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By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) Last week during the Sharks 5-0 win over Vancouver, Insidehockey.com's David Migdal won the SJsharks.com Winter Classic Contest for tickets, hotel and airfare to today's outdoor game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings at Wrigley Field. David has posted photo gallerie...

By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) 12:32PM - The Fresno Falcon's ownership, Fresno Hockey Club LLC, will shut down operations at 5PM if new ownership is not found. Update3] The Fresno Falcons are the second ECHL franchise to shut down operations this season. The Augusta Lynx, a previous affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks and th...

By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) The Sharks power play is 5th in the NHL at 23% (32-139), 18-84 at home. On the penalty kill San Jose is 17-105 overall (83.8%, 8th), 9-54 at home. The Ducks are 23-109 overall with the man advantage (21.1%, 9th), 29-157 on the penalty kill (81.5%, 16th). The San Jose Sharks are 13-2-1 when scoring fi...

By jon@sharkspage.com (PJ Swenson) Anaheim backup goaltender Jonas Hiller struggled with traffic in front, but the top line of Perry-Marchant-Miller and the physical play of right wing Bobby Ryan down low improved as the game wore on. Chris Pronger was boo'd almost every time he touched the puck, making it easy to keep an ey...

By noreply@blogger.com (PJ Swenson) COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS RIGHT WING #13 NIKOLAI ZHERDEV - PHOTO JON SWENSON There's a scarcity of first-line centres in the league," said Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson, who was driving back from the GMs meetings in Pittsburgh on Monday.

By noreply@blogger.com (PJ Swenson) San Jose may be regarded as the "Goaltending Factory" for its production of elite NHL netminders, but the Gatineau Olympiques of the QMJHL may be the "Coaching Factory" according to the Ottawa Citizen's Ken Warren. Pat Burns (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and N...

By PJ Swenson DAVID KEON: We have with us San Jose Sharks head coach, Ron Wilson. Thanks to Ron today for taking the time to answer your questions, and thanks to Scott Emmert of the Sharks' public relations department for arranging this call. San Jose leads the Pacific Division and sits second in the Weste...

By PJ Swenson Jason LaBarbera (6-8-1) made 34 saves on 36 shots, and took one more step towards bumping his record to .500 with the win. Evgeni Nabokov (11-8-4), the only NHL goaltender to start every one of his team's game this season (23 games), made 29 saves on 31 shots. The Los Angeles Kings (10-13-1) are...

By PJ Swenson The Sharks were facing a tough test against the Pacific Division leading Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center on Wednesday night. Dallas had been lights out on the PK, killing 42 of 44 power plays in an 11-game span (95.5%), solid 5-on-5 with a balanced offensive attack, and with the...

By MaxGiese The Tampa Bay Lightning have other problems, but trading one of the top three players they have signed to a long term is not the answer. What the Lightning need to accomplish is to improve their drafting and development progam, and begin to develop more players from within. The current situa...

By PJ Swenson Post-game comments from Anaheim Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle: If the Ducks are going to climb their way back into the thick of the Stanley Cup playoff race in the NHL’s Western Conference, Tuesday night’s 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion would provide the perfect blue...