by Brian Kennedy | Sep 8, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Archived Features, Arizona Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, San Jose Sharks, Vegas Golden Knights
Six teams’ worth of rookies, around 150 altogether, gathered near Anaheim the weekend of September 7-10 to contest the 2019 Anaheim Rookie Faceoff tournament at the brand new Great Park Ice and Fivepoint Arena in Irvine. The facility has four ice pads, two of which...
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 Neal McHale | Jun 24, 2019 | Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs
And now the fun begins. A trio of cap dump deals helped save the weekend during the second round of the what was an otherwise dull draft. At least in terms of NHL bodies changing uniforms. Patrick Marleau to Carolina…and soon to bought out and likely returned to...
by Matthew Dibiase | May 23, 2019 | Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, Homepage, NHL, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets
In my book The Art of the Dealers: the NHL’s Greatest General Managers I not only ranked St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong as one of the 50 greatest general managers in hockey history I was also forced to assign him membership in sad club: the Heartbreak Managers club...
