on the shoulders. The back of the jersey remained teal and featured larger lettering.<ref name=SharksUniforms/> During the 2015–16 season, as part of their 25th anniversary, the Sharks wore a slightly modified version of their original teal jerseys for a few home games. These uniforms were brought back in 2021 for the Sharks' 30th anniversary, albeit modified to the AdiZero cut.<ref name=SharksUniforms/><ref>{{cite news|title=Sharks bring back Heritage jerseys for 30th anniversary celebration|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/san-jose-sharks-bring-back-heritage-jerseys-for-30th-anniversary/c-319823386|publisher=National Hockey League|date=December 17, 2020|access-date=January 19, 2021}}</ref> The Sharks wore "Reverse Retro" alternate uniforms for the 2020–21 season. The design used was similar to the teal uniforms they wore from 1997 to 2007, but with a gray base and black stripes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reverse Retro alternate jerseys for all 31 teams unveiled by NHL, adidas|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-reveals-adidas-reverse-retro-jerseys/c-319633384|publisher=National Hockey League|date=December 1, 2020|access-date=December 5, 2020}}</ref> ===Broadcasters=== {{see also|List of San Jose Sharks broadcasters}} Television *[[Randy Hahn]]: play-by-play *[[Bret Hedican]]: color commentator<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 11, 2021|title=NBC SPORTS CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCES ITS SAN JOSE SHARKS 2020–21 NHL REGULAR SEASON COVERAGE DETAILS|url=https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2021/01/11/nbc-sports-california-announces-its-san-jose-sharks-2020-21-nhl-regular-season-coverage-details/|access-date=March 23, 2021|website=NBC Sports Pressbox|language=en}}</ref> *[[Drew Remenda]]: color commentator for select games/studio analyst *[[Brodie Brazil]]: studio host *[[Curtis Brown (ice hockey)|Curtis Brown]]: studio analyst<ref name="sharks.nhl.com">{{Cite web|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=729139|title=Sharks Announce TV & Radio Broadcast Teams}}</ref> *[[Dan Boyle (ice hockey)|Dan Boyle]]: select appearances *[[Mark Smith (ice hockey)|Mark Smith]]: select appearances Radio *[[Dan Rusanowsky]]: play-by-play *[[Mark Smith (ice hockey)|Mark Smith]]: color commentator for select games *[[Scott Hannan]]: color commentator *[[Drew Remenda]]: color commentator *[[Bret Hedican]]: color commentator for select games One of the first group of broadcasters for the Sharks was [[Joe Starkey]], who did play-by-play alongside [[Pete Stemkowski]] (both [[1991–92 San Jose Sharks season|1991–92]]) and [[1992–93 San Jose Sharks season|1992–93]]) and [[Brian Hayward]] ([[1991–92 San Jose Sharks season|1991–92]] when sidelined with injuries) on color commentary. CSN Bay Area (now [[NBC Sports Bay Area]]) was the television home of San Jose Sharks until the end of the [[2008–09 San Jose Sharks season|2008–09 NHL season]], when their games moved to Comcast SportsNet California (now [[NBC Sports California]]). Over-the-air telecasts aired on [[KGO-TV|KGO 7]] from [[1991–92 San Jose Sharks season|1991]]–[[1993–94 San Jose Sharks season|1994]] and on [[KICU-TV|KICU 36]] from [[1995–96 San Jose Sharks season|1995]]–[[1998–99 San Jose Sharks season|1999]]. Other television color commentators include Chris Collins ([[1996–97 San Jose Sharks season|1996–97]]), [[Steve Konroyd]] ([[1997–98 San Jose Sharks season|1997]]–[[1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season|2000]]), [[Drew Remenda]] ([[2000–01 San Jose Sharks season|2000]]–[[2005–06 San Jose Sharks season|06]]; [[2007–08 San Jose Sharks season|2007]]–[[2013–14 San Jose Sharks season|14]]), [[Marty McSorley]] ([[2006–07 San Jose Sharks season|2006–07]]), [[Jamie Baker (ice hockey)|Jamie Baker]] ([[2014–15 San Jose Sharks season|2014]]–[[2019–20 San Jose Sharks season|20]]), and [[Kendall Coyne Schofield]] ([[2019–20 San Jose Sharks season|2019–20]]). ==Traditions== [[File:Shark head.jpg|thumb|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.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Mark |last=Purdy |title=Perfect World: Sharks Supply Glitz and Win |work=San Jose Mercury News |location=San Jose, California |page=1G |date=October 14, 1993 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sharks Goal Song Fan Vote|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=111463|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> Any time the Sharks go on the power play, the ''[[Jaws (film)|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. Since 2015, the fan-driven Supporters Club, [[Teal City Crew]], has sit atop sections 217-218, organizing marches to the arena, charity drives, and creating [[tifo]] related to the games being played, most notably the "retirement" banner for NHL veteran, [[Mike Hoffman (ice hockey, born 1989)|Mike Hoffman]], for his temporary trade to the Sharks, before being later traded that same day to the [[Florida Panthers]]. ==Rivalries== The Sharks have historically had rivalries with the two other California National Hockey League teams, the [[Anaheim Ducks]] and the [[Los Angeles Kings]]. They also share a developing rivalry with the [[Vegas Golden Knights]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2018/04/08/ducks-vs-san-jose-sharks-playoff-showdown-matches-familiar-rivals/ |title=Ducks vs. San Jose Sharks playoff showdown matches familiar rivals |work=[[The Orange County Register]] |date=April 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/54548-Five-reasons-why-KingsSharks-is-the-best-NHL-rivalry-today.html |title=Five reasons why Kings-Sharks is the best NHL rivalry today |last=Boylen |first=Rory |date=November 28, 2013 |website=The Hockey News |access-date=December 21, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kwong |first=Jessica |date=November 29, 2013 |title=Sharks-Kings rivalry intensifies with each showdown |url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/sharks-kings-rivalry-intensifies-with-each-showdown/Content?oid=2637773 |url-status=live |newspaper=The Examiner |location=San Francisco |archive-url=http://archives.