The frigid December air was thick with excitement in San Jose Monday night. Eager fans flocked by the thousands into the dusty seats of HP Pavilion to watch the San Francisco Bulls take on the Stockton Thunder in a Northern California ECHL showdown. This was just the second time since its inception in 1988 that an ECHL game was played ... Read More »
Earlier in the season head coach Roy Sommer tested the waters in Worcester by giving alternating starts to Harri Sateri and Alex Stalock. His plan was to ignite competition between the two goaltenders, evaluate their performances and determine who would be his go to net minder for the 2012-2013 season. With 15 games already in the books for the Sharks ... Read More »
The start of Worcester’s season was just about bad as it gets, as the Sharks went 1-4-1 in their first six games. At first it seemed like it was going to be a long year for San Jose’s AHL affiliate, but over the last four games things have really turned around in Worcester. With wins against Bridgeport, Providence and Manchester ... Read More »
The season couldn’t have started much worse for the Worcester Sharks, who enter this weekend with a basement dwelling 0-3-1 record; only the Scranton Penguins have a worse record so far. Despite their lack of success things didn’t look too grim for the Sharks opening weekend in Norfolk. Their first loss was a close one, they only trailed by one ... Read More »
Well the regular season kicked off for the Worcester Sharks this weekend in Norfolk. Unfortunately for them they lost two close games, a 4-2 loss on Friday and a 4-3 shootout loss on Saturday. Fortunately for me I’m a San Jose Sharks fan, and I care more about the players in Worcester than the final score; and there’s one player ... Read More »
With the lockout still going strong and the first two weeks of the regular season lost as a result, players continue to migrate from San Jose to play in Europe. On Wednesday forward T.J. Galiardi signed a contract with the Bietigheim Steelers in Germany’s second-tier league; and fellow forward Tommy Wingels also signed a contract with the Kovula “KooKoo” (best ... Read More »
We’re now fourteen days into the lockout and while the league and NHLPA struggle to find common ground, a shortened season has become a reality rather than a possibility. The question is no longer if we’re going to lose part of this season, but how the lockout will affect our teams. For the Sharks I see three major ways the ... Read More »
San Jose drafted Freddie Hamilton 129th overall in the 5th round of the 2010 draft, and with a little luck he could end up being the Shark’s best draft sleeper since Joe Pavelski. The twenty-year-old center spent the last four years playing for the Niagara Ice Dogs in the Ontario Hockey League where he’s shown consistent improvement. In 2008 during ... Read More »
Over the next couple of weeks I want to take an in depth look into the Sharks’ prospect pool, and bring attention to some of these young talented players. In order to ensure that every skater gets a rightful amount of coverage, I will be covering each player individually, starting with the top 3 offensive prospects. The number 3 spot ... Read More »
Earlier this week The Edmonton Journal reported that former all-star left-winger Sergei Samsonov would attend The San Jose Sharks‘ training camp this summer, with hopes of making their opening night roster. The Edmonton Journal gathered this information from Samsonov’s “agent” and former Shark Igor Larionov. There’s only one problem, Larionov is not actually Samsonov’s agent, Neil Abbott is. According to ... Read More »
It’s been two years since Joe Thornton took over the role of Captain here in San Jose. Despite his success as a player, there are cynics out there who believe that “Jumbo” Joe doesn’t have the leadership ability to command his team, criticizing his fun loving and easy going attitude. I’m here to take a firm stance by saying Joe Thornton ... Read More »
So far it’s been a relatively quiet off-season for the San Jose Sharks. Don’t get me wrong, General Manager Doug Wilson has kept busy this summer, adding roster depth with players like forward Adam Burish and defenseman Brad Stuart. But it seems like Wilson is confident with his core group of players, and instead of adding new talent he has ... Read More »
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