San Jose Sharks

By Andy Bensch At the "State of the Sharks" event last May, Boyle was the only one of four Sharks who looked vividly pissed off that he was sitting on a platform at HP Pavilion instead of skating on its ice. His ability to carry the puck and throw defenders off with slick skating moves and puck handling maneuv...

By San Jose Sharks Staff The San Jose Sharks success to start 2009-10 shouldn’t come as a surprise. They’ve got the big horses in Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, Dany Heatley, Dan Boyle, Rob Blake, Evgeni Nabokov and others carrying their weight. However, t...

With the flick of his wrists, San Jose defenseman Dan Boyle kept San Jose's streak alive in a physical game against Ken Hitchcock's Blue Jackets. Boyle roofed a wrist shot for the lone goal in a shootout, and Evgeni Nabokov stopped all three shooters to give...

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San Jose defenseman Dan Boyle roofed a wrist shot for the lone goal in a shootout, and Evgeni Nabokov stopped all three Blue Jackets shooters to give the Sharks their sixth straight victory, 3-2 over host Columbus on Wednesday night. "The whole night was a...

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The Sharks announced that defenseman Rob Blake will be the team's captain, with Joe Thornton and Dan Boyle as the alternates. San Jose opens its season tonight at Colorado. Big deal for Ward: The Hurricanes signed goaltender Cam Ward, 25, to a $37.8 million...

By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) The San Jose Sharks named defenseman Rob Blake as the 10th captain in franchise history Wednesday afternoon. Blake joins past captains Doug Wilson (91–93), Bob Errery (93-95), Jeff Odgers (95-96), Todd Gill (96-98), Owen Nolan (98-03), Ricci-Damphousse-McCauley (03-04) and Patric...

By jon@sharkspage.com (PJ Swenson) Q] Dan Boyle challenged fellow defenseman Rob Blake and Marc-Edouard Vlasic shortly after the loss to Anaheim, and in the State of the Sharks event he said the team needed better play from Evgeni Nabokov as well as himself. How would Boyle perform as a captain, and how would that affect the t...

By jon@sharkspage.com (PJ Swenson) A knee injury limited him severely against Anaheim, but the troubling playoff history dating back several years almost demands that a change be made. Veteran defenseman Dan Boyle and Rob Blake, and forwards Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau could be options for captain in 2...

By jon@sharkspage.com (PJ Swenson) Brad Lukowich added a veteran presence and depth to the Sharks blueline last year, which turned over more than 50% with the additions of Rob Blake, Dan Boyle, Kent Huskins and Brad Lukowich. Huskins, acquired in the trade with Anaheim along with Travis Moen, signed a 2-year $3.4 million con...

By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) On a potential defensive partner after the trade of Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich to Vancouver, Boyle speculated that it might be Kent Huskins. Despite being from the same hometown of Ottawa, he said he did not know too much about him.

Thursday's State of The Sharks is an opportunity for fans to hear from the horses' mouth what went wrong two weeks ago. Doug Wilson, Todd McLellan, Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle, Joe Pavelski, and Patrick Marleau will all be in attendance. ...

By jon@sharkspage.com (PJ Swenson) Kyle McLaren was the odd man out after the Sharks offseason acquisitions of defenseman Rob Blake, Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich. With the AHL Worcester Sharks affiliate, McLaren registered 6 assists in 17 games played but has missed the last 35 games due to a hand injury. The 6-foot-4, 230-po...

By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) Fresh off a 2-point peformance in this weekend's All-Star game, where he beat hometown goaltender Carey Price with a second period laser and tied Montreal right wing and ASG MVP Alexei Kovalev with a game leading 7 shots on goal, San Jose Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle was featured today by Y...

