San Jose Sharks

By Andy Bensch Mid-way through the year the Sharks traded for then Buffalo Sabres defenseman Brian Campbell. "Soupy" would make a big splash in his short-time with San Jose, scoring a highlight reel spin-o-rama goal during the regular season but his playoff performance was far from spectacular.

By What's News The previous story is excerpted from a Press Release by the Worcester Sharks for the AHL. What's News is the alternate profile of Bleacher Report writer Todd Civin and is used to repost Press Releases for the AHL, The WPS and the NY-PENN baseball League. Civin is a supporter of the award winni...

By Andy Bensch In just about two weeks the anniversary of the blockbuster trade that brought the then Boston Bruin Joe Thornton to San Jose will pass us by. Both forwards combined for just 57 points that year and the Sharks were bounced from the playoffs in the Western Conference semifinals by the Dallas S...

By Todd Civin Brandon Mashinter extends his point streak against the Devils to 3-2-5 and recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick…Torrey Mitchell and Benn Ferriero (2 assists) made their first appearances with Worcester this season after being reassigned from San Jose earlier this week. With the additions...

Related articles from Sharkspage, Sharkspage San Jose Sharks NHL hockey and local sports and more.

By Jason Figueiredo-Dumpit In the 2006-07 season, the Sharks jumped up to 11th in face off wins with a 51.1 percent win rate thanks in large part to Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau stepping up their performances in the circle.  But they were not the only reasons for the jump in production.

Related articles from Yahoo! Canada Sports.

By Todd Civin Guaranteed same seat for all 40 home dates, and playoff home games at the DCU CenterSignificant savings off box office ticket pricesPriority access to purchase tickets to DCU Center events (subject to availability) Season ticket packages, group tickets, and individual tickets for t...

By Andy Bensch His ability to carry the puck and throw defenders off with slick skating moves and puck handling maneuvers, has made Boyle the best offensive defenseman in the Western Conference. Imagine when the Sharks' power-play (which was just 1-19 at home prior to the Penguins contest) finally get...

By Sergey Zikov As if it was supposed to happen, yet another Penguin was cut down by the injury bug. Conn Smythe winner Evgeni Malkin , who just doesn't miss games, had a shoulder injury that would keep out the leading point-getter from a season ago for a few weeks.

By Jason Figueiredo-Dumpit Todd McLellan did not hesitate in getting Pavelski back into the speed of things, making sure he got on the ice early and often. Either way, a two point game was the perfect way to announce to the HP Pavilion and fans all over the Bay that Joe Pavelski is back and fully healed.

By Kyle Rhodes First off, let's start with the most surprising story of the season so far, shall we? Everyone with an opinion of hockey, had the Colorado Avalanche finishing either 29th or 30th in the league this season. While a month doesn't make an entire season, still it's amazing to see them on top of th...

By Tobi Writes For example,  The University of Texas-Arlington, a I-AAA school is located only a mile or so from Jerry Jones' new 80,000 seat Dallas Cowboys stadium.  UTA has an enormous enrollment (over 25,000 students). That would lead someone who didn't know about the Cowboys to think maybe UTA wo...

By Gann Matsuda They are also fourth in the Western Conference, four points behind the conference-leading Colorado Avalanche , and they own the fourth-best record in the 30-team National Hockey League , with the Sharks, Pittsburgh Penguins , and the Avalanche ahead of them.

By Nick Burger His first NHL goal came in his hometown against the Edmonton Oilers. With San Jose shorthanded, captain and veteran defenseman Rob Blake went down with an injury on the resulting penalty kill. Blake's vague upper-body injury has him sidelined for a week.

By Harrison Oztemel The Joe Louis Arena, one of the most prestigious stadiums in the league, has a grudge against the San Jose Sharks. For the past few visits to the Joe, the Sharks and Red Wings have been victims to blatantly terrible calls, ultimately costing the affected team a win.

By Jason Figueiredo-Dumpit Thursday night against the Detroit Red Wings, the void left by Blake’s injury immediately presented more ice time for Kent Huskins .  While Huskins is a great replacement for Blake defensively, leading the Sharks with a plus-8 +/-, he doesn't create much offensive noise. 

By Matt Hutter Admittedly, Red Wings fans are a tough bunch to please. A 3-1 win over the Flames? "So what, the Flames were slumping anyway." Sad. Detroit will square off at home against the ever dangerous San Jose Sharks. The Sharks face the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight, while Detroit has the night off.

By Michael Wagner But Ebbett will need to prove his worth in the next few games, if he can put up a good showing against the likes of the Phoenix Coyotes and the Colorado Avalanche, he might be able to salvage some ice time and not be placed back on waivers.

