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Tournament Season: Sharks announce participation in 5-team rookie tournament near Vancouver, 2010 NARCh roller hockey Finals set for SJ, Sweden season opener dates vs Columbus plus exhibition notes

A flurry of news updates were released today by the San Jose Sharks. First, they announced plans to join the Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks for a 5-team rookie tournament prior to training camp from September 12-16 near Vancouver. The Sharks previously competed in a 4-team Pacific Shootout with Anaheim, LA […]

DOH Podcast #104: Chicago Blackhawks championship, Rob Blake retirement

[audio:http://dudesonhockey.com/podcast/doh_2010_0616.mp3] Mike Peattie and Doug Santana discuss the Chicago Blackhawks first Stanley Cup Championship in 49 years, how bonuses and overages this year will affect the Blackhawks cap next year, discuss the upcoming press conference scheduled for defenseman Rob Blake, and debate whether UFA Patrick Marleau or Evgeni Nabokov should be resigned on the 104th […]

Shark Notes – June 14th

WILL UFA EVGENI NABOKOV RETURN TO SAN JOSE? – PHOTO JON SWENSON A few San Jose Sharks hockey notes: – The Sharks announced an official press conference Friday at 11AM where captain Rob Blake will discuss his future, and whether he will or will not retire. Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area reported last week that his […]

Sharks President/CEO Greg Jamison interviewed on CSNBA’s Chronicle Live

CHRONICLE LIVE HOST GREG PAPA, SHARKS PRES/CEO GREG JAMISON – CSNBA San Jose Sharks President/CEO Greg Jamison was a guest on CSNBA’s Chronicle Live program hosted by Greg Papa on Thursday. The opening segment featured Jamison covering topics from conference and divisional realignment in the West, a reaction to the Stanley Cup Championship won by […]

Chicago Blackhawks end 49-year Stanley Cup Championship drought with 4-3 OT win over Philly, in a class by themselves in 2009-10

PATRICK KANE’S SHARP ANGLE OT GW GOAL BEATS MICHAEL LEIGHTON – NBC The best team in the NHL won the most coveted championship trophy in all of sports. After fighting off a late Philadelphia comeback in regulation, Patrick Kane beat Kimmo Timonen along the boards and flicked a seeing eye wrist shot that iced a […]

Rob Blake confirms retirement after 20 NHL seasons

20-YEAR NHL VETERAN ROB BLAKE CONFIRMED HIS RETIREMENT WEDNESDAY #4 BLAKE CRASHED INTO #39 NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN IN 2008-09 BLAKE ANSWERED QUESTIONS AFTER BECOMING THE 10TH CAPTAIN IN SJ HISTORY IN 2009 San Jose captain Rob Blake said he had made up his mind on retirement after the Sharks were eliminated from the Western Conference Finals […]

DOH Podcast #103, Interview with AHL Worcester Sharks Director of Public Relations and Broadcaster Eric Lindquist

[audio:http://dudesonhockey.com/podcast/doh_2010_0609.mp3] Mike Peattie and Doug Santana discuss the Flyers-Blackhawks Stanley Cup Finals and interview Worcester Sharks Director of Public Relations and broadcaster Eric Lindquist on the 103rd episode of the Dudes on Hockey podcast. Lindquist touched on 13 rookies that played in Worcester this year, the youngest team in the AHL, made a comparison of […]

San Jose Sharks 2010-11 contract status/salary cap chart

SAN JOSE SHARKS 2010-11 CONTRACT STATUS/SALARY CAP CHART – CAPGEEK.COM Using capgeek.com, the Sharks rough offseason salary cap and roster picture has wide room for movement. Six forwards, five defenseman, and one goaltender are under contract for 2010-11. Added to the chart are three promotions from the AHL for reference, Frazer McLaren, defenseman Mike Moore […]

Report of San Jose Sharks 20th anniversary 1991-2011 logo surfaces

SHARKS REPORTED 20TH ANNIVERSARY LOGO 1991-2011- ICETHETICS According to Icethetics, this is an unconfirmed release of the 20th anniversary logo for the San Jose Sharks (1991-2011). It will be the 20th year anniversary of the team’s inaugural season, but only the 19th season in operation due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout. Solid design.

