2011–12 San Jose Sharks season

2011–12 San Jose Sharks
Division 2nd Pacific
Conference 7th Western
2011–12 record 43–29–10
Home record 26–12–3
Road record 17–17–7
Goals for 228
Goals against 210
Team information
General Manager Doug Wilson
Coach Todd McLellan
Captain Joe Thornton
Alternate captains Dan Boyle
Ryane Clowe
Patrick Marleau
Arena HP Pavilion at San Jose
Average attendance 17,562
Team leaders
Goals Logan Couture
Joe Pavelski (31)
Assists Joe Thornton (59)
Points Joe Thornton (77)
Penalties in minutes Ryane Clowe (97)
Plus/minus Joe Pavelski (+18)
Wins Antti Niemi (34)
Goals against average Thomas Greiss (2.30)
<2010–11 2012–13>

The 2011–12 San Jose Sharks season was the ice hockey club's 21st season in the NHL.

Offseason

The Sharks, disappointed in their playoff results, traded away two major players of their team to the Minnesota Wild. Devin Setoguchi was traded for Brent Burns, and Dany Heatley was traded for Martin Havlat. Burns was targeted to fill a hole on the Sharks as a shut-down defensive presence. Heatley was traded after posting disappointing playoff results.

Season recap

Regular season

The preseason was successful, ending in a 5–1–0 record with the only loss came to Phoenix.

The Sharks started the season rather slowly; they gained a win at their opener at home against Phoenix but then lost three straight. Afterwards, the Sharks won the first five games on their six-game road trip. The win against the Devils came on a shootout, with Joe Thornton participating in his 1000th NHL career game, and the win against the Islanders by a sudden-death goal from Brent Burns, so the Sharks won both games that went into overtime. They ended this road trip with a loss against the Rangers before heading back home for a six-game stand. The first one was a win after shootout against the Penguins before losing the first game after overtime to the Predators before the next two games were won. The home stand ended with five wins and only one loss, coming against the Coyotes. The Sharks took over the first position in the Pacific Division in November and had 13 wins in the books after 20 games. After that, the Sharks lost four out of five with the only win vs. the Canadiens by a shootout. The Sharks just won one of the next five games, before they went on a four-game winning streak to take the top spot in the Pacific Division over Christmas. December was finished with two losses to the Ducks and Canucks.

The new year started with two wins on the road, another one at home and the number 1 spot in the division. After an away overtime loss vs. the Wild the Sharks captured their second shutout victory in a 2–0 win over the Jets. January was ended with two shutouts by Antti Niemi and at top of their division. February included an unsuccessful nine-game road trip.

The Sharks clinched a playoff spot on the fifth of April, their 81st game of the regular season.

The Sharks were the most disciplined team during the regular season, with only 225 power-play opportunities against.[1]

Playoffs

In the playoffs, the Sharks faced the St. Louis Blues, a number 2 seed, in the first round, the conference quarterfinals in a best-of-seven series. The Sharks won Game 1 by a score of 3–2 after double overtime by a goal from Martin Havlat who scored twice, with Andrew Desjardins sent this game into overtime with his goal five minutes before the end of regulation. Game 2 was won by the Blues, who scored once every period, 3–0. The Blues continued their dominance by posting a 4–3 victory in Game 3, with two of the three goals by the Sharks coming in the waning minutes of the third period. The Blues then won a second straight game in San Jose, in Game 4, by a score of 2–1. The Blues led the series 3–1. With coming back over to St. Louis, the Sharks went into the third period with a lead, courtesy of a goal from Joe Thornton. The Blues, however, answered with two quick goals in the middle of the last period and scored another goal late in the game to capture the series in five games.

