What league does San Jose Sharks play in?

San Jose Sharks play in the NHL.

When was San Jose Sharks founded?

San Jose Sharks was founded in 1991 in San José, CA, USA, USA.

Where is San Jose Sharks based?

San Jose Sharks is based in San José, CA, USA.

Who is the head coach of San Jose Sharks?

The head coach of San Jose Sharks is Al Sims.

Who is the captain of San Jose Sharks?

The captain of San Jose Sharks is Todd Gill.

What arena does San Jose Sharks play in?

San Jose Sharks play their home games at SAP Center at San Jose in San José, CA, USA.

Who is the general manager of San Jose Sharks?

The general manager of San Jose Sharks is Dean Lombardi.

What are the team colors of San Jose Sharks?

The team colors of San Jose Sharks are Deep Pacific Teal + Burnt Orange + Black + White.

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1996-1997 San Jose Sharks Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Ed Belfour (G)	61	1965	Carman, MB, CAN	6'0"	214	L
	#31	Wade Flaherty (G)	58	1968	Terrace, BC, CAN	6'0"	192	L
	#32	Kelly Hrudey (G)	65	1961	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'11"	190	L
		Darrin Madeley (G)	58	1968	Holland Landing, ON, CAN	5'11"	170	L
	#30	Chris Terreri (G)	61	1964	Providence, RI, USA	5'9"	154	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#3	Doug Bodger (D)	60	1966	Chemainus, BC, CAN	6'2"	209	L
	#23	Todd Gill (D)"C"	60	1965	Cardinal, ON, CAN	6'0"	185	L
	#4	Greg Hawgood (D)	57	1968	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'10"	203	L
	#43	Al Iafrate (D)	60	1966	Dearborn, MI, USA	6'0"	240	L
	#44	Vlastimil Kroupa (D)	51	1975	Most, CZE	6'4"	203	L
	#26	Chris LiPuma (D)	55	1971	Bridgeview, IL, USA	6'0"	183	L
	#33	Marty McSorley (D)	63	1963	Hamilton, ON, CAN	6'1"	190	R
	#10	Marcus Ragnarsson (D)	54	1971	Östervåla, SWE	6'1"	216	L
	#40	Mike Rathje (D)	52	1974	Buffalo, NY, USA	6'5"	236	L
	#38	Michal Sýkora (D)	52	1973	Pardubice, CZE	6'5"	234	L
	#5	Jason Widmer (D)	52	1973	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'0"	218	L
FORWARDS
	#91	Jan Caloun (RW)	53	1972	Usti nad Labem, CZE	5'10"	185	R
	#22	Ulf Dahlén (RW)	59	1967	Östersund, SWE	6'2"	198	L
	#42	Shean Donovan (RW)	51	1975	Timmins, ON, CAN	6'2"	218	R
	#22	Bob Errey (LW)	61	1964	Montréal, QC, CAN	5'10"	185	L
	#36	Todd Ewen (RW)		1966	Saskatoon, SK, CAN	6'2"	229	R
	#28	Iain Fraser (C)	56	1969	Scarborough, ON, CAN	5'10"	174	L
	#39	Jeff Friesen (LW)	49	1976	Meadow Lake, SK, CAN	6'1"	203	L
	#21	Tony Granato (LW)"A"	61	1964	Downers Grove, IL, USA	5'10"	187	R
	#17	Steve Guolla (C)	53	1973	Scarborough, ON, CAN	5'11"	190	L
	#19	Tim Hunter (F/D)	65	1960	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'2"	203	R
	#25	Viktor Kozlov (C/RW)	51	1975	Togliatti, RUS	6'5"	236	R
	#62	Andrei Nazarov (LW)	52	1974	Chelyabinsk, RUS	6'5"	229	R
	#9	Bernie Nicholls (C)	65	1961	West Guilford, ON, CAN	6'0"	185	R
	#11	Owen Nolan (RW)"A"	54	1972	Belfast, GBR	6'1"	214	R
	#7	Ville Peltonen (LW)	53	1973	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#12	Ron Sutter (C)	62	1963	Viking, AB, CAN	6'0"	181	L
	#18	Chris Tancill (C)	58	1968	Livonia, MI, USA	5'10"	185	L
	#8	Darren Turcotte (C)	58	1968	Boston, MA, USA	6'0"	190	L
	#14	Ray Whitney (LW/RW)	54	1972	Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN	5'10"	181	R
	#16	Dody Wood (LW)	54	1972	Chetwynd, BC, CAN	5'11"	176	L
	#48	Alexei Yegorov (RW)		1975	St. Petersburg, RUS	5'10"	183	L

