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 Darryl Sutter.

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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1997-1998 Season

San Jose Sharks were 34-38-10 in the 1997-98 NHL season with 78 points, 16th overall.

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1997-1998 San Jose Sharks Player Stats

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San Jose Sharks — 1997-1998 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NHL
1.		Jeff Friesen (LW)	79	31	32	63	40	8	6	0	1	1	2	-1
2.		Owen Nolan (RW)	75	14	27	41	144	-2	6	2	2	4	26	-1
3.		John MacLean (RW)	51	13	19	32	28	0	6	2	3	5	4	1
4.		Patrick Marleau (LW)	74	13	19	32	14	5	5	0	1	1	0	-1
5.		Bill Houlder (D)	82	7	25	32	48	13	6	1	2	3	2	0
6.		Marco Sturm (LW)	74	10	20	30	40	-2	2	0	0	0	0	-2
7.		Stéphane Matteau (LW)	73	15	14	29	60	4	4	0	1	1	0	1
8.		Murray Craven (C)	67	12	17	29	25	4	6	1	1	2	0	-2
9.		Bernie Nicholls (C)	60	6	22	28	26	-4	6	0	5	5	8	-2
10.		Tony Granato (LW)	59	16	9	25	70	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
11.		Marcus Ragnarsson (D)	79	5	20	25	65	-11	6	0	0	0	4	2
12.		Mike Ricci (C)	59	9	14	23	30	-4	6	1	3	4	6	0
13.		Todd Gill (D)	64	8	13	21	31	-13
14.		Mike Rathje (D)	81	3	12	15	59	-4	6	1	0	1	6	-3
15.		Andrei Zyuzin (D)	56	6	7	13	66	8	6	1	0	1	14	-2
16.		Shawn Burr (LW)	42	6	6	12	50	2	6	0	0	0	8	-1
17.		Marty McSorley (D)	56	2	10	12	140	10
18.		Jarrod Skalde (C)	22	4	6	10	14	-2
19.		Doug Bodger (D)	28	4	6	10	32	0
20.		Joe Murphy (RW)	10	5	4	9	14	1	6	1	1	2	20	-1
21.		Al Iafrate (D)	21	2	7	9	28	-1	6	1	0	1	10	-4
22.		Ron Sutter (C)	57	2	7	9	22	-2	6	1	0	1	14	-1
23.		Dave Lowry (LW)	50	4	4	8	51	0	6	0	0	0	18	0
24.		Viktor Kozlov (C/RW)	18	5	2	7	2	-2
25.		Shean Donovan (RW)	20	3	3	6	22	3
26.		Alexander Korolyuk (RW/LW)	19	2	3	5	6	-5
27.		Rich Brennan (D)	11	1	2	3	2	-4
28.		Bryan Marchment (D)	12	0	3	3	43	2	6	0	0	0	10	1
29.		Steve Guolla (C)	7	1	1	2	0	-2
30.		Andrei Nazarov (LW)	40	1	1	2	112	-4
31.		Barry Potomski (LW)	9	0	1	1	30	1
32.		Niklas Andersson (LW)	5	0	0	0	2	-1
33.		Ken Sutton (D)	8	0	0	0	15	-4
34.		Dody Wood (LW)	8	0	0	0	40	-3

San Jose Sharks — 1997-1998 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NHL
1.		Kelly Hrudey (G)	28	2.73	.897	4	16	2	1	1360:00	538	1	3.00	.833
2.		Mike Vernon (G)	62	2.46	.896	30	22	8	5	3564:00	1255	6	2.41	.899
3.		Jason Muzzatti (G)	1	4.49	.846	0	0	0	0	27:00	11