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/sharks-kings-rivalry-intensifies-with-each-showdown/Content?oid=2637773 |archive-date=November 29, 2013 |access-date=December 21, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bladesofteal.com/2019/06/24/san-jose-sharks-knights-rivalry/ |title=San Jose Sharks – Vegas Golden Knights Rivalry Continues to Intensify |last=Thorne |first=Quentin |date=June 24, 2019}}</ref> ==Season-by-season record== ''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'' {| class="wikitable" |- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ddd;" | Season || GP || W || L || OTL || Pts || GF || GA || Finish || Playoffs |- | [[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17]] || 82 || 46 || 29 || 7 || 99 || 221 || 201 || 3rd, Pacific || Lost in First Round, 2–4 ([[Edmonton Oilers|Oilers]]) |- style="background:#eee;" | [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18]] || 82 || 45 || 27 || 10 || 100 || 252 || 229 || 3rd, Pacific || Lost in Second Round, 2–4 ([[Vegas Golden Knights|Golden Knights]]) |- | [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]] || 82 || 46 || 27 || 9 || 101 || 289 || 261 || 2nd, Pacific || Lost in Conference Finals, 2–4 ([[St. Louis Blues|Blues]]) |- style="background:#eee;" | [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]] || 70 || 29 || 36 || 5 || 63 || 182 || 226 || 8th, Pacific || Did not qualify |- | [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]] || 56 || 21 || 28 || 7 || 49 || 151 || 199 || 7th, West || Did not qualify |} ==Players== ===Current roster=== {{San Jose Sharks roster}} ===Hall of Famers=== The San Jose Sharks hold an affiliation with a number of inductees to the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]]. Six inductees from the players category of the Hall of Fame are affiliated with the Sharks.<ref name="sharkhalloffame">{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/11/10/former-sharks-star-inducted-into-hall-of-fame/ |title=Former Sharks star inducted into Hall of Fame |work=San Jose Mercury News |access-date=November 11, 2008 |date=November 10, 2008}}</ref><ref name="http://www.legendsofhockey.net">{{cite web| url = http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsPlayersByTeam.jsp?team=San+Jose+Sharks | title = Legends of Hockey – The Legends – Players By Team – San Jose Sharks | access-date = February 22, 2009 }}</ref> <center> {| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;" width=100% |- ! colspan="6" style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:#006D75 5px solid;border-bottom:#EA7200 5px solid; text-align: center;"|San Jose Sharks Hockey Hall of Fame inductees |- ! colspan=6 align=center|Hall of Fame players |- | [[Ed Belfour]] | [[Rob Blake]] | [[Igor Larionov]] | [[Sergei Makarov (ice hockey)|Sergei Makarov]] | [[Teemu Selänne|Teemu Selanne]] | [[Doug Wilson (ice hockey)|Doug Wilson]] |} </center> ===Retired numbers=== 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 National Hockey League All-Star Game|2000 NHL All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Perfect setting: Gretzky's number retired before All-Star Game |publisher=CNN Sports Illustrated. Associated Press |date=February 6, 2000 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/2000/nhl_allstar/news/2000/02/06/gretsky_99/ |access-date=October 9, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112022319/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/2000/nhl_allstar/news/2000/02/06/gretsky_99/ |archive-date=November 12, 2013 }}</ref> ===Team captains=== [[File:Joe Thornton 2011 1.jpg|thumb|upright|230px|[[Joe Thornton]] was named the Sharks' team captain prior to the [[2010–11 San Jose Sharks season|2010–11 season]].]] *[[Doug Wilson (ice hockey)|Doug Wilson]], 1991–1993 *[[Bob Errey]], 1993–1995 *[[Jeff Odgers]], 1995–1996 *[[Todd Gill]], 1996–1998 *[[Owen Nolan]], 1998–2003 *''Rotating for first half of 2003–2004 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]], 2015–2019 *[[Logan Couture]], 2019–present ===Franchise regular season scoring leaders=== {{main|List of San Jose Sharks players}} These are the top-ten-point-scorers in franchise regular-season history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season. [[File:Joe Thornton 2016.jpg|thumb|upright|Recording 804 regular season assists as a Shark, [[Joe Thornton]] holds the all-time record for assists recorded with the team.]] * {{Color box|#CCFFCC|*|border=darkgray}} – current Sharks player '''''Note:''' Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game <!