2008–09 San Jose Sharks season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2008–09 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' 18th season in the National Hockey League.

Pre-season

On June 12, the San Jose Sharks named Todd McLellan their new head coach.

The Sharks traded for defensemen Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich

Brad Lukowich

Brad Lukowich is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League. He has won the Stanley Cup once in his career, with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004. He was on the roster of the Dallas Stars when they won the cup in 1998–99 but did not...

from Tampa Bay and signed Rob Blake

Rob Blake

Robert Bowlby Blake is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, appearing in the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals, winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy and serving as team captain for five seasons in his initial 11 season-stint with...

.

Former Shark Jeff Friesen

Jeff Friesen

Jeff Daryl Friesen is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently a Free Agent. He most recently played with Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-Playing career:...

tried out for a spot on the team, but the team released him before the season opener.

Kyle McLaren

Kyle McLaren

Kyle Edgar McLaren is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman.-Playing career:McLaren was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the first round, ninth-overall, during the 1995 NHL Entry Draft...

was placed on waivers, just before the regular season began. He was not claimed by anyone, so he was sent down to Worcester Sharks

Worcester Sharks

The Worcester Sharks are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . The franchise is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and play their home games at the DCU Center in Downtown Worcester. The Sharks and the city of Worcester hosted the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic.-History:On...

to receive more play time, and also so that the Sharks could play under the salary cap.

Schedule and results

Green background indicates win (2 points).
Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

2008–09 Game Log

EWLINE

October: 9–2–0 (Home: 6–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 9	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	1 – 4	San Jose		Nabokov Evgeni Nabokov Evgeni Viktorovich Nabokov is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender who is playing for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League .Nabokov was selected by San Jose in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft...	17,496	1–0–0	2	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020008
2	October 11	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	1 – 3	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	2–0–0	4	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020028
3	October 12	San Jose	1 – 0	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Boucher Brian Boucher Brian "Boosh" Boucher is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...	18,118	3–0–0	6	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020031
4	October 14	Columbus Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	2 – 5	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	4–0–0	8	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020043
5	October 17	San Jose	0 – 4	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Nabokov	17,174	4–1–0	8	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020061
6	October 18	Philadelphia Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	4 – 5	San Jose	OT	Nabokov	17,496	5–1–0	10	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020075
7	October 22	San Jose	7 – 6	Philadelphia Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	SO	Nabokov	19,072	6–1–0	12	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020089
8	October 24	San Jose	3 – 4	Florida Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...		Nabokov	15,232	6–2–0	12	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020102
9	October 25	San Jose	3 – 0	Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...		Boucher	16,831	7–2–0	14	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020111
10	October 28	Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...	1 – 2	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	8–2–0	16	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020132
11	October 30	Detroit Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...	2 – 4	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	9–2–0	18	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020147

EWLINE

November: 11–1–1 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 5–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
12	November 2	San Jose	5 – 3	Colorado Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...		Nabokov	15,452	10–2–0	20	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020165
13	November 4	Minnesota Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	1 – 3	San Jose		Nabokov	17,183	11–2–0	22	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020177
14	November 6	St. Louis	4 – 5	San Jose	SO	Nabokov	17,496	12–2–0	24	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020191
15	November 8	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...	1 – 2	San Jose		Boucher	17,496	13–2–0	26	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020206
16	November 9	San Jose	2 – 4	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....		Boucher	15,056	13–3–0	26	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020211
17	November 11	Nashville Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	4 – 3	San Jose	OT	Boucher	17,496	13–3–1	27	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020220
18	November 13	Calgary Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...	1 – 6	San Jose		Boucher	17,496	14–3–1	29	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020235
19	November 16	San Jose	6 – 5	Chicago Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...		Boucher	21,181	15–3–1	31	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020255
20	November 17	San Jose	4 – 1	Nashville Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Boucher	13,312	16–3–1	33	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020261
21	November 22	Washington Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...	2 – 7	San Jose		Boucher	17,496	17–3–1	35	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020296
22	November 26	Chicago Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...	2 – 3	San Jose	OT	Nabokov	17,496	18–3–1	37	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020320
23	November 28	San Jose	6 – 2	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...		Nabokov	18,532	19–3–1	39	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020333
24	November 29	San Jose	3 – 2	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....		Nabokov	14,007	20–3–1	41	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020344

