2016–17 San Jose Sharks season

The 2016–17 San Jose Sharks season is the 26th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990. The Sharks hope to repeat their success after winning the Western Conference in 2016. ^[2]

Draft picks

Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24 and 25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2	60	Dylan Gambrell	C	United States	Denver Pioneers (NCHC)
4	111	Noah Gregor	C	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5	150	Manuel Wiederer	C	Germany	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
6	180	Mark Shoemaker	D	Canada	North Bay Battalion (OHL)
7	210	Joachim Blichfeld	W	Denmark	Malmö Redhawks (SHL)

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	San Jose Sharks	25	15	9	1	15	60	51	+9	31
2	Anaheim Ducks	24	12	8	4	12	62	56	+6	28
3	Edmonton Oilers	25	13	10	2	12	76	66	+10	28
4	Los Angeles Kings	24	13	10	1	12	62	61	+1	27
5	Calgary Flames	27	12	13	2	10	63	79	−16	26
6	Vancouver Canucks	24	10	12	2	8	55	73	−18	22
7	Arizona Coyotes	22	8	11	3	6	54	69	−15	19

Updated to game(s) played on December 2, 2016. Source: National Hockey League

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chicago Blackhawks	25	16	6	3	14	72	63	+9	35
2	St. Louis Blues	24	14	7	3	13	67	67	0	31
3	Minnesota Wild	23	11	8	4	11	64	50	+14	26

Source: National Hockey League

Top 3 (Pacific Division)
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	San Jose Sharks	25	15	9	1	15	60	51	+9	31
2	Anaheim Ducks	24	12	8	4	12	62	56	+6	28
3	Edmonton Oilers	25	13	10	2	12	76	66	+10	28

Source: National Hockey League

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	Los Angeles Kings	24	13	10	1	12	62	61	+1	27
2	PA	Calgary Flames	27	12	13	2	10	63	79	−16	26

3	CE	Nashville Predators	22	11	8	3	11	65	57	+8	25
4	CE	Dallas Stars	25	9	10	6	9	63	85	−22	24
5	CE	Winnipeg Jets	26	11	13	2	10	69	78	−9	24
6	PA	Vancouver Canucks	24	10	12	2	8	55	73	−18	22
7	CE	Colorado Avalanche	22	9	12	1	9	49	66	−17	19
8	PA	Arizona Coyotes	22	8	11	3	6	54	69	−15	19

Updated to game(s) played on December 2, 2016. Source: National Hockey League

Schedule

Pre-season

The preseason schedule was announced on June 16, 2016.^[3]

Pre-season Game Log: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 27	Vancouver	2–3	San Jose	OT	Armalis	14,865	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 30	Arizona	2–3	San Jose	OT	Dell	15,985	2–0–0	Recap
3	October 2	San Jose	3–2	Vancouver	OT	Jones	17,301	3–0–0	Recap
4	October 5	Anaheim	2–0	San Jose		Jones	16,207	3–1–0	Recap
5	October 7	San Jose	1–3	Arizona		Jones	7,235	3–2–0	Recap
6	October 9	San Jose	2–3	Anaheim	OT	Dell	16,444	3–2–1	Recap

Regular season

The schedule was announced on June 21, 2016.^[4]

Game Log 14–9–1 (Home: 9–3–0 ; Road: 6–6–1)

October: 6–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 12	Los Angeles	1–2	San Jose		Jones	17,562	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 15	San Jose	3–2	Columbus		Jones	16,546	2–0–0	4	Recap
3	October 17	San Jose	4–7	NY Rangers		Jones	18,200	2–1–0	4	Recap
4	October 18	San Jose	3–2	NY Islanders		Dell	10,772	3–1–0	6	Recap
5	October 20	San Jose	2–3	Pittsburgh		Jones	18,511	3–2–0	6	Recap
6	October 22	San Jose	0–3	Detroit		Jones	20,027	3–3–0	6	Recap
7	October 25	Anaheim	1–2	San Jose	OT	Jones	17,562	4–3–0	8	Recap
8	October 27	Columbus	1–3	San Jose		Jones	17,229	5–3–0	10	Recap
9	October 29	Nashville	1–4	San Jose		Jones	17,562	6–3–0	12	Recap