-- PLEASE DO NOT UPDATE STATISTICS MID-SEASON, AS IT CREATES MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES, AND WIKIPEDIA'S PURPOSE IS NOT TO PROVIDE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE STATISTICS. PLEASE SAVE THE UPDATING OF STATISTICS UNTIL THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON AND/OR PLAYOFFS. --> {{col-begin|width=auto}} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="background:#ffffff; border-top:#006D75 5px solid; border-bottom:#EA7200 5px solid;"|Points |- ! style="text-align:left;"| Player || Pos || GP || G || A || Pts || P/G |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[Patrick Marleau]] || C || 1,607 || 522 || 589 || '''1,111''' || .69 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[Joe Thornton]] || C || 1,104 || 251 || 804 || '''1,055''' || .96 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[Joe Pavelski]] || C || 963 || 355 || 406 || '''761''' || .79 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"| [[Logan Couture]]* || C || 768 || 273 || 304 || '''577''' || .75 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"| [[Brent Burns]]* || D || 716 || 162 || 378 || '''540''' || .75 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[Owen Nolan]] || RW || 568 || 206 || 245 || '''451''' || .79 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[Jeff Friesen]] || LW || 516 || 149 || 201 || '''350''' || .68 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"| [[Marc-Édouard Vlasic|Marc-Edouard Vlasic]]* || D|| 1,086 || 73 || 259 || '''332''' || .31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"| [[Tomáš Hertl|Tomas Hertl]]* || C || 503 || 151 || 172 || '''323''' || .64 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[Jonathan Cheechoo]] || RW || 440 || 165 || 126 || '''291''' || .66 |} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#006D75 5px solid; border-bottom:#EA7200 5px solid;"|Goals |- ! style="text-align:left;"|Player || Pos || G |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Patrick Marleau]] || C || 522 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Joe Pavelski]] || C || 355 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Logan Couture]]* || C || 273 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Joe Thornton]] || C || 251 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Owen Nolan]] || RW || 206 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Jonathan Cheechoo]] || RW || 165 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Brent Burns]]* || D || 162 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Tomáš Hertl|Tomas Hertl]]* || C || 151 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Jeff Friesen]] || LW || 149 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Marco Sturm]] || LW || 128 |} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#006D75 5px solid; border-bottom:#EA7200 5px solid;"|Assists |- ! style="text-align:left;"|Player || Pos || A |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Joe Thornton]] || C || 804 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Patrick Marleau]] || C || 589 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Joe Pavelski]] || C || 406 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Brent Burns]]* || D || 378 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Logan Couture]]* || C || 304 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Marc-Édouard Vlasic|Marc-Edouard Vlasic]]* || D || 259 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Owen Nolan]] || RW || 245 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Dan Boyle (ice hockey)|Dan Boyle]] || D || 201 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Jeff Friesen]] || LW || 201 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Vincent Damphousse]] || C || 197 |} {{col-end}} ===Franchise playoff scoring leaders=== <!-- PLEASE DO NOT UPDATE STATISTICS MID-SEASON, AS IT CREATES MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES, AND WIKIPEDIA'S PURPOSE IS NOT TO PROVIDE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE STATISTICS. PLEASE SAVE THE UPDATING OF STATISTICS UNTIL THE eND OF THE REGULAR SEASON AND/OR PLAYOFFS. --> [[File:Dan Boyle.jpg|thumb|upright|With 48 playoff points, [[Dan Boyle (ice hockey)|Dan Boyle]] recorded the second-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. {{col-begin|width=auto}} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#006D75 5px solid; border-bottom:#EA7200 5px solid;"|Points |- ! style="text-align:left;"|Player || Pos || GP || G || A || Pts || P/G |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Patrick Marleau]] || C || 177 || 68 || 52 || '''120''' || .68 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Joe Thornton]] || C || 144 || 25 || 90 || '''115''' || .80 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Logan Couture]]* || C || 116 || 48 || 53 || '''101''' || .87 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Joe Pavelski]] || C || 134 || 48 || 52 || '''100''' || .75 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Brent Burns]]* || D || 83 || 20 || 39 || '''59''' || .71 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Dan Boyle (ice hockey)|Dan Boyle]] || D || 62 || 11 || 37 || '''48''' || .77 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Ryane Clowe]] || LW || 68 || 18 || 27 || '''45''' || .66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Tomáš Hertl|Tomas Hertl]]* || C || 62 || 24 || 18 || '''42''' || .68 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Marc-Édouard