Position: G: 5, D: 10, F: 18Av Age: 28.18 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 198 lbsCompare with other teams »

1996-1997 San Jose Sharks Staff

Head CoachAl Sims
Asst. CoachWayne Cashman
Asst. CoachRoy Sommer
General ManagerDean Lombardi
Asst. General ManagerWayne Thomas
Amateur ScoutPat Funk
Amateur ScoutRob Grillo
Asst. Equipment ManagerJason Rudee
BroadcasterRandy Hahn
Dir. of Amateur ScoutingTim Burke
Dir. of Amateur ScoutingRay Payne
Dir. of ScoutingJoe Will
Equipment ManagerTony Silva
European ScoutKarel Masopust
Ex. VP of Hockey OperationsDean Lombardi
Franchise OwnerGordon Gund

1996-1997 San Jose Sharks Captains

"C"

Todd Gill

"A"

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San Jose Sharks Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Deep Pacific Teal + Burnt Orange + Black + White
Town: San José, CA, USA Map
Founded: 1991

1996-1997 San Jose Sharks Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players
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Experience

San Jose Sharks: 3 088 GP
NHL: 13 372 GP
WC: 263 GP
OG: 22 GP
SHL: 232 GP
Liiga: 140 GP
Czechia: 42 GP
AHL: 1 709 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

San Jose Barracuda (AHL)
Wichita Thunder (ECHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: SAP Center at San Jose
Location: San Jose, CA, USA
Capacity: 17 562
Construction Year: 1993

San Jose Sharks Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/17/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Winnipeg Jets	San Jose Sharks	1 - 6	NHL
04/16/2026 12:30 AM UTC	Chicago Blackhawks	San Jose Sharks	5 - 2	NHL
04/14/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Nashville Predators	San Jose Sharks	2 - 3	NHL
04/12/2026 02:00 AM UTC	San Jose Sharks	Vancouver Canucks	3 - 4 (SO)	NHL
04/10/2026 02:00 AM UTC	Anaheim Ducks	San Jose Sharks	6 - 1	NHL