November: 8–6–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 4–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
10	November 1	San Jose	2–3	Arizona		Jones	11,046	6–4–0	12	Recap
11	November 3	Calgary	3–2	San Jose		Jones	17,562	6–5–0	12	Recap
12	November 5	Pittsburgh	5–0	San Jose		Jones	17,562	6–6–0	12	Recap
13	November 8	San Jose	3–0	Washington		Jones	18,506	7–6–0	14	Recap
14	November 10	San Jose	4–2	Florida		Jones	11,703	8–6–0	16	Recap
15	November 12	San Jose	3–1	Tampa Bay		Jones	19,092	9–6–0	18	Recap
16	November 15	San Jose	0–1	Carolina		Dell	8,932	9–7–0	18	Recap
17	November 17	San Jose	2–3	St. Louis		Jones	17,618	9–8–0	18	Recap
18	November 19	San Jose	2–3	Arizona	OT	Jones	13,148	9–8–1	19	Recap
19	November 21	New Jersey	0–4	San Jose		Jones	17,286	10–8–1	21	Recap
20	November 23	Chicago	1–2	San Jose		Jones	17,501	11–8–1	23	Recap
21	November 25	NY Islanders	2–3	San Jose		Dell	17,562	12–8–1	25	Recap
22	November 26	Anaheim	3–2	San Jose		Jones	17,562	12–9–1	25	Recap
23	November 29	Arizona	1–2	San Jose	OT	Jones	17,377	13–9–1	27	Recap
24	November 30	San Jose	4–1	Los Angeles		Jones	18,230	14–9–1	29	Recap

December: 1–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
25	December 2	Montreal	1–2	San Jose		Jones	17,562	14–9–1	31	Recap
26	December 7	Ottawa		San Jose						Recap
27	December 9	San Jose		Anaheim						Recap
28	December 10	Carolina		San Jose						Recap
29	December 13	San Jose		Toronto						Recap
30	December 14	San Jose		Ottawa						Recap
31	December 16	San Jose		Montreal						Recap
32	December 18	San Jose		Chicago						Recap
33	December 20	Calgary		San Jose						Recap
34	December 23	Edmonton		San Jose						Recap
35	December 27	San Jose		Anaheim						Recap
36	December 30	Philadelphia		San Jose						Recap
37	December 31	San Jose		Los Angeles						Recap

January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
38	January 3	Los Angeles		San Jose						Recap
39	January 5	Minnesota		San Jose						Recap
40	January 7	Detroit		San Jose						Recap
41	January 10	San Jose		Edmonton						Recap
42	January 11	San Jose		Calgary						Recap
43	January 14	St. Louis		San Jose						Recap
44	January 16	Winnipeg		San Jose						Recap
45	January 18	San Jose		Los Angeles						Recap
46	January 19	Tampa Bay		San Jose						Recap
47	January 21	Colorado		San Jose						Recap
48	January 23	San Jose		Colorado						Recap
49	January 24	San Jose		Winnipeg						Recap
50	January 36	Edmonton		San Jose						Recap
51	January 31	Chicago		San Jose						Recap

February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
52	February 2	San Jose		Vancouver						Recap
53	February 4	Arizona		San Jose						Recap
54	February 7	San Jose		Buffalo						Recap
55	February 9	San Jose		Boston						Recap
56	February 11	San Jose		Philadelphia						Recap
57	February 12	San Jose		New Jersey						Recap
58	February 15	Florida		San Jose						Recap
59	February 18	San Jose		Arizona						Recap
60	February 19	Boston		San Jose						Recap
61	February 25	San Jose		Vancouver						Recap
62	February 28	Toronto		San Jose						Recap

