1992–93 San Jose Sharks season

1992–93 San Jose Sharks
Division6th Smythe
Conference12th Campbell
1992–93 record11–71–2
Home record8–33–1
Road record3–38–1
Goals for218
Goals against414
Team information
General managerChuck Grillo
Dean Lombardi
CoachGeorge Kingston
CaptainDoug Wilson
Alternate captainsKelly Kisio
Rob Zettler
ArenaCow Palace
Average attendance11,045
Minor league affiliate(s)Kansas City Blades
Team leaders
GoalsKelly Kisio (26)
AssistsKelly Kisio (52)
PointsKelly Kisio (78)
Penalty minutesJeff Odgers (253)
Plus/minusLyndon Byers (–2)
WinsArturs Irbe (7)
Goals against averageArturs Irbe (4.11)

The 1992–93 San Jose Sharks season was the team's second in the NHL. They set league records for most losses in a season with 71 losses, most consecutive losses, with 17 in a row, and fewest ties in a season since the 1949-50 season with 2. Their worst defeat of the season was a 13–1 loss to the Calgary Flames, a game where after the Sharks scored first, the Flames countered by scoring 13 unanswered goals.

The team had recorded its first shutout, attained by rookie goaltender Arturs Irbe, and Rob Gaudreau scored the first hat-trick in franchise history. Head coach George Kingston, the first head coach in the history of the Sharks, was fired following this tumultuous season and replaced by Kevin Constantine. It was the last season the Sharks played in the Cow Palace in Daly City.

Offseason

The Sharks chose Mike Rathje with their first-round pick in the entry draft, third overall.

Regular season

The Sharks allowed the most goals (414) and most even-strength goals (286) of all 24 teams during the regular season. They were also shut out a league-high 6 times[1] and tied the Edmonton Oilers and Ottawa Senators for the fewest power-play goals scored, with 66.[1]

On Tuesday, November 17, 1992, Arturs Irbe recorded the first shutout in Sharks history, as San Jose blanked the Los Angeles Kings 6–0 at home.[2]

On Thursday, December 3, 1992, in a 7–5 home loss against the Hartford Whalers, Rob Gaudreau scored the first hat trick in Sharks history. In that same game, Kelly Kisio and Johan Garpenlov each recorded 4 points (1 goal, 3 assists).[3]

In 2004, ESPN ranked the 1992–93 Sharks as the sixth worst team in the first 25 years of the ESPN era.

Season standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Vancouver Canucks 84 46 29 9 101 346 278
Calgary Flames 84 43 30 11 97 322 282
Los Angeles Kings 84 39 35 10 88 338 340
Winnipeg Jets 84 40 37 7 87 322 320
Edmonton Oilers 84 26 50 8 60 242 337
San Jose Sharks 84 11 71 2 24 218 414