Vlasic|Marc-Edouard Vlasic]]* || D || 142 || 6 || 33 || '''39''' || .28 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Vincent Damphousse]] || C || 53 || 15 || 23 || '''38''' || .72 |} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#006D75 5px solid; border-bottom:#EA7200 5px solid;"|Goals |- ! style="text-align:left;"|Player || Pos || G |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Patrick Marleau]] || C || 68 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Logan Couture]]* || C || 48 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Joe Pavelski]] || C || 48 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Joe Thornton]] || C || 25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Tomáš Hertl|Tomas Hertl]]* || C || 24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Brent Burns]]* || D || 20 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Ryane Clowe]] || LW || 18 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Jonathan Cheechoo]] || RW || 16 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Owen Nolan]] || RW || 15 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Vincent Damphousse]] || C || 15 |} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#006D75 5px solid; border-bottom:#EA7200 5px solid;"|Assists |- ! style="text-align:left;"|Player || Pos || A |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Joe Thornton]] || C || 90 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Logan Couture]]* || C || 53 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Joe Pavelski]] || C || 52 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Patrick Marleau]] || C || 52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Brent Burns]]* || D || 39 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Dan Boyle (ice hockey)|Dan Boyle]] || D || 37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | style="text-align:left;"|[[Marc-Édouard Vlasic|Marc-Edouard Vlasic]]* || D || 33 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Ryane Clowe]] || LW || 27 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Vincent Damphousse]] || C || 23 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Igor Larionov]] || C || 21 |} {{col-end}} ==NHL awards and trophies== {{main|List of San Jose Sharks award winners}} '''[[Clarence S. Campbell Bowl]]''' *[[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16]] '''[[Presidents' Trophy]]''' *[[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]] [[File:Jonathan_Cheechoo_2008.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Jonathan Cheechoo]] was awarded the [[Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy]] after scoring 56 goals in the [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06 season]].]] '''[[Art Ross Trophy]]''' *[[Joe Thornton]]*: [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]] '''[[Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy]]''' *[[Tony Granato]]: [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]] '''[[Calder Memorial Trophy]]''' *[[Evgeni Nabokov]]: [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]] '''[[Hart Memorial Trophy]]''' *[[Joe Thornton]]*: [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]] '''[[James Norris Memorial Trophy]]''' *[[Brent Burns]]: [[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17]] '''[[Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy]]''' *[[Jonathan Cheechoo]]: [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]] '''[[NHL Foundation Player Award]]''' *[[Brent Burns]]: [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]] '''[[National Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] head coach''' *[[Todd McLellan]]: [[57th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2009]], [[59th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2012]] {{small|(* – traded from the [[Boston Bruins]] during the [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06 season]])}} ==See also== *[[1991 NHL Dispersal and Expansion Drafts]] *[[List of San Jose Sharks draft picks]] ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Official website}} *[http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=379867 "San Jose strengthens ties to China Sharks"] nhl.com, August 20, 2008 *[http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=379187 "New-look Anyang Halla adds western flavor"] nhl.com, July 31, 2008 *[http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=358172&page=NewsPage&service=page "Former NHLers find hockey adventure in Japan"] nhl.com, March 26, 2008 *{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=532034|title=Blake caps a likely Hall of Fame career|author=[[Dan Rosen]]|publisher=National Hockey League}} {{San Jose Sharks}} {{Navboxes|titlestyle=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#006D75 5px solid; border-bottom:#EA7200 5px solid;|list1= {{San Jose Sharks seasons}} {{NHL}} {{Bay Area Sports}} {{California sports}} {{California Golden Seals}} }} {{Portal bar|Ice hockey|San Francisco Bay Area|California}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:San Jose Sharks| ]] [[Category:National Hockey League teams]] [[Category:1991 establishments in California]] [[Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1991]] [[Category:Ice hockey teams in California]] [[Category:Pacific Division (NHL)]] [[Category:Sports teams in San Jose, California]] [[Category:National Hockey League in the San Francisco Bay Area]]'