by Andrew Bensch | Aug 13, 2019 | Archived Features, Homepage, NHL, San Jose Sharks
He is the guy. He is the first “the guy” the Sharks franchise has ever had. Don’t get me wrong, as a kid growing up in the 1990s, Owen Nolan was an inspiration, and in the early 90s, guys like Igor Larionov and Sandis Ozolinsh (among others) were...
by Andrew Bensch | Jul 15, 2019 | Archived Features, Homepage, San Jose Sharks
Sharks territory will look quite different in 2019-20. Gone from the 2018-19 roster this offseason are Joe Pavelski, Justin Braun, Joonas Donskoi, Gustav Nyquist and Joakim Ryan. Despite General Manager Doug Wilson re-signing Erik Karlsson, who was set to become an...
by Andrew Bensch | Jun 27, 2019 | Archived Features, Homepage, NHL, San Jose Sharks
At the start of the 2018-19 season everyone knew what lay ahead for the Sharks come the offseason. Summer 2019 would be a busy one for San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson. With a bunch of key unrestricted free agents and restricted free agents on the horizon,...
by Andrew Bensch | May 9, 2019 | Archived Features, Homepage, NHL, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues
The San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues are set to face off yet again in the Western Conference final, a rematch of the 2016 final-four matchup. If you are a Sharks fan who listened to the post-game show on 98.5 KFOX after Game 7, you heard the San Jose broadcasters...
by Andrew Bensch | Apr 28, 2019 | Archived Features, Homepage, San Jose Sharks
June 2019 will mark 18 years since the greatest singular moment in NHL history. On June 9, 2001, the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup, by winning Game 7 against the New Jersey Devils. Avalanche defenseman Ray Bourque had played 22 seasons without winning the...