Standings

Pacific Division[2]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y – Phoenix Coyotes 82 42 27 13 36 216 204 97
2 San Jose Sharks 82 43 29 10 34 228 210 96
3 Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 15 34 194 179 95
4 Dallas Stars 82 42 35 5 35 211 222 89
5 Anaheim Ducks 82 34 36 12 31 204 231 80
Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 51 22 9 43 249 198 111
2 y – St. Louis Blues CE 82 49 22 11 45 210 165 109
3 y – Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 42 27 13 36 216 204 97
4 Nashville Predators CE 82 48 26 8 43 237 210 104
5 Detroit Red Wings CE 82 48 28 6 39 248 203 102
6 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 45 26 11 38 248 238 101
7 San Jose Sharks PA 82 43 29 10 34 228 210 96
8 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 40 27 15 34 194 179 95
8.5
9 Calgary Flames NW 82 37 29 16 34 202 226 90
10 Dallas Stars PA 82 42 35 5 35 211 222 89
11 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 41 35 6 32 208 220 88
12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 35 36 11 24 177 226 81
13 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 34 36 12 31 204 231 80
14 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 32 40 10 27 212 239 74
15 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 29 46 7 25 202 262 65

Divisions: CE – Central, NW – Northwest, PA – Pacific

bold - qualified for playoffs, y – Won division, p – Won Presidents' Trophy (best record in NHL)

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log: 43–29–10 (Home: 26–12–3 ; Road: 17–17–7)

Playoffs

The Sharks clinched a playoff spot and made their eighth consecutive appearance in the playoffs.

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


Updated April 21, 2012.[4]

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton 82 18 59 77 +17 31
Couture, LoganLogan Couture 80 31 34 65 +2 16
Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau 82 30 34 64 +10 26
Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski 82 31 30 61 +18 31
Boyle, DanDan Boyle 81 9 39 48 +10 57
Clowe, RyaneRyane Clowe 76 17 28 45 −5 97
Burns, BrentBrent Burns 81 11 26 37 +8 34
Havlat, MartinMartin Havlat 39 7 20 27 +10 22
McGinn, JamieJamie McGinn 61 12 12 24 +1 26
Handzus, MichalMichal Handzus 67 7 17 24 −6 18
Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic 82 4 19 23 +11 40
Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell 76 9 10 19 −6 29
Desjardins, AndrewAndrew Desjardins 76 4 13 17 +4 47
Demers, JasonJason Demers 57 4 9 13 −8 22
Braun, JustinJustin Braun 66 2 9 11 −2 23
Winchester, BradBrad Winchester 67 6 4 10 −5 88
Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels 33 3 6 9 −1 18
Ferriero, BennBenn Ferriero 35 7 1 8 0 8
Moore, DominicDominic Moore 23 0 6 6 −8 6
Winnik, DanielDaniel Winnik 21 3 2 5 0 10
White, ColinColin White 54 1 3 4 −5 21
Murray, DouglasDouglas Murray 60 0 4 4 +3 31
Vandermeer, JimJim Vandermeer 25 1 3 4 +3 33
Murray, AndrewAndrew Murray 39 1 3 4 +3 4
Galiardi, TJTJ Galiardi 14 1 0 1 −2 6
McCarthy, JohnJohn McCarthy 10 0 0 0 −2 10
McLaren, FrazerFrazer McLaren 7 0 0 0 0 9

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton 5 2 3 5 +2 2
Couture, LoganLogan Couture 5 1 3 4 −1 0
Havlat, MartinMartin Havlat 5 2 1 3 −1 8
Clowe, RyaneRyane Clowe 5 0 3 3 −3 0
Boyle, DanDan Boyle 5 0 2 2 0 4
Burns, BrentBrent Burns 5 1 1 2 +2 4
White, ColinColin White 3 1 0 1 0 0
Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell 5 0 1 1 0 6
Winnik, DanielDaniel Winnik 5 0 1 1 +1 6
Desjardins, AndrewAndrew Desjardins 5 1 0 1 +1 2
Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels 5 0 1 1 +1 7
Handzus, MichalMichal Handzus 2 0 0 0 0 0
Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau 5 0 0 0 −1 4
Murray, DouglasDouglas Murray 5 0 0 0 −1 19
Winchester, BradBrad Winchester 1 0 0 0 0 0
Moore, DominicDominic Moore 3 0 0 0 −1 5
Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski 5 0 0 0 −3 5
Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic 5 0 0 0 −2 2
Galiardi, TJTJ Galiardi 3 0 0 0 −1 6
Braun, JustinJustin Braun 5 0 0 0 −2 15
Demers, JasonJason Demers 3 0 0 0 −1 2