1997-1998 San Jose Sharks Staff

Head CoachDarryl Sutter
Asst. CoachPaul Baxter
Asst. CoachRoy Sommer
General ManagerDean Lombardi
Asst. General ManagerWayne Thomas
Asst. General ManagerJoe Will
Amateur ScoutGilles Cote
Amateur ScoutPat Funk
Amateur ScoutRob Grillo
Amateur ScoutBrian Gross
Asst. Equipment ManagerKurt Harvey
Asst. Equipment ManagerJason Rudee
BroadcasterRandy Hahn
BroadcasterDrew Remenda
BroadcasterDan Rusanowsky
Dir. of Amateur ScoutingTim Burke

1997-1998 San Jose Sharks Captains

"C"

Todd Gill

"A"

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1997-1998 San Jose Sharks Demographics

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

1997-1998 San Jose Sharks Roster Facts

Nationalities

27 players
4 players
3 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

San Jose Sharks: 3 373 GP
NHL: 16 623 GP
WC: 232 GP
OG: 18 GP
SHL: 239 GP
AHL: 2 049 GP
DEL: 104 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

San Jose Sharks — 1997-1998 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/11/2026 10:00 PM GMT-5	San Jose Sharks	Pittsburgh Penguins	-	NHL
11/09/2026 10:00 PM GMT-5	San Jose Sharks	New York Islanders	-	NHL
11/07/2026 08:00 PM GMT-5	Dallas Stars	San Jose Sharks	4 - 3	NHL
11/06/2026 08:00 PM GMT-5	Minnesota Wild	San Jose Sharks	4 - 1	NHL
11/04/2026 10:00 PM GMT-5	Los Angeles Kings	San Jose Sharks	7 - 2	NHL

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Latest Transactions

San Jose Sharks — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/05/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Libor Hájek (D)	San Jose Barracuda	Details
10/28/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Luca Cagnoni (D)	San Jose Barracuda	Details
10/28/2026	Up/Down	joining	Libor Hájek (D)	San Jose Barracuda	Details
10/28/2026	Up/Down	joining	Filip Bystedt (F)	San Jose Barracuda	Details
10/02/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Shane Bowers (F)	Belleville Senators	Details
09/17/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Pavol Regenda (F)	HV71	Details
09/17/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Ryan Reaves (F)	Retired	Details
09/11/2026	Confirmed	leaving	John Klingberg (D)	Retired	Details

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San Jose Sharks History and Standings

San Jose Sharks — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NHL	19	2	11	-	5	1	48	69	15	0.79	13	-
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

San Jose Sharks Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

San Jose Sharks — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Justin Bailey (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	24	13	11	24	24
2.	Jayden Halbgewachs (F)	2026-2027	HC Sierre	SL	13	7	17	24	0
3.	Marcus Sörensen (F)	2026-2027	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NL	17	4	18	22	4
4.	Christopher Tierney (F)	2026-2027	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	24	3	19	22	2
5.	Mikael Granlund (F)	2026-2027	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	17	5	15	20	0
6.	Nikolai Goldobin (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	15	3	16	19	8
7.	Alexander True (F)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	17	5	13	18	6
8.	Erik Karlsson (D)	2026-2027	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	18	3	15	18	4
9.	Michael Eyssimont (F)	2026-2027	Providence Bruins	AHL	8	13	3	16	10
10.	Filip Zadina (F)	2026-2027	HC Davos	NL	19	8	7	15	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

San Jose Sharks — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'2"	198 lbs	26.20
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	28.54
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	26.98
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	27.56
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	201 lbs	27.75

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Franchise All-Time Points

San Jose Sharks — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Patrick Marleau (F)	1607	522	589	1111
2.	Joe Thornton (F)	1104	251	804	1055
3.	Joe Pavelski (F)	963	355	406	761
4.	Logan Couture (F)	933	323	378	701
5.	Brent Burns (D)	798	172	422	594

Franchise All-Time Goals

San Jose Sharks — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Patrick Marleau (F)	1607	522	589	1111
2.	Joe Pavelski (F)	963	355	406	761
3.	Logan Couture (F)	933	323	378	701
4.	Joe Thornton (F)	1104	251	804	1055
5.	Tomas Hertl (F)	712	218	266	484