By John Boller After the loss to the Capitals, Pavelec did not get the start in the Thrashers' next game against the San Jose Sharks. But, he did see action, as the Thrashers would replace the starting goalie for the second straight game. Johan Hedberg gave up four goals on 12 shots in only 29:19.

Related articles from USA Today, Miami Herald, ESPN, Sportsnet.ca, SFGate Sports and more.

By Eric Naughton The Anaheim Ducks are currently sitting at the bottom of the Pacific Division. However, they are a tough team and a perennial playoff favorite. San Jose leads the Pacific Division and trails Colorado in the Western Conference by a single point. San Jose has been a Western powerhouse since th...

By Ian Tait Jannie du Plessis – Tight Head Prop                    Sharks Tendai Mtwarira – Tight Head Prop                     Sharks Adi Jacobs - Centre                                         Sharks JP Pietersen - Wing                                         Sharks

By Andy Bensch So why are the Sharks on such a roll? Imagine if the Sharks still had Milan Michalek and Cheechoo instead of Heatley. Marleau-Thornton-Clowe Michalek-Malhotra-Cheechoo Heatley-Thornton-Clowe/Vesce Clowe/Marleau-Malhotra/Marleau-Ferriero

By Mark Ritter On the Injury front, the Lightning are free and clear, while the Flyers will be without forwards Blair Betts (out with a shoulder injury) and Simon Gagne and Daniel Briere  (both players are out with groin injuries). Flyers defenseman Ryan Parent is also questionable.

By Matt Sitkoff 3.)    Game of The Week: Penguins vs The West Coast—The defending champions run through the west coast this week but I am very interested in not only their game on Saturday vs the Sharks but also the game Thursday vs the Kings.  The game against the Kings will showcase the talented scorer Anze...

By MJ Kasprzak The San Jose Sharks are back on the road after a brief two-game homestand. Not that it matters—they just keep winning. After a slow start to the season (3-3-0-1), they are red hot, winning five in a row and seven of eight and moving up to the second-best record in the Western Conference.

By Andy Bensch That isn't saying Patrick Marleau is bad. Far from it, the former Sharks captain is arguably the fastest player in the NHL and his ability to score on the rush and score simply based on his cannon of a shot are things Clowe simply can't do.

By Nick Burger This company includes Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. When Mitchell returns, the Sharks will be gaining a speedy center that head coach Todd McLellan said might be moved to the wing before the season started.

By Andy Bensch But in order for that to happen, head coach Todd McLellan needs to stop messing around with his power-play and put out his best weapons. With Boyle and Vlasic at the point, the top power-play unit ought to be the following five: Heatley, Thornton, Setoguchi, Boyle, Vlasic.

By Anthony Emerson Kobasew was acquired by the Bruins with Andrew Ference from the Calgary Flames for Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau, two-thirds of the three-player package the Bruins got from the San Jose Sharks in the Joe Thornton trade, which happened a few years ago, on Nov. 31, 2005.

By Andy Bensch After stumbling out of the gate to the tune of a 3.68 GAA and .858 save percentage through his first four games, Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov is turning his fortunes around—in a hurry. Now will Nabokov always have to play this well in order for the Sharks to win?

By Andy Bensch Scott Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo, Nils Ekman, Mark Smith, Milan Michalek, Ryane Clowe, and even Patrick Marleau have all spent time alongside Sharks center Joe Thornton.  However, very rarely did Sharks fans see Jonathan Cheechoo setting up Joe Thornton with a nifty pass.

By Gann Matsuda Indeed, the Kings were expected to easily defeat the bankrupt, owner-less Phoenix Coyotes on Oct. 3 and then lose three days later to the class of the Pacific Division, the San Jose Sharks. Their head coach was quite pleased with his team’s turnaround at even strength.

By Andy Bensch When the San Jose Sharks traded for Dany Heatley, one thing became certain: the Sharks will not have any problems scoring goals. However, it is not clear whether they will play a signifcant number of games where goaltender Evgeni Nabokov stops 24 out of 25 shots like he did on Saturday in Ana...

By Scott Weldon Pacific Division     San Jose Sharks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Phoenix Coyotes 1/San Jose (1)    117                            1/ Anaheim (2)        108 2/Anaheim  (8)      91                           2/ San Jose (6)         98

By John Morales With that said, Doug Wilson addressed the fans, ownership and the media explaining that changes will be made. To me it sounds like big changes are in store for this team. The aforementioned players, Jonathan Cheechoo, and Evgeni Nabokov can be the big moves.

By Andy Bensch No. 1: Christmas 2005, I got a Joe Thornton Jersey. Let's begin with why Joe Thornton should no longer be a San Jose Shark. Despite that, I have come to the conclusion that Nabokov is not the goaltender to lead the Sharks to their first ever Stanley Cup.

