Missing Some Offense In San Jose : January 25, 2012

Since the lockout, the San Jose Sharks have been one of the NHL's premier teams. They have regularly dominated the Western conference standings, and have reached the conference finals twice....

San Jose’s Todd McLellan Still Trying To Figure Out Forward Lines : January 08, 2012

The San Jose Sharks are considered to be one of the league's elite teams. They have dominated the regular season since 2005-06, and they have enjoyed trips to the Western...

Joe Thornton reaches 1000th Game Milestone : October 22, 2011

San Jose Sharks Forward, Joe Thornton, played in his 1000th game Friday night against the New Jersey Devils. Originally drafted first overall by the Boston Bruins in 1997, a young Joe...

Five Teams Under Pressure For The 2011/12 Season : October 03, 2011

The Preseason has ended for many of the NHL teams, and it is time to look at 5 teams that will be under immense pressure during the 2011/12 NHL season. #5...

Antero Nittymaki to miss 12 weeks for the San Jose Sharks : September 23, 2011

San Jose Sharks goalie, Antero Nittymaki, will miss up to 12 weeks following a surgical procedure to repair lingering pain from a lower-body injury last season. The San Jose Sharks are...

Pacific Division Will Once Again Be Best In The NHL : September 14, 2011

During the 2010/11 NHL season, four of the five teams from the Pacific Division qualified for the Playoffs. The only team to not qualify was the Dallas Stars--who lost their...

Couture Gets 2-Year, $5.75 Million Contract from Sharks : August 26, 2011

It was leaked yesterday that the Sharks had offered Logan Couture a two-year contract extension. The deal was announced today by San Jose and along with it, the specifics of...

San Jose Sharks Snag C James Sheppard from Wild : August 07, 2011

In the latest deal between the San Jose Sharks and the Minnesota Wild, center James Sheppard has been exchanged for a third-round draft selection in 2013. This marks the third...

san jose sharks History

The National Hockey League (NHL) team the San Jose Sharks is based out of San Jose, California. The team plays in the Western Conference's Pacific Division. The Sharks home games are played in San Jose at HP Pavilion, which is called the Shark Tank by locals.

The Bay Area was granted an expansion team for the 1991-1992 season by the NHL. During the Sharks first two seasons they were one of the NHL's worst teams. During the 1992-1993 season they set an NHL record with 71 losses. In 1993-1994, in just their third season, the Sharks made a huge turnaround. They finished with a record of 33-35-16 and made the playoffs as the eighth seed for the Western Conference. During the first round they faced the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings, but stunned Detroit by defeating them in seven games. They lost in the second round in 6 games to the Toronto Maples Leafs. The Sharks reached the second round of the playoffs again in 1994-1995.

The 2003-2004 season was the Sharks best ever. They had the league's third best record and scored 104 points. They won their divisions and were the Western Conference's second seed. The Sharks made it into the conference finals for the very first time. However, they were defeated by the Calgary Flames. In 2006-2007, the Sharks posted their best ever record. The Detroit Red Wings defeated them in the semifinals of the playoffs. From 2007-2008 through 2010-2011 the Sharks have won four Pacific Division championships. In 2009-2010, they were swept in the Conference Finals by the Chicago Blackhawks and in 2010-2011 lost in five games in the Conference Finals to the Vancouver Canucks.