Goaltenders

GP = Games Played; MIN = Time On Ice in minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SA = Shots Against; SV = Saves; SV% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PEN = Penalty Time in minutes

Regular season
Player GP MIN W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Niemi, AnttiAntti Niemi 68 3936 34 22 9 159 2.42 1865 .915 6 0 0 2
Greiss, ThomasThomas Greiss 19 1043 9 7 1 40 2.30 472 .915 0 0 0 2
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Niemi, AnttiAntti Niemi 5 318 1 4 13 2.45 151 .914 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards, records, milestones

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Marc-Edouard Vlasic[5] NHL Second Star of the Week November 21, 2011

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Tommy Wingels 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
October 8, 2011
Joe Thornton 1,000th Career NHL Game October 21, 2011
Joe Thornton 700th Career NHL Assist October 25, 2011
Marc-Edouard Vlasic 400th Career NHL Game November 3, 2011
Marc-Edouard Vlasic 100th Career NHL Assist November 20, 2011
Andrew Murray 200th Career NHL Game November 23, 2011
Patrick Marleau 800th Career NHL Point January 10, 2012
Tommy Wingels 1st Career NHL Goal January 15, 2012
Brent Burns 200th Career NHL Point January 17, 2012
Logan Couture 100th Career NHL Point January 23, 2012
Dan Boyle 800th Career NHL Game January 31, 2012
Brent Burns 500th Career NHL Game January 31, 2012
Douglas Murray 400th Career NHL Game January 31, 2012
Joe Pavelski 400th Career NHL Game February 8, 2012
Michal Handzus 900th Career NHL Game February 21, 2012
Patrick Marleau 1,100th Career NHL Game March 8, 2012
Dan Boyle 500th Career NHL Point March 26, 2012
Joe Pavelski 300th Career NHL Point March 26, 2012
Ryan Clowe 100th Career NHL Goal April 3, 2012
Daniel Winnik 100th Career NHL Point April 3, 2012

Final roster

Updated April 19, 2012.[6]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 Canada Boyle, DanDan Boyle (A) D R 40 2008 Ottawa, Ontario
61 United States Braun, JustinJustin Braun D R 29 2007 St. Paul, Minnesota
88 Canada Burns, BrentBrent Burns D R 31 2011 Ajax, Ontario
29 Canada Clowe, RyaneRyane Clowe (A) LW L 34 2001 Fermeuse, Newfoundland
39 Canada Couture, LoganLogan Couture C L 27 2007 Guelph, Ontario
60 Canada Demers, JasonJason Demers D R 28 2008 Dorval, Quebec
69 Canada Desjardins, AndrewAndrew Desjardins C L 30 2010 Lively, Ontario
78 United States Ferriero, BennBenn Ferriero C R 29 2009 Boston, Massachusetts
37 United States Galiardi, TJTJ Galiardi C L 28 2012 Calgary, Alberta
1 Germany Greiss, ThomasThomas Greiss G L 30 2004 Füssen, West Germany
26 Slovakia Handzus, MichalMichal Handzus C L 39 2011 Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
9 Czech Republic Havlat, MartinMartin Havlat RW L 35 2011 Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
52 Canada Irwin, MattMatt Irwin D L 29 2010 Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
-- United States Kennedy, TimTim Kennedy LW L 30 2012 Buffalo, New York
12 Canada Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau (A) C/LW L 37 1997 Swift Current, Saskatchewan
43 United States McCarthy, JohnJohn McCarthy LW/C L 30 2006 Boston, Massachusetts
17 Canada Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell C/RW R 31 2004 Greenfield Park, Quebec
18 Canada Moore, DominicDominic Moore C L 36 2012 Thornhill, Ontario
55 Canada Moore, MikeMike Moore D L 31 2008 Calgary, Alberta
3 Sweden Murray, DouglasDouglas Murray D L 36 1999 Stockholm, Sweden
31 Finland Niemi, AnttiAntti Niemi G L 33 2010 Vantaa, Finland
8 United States Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski C R 32 2003 Plover, Wisconsin
35 Finland Sateri, HarriHarri Sateri G L 26 2008 Toijala, Finland
19 Canada Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton (C) C L 37 2005 London, Ontario
2 Canada Vandermeer, JimJim Vandermeer D L 36 2011 Caroline, Alberta
44 Canada Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic D L 29 2005 Montreal, Quebec
5 Canada White, ColinColin White D L 38 2011 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
10 United States Winchester, BradBrad Winchester LW L 35 2011 Madison, Wisconsin
57 United States Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels C R 28 2008 Evanston, Illinois
34 Canada Winnik, DanielDaniel Winnik LW/C L 31 2012 Toronto, Ontario

Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 24, 2011[7] To Minnesota Wild
Charlie Coyle
Devin Setoguchi
1st-round pick (#28 overall) in 2011
To San Jose Sharks
Brent Burns
2nd-round pick in 2012
June 25, 2011[8] To Florida Panthers
2nd-round pick (#59 overall) in 2011
3rd-round pick in 2012
To San Jose Sharks
2nd-round pick (#47 overall) in 2011
June 25, 2011[8] To Winnipeg Jets
4th-round pick (#119 overall) in 2011
To San Jose Sharks
5th-round pick (#133 overall) in 2011
7th-round pick (#194 overall) in 2011
July 3, 2011[9] To Minnesota Wild
Dany Heatley
To San Jose Sharks
Martin Havlat
August 7, 2011[10] To Minnesota Wild
3rd-round pick in 2013
To San Jose Sharks
James Sheppard
January 26, 2012[11] To Florida Panthers
Sean Sullivan
To San Jose Sharks
Tim Kennedy
February 16, 2012[12] To Tampa Bay Lightning
2nd-round pick in 2012
To San Jose Sharks
Dominic Moore
7th-round pick in 2012
February 27, 2012[13] To Colorado Avalanche
Jamie McGinn
Mike Connolly
Michael Sgarbossa
To San Jose Sharks
TJ Galiardi
Daniel Winnik
7th-round pick in 2013
June 10, 2012[14] To Detroit Red Wings
Andrew Murray (negotiating rights)
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014
To San Jose Sharks
Brad Stuart (negotiating rights)

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Michal Handzus[15] Los Angeles Kings 2 years, $5 million
Jim Vandermeer[16] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $1 million
Matt Pelech[17] Abbotsford Heat 1 year, $525,000
Ben Guite[18] Springfield Falcons 1 year, $525,000
Andrew Murray[19] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $575,000
Colin White[20] New Jersey Devils 1 year, $1 million
Brad Winchester[21] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $725,000
Sebastian Stalberg[22] University of Vermont 2 years, $1.51 million entry-level contract
Matt Tennyson[23] Western Michigan University 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Travis Oleksuk[24] University of Minnesota-Duluth 2 years, $1.385 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Niclas Wallin[25][26] Lulea HF 1 year
Ben Eager[27] Edmonton Oilers 3 years, $3.3 million
Jamal Mayers[28] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $550,000
Ian White[29] Detroit Red Wings 2 years, $5.75 million
Kent Huskins[30] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $1 million
Scott Nichol[31] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $700,000
Kyle Wellwood[32] Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $700,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Freddie Hamilton[33] May 27, 2011 3 years, $1.945 million entry-level contract
Devin Setoguchi[34] June 23, 2011 3 years, $9 million
Andrew Desjardins[35] June 27, 2011 1 year, $540,000
Alex Stalock[35] June 27, 2011 1 year, $625,000
Jamie McGinn[36] June 30, 2011 1 year, $680,000
Frazer McLaren[36] June 30, 2011 1 year, $575,000
Thomas Greiss[37] July 6, 2011 2 years, $1.175 million
Sean Sullivan[38] July 6, 2011 1 year, $525,000
Benn Ferriero[39] July 8, 2011 1 year, $605,000
Brent Burns[40] August 1, 2011 5 years, $28.8 million contract extension
Logan Couture[41] August 26, 2011 2 years, $5.75 million contract extension
Konrad Abeltshauser[42] April 13, 2012 3 years, $1.9 million entry-level contract
Dylan DeMelo[43] April 20, 2012 3 years, $1.975 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