By Chris Bouthillier Western Conference Game Three Winner: St. Louis Anaheim (8) at San Jose (1)—ANA leads 1-0 Sharks coach Todd McLellan had two days to prepare his team for Game Two. Expect a more energetic start from the President Trophy winners. Game Two Winner: San Jose

By Stephen DiSchiavi The first line of Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Bobby Ryan are young, but dangerous every time they are on the ice. They need to keep their cool, put up big numbers and stay out of the penalty box. If this line can out produce the Sharks top line of Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Devon Setoguc...

By Mark Jones 1) San Jose Sharks vs. (8) Anaheim Ducks 2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (7) Columbus Blue Jackets Red Wings win series, 4-3 4) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (5) Calgary Flames Projected Second Round Matchups 1) San Jose Sharks vs. (5) Calgary Flames: no worries, Sharks fans...

By Keith Shelton Mike Grier and Jonathan Cheechoo are both big physical forwards that can chip in here and there. Big man Christian Ehrhoff and Marc-Edouard Vlasic make up the second pairing and both are solid playmakers, though Ehrhoff is somewhat prone to defensive lapses. Edge: San Jose Edge: Anaheim

By MJ Kasprzak With Edmonton's overtime victory of the Sharks, two of those four teams have also beaten San Jose at HP Pavilion, as have the Calgary Flames and Nashville Predators. Since overtime losses are still losses in the playoffs, that means four quality road wins and four home losses, one of which...

By Jim Neveau Overall, the team is off of a solid start, with a record of 10-4-5 this season, good for fourth n the Western Conference. They also have the fourth fewest losses in the league with four regulation defeats this year. They have the third most goals in the NHL, trailing only the Sharks and Red Wing...

By Christopher Mango All Western Conference First Team All Western Conference Second Team C - Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim W - Marian Gaborik, Minnesota W - Brenden Morrow, Dallas D - Brian Rafalski, Detroit D - Brian Campbell, Chicago G - Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose All Western Conference Third Team

By Randall Buschmann Most hockey fans can name the top scorer, defenseman, and goaltender on any NHL team. It's considered common knowledge. But what about the unsung heroes of the NHL? Where is their spotlight? Below I present to you my top 10 best players in the NHL you've never heard of.

By Rafal Ladysz Anaheim Ducks Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Calgary Flames Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs

San Jose Sharks Split First Two Home Games With Calgary Flames by Danielle Marchell (Columnist) I'd really like to talk about the first two games of the San Jose Sharks-Calgary Flames series. After seeing the first two ... Sports Network - San Jose Mercury News

By Gorman Jones Playing their biggest game of the year the San Jose Sharks out-shot the Anaheim Ducks 43-13 setting a franchise shot differential resulting in a 2-1 victory. This win put them seven points up on second place Anaheim. The Sharks started quickly, opening the scoring 40 seconds in with a n...

By Danielle Marchell However, that's not necessarily fair to say, since the post-trade deadline Sharks are a much improved team compared to most of the games the Sharks played against the Ducks before the trade deadline. The last time the Sharks faced the Ducks was way back in January.

By Joseph Beare When I saw San Jose Shark Torrey Mitchell and Minnesota Wild Kurtis Foster collide violently into the endboards, Foster to get the icing called and Mitchell to help the Sharks avoid the icing, in Wednesday's contest between the division-leaders, it was obvious, even at full speed, that...

By Joseph Beare This is not some biased view coming from a die-hard Sharks fan, but rather a realistic interpretation based on personal on-ice experience, and a familiarity with the player involved. Torrey Mitchell is not a dirty player. He is quick, tenacious, and he knows it. He uses his best assets to his...

By Danielle Marchell Tonight was a big game for the Sharks, but aren't they all at this point? If the Sharks won tonight, which they did, it would be a great momentum-builder for the Sharks going into Friday's game against the Anaheim Ducks. The Sharks swept the Wild this season, but I really want to give credit to...

By Josh Kyrzakos Heading into last night’s game Evgeni Nabokov has played a staggering 62 of 64 games for the San Jose Sharks. It was clear he needed a rest. His numbers have slowly been declining this season and San Jose Sharks GM sought out relief at the trade deadline b acquiring free agent goaltender Brian...

By Danielle Marchell My advice to the Sharks? Get the sixth seed. The Sharks hold the NHL's best road record, so it's not like losing home ice advantage would be a huge blow to the team. Facing the Flames or the Wild would be a much better alternative to playing the Red Wings or the Ducks. It's not impossible to win the P...

By Danielle Marchell Michalek-Thornton-CheechooCheechoo remains to plant himself in front of the net, which can only bring good things for the Sharks. That's how Cheechoo became the Rocket Richard winner, and that's why lately he's become "en fuego", if you will.