Franchise All-Time Assists

San Jose Sharks — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Joe Thornton (F)	1104	251	804	1055
2.	Patrick Marleau (F)	1607	522	589	1111
3.	Brent Burns (D)	798	172	422	594
4.	Joe Pavelski (F)	963	355	406	761
5.	Logan Couture (F)	933	323	378	701

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

San Jose Sharks — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jeff Odgers (F)	334	48	82	1001
2.	Owen Nolan (F)	568	206	451	934
3.	Bryan Marchment (D)	334	13	66	706
4.	Joe Thornton (F)	1104	251	1055	631
5.	Ryane Clowe (F)	423	101	271	567

Franchise All-Time Games Played

San Jose Sharks — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Patrick Marleau (F)	1607	522	589	1111
2.	Marc-Édouard Vlasic (D)	1323	84	295	379
3.	Joe Thornton (F)	1104	251	804	1055
4.	Joe Pavelski (F)	963	355	406	761
5.	Logan Couture (F)	933	323	378	701

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

San Jose Sharks — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Macklin Celebrini (F)	169	77	199	1.18
2.	Kyle Criscuolo (F)	1	1	1	1.00
3.	Matt Carkner (D)	1	0	1	1.00
4.	Joe Callahan (D)	1	0	1	1.00
5.	Joe Thornton (F)	1104	251	1055	0.96

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

San Jose Sharks — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Macklin Celebrini (F)	2025-2026	NHL	82	45	70	115	1.40	44
2.	Joe Thornton (F)	2006-2007	NHL	82	22	92	114	1.39	44
3.	Erik Karlsson (D)	2022-2023	NHL	82	25	76	101	1.23	36
4.	Joe Thornton (F)	2007-2008	NHL	82	29	67	96	1.17	59
5.	Jonathan Cheechoo (F)	2005-2006	NHL	82	56	37	93	1.13	58

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

San Jose Sharks — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jonathan Cheechoo (F)	2005-2006	NHL	82	56	37	93	1.13	58
2.	Macklin Celebrini (F)	2025-2026	NHL	82	45	70	115	1.40	44
3.	Owen Nolan (F)	1999-2000	NHL	78	44	40	84	1.08	110
4.	Patrick Marleau (F)	2009-2010	NHL	82	44	39	83	1.01	22
5.	Joe Pavelski (F)	2013-2014	NHL	82	41	38	79	0.96	32

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

San Jose Sharks — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joe Thornton (F)	2006-2007	NHL	82	22	92	114	1.39	44
2.	Erik Karlsson (D)	2022-2023	NHL	82	25	76	101	1.23	36
3.	Joe Thornton (F)	2005-2006	NHL	58	20	72	92	1.59	55
4.	Macklin Celebrini (F)	2025-2026	NHL	82	45	70	115	1.40	44
5.	Joe Thornton (F)	2009-2010	NHL	79	20	69	89	1.13	54

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

San Jose Sharks — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Link Gaetz (D)	1991-1992	NHL	48	6	6	12	0.25	326
2.	Jeff Odgers (F)	1992-1993	NHL	66	12	15	27	0.41	253
3.	Doug Zmolek (D)	1992-1993	NHL	84	5	10	15	0.18	229
4.	Andrei Nazarov (F)	1996-1997	NHL	60	12	15	27	0.45	222
5.	Jeff Odgers (F)	1993-1994	NHL	81	13	8	21	0.26	222

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

San Jose Sharks — 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"	214 lbs
1	#21	Ryan Lin (D)	04/18/2008	Richmond, BC, CAN	5'11"	176 lbs
4	#127	Brady Knowling (G)	03/09/2008	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'5"	216 lbs
6	#174	Jake Gustafson (F)	04/03/2008	San Jose, CA, USA	6'4"	185 lbs
7	#201	Alexander Karmanov (D)	03/22/2008	Chisinau, MOL	7'1"	271 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	6'5"	190 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	6'2"	198 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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