San Jose's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 47 (from Montreal) Matthew Nieto LW  United States Boston University Terriers (Hockey East)
3 89 Justin Sefton D  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
5 133 (from Carolina) Sean Kuraly C  United States Indiana Ice (USHL)
6 166 (from NY Rangers) Daniil Sobchenko C  Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
6 179 Dylan DeMelo D  Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
7 194 (from Calgary) Colin Blackwell C  United States St. John's Prep (USHS-MA)

See also

References

  1. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2012.html
  2. "2011–2012 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  3. "2011–2012 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  4. "Sharks Stats". sj-sharks.com. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  5. Habs' Price's two shutouts earn First Star honors
  6. "Sharks Roster". sj-sharks.com. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
  7. Brent Burns Acquired From Wild
  8. 1 2 2011 NHL Entry Draft Recap
  9. Martin Havlat Acquired For Dany Heatley
  10. James Sheppard Is A Shark Now
  11. Sharks Acquire Tim Kennedy from Florida in Exchancge for Sean Sullivan
  12. Sharks Acquire Moore and a Seventh Round Selection in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft from the Lightning in Exchange for a Second Round Selection in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft
  13. Sharks Acquire Galiardi, Winnik and Draft Pick from Colorado in Exchange for McGinn, Connolly and Sgarbossa
  14. Sharks Acquire Defenseman Brad Stuart from Detroit in Exchange for Forward Andrew Murray and a Conditional Draft Selection in 2014
  15. Big Center Handzus A Free Agent Signee
  16. Defenseman Vandermeer Joins Sharks
  17. D-Man Matt Pelech Joins Sharks Organization
  18. Veteran Ben Guite Signs With Sharks
  19. Sharks Sign Center Andrew Murray
  20. Colin White Signs With San Jose
  21. Sharks Sign Left Wing Brad Winchester
  22. Sharks Sign Wing Sebastian Stalberg to a Two-Year Contract
  23. Sharks Sign Bay Area Native Matt Tennyson to Entry-Level Contract
  24. Sharks Sign Center Travis Oleksuk to Entry-Level Contract
  25. Nicklas Wallin Heads Home
  26. "Genuin norrbottning på väg hem igen". Lulea HF. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  27. Oilers agree to terms with Ben Eager
  28. Blackhawks agree to terms with Brunette, Mayers, McLean and O’Donnell
  29. Wings add D-depth, sign White
  30. Blues Sign Defenseman Huskins NHL.com (July 2, 2011)
  31. Blues Sign Scott Nichol NHL.com (July 5, 2011)
  32. Jets agree to terms with Kyle Wellwood NHL.com (September 9, 2011)
  33. Sharks Sign Forward Freddie Hamilton
  34. Setoguchi Signs Contract Extension
  35. 1 2 Andrew Desjardins & Alex Stalock Get 1 Year
  36. 1 2 Jamie McGinn & Frazer McLaren Get Deals
  37. Thomas Greiss Has Re-Signed With SJ
  38. Defenseman Sullivan Re-Signs With Sharks
  39. Benn Ferriero Re-signs With Sharks
  40. Brent Burns Signs For Five
  41. Sharks Sign Center Logan Couture to a Two-Year Extension
  42. Sharks Sign Defenseman Konrad Abeltshauser
  43. Sharks Sign Defenseman Dylan Demelo
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