EWLINE

December: 8–1–4 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–3)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
25	December 2	Toronto Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	2 – 5	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	21–3–1	43	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020360
26	December 4	Columbus Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	2 – 3	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	22–3–1	45	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020375
27	December 6	Edmonton Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	3 – 2	San Jose	OT	Nabokov	17,496	22–3–2	46	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020390
28	December 11	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	0 – 2	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	23–3–2	48	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020421
29	December 13	St. Louis	4 – 5	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	24–3–2	50	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020440
30	December 15	San Jose	3 – 2	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	SO	Boucher	16,005	25–3–2	52	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020445
31	December 17	San Jose	1 – 2	Columbus Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	OT	Nabokov	13,884	25–3–3	53	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020456
32	December 18	San Jose	0 – 6	Detroit Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...		Nabokov	19,507	25–4–3	53	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020466
33	December 20	NY Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...	2 – 3	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	26–4–3	55	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020485
34	December 23	Vancouver Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...	0 – 5	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	27–4–3	57	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020506
35	December 27	San Jose	2 - 3	St. Louis	SO	Nabokov	19,150	27-4-4	58	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020523
36	December 29	San Jose	3 - 1	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...		Nabokov	18,532	28-4-4	60	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020535
37	December 31	San Jose	2 - 3	Minnesota Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	OT	Nabokov	18,568	28-4-5	61	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020548

EWLINE

January: 8–3–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
38	January 3	NY Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	3 - 5	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	29-4-5	63	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020575
39	January 6	San Jose	2 - 5	Calgary Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...		Nabokov	18,289	29-5-5	63	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020593
40	January 9	San Jose	4 - 1	Edmonton Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....		Nabokov	16,839	30-5-5	65	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020611
41	January 10	San Jose	4 - 2	Vancouver Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...		Boucher	18,360	31-5-5	67	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020624
42	January 13	Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...	1 - 7	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	32-5-5	69	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020641
43	January 15	Calgary Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...	3 - 2	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	32-6-5	69	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020655
44	January 17	Detroit Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...	5 - 6	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	33-6-5	71
45	January 20	Vancouver Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...	1 - 2	San Jose	OT	Nabokov	17,496	34-6-5	73	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020691
46	January 27	San Jose	3 - 0	Colorado Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...		Nabokov	14,592	35-6-5	75	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020709
47	January 29	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....	0 - 2	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	36-6-5	77	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020724
48	January 31	Chicago Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...	4 - 2	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	36-7-5	77	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020741

EWLINE

February: 6–3–4 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–3–3)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
49	February 5	Carolina Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...	4 - 3	San Jose	SO	Nabokov	17,496	36-7-6	78	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020771
50	February 7	San Jose	2 - 3	Columbus Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	OT	Nabokov	18,144	36-7-7	79	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020784
51	February 10	San Jose	5 - 2	Boston Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...		Nabokov	17,565	37-7-7	81	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020795
52	February 11	San Jose	1 - 2	Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...	SO	Boucher	17,034	37-7-8	82	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020806
53	February 13	San Jose	5 - 6	Buffalo Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...	SO	Nabokov	18,690	37-7-9	83	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020820
54	February 15	San Jose	5 - 6	New Jersey New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...		Nabokov	17,625	37-8-9	83	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020834
55	February 17	Edmonton Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	2 - 4	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	38-8-9	85	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020853
56	February 19	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	2 - 4	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	39-8-9	87	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020870
57	February 21	Atlanta Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...	1 - 3	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	40-8-9	89	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020870
58	February 23	San Jose	1 - 0	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...		Nabokov	17,988	41-8-9	91	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020870
59	February 25	San Jose	1 - 4	Detroit Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...		Nabokov	20,066	41-9-9	91	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020907
60	February 26	San Jose	2 - 1	Ottawa Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...		Boucher	17,791	42-9-9	93	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020914
61	February 28	San Jose	3 - 2	Montreal Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...		Boucher	21,273	42-10-9	93	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020914

