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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) |
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.
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S. J. Sharkie, the Sharks' mascot, made his debut during the 1991–92 season.
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The Sharks moved into their new home, the San Jose Arena (now the SAP Center) in 1993.
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Evgeni Nabokov was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy in the 2000–01 season.
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Patrick Marleau was named the Sharks' team captain in the second half of the 2003–04 season, maintaining the position until 2009.
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In an effort to bolster their team for the 2008 playoffs, the Sharks acquired Brian Campbell prior to the League's trade deadline.
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Dany Heatley was acquired by the Sharks during the 2009 off-season. The Sharks sent Milan Michalek and Jonathan Cheechoo to the Ottawa Senators in return for Heatley.
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The Sharks faced the Vancouver Canucks during the 2011 Western Conference Finals. The Sharks would lose the series 4–1.
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During the 2011 NHL Entry Draft the Sharks acquired Brent Burns through a trade with the Minnesota Wild.
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Sharks pre-game entrance through the Shark's mouth
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Rob Blake was named the Sharks' team captain for the 2009–10 season.
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Recording 745 regular season assists as a Shark, Joe Thornton holds the all-time record for assists recorded with the team.
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With 48 playoff points, Dan Boyle recorded the second-most playoff points by any Sharks defensemen.
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Jonathan Cheechoo was awarded the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy after scoring 56 goals in the 2005–06 season.