[4]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 8, 1992 4–3 OT Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 1–0–0
2 L October 10, 1992 3–6 Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 1–1–0
3 L October 13, 1992 1–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 1–2–0
4 L October 15, 1992 2–8 Boston Bruins (1992–93) 1–3–0
5 L October 17, 1992 2–6 Calgary Flames (1992–93) 1–4–0
6 L October 21, 1992 4–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 1–5–0
7 L October 23, 1992 4–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 1–6–0
8 L October 24, 1992 1–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 1–7–0
9 L October 26, 1992 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 1–8–0
10 L October 28, 1992 3–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 1–9–0
11 W October 30, 1992 2–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 2–9–0
12 T November 1, 1992 4–4 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 2–9–1
13 W November 5, 1992 7–5 Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 3–9–1
14 L November 7, 1992 1–6 New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 3–10–1
15 L November 8, 1992 4–11 Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 3–11–1
16 L November 10, 1992 2–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 3–12–1
17 L November 12, 1992 3–4 Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 3–13–1
18 L November 14, 1992 2–5 Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 3–14–1
19 W November 17, 1992 6–0 Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 4–14–1
20 L November 19, 1992 0–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 4–15–1
21 L November 21, 1992 1–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 4–16–1
22 W November 25, 1992 4–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) 5–16–1
23 L November 27, 1992 2–3 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 5–17–1
24 L November 28, 1992 3–10 @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) 5–18–1
25 L December 1, 1992 1–3 Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 5–19–1
26 L December 3, 1992 5–7 Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 5–20–1
27 L December 5, 1992 4–9 Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 5–21–1
28 L December 9, 1992 3–8 @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 5–22–1
29 L December 10, 1992 2–3 St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 5–23–1
30 L December 12, 1992 7–8 OT Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 5–24–1
31 L December 16, 1992 4–5 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 5–25–1
32 L December 18, 1992 1–8 @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 5–26–1
33 L December 19, 1992 3–6 Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 5–27–1
34 L December 21, 1992 4–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 5–28–1
35 L December 23, 1992 2–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 5–29–1
36 W December 26, 1992 7–2 Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 6–29–1
37 L December 29, 1992 5–7 @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 6–30–1
38 L December 30, 1992 2–6 Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 6–31–1
39 T January 2, 1993 2–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 6–31–2
40 L January 4, 1993 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 6–32–2
41 L January 5, 1993 1–2 Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 6–33–2
42 L January 8, 1993 1–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 6–34–2
43 L January 10, 1993 2–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 6–35–2
44 L January 12, 1993 1–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 6–36–2
45 L January 15, 1993 3–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 6–37–2
46 L January 16, 1993 1–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 6–38–2
47 L January 18, 1993 3–4 @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 6–39–2
48 L January 21, 1993 2–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 6–40–2
49 L January 23, 1993 1–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 6–41–2
50 L January 26, 1993 1–7 @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 6–42–2
51 L January 29, 1993 2–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 6–43–2
52 L January 30, 1993 4–5 Calgary Flames (1992–93) 6–44–2
53 L February 1, 1993 4–5 Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 6–45–2
54 L February 3, 1993 3–7 Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) 6–46–2
55 L February 10, 1993 1–13 @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) 6–47–2
56 L February 12, 1993 0–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 6–48–2
57 W February 14, 1993 3–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 7–48–2
58 L February 16, 1993 3–4 Washington Capitals (1992–93) 7–49–2
59 W February 18, 1993 5–3 Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 8–49–2
60 L February 20, 1993 4–6 New York Rangers (1992–93) 8–50–2
61 L February 22, 1993 0–4 New York Rangers (1992–93) 8–51–2
62 L February 23, 1993 3–6 Calgary Flames (1992–93) 8–52–2
63 L February 25, 1993 0–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 8–53–2
64 L February 27, 1993 4–5 @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) 8–54–2
65 L February 28, 1993 1–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 8–55–2
66 W March 2, 1993 3–2 OT Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 9–55–2
67 W March 7, 1993 6–3 Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 10–55–2
68 L March 9, 1993 2–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) 10–56–2
69 L March 11, 1993 2–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 10–57–2
70 L March 14, 1993 1–4 Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 10–58–2
71 L March 16, 1993 0–6 New York Islanders (1992–93) 10–59–2
72 L March 19, 1993 1–8 @ New York Rangers (1992–93) 10–60–2
73 L March 21, 1993 3–5 @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) 10–61–2
74 L March 23, 1993 2–7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 10–62–2
75 L March 25, 1993 2–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 10–63–2
76 L March 27, 1993 3–7 @ New York Islanders (1992–93) 10–64–2
77 L March 29, 1993 0–5 @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 10–65–2
78 L April 1, 1993 5–9 Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 10–66–2
79 L April 3, 1993 2–3 OT Calgary Flames (1992–93) 10–67–2
80 L April 4, 1993 3–4 Calgary Flames (1992–93) 10–68–2
81 W April 6, 1993 5–2 Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 11–68–2
82 L April 8, 1993 1–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 11–69–2
83 L April 10, 1993 2–3 OT Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 11–70–2
84 L April 15, 1993 3–7 @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) 11–71–2

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Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Dean Evason 84 12 19 31 132
Mike Sullivan 81 6 8 14 30
Johan Garpenlov 79 22 44 66 56
Kelly Kisio 78 26 52 78 90
Jeff Odgers 66 12 15 27 253
Rob Gaudreau 59 23 20 43 18
John Carter 55 7 9 16 81
David Maley 43 1 6 7 126
Robin Bawa 42 5 0 5 47
Pat Falloon 41 14 14 28 12
Ed Courtenay 39 7 13 20 10
Hubie McDonough 30 6 2 8 6
Perry Berezan 28 3 4 7 28
Mark Pederson 27 7 3 10 22
Ray Whitney 26 4 6 10 4
Michel Picard 25 4 0 4 24
Dave Snuggerud 25 4 5 9 14
Brian Lawton 21 2 8 10 12
Yvon Corriveau 20 3 7 10 0
Larry DePalma 20 2 6 8 41
Lyndon Byers 18 4 1 5 122
David Bruce 17 2 3 5 33
Petri Skriko 17 4 3 7 6
J. F. Quintin 14 2 5 7 4
Jon Morris 13 0 3 3 6
Dody Wood 13 1 1 2 71
Dale Craigwell 8 3 1 4 4
Jaroslav Otevrel 7 0 2 2 0
Mark Beaufait 5 1 0 1 0
Mikhail Kravets 1 0 0 0 0

Defensemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Doug Zmolek 84 5 10 15 229
Rob Zettler 80 0 7 7 150
Jayson More 73 5 6 11 179
Neil Wilkinson 59 1 7 8 96
Tom Pederson 44 7 13 20 31
Doug Wilson 42 3 17 20 40
David Williams 40 1 11 12 49
Sandis Ozolinsh 37 7 16 23 40
Peter Ahola 20 2 3 5 16
Pat MacLeod 13 0 1 1 10
Dean Kolstad 10 0 2 2 12
Claudio Scremin 4 0 1 1 4

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Jeff Hackett 36 2 30 1 0 5.28
Arturs Irbe 36 7 26 0 1 4.11
Brian Hayward 18 2 14 1 0 5.55
Wade Flaherty 1 0 1 0 0 5.02

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

June 15, 1992 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jarmo Myllys 		To San Jose Sharks
Future Considerations
August 24, 1992 To New York Islanders
Brian Mullen 		To San Jose Sharks
rights to Markus Thuresson
August 28, 1992 To New York Islanders
Cash 		To San Jose Sharks
Hubie McDonough
October 9, 1992 To Hartford Whalers
Future Considerations 		To San Jose Sharks
Michel Picard
December 15, 1992 To Vancouver Canucks
Rick Lessard 		To San Jose Sharks
Robin Bawa
December 18, 1992 To Philadelphia Flyers
Dave Snuggerud 		To San Jose Sharks
Mark Pederson
Future Considerations
January 22, 1993 To New Jersey Devils
Brian Lawton 		To San Jose Sharks
Future Considerations
February 26, 1993 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Future Considerations 		To San Jose Sharks
Peter Ahola

Free agency

Waivers

Date Player Team
October 4, 1992 Yvon Corriveau from Washington Capitals in waiver draft
October 4, 1992 Igor Larionov from Vancouver Canucks in waiver draft
January 1, 1993 David Maley from Edmonton Oilers
March 13, 1993 Jon Morris from New Jersey Devils

Released

Date Player New Team
July 23, 1992 Perry Anderson San Diego Gulls (IHL)
July 23, 1992 Steve Bozek HC Bolzano (ITA)
July 23, 1992 Paul Fenton
September 21, 1992 Craig Coxe Kalamazoo Wings (IHL)
November 30, 1992 Petri Skriko Kiekko-Espoo (SM-l)
January 15, 1993 Don Barber Kansas City Blades (IHL)
February 19, 1993 Lyndon Byers Kansas City Blades (IHL)

Draft picks

NHL Entry Draft

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 3 Mike Rathje Defense  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
1 10 Andrei Nazarov Left Wing  Russia HC Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
3 51 Alexander Cherbayev Right Wing  Russia Voskresensk Khimik (Russia)
4 75 Jan Caloun Right Wing  Czechoslovakia Litvinov Chemopetrol (Czech)
5 99 Marcus Ragnarsson Defense  Sweden Djurgardens IF Stockholm (SEL)
6 123 Michal Sykora Defense  Czechoslovakia Tacoma Rockets (WHL)
7 147 Eric Bellerose Left Wing  Canada Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
8 171 Ryan Smith Defense  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
9 195 Chris Burns Goalie  Canada U. of Denver (NCAA)
10 219 Alex Kholomeyev Right Wing  Russia Fort Worth Fire (CHL)
11 243 Victor Ignatjev Defense  Latvia Riga Pardaugava (Russia)

NHL Supplemental Draft

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 3 Brian Konowalchuk Center  United States U. of Denver (NCAA)

References

  1. ^ a b "1992-93 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ "Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks Box Score — November 17, 1992".
  3. ^ "Hartford Whalers at San Jose Sharks Box Score — December 3, 1992".
  4. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  5. ^ "1992–93 San Jose Sharks Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 24, 2009.