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San Jose Sharks History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	NHL	82	27	35	-	12	8	251	292	86	1.05	9	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	NHL	82	14	50	-	6	12	210	315	52	0.63	16	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NHL	82	14	54	-	5	9	181	331	47	0.57	16	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NHL	82	16	44	-	6	16	234	321	60	0.73	14	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NHL	82	22	37	-	10	13	214	264	77	0.94	12	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	NHL	56	21	28	-	-	7	151	199	49	0.88	26	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	NHL	70	29	36	-	-	5	182	226	63	0.9	29	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	NHL	82	46	27	-	-	9	289	261	101	1.23	6	Conference Final loss
2017-2018	NHL	82	45	27	-	-	10	252	229	100	1.22	11	Conference SF loss
2016-2017	NHL	82	46	29	-	-	7	221	201	99	1.21	11	Conference QF loss
2015-2016	NHL	82	46	30	-	-	6	241	210	98	1.2	11	Final loss
2014-2015	NHL	82	40	33	-	-	9	228	232	89	1.09	22	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	NHL	82	51	22	-	-	9	249	200	111	1.35	5	Conference QF loss
2012-2013	NHL	48	25	16	-	-	7	124	116	57	1.19	11	Conference SF loss
2011-2012	NHL	82	43	29	-	-	10	228	210	96	1.17	12	Conference QF loss
2010-2011	NHL	82	48	25	-	-	9	248	213	105	1.28	5	Conference Final loss
2009-2010	NHL	82	51	20	-	-	11	264	215	113	1.38	2	Conference Final loss
2008-2009	NHL	82	53	18	-	-	11	257	204	117	1.43	1	Conference QF loss
2007-2008	NHL	82	49	23	-	-	10	222	193	108	1.32	2	Conference SF loss
2006-2007	NHL	82	51	26	-	-	5	258	199	107	1.3	5	Conference SF loss
2005-2006	NHL	82	44	27	-	-	11	266	242	99	1.21	11	Conference SF loss
2003-2004	NHL	82	43	21	12	-	6	219	183	104	1.27	3	Conference Final loss
2002-2003	NHL	82	28	37	9	-	8	214	239	73	0.89	23	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NHL	82	44	27	8	-	3	248	199	99	1.21	5	Conference SF loss
2000-2001	NHL	82	40	27	12	-	3	217	192	95	1.16	11	Conference QF loss
1999-2000	NHL	82	35	30	10	-	7	225	214	87	1.06	15	Conference SF loss
1998-1999	NHL	82	31	33	18	-	-	196	191	80	0.98	15	Conference QF loss
1997-1998	NHL	82	34	38	10	-	-	210	216	78	0.95	16	Conference QF loss
1996-1997	NHL	82	27	47	8	-	-	211	278	62	0.76	25	Did not make playoffs
1995-1996	NHL	82	20	55	7	-	-	252	357	47	0.57	25	Did not make playoffs

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Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
1	#2	Ivar Stenberg (F)	09/30/2007	Stenungsund, SWE	6'0"	181 lbs
1	#9	Keaton Verhoeff (D)	06/19/2008	Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN	6'4"	216 lbs
1	#21	Ryan Lin (D)	04/18/2008	Richmond, BC, CAN	5'11"	176 lbs
2025
1	#2	Michael Misa (F)	02/16/2007	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'1"	183 lbs
1	#30	Joshua Ravensbergen (G)	11/27/2006	North Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'4"	181 lbs
2	#33	Haoxi Wang (D)	07/27/2007	Beijing, CHN	6'5"	223 lbs
2	#53	Cole McKinney (F)	03/16/2007	Chicago, IL, USA	6'0"	201 lbs
3	#95	Teddy Mutryn (F)	02/16/2007	Norwell, MA, USA	6'1"	209 lbs
4	#115	Ilyas Magomedsultanov (D)	10/24/2006	Naberezhnye Chelny, RUS	6'2"	179 lbs
4	#124	Zack Sharp (D)	03/29/2005	Naperville, IL, USA	6'2"	194 lbs
5	#150	Max Heise (F)	02/26/2006	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'3"	172 lbs
7	#210	Richard Gallant (F)	06/12/2007	Concord, MA, USA	5'8"	170 lbs
2024
1	#1	Macklin Celebrini (F)	06/13/2006	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'0"	190 lbs
1	#11	Sam Dickinson (D)	06/07/2006	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'3"	205 lbs
2	#33	Igor Chernyshov (F)	11/30/2005	Penza, RUS	6'2"	194 lbs
2	#53	Leo Sahlin Wallenius (D)	04/10/2006	Skövde, SWE	6'0"	183 lbs
3	#82	Carson Wetsch (F)	05/04/2006	North Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'2"	201 lbs
4	#116	Christian Kirsch (G)	06/18/2006	Basel, SUI	6'4"	207 lbs
5	#131	Colton Roberts (D)	06/08/2006	Ridge Meadows, BC, CAN	6'4"	209 lbs
5	#143	Nate Misskey (D)	01/12/2005	Melfort, SK, CAN	6'4"	212 lbs
7	#194	Yaroslav Korostelyov (G)	08/07/2005	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'1"	165 lbs

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