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2016–17 San Jose Sharks season

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2016–17 San Jose Sharks
Division3rd Pacific
Conference6th Western
2016–17 record46–29–7
Home record26–11–4
Road record20–18–3
Goals for221
Goals against201
Team information
General managerDoug Wilson
CoachPeter DeBoer
CaptainJoe Pavelski
Alternate captainsLogan Couture
Joe Thornton
ArenaSAP Center
Average attendance17,506[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)San Jose Barracuda (AHL)
Allen Americans (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBrent Burns
Joe Pavelski (29)
AssistsBrent Burns (47)
PointsBrent Burns (76)
Penalty minutesMicheal Haley (128)
Plus/minusBrent Burns (+19)
WinsMartin Jones (35)
Goals against averageAaron Dell (2.00)

The 2016–17 San Jose Sharks season was the 26th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990. The Sharks failed to repeat their success of winning the Western Conference in 2016 after losing to Edmonton in the first round in six games.[2]

Standings

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Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Anaheim Ducks 82 46 23 13 43 223 200 +23 105
2 x – Edmonton Oilers 82 47 26 9 43 247 212 +35 103
3 x – San Jose Sharks 82 46 29 7 44 221 201 +20 99
4 x – Calgary Flames 82 45 33 4 41 226 221 +5 94
5 Los Angeles Kings 82 39 35 8 37 201 205 −4 86
6 Arizona Coyotes 82 30 42 10 24 197 260 −63 70
7 Vancouver Canucks 82 30 43 9 26 182 243 −61 69
Source: National Hockey League[3]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule

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Pre-season

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The preseason schedule was announced on June 16, 2016.[4]

Regular season

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The schedule was announced on June 21, 2016.[5]

Game log 46–29–7 (Home: 26–11–4 ; Road: 20–18–3)

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

Playoffs

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The Sharks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's third seed and will face the second seed of the same division, the Edmonton Oilers.

2017 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[8]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Martin Jones 65 65 3800:21 35 23 6 152 2.40 1725 .912 2 0 0 0
Aaron Dell 20 17 1110:33 11 6 1 37 2.00 533 .931 1 0 0 0
Playoffs[9]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Martin Jones 6 6 377:01 2 4 11 1.75 168 .935 1 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
Traded mid-season

Transactions

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

Trades

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Date
Details
Ref
January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24) To Ottawa Senators
Tommy Wingels
To San Jose Sharks
Buddy Robinson
Zack Stortini
7th-round pick in 2017
[10]
February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28) To Vancouver Canucks
Nikolay Goldobin
conditional 4th-round pick in 2017
To San Jose Sharks
Jannik Hansen
[11]

Lost via waivers

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Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Matt Nieto[22] Colorado Avalanche January 5, 2017

Player signings

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Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) Tomas Hertl 2 years, $6 million [23]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Micheal Haley 1 year, $625,000 [24]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Aaron Dell 2 years, $1.25 million [25]
July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11) Dylan DeMelo 2 years, $1.3 million [26]
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14) Ryan Carpenter 1 year, $600,000 [27]
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18) Matt Nieto 1 year, $735,000 [28]
November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22) Brent Burns 8 years, $64 million contract extension [29]
March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23) Noah Rod 3 years, $2.43 million entry-level [30]
May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09) Manuel Wiederer 3 years, $2.21 million entry-level [31]
May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) Joonas Donskoi 2 years, $3.8 million contract extension [32]
May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) Melker Karlsson 3 years, $6 million contract extension [33]
June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05) Troy Grosenick 2 years, $1.3 million contract extension [34]
June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) Joakim Ryan 2 years, $1.3 million contract extension [35]
June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) Ryan Carpenter 2 years, $1.3 million contract extension [36]
June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) Tim Heed 2 years, $1.3 million contract extension [37]

Draft picks

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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)

Awards

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Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Brent Burns NHL Third Star of the Week[38]
All-Star[39]
NHL Third Star of the Month[40]
November 28, 2016
January 1, 2017
February 1, 2017
Martin Jones NHL Third Star of the Week[41]
All-Star[39]
December 5, 2016
January 1, 2017
Patrick Marleau NHL Second Star of the Week[42] January 30, 2017
Joe Pavelski All-Star[39]
NHL First Star of the Week[43]
January 1, 2017
March 13, 2017

References

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  1. ^ Attendance
  2. ^ 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.
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  5. ^ "Sharks Announce 2016-17 Regular Season Schedule". sharks.nhl.com. June 21, 2016.
  6. ^ "2016–2017 Regular Season Stats – Points – San Jose Sharks – Statistics". sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  7. ^ "2016–2017 Playoffs Stats – Points – San Jose Sharks – Statistics". sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "2016–2017 Regular Season Stats – Goaltenders – San Jose Sharks – Statistics". sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  9. ^ "2016–2017 Playoffs Stats – Goaltenders – San Jose Sharks – Statistics". sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
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  11. ^ "Sharks Acquire Jannik Hansen from Canucks". sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  12. ^ "Sharks Sign Defenseman David Schlemko". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  13. ^ "Sharks Sign Forward Mikkel Boedker". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  14. ^ "Sharks Sign Defenseman Dan Kelly". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  15. ^ "Sharks Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Tim Clifton". nhl.com/sharks. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  16. ^ "Sharks Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Nick DeSimone". nhl.com/sharks. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  17. ^ "Sharks Sign Defenseman Radim Simek". nhl.com/sharks. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  18. ^ "Sharks Sign Forward Filip Sandberg". nhl.com/sharks. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  19. ^ "Florida Panthers Sign Goaltender James Reimer to Five-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  20. ^ Rogers Digital Media. "Leafs sign defenceman Roman Polak to 1-year deal". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
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  22. ^ "Avalanche claim Nieto, who's 'definitely an NHL player'". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  23. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Tomas Hertl". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  24. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Micheal Haley". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  25. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Goaltender Aaron Dell". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  26. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Dylan DeMelo". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  27. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Ryan Carpenter". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  28. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Matt Nieto". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  29. ^ "Sharks Sign Burns to Eight-Year Contract Extension". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  30. ^ "Sharks Sign Forward Noah Rod to Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com/sharks. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  31. ^ "Sharks Sign Forward Manuel Wiederer to Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com/sharks. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  32. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Joonas Donskoi". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  33. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Melker Karlsson". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  34. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Goaltender Troy Grosenick". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  35. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Joakim Ryan". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  36. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Ryan Carpenter". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  37. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Tim Heed". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  38. ^ "Burns Named Third Star of the Week". nhl.com. November 28, 2016.
  39. ^ a b c "Pavelski, Burns, Jones, and DeBoer Named All-Stars". nhl.com. January 1, 2017.
  40. ^ "Burns Named NHL Third Star of Month for January". nhl.com. February 1, 2017.
  41. ^ "Jones Named Third Star of the Week". nhl.com. December 5, 2016.
  42. ^ "Marleau Named NHL Second Star of the Week". nhl.com. January 30, 2017.
  43. ^ "Pavelski Named NHL First Star of the Week". nhl.com. March 13, 2017.