By Greg Wyshynski • Your Western Conference All-Star Team reserves: Nicklas Lidstrom, Sheldon Souray, Dan Boyle and Shea Weber on defense; Jarome Iginla, Milan Hejduk, Rick Nash, Mike Modano, Pavel Datsyuk, Dustin Brown, Shane Doan, Keith Tkachuk and Joe Thornton up front; Roberto Luongo and Niklas B...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames (10 p.m. EST; TV: CSBA, RSW). The Sharks are on a 7-1-4 streak, which is what qualifies as a slump for them. Could the Sharks send five players to the all-star game in Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle, Evgeni Nabokov, Patrick Marleau and Rob Blake ... and yet have non...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames (10 p.m. EST; TV: CSBA, RSW). The Sharks are on a 7-1-4 streak, which is what qualifies as a slump for them. Could the Sharks send five players to the all-star game in Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle, Evgeni Nabokov, Patrick Marleau and Rob Blake ... and yet have non...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche (9:30 p.m. EST; TV: ALT, FSS). The line for the Shea Weber Norris Trophy bandwagon is forming. We still think Nicklas Lidstrom, Dan Boyle and perhaps Zdeno Chara are going to have something to say about this race. Meanwhile, to the surprise o...

By Greg Wyshynski • Brian Campbell to the Sharks? Dan Boyle to ... uh, the Sharks? Nope. Spector names Marian Hossa-to-the-Pittsburgh Penguins as the biggest trade of 2008. "In the short term this deal favored the Penguins, as Hossa would help power that club to the 2008 Stanley Cup Final, but he subsequently bo...

By Greg Wyshynski • Brian Campbell to the Sharks? Dan Boyle to ... uh, the Sharks? Nope. Spector names Marian Hossa-to-the-Pittsburgh Penguins as the biggest trade of 2008. "In the short term this deal favored the Penguins, as Hossa would help power that club to the 2008 Stanley Cup Final, but he subsequently bo...

By Greg Wyshynski • Before the season, we discussed the potential for Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings to be unseated as the NHL's best defenseman. Well, USA Today has decided both Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber and San Jose Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle are more worthy so far this season....

By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) San Jose Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle participated in a conference call with reporters this morning. Acquired by the Sharks along with Brad Lukowich in a July 4th trade with the Tampa Bay for Matt Carle, Ty Wishart and two draft picks, Boyle is on pace to surpass career highs in goals, assist...

San Jose Sharks' Patrick Marleau (12) shoots on goal against Washington Capitals' Brent Johnson, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, in San Jose, Calif. Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) checks San Jose Sharks' Dan Boyle during the second pe...

By Greg Wyshynski Absolutely insane game in Chicago last night, as the Sharks and Blackhawks traded goals and leads. Dan Boyle scored two huge goals for the Sharks, including a game-tying tally on the power play in the third. But it was Setoguchi's seeing-eye shot on the power play later in the period proved t...

Both Carle and Eminger are on the move for the second time this year. Carle had been acquired by the Lightning this summer in the trade that sent Dan Boyle to the San Jose Sharks, and at the time of the deal the Bolts management were quite keen on Carle, touting him as a future star on their defens...

By jon@sharkspage.com (PJ Swenson) The Sharks announced Wednesday that defenseman Douglas Murray was signed to a 4-year contract extension. Reports put the deal at 4 years for $10 million. Sharks GM Doug Wilson has locked up the core of the defense for the next several years, Dan Boyle (signed through 2013-14), Marc-Edouar...

By chuqui Picking up pieces and an update on Michalek - The San Jose Mercury News Sharks Hockey Blog -: Thornton Marleau Pavelski Mitchell Grier Clowe Setoguchi Jeremy Roenick Craig Rivet Rob Blake-Dan Boyle Vlasic-Rivet Murray-lukowich (rumored coming from tampa)

By Don Burtless Don's Answer: Dan Boyle, San Jose Sharks.  This is all conditional on his health.  Pre-injury he was a top 5 offensive defensemen pick. He is going from a team that had only 1 solid offensive line to a team stacked with young offense.  A good power play, and a team that encourages offense.  ...

In return for the 31 year old veteran defenseman, its believed Tampa will receive a package that will include 23 old defenseman Matt Carle, a 1st round pick, a prospect and a 4th round pick. Sources say defenseman Brad Lukowich is also part of the deal going to San Jose.