EWLINE

March: 8–5–2 (Home: 5-1-1 ; Road: 3–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
62	March 3	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...	4 - 1	San Jose		Boucher	17,496	42-11-9	93	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020952
63	March 5	Minnesota Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	4 - 3	San Jose	OT	Boucher	17,496	42-11-10	94	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020963
64	March 7	San Jose	1 - 3	Vancouver Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...		Boucher	18,630	42-12-10	94	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020978
65	March 10	San Jose	5 - 4	Minnesota Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	OT	Boucher	18,568	43-12-10	96	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020997
66	March 12	San Jose	1 - 3	St. Louis		Boucher	19,150	43-13-10	96	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021012
67	March 14	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	1 - 2	San Jose	SO	Nabokov	17,496	44-13-10	98	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021030
68	March 15	San Jose	1 - 0	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Nabokov	17,511	45-13-10	100	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021036 Clinch Playoff spot
69	March 17	San Jose	3 - 4	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....		Boucher	15,563	45-14-10	100	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021050 Clinch Pacific Division
70	March 19	Nashville Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	2 - 3	San Jose	SO	Nabokov	17,496	46-14-10	102	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021062
71	March 21	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...	2 - 5	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	47-14-10	104	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021070
72	March 22	Colorado Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...	1 - 3	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	48-14-10	106	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021084
73	March 25	San Jose	5 - 6	Chicago Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...	SO	Nabokov	21,812	48-14-11	107	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021100
74	March 26	San Jose	2 - 3	Nashville Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Nabokov	16,568	48-15-11	107	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021106
75	March 28	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....	2 - 3	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	49-15-11	109	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021126
76	March 30	San Jose	2 - 1	Calgary Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...		Nabokov	19,289	50-15-11	111	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021135

EWLINE

April: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
77	April 2	San Jose	2 - 1	Edmonton Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....		Nabokov	16,839	51-15-11	113	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021155
78	April 4	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	5 - 2	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	51-16-11	113	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021173
79	April 5	San Jose	3 - 2	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Boucher	17,398	52-16-11	115	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021179
80	April 7	Colorado Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...	0 - 1	San Jose	SO	Nabokov	17,496	53-16-11	117	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021196 Clinch President's Trophy
81	April 9	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....	4 - 1	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	53-17-11	117	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021209
82	April 11	San Jose	3 – 4	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Nabokov	18,118	53–18–11	117	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021219

Playoffs

2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs

EWLINE

Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Anaheim Ducks
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 16	Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	2 - 0	San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Nabokov	17,496	0-1	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030151
2	April 19	Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	3 - 2	San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Nabokov	17,496	0-2	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030152
3	April 21	San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	4 - 3	Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Nabokov	16,277	1-2	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030153
4	April 23	San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	0 - 4	Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Nabokov	16,830	1-3	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030154
5	April 25	Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	2 - 3	San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	OT1	Nabokov	17,496	2-3	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030155
6	April 27	San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	1 - 4	Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Nabokov	17,174	2-4	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030156

Skaters

Regular season
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Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
	82	25	61	86	+16	56
	76	38	33	71	+16	18
	81	31	34	65	+16	25
	80	25	34	59	+5	46
	77	16	41	57	+6	52
	77	23	34	57	+11	52
	71	22	30	52	+8	51
	73	10	35	45	+15	110
	77	8	34	42	-12	63
	82	6	30	36	+15	42
	66	12	17	29	-3	59
	62	10	13	23	+8	25
	42	4	9	13	-1	24
	64	5	8	13	-4	22
	55	2	9	11	-6	18
	58	0	8	8	+5	12
	47	1	7	8	+3	57
	75	0	7	7	+6	38
	35	4	2	6	-6	2
^†	19	3	2	5	-1	14
	70	2	2	4	-6	116
	13	1	2	3	0	76
	35	1	2	3	0	76
	17	1	1	2	-2	4
	18	0	1	1	-5	21
	2	0	0	0	-1	2
	10	0	0	0	-2	4
	12	0	0	0	-3	6

Playoffs
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Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
	6	1	4	5	-3	5
	6	1	3	4	-5	4
	6	2	2	4	-1	8
	6	2	1	3	0	8
	6	1	2	3	-1	2
	6	1	1	2	+1	4
	6	1	1	2	-4	8
	6	0	1	1	-1	12
	6	1	0	1	-3	2
	6	0	1	1	-6	0
	6	0	1	1	-3	9
	6	0	0	0	-2	6
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	6	0	0	0	+1	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	6	0	0	0	-2	2
	6	0	0	0	-2	2
	6	0	0	0	-4	2
	6	0	0	0	-1	9
	4	0	0	0	-1	2

Goaltenders

Regular season
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Player	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV	Sv%	SO
	62	3686	41	12	8	150	2.44	1663	1513	.910	7
	22	1291	12	6	3	47	2.18	563	516	.917	2

Playoffs
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Player	GP	Min	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV	Sv%	SO
	6	361	2	4	17	2.82	155	138	.890	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

Milestones

Patrick Marleau >

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
601st NHL Point	Feb 17th, 2009

Trades

Sharks acquired defensemen Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich

Brad Lukowich

for defenseman Matt Carle

Matt Carle

Matthew Carle is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

, defensive prospect Ty Wishart

Ty Wishart

Ty Wishart is an Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing in the New York Islanders organization.-Playing career:...