Scouting report on University of Massachusetts Lowell goaltender Carter Hutton

UMASS LOWELL GOALTENDER #30 CARTER HUTTON – FLICKR PHOTO DENNIS PAUSE The San Jose Sharks announced the signing of four players on Tuesday, including University of Massachusetts Lowell goaltender Carter Hutton. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound native of Thunder Bay, Ontario averaged 21+ games played in 4 seasons at UMass Lowell, and registered a career high 13 […]

AHL’s best defenseman, Worcester Sharks blueliner Danny Groulx, in negotiations with KHL

Worcester Sharks defenseman Danny Groulx, recipient of the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL’s best defenseman in 2009-10, signed with the Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod franchise in the Kontinental Hockey League according to Russian sources. (Correction from Sharkspage.com’s Darryl Hunt, Groulx is currently in negotiations with the KHL.) A Calder Cup winner with Hamilton in 2007, […]

DOH Podcast #102, Chicago-Detroit cap situations, Devin Setoguchi and Joe Pavelski RFA’s, recent prospect signings

[audio:http://dudesonhockey.com/podcast/doh_2010_0602.mp3] Mike Peattie and Doug Santana discuss the offseason salary cap situations facing the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings, examine the RFA situation for Joe Pavelski and Devin Setoguchi, come up with prospective contract offers, and take a look at recent San Jose Shark prospect signings and non-signings on the 102nd episode of the […]

California Proposition PAV-8 needs your vote, Pavelski’s spin-o-rama goal trailing Robert Nilsson in NHL head-2-head polling

Joe Pavelski’s backhand spin-o-rama goal against Dan Ellis is trailing a goal scored by Robert Nilsson on NHL.com’s new goal-of-the-year digital highlight contest. According to current totals Edmontonians have helped Nilsson to 67% of the vote (231-114). Votes for this Pavelski goal can be cast today only. The single elimination tournament bracket features 16 of […]

DOH Podcast #101, Reactions after WCF loss to Chicago, ‘fireproof’ status of McLellan and Wilson, UFA situation for Marleau and Nabokov

Mike Peattie and Doug Santana pick apart the Western Conference Final loss to Chicago, cover the reasons for the ‘fireproof’ status of head coach Todd McLellan and GM Doug Wilson, examine the UFA situation for Patrick Marleau including comparables, plus/minus aspects of his game, and potential long-term contract offers, examine the UFA situation for goaltender […]

Post-season interviews with San Jose Sharks head coach Todd McLellan and EVP/GM Doug Wilson

End-of-season media interviews with head coach Todd McLellan and EVP/GM Doug Wilson. Coach McLellan talked about his initial emotions after the Chicago Blackhawks series: It sets in now. You are wound up with a lot of emotion in the loss to Chicago. We realize where we got to and what we failed to do. In […]

Locker room cleanout video interviews with Patrick Marleau, Evgeni Nabokov and Joe Thornton

The San Jose Sharks held end-of-season lockerroom cleanout interviews with local media today after a long and grueling postseason. A majority of the interest centered around upcoming unrestricted free agents Patrick Marleau and Evgeni Nabokov, and both pointed to a feeling of ‘unfinished business’ surrounding their long tenure with the franchise. Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley, […]

Sharks-Chicago Western Conference Final ratings on Versus/NBC

A few notes on television ratings for the Sharks-Blackhawks Western Conference Finals: Game 1 – Sunday, May 16th. According to Sports Media Watch, NBC drew a 1.3/2.2 million viewers for the opening game of the San Jose Sharks-Chicago Blackhawks Western Conference Finals, down 19% over Detroit-Chicago game 1 in 2009. It was still the largest […]

Chomp Talk Radio – San Jose vs. Detroit wrap, a look back at 2010, offseason questions and an interview with Mark Purdy

On KDOW 1220 AM’s Chomptalk season finale, Mike Peattie and Doug Santana discuss the crusing 4-0 series sweep by Chicago at the Western Conference Finals, break down looming offseason questions, interview San Jose Mercury News opinion columnist Mark Purdy, and take a spectrum of listener calls from disappoinment to full on ‘Lost Finale’ hydrogen bomb […]

Western Conference Finals Game 4 – Sharks season over, Blackhawks advance to Stanley Cup Finals with 4-2 win

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES – ‘HAWKS WIN’ FRONT PAGE CHICAGO TRIBUNE – ‘HAWKEYTOWN’ FRONT PAGE CHICAGO RED EYE – ‘ICE LAND’ FRONT PAGE SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS – ‘BOWING OUT’ FRONT PAGE The Sharks giving up a 2-goal lead and being swept by the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference Finals can be considered nothing other than […]

Western Conference Finals Game 3 – Late comeback upended by Dustin Byfuglien goal in overtime

For the second time in three games, the Sharks carried the bulk of the play and lost to an opportunistic Chicago Blackhawks team in game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. 6-foot-4, 257-pound converted defenseman Dustin Byfuglien scored his second game winning goal of the series en route to a 3-2 overtime win at the […]