March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
63	March 2	Vancouver		San Jose						Recap
64	March 5	San Jose		Minnesota						Recap
65	March 6	San Jose		Winnipeg						Recap
66	March 9	Washington		San Jose						Recap
67	March 11	Nashville		San Jose						Recap
68	March 12	Dallas		San Jose						Recap
69	March 14	Buffalo		San Jose						Recap
70	March 16	St. Louis		San Jose						Recap
71	March 18	Anaheim		San Jose						Recap
72	March 20	San Jose		Dallas						Recap
73	March 21	San Jose		Minnesota						Recap
74	March 24	San Jose		Dallas						Recap
75	March 25	San Jose		Nashville						Recap
76	March 28	NY Rangers		San Jose						Recap
77	March 30	San Jose		Edmonton						Recap
78	March 31	San Jose		Calgary						Recap

April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
79	April 2	San Jose		Vancouver						Recap
80	April 4	Vancouver		San Jose						Recap
81	April 6	Edmonton		San Jose						Recap
82	April 8	Calgary		San Jose						Recap

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of December 2, 2016.

Skaters

Regular season^[5]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski	25	8	15	23	+4	12
Burns, BrentBrent Burns	25	10	13	22	+3	4
Couture, LoganLogan Couture	25	9	7	16	+1	8
Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton	25	2	13	15	+2	6
Hertl, TomasTomas Hertl	17	4	5	9	0	10
Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau	25	6	2	8	−2	4
Donskoi, JoonasJoonas Donskoi	25	2	6	8	+1	8
Tierney, ChrisChris Tierney	25	2	6	8	−1	0
Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic	25	3	4	7	+5	26
Ward, JoelJoel Ward	25	2	5	7	+1	6
Martin, PaulPaul Martin	25	0	7	7	+2	8
Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels	21	4	1	5	+1	2
Schlemko, DavidDavid Schlemko	24	0	5	5	+2	8
Karlsson, MelkerMelker Karlsson	18	2	2	4	+5	4
Labanc, KevinKevin Labanc	12	2	2	4	+4	8
Boedker, MikkelMikkel Boedker	25	2	2	4	−4	4
Braun, JustinJustin Braun	25	0	3	3	−1	6
Haley, MichealMicheal Haley	15	0	2	2	0	32
Nieto, MattMatt Nieto	13	0	2	2	−3	2
Carpenter, RyanRyan Carpenter	2	1	0	1	+1	0
DeMelo, DylanDylan DeMelo	2	1	0	1	+1	0
Dillon, BrendenBrenden Dillon	24	0	1	1	0	20
O'Regan, DannyDanny O'Regan	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jones, MartinMartin Jones	22	22	1267:20	13	8	1	42	1.99	550	.924	2	0	0	0
Dell, AaronAaron Dell	4	3	217:55	2	1	0	7	1.93	102	.931	0	0	0	0

Roster

Updated December 3, 2016.^[6]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
89	Denmark !	Boedker, MikkelMikkel Boedker	6.0 !LW	L	26	2016	Brøndby, Denmark
61	United States !	Braun, JustinJustin Braun	2.0 !D	R	29	2007	St. Paul, Minnesota
88	Canada !	Burns, BrentBrent Burns	2.0 !D	R	31	2011	Barrie, Ontario
39	Canada !	Couture, LoganLogan Couture (A)	4.0 !C	L	27	2007	Guelph, Ontario
30	Canada !	Dell, AaronAaron Dell	1.0 !G	L	27	2015	Airdrie, Alberta
74	Canada !	DeMelo, DylanDylan DeMelo	2.0 !D	R	23	2011	London, Ontario
4	Canada !	Dillon, BrendenBrenden Dillon	2.0 !D	L	26	2014	New Westminster, British Columbia
27	Finland !	Donskoi, JoonasJoonas Donskoi	7.0 !RW	R	24	2015	Raahe, Finland
38	Canada !	Haley, MichealMicheal Haley	6.0 !LW	L	30	2014	Guelph, Ontario
48	Czech Republic !	Hertl, TomasTomas Hertl	6.0 !LW	L	23	2012	Prague, Czech Republic
31	Canada !	Jones, MartinMartin Jones	1.0 !G	L	26	2015	North Vancouver, British Columbia
68	Sweden !	Karlsson, MelkerMelker Karlsson	4.3 !C/RW	R	26	2014	Lycksele, Sweden
12	Canada !	Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau	6.0 !LW	L	37	1997	Swift Current, Saskatchewan
7	United States !	Martin, PaulPaul Martin	2.0 !D	L	35	2015	Elk River, Minnesota
83	United States !	Nieto, MattMatt Nieto	6.0 !LW	L	24	2011	Long Beach, California
8	United States !	Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski (C)	4.0 !C	R	32	2003	Plover, Wisconsin
5	Canada !	Schlemko, DavidDavid Schlemko	2.0 !D	L	29	2016	Edmonton, Alberta
19	Canada !	Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton (A)	4.0 !C	L	37	2005	London, Ontario
50	Canada !	Tierney, ChrisChris Tierney	4.0 !C	L	22	2012	Keswick, Ontario
44	Canada !	Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic	2.0 !D	L	29	2005	Montreal, Quebec
42	Canada !	Ward, JoelJoel Ward	7.0 !RW	R	36	2015	North York, Ontario
57	United States !	Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels	7.2 !RW/C	R	28	2008	Evanston, Illinois

Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	David Schlemko	New Jersey Devils	4 years, $8.4 million	^[7]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Mikkel Boedker	Colorado Avalanche	4 years, $16 million	^[8]
July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)	Dan Kelly	Albany Devils	1 year, $575,000	^[9]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	James Reimer	Florida Panthers	5 years, $17 million	^[10]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02)	Roman Polak	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $2.25 million	^[11]
July 3, 2016 (2016-07-03)	Matt Tennyson	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $675,000	^[12]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)	Tomas Hertl	2 years, $6 million	^[13]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Micheal Haley	1 year, $625,000	^[14]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Aaron Dell	2 years, $1.25 million	^[15]
July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)	Dylan DeMelo	2 years, $1.3 million	^[16]
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)	Matt Nieto	1 year, $735,000	^[17]

References

↑ Attendance
↑ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
↑ "Sharks Announce 2016 Preseason Schedule". sharks.nhl.com. June 16, 2016.
↑ "Sharks Announce 2016-17 Regular Season Schedule". sharks.nhl.com. June 21, 2016.
↑ "2016–2017 Regular Season Stats – Points – San Jose Sharks – Statistics". sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
↑ "Sharks Roster". San Jose Sharks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
↑ "Sharks Sign Defenseman David Schlemko". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
↑ "Sharks Sign Forward Mikkel Boedker". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
↑ "Sharks Sign Defenseman Dan Kelly". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
↑ "Florida Panthers Sign Goaltender James Reimer to Five-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
↑ Rogers Digital Media. "Leafs sign defenceman Roman Polak to 1-year deal". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
↑ "Canes Agree to Terms with Matt Tennyson". nhl.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
↑ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Tomas Hertl". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
↑ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Micheal Haley". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
↑ "Sharks Re-Sign Goaltender Aaron Dell". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
↑ "Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Dylan DeMelo". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
↑ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Matt Nieto". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

San Jose Sharks

Founded in 1991 Based in San Jose, California

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	Expansion draft Records Award winners

Personnel	Owners San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises (Hasso Plattner, governor) General manager Doug Wilson Head coach Peter DeBoer Team captain Joe Pavelski Current roster

Arenas	Cow Palace SAP Center at San Jose

Affiliates	AHL San Jose Barracuda ECHL Allen Americans

Stanley Cup Finals	2016

General managers	Ferreira Grillo Lombardi Wilson

Head coaches	Kingston Constantine Wiley Sims Sutter Raeder Wilson McLellan DeBoer

Media	TV Comcast SportsNet California Randy Hahn Jamie Baker Radio KUFX Dan Rusanowsky Bret Hedican

Culture/Lore	S. J. Sharkie 2015 NHL Stadium Series

San Jose Sharks seasons

1990s	1990–91 . 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

2016–17 NHL season

Pacific	Anaheim Ducks Arizona Coyotes Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks

Central	Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets

Atlantic	Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs

Metropolitan	Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals

See also	Draft Heritage Classic Centennial Classic Winter Classic All-Star Game Stadium Series Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and Fines

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