, a first-round-pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft

2009 NHL Entry Draft

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...

and a fourth-round-pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft

2010 NHL Entry Draft

The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was the 48th NHL Entry Draft, held on June 25–26, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home arena of the Los Angeles Kings. This was the first time Los Angeles hosted the NHL Entry Draft. An unofficial record of 11 American-trained players were selected in...

.

Traded defenseman Craig Rivet

Craig Rivet

Craig A. Rivet is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL. He has previously played for the Montreal Canadiens, San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres, and Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League....

to Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...

for a second-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft

2009 NHL Entry Draft

and a second-round-pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft

2010 NHL Entry Draft

Free Agents

Player	Former team	Contract Terms
Rob Blake Rob Blake Robert Bowlby Blake is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, appearing in the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals, winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy and serving as team captain for five seasons in his initial 11 season-stint with...	Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	1 year, US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 5 million
Brendan Buckley Brendan Buckley (ice hockey) Brendan Buckley is a professional ice hockey defenceman, who has played 569 regular-season games in the American Hockey League for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Syracuse Crunch, Worcester IceCats, Peoria Rivermen, Manchester Monarchs, Worcester Sharks, and Chicago...	Iserlohn Roosters Iserlohn Roosters The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North-Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as Eissporthalle am Seilersee. Playing nine years in the DEL the...	1 year, US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 500,000, two-way contract

Player	New team	Contract Terms
Brian Campbell Brian Campbell Brian Wesley Campbell is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, an alternate captain for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League...	Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...	8 years, US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 56.8 million

Claimed from Waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers

Draft picks

San Jose's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft

2008 NHL Entry Draft

The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...

in Ottawa • Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

Round	#	Player	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
3	62	Justin Daniels (C Centre (ice hockey) The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player... )	Kent School Kent School Kent School is a private, co-educational college preparatory school in Kent, Connecticut, USA. The Reverend Frederick Herbert Sill, Order of the Holy Cross, established the school in 1906 and it retains its affiliation with the Episcopal Church of the United States.Students at Kent come from more... (USHS-CT Connecticut Association of Schools The Connecticut Association of Schools and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference is the governing body for secondary school athletics and other interscholastic competition in the state of Connecticut.- History :... )
4	92	Samuel Groulx (D Defenceman (ice hockey) Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring... )	Quebec Remparts Québec Remparts There have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec... (QMJHL Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League... )
4	106	Harri Sateri (G Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring... )	Tappara Tappara Tappara is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Tampere, Finland at Tampereen jäähalli. The team have won 15 league championships .... (Finland Jr. SM-liiga The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice... )
5	146	Julien Demers (D)	Ottawa 67's Ottawa 67's The Ottawa 67’s are a junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They have played in the Ontario Hockey League since 1967, Canada's centennial year. The current coach is Chris Byrne.-History:... (OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... )
6	177	Tommy Wingels Tommy Wingels Tommy Wingels is an American professional ice hockey forward who currently who plays for the San Jose Sharks organization. Wingels made his NHL debut on October 8, 2010 at the San Jose Sharks season premiere wearing jersey number 57.... (C)	Miami University (CCHA Central Collegiate Hockey Association The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey college athletic conference that operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska and Indiana. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. It holds its championship... )
7	186	Jason Demers Jason Demers Jason Demers is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who plays for the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League.-Playing career:... (D)	Victoriaville Tigres Victoriaville Tigres The Victoriaville Tigres are a junior ice hockey team that plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Victoriaville, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Colisée Desjardins.-History:... (QMJHL)
7	194	Drew Daniels (RW Winger (ice hockey) Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink... )	Kent School (USHS-CT)

Roster

Updated April 7, 2009.

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Farm teams

The Sharks affiliate in the American Hockey League was the Worcester Sharks

Worcester Sharks

. The Worcester club finished in fourth place in the AHL's Atlantic Division with 42 wins and 35 losses. Worcester's leading scorer was Mike Iggulden with 29 goals and 66 points.

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