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| San Jose Sharks | |
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| Conference | Western |
| Division | Pacific |
| Founded | 1991 |
| History | San Jose Sharks 1991–present |
| Home arena | SAP Center |
| City | San Jose, California |
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| Colors | Deep Pacific teal, burnt orange, black |
| Media | NBC Sports California K-FOX (98.5 FM) La Raza (93.3 FM) |
| Owner(s) | San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises (Hasso Plattner, governor) |
| General manager | Doug Wilson |
| Head coach | Peter DeBoer |
| Captain | Logan Couture |
| Minor league affiliates | San Jose Barracuda (AHL) |
| Stanley Cups | 0 |
| Conference championships | 1 (2015–16) |
| Presidents' Trophies | 1 (2008–09) |
| Division championships | 6 (2001–02, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11) |
| Official website | nhl |
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise is owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises. Beginning play in the 1991–92 season, the Sharks initially played their home games at the Cow Palace, before they moved to their present home, now named SAP Center at San Jose, in 1993. The SAP Center is known locally as the Shark Tank.
The Sharks were founded in 1991 and were the first NHL franchise based in the San Francisco Bay Area since the California Golden Seals relocated to Cleveland in 1976. The Sharks have advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals once, losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016. They have won the Presidents' Trophy once, as the team with the league's best regular season record in the 2008–09 season. They have also won six division titles as a member of the Pacific Division since 1993.
The club is affiliated with the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League.
Images for kids
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The SAP Center at San Jose, nicknamed "The Shark Tank" by both fans and media alike, during its time as the HP Pavilion
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Sharks pre-game entrance through the Shark's mouth