2009–10 San Jose Sharks season

2009–10 San Jose Sharks
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference1st Western
2009–10 record51–20–11
Home record27–6–8
Road record24–14–3
Goals for264
Goals against215
Team information
General managerDoug Wilson
CoachTodd McLellan
CaptainRob Blake
Alternate captainsDan Boyle
Joe Thornton
ArenaHP Pavilion at San Jose

The 2009–10 San Jose Sharks season was the team's 19th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Off-season

At the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Sharks picked William Wrenn in the second round with their first choice. The Sharks had traded their first-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of the trade to acquire defenseman Dan Boyle.

Forward Patrick Marleau was replaced as team captain by defenseman Rob Blake.

Season events

Pre-season

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division[1]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – San Jose Sharks 82 51 20 11 264 215 113
2 Phoenix Coyotes 82 50 25 7 225 202 107
3 Los Angeles Kings 82 46 27 9 241 219 101
4 Anaheim Ducks 82 39 32 11 238 251 89
5 Dallas Stars 82 37 31 14 237 254 88

Conference standings

Western Conference[2]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – San Jose Sharks PA 82 51 20 11 264 215 113
2 y – Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 52 22 8 271 209 112
3 y – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 49 28 5 272 222 103
4 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 50 25 7 225 202 107
5 Detroit Red Wings CE 82 44 24 14 229 216 102
6 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 46 27 9 241 219 101
7 Nashville Predators CE 82 47 29 6 225 225 100
8 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 43 30 9 244 233 95
8.5
9 St. Louis Blues CE 82 40 32 10 225 223 90
10 Calgary Flames NW 82 40 32 10 204 210 90
11 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 39 32 11 238 251 89
12 Dallas Stars PA 82 37 31 14 237 254 88
13 Minnesota Wild NW 82 38 36 8 219 246 84
14 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 32 35 15 216 259 79
15 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 27 47 8 214 284 62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Schedule and results

  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2009–10 Game Log

Playoffs

2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

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


Updated September 18, 2010.[3]

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (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

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Evgeni Nabokov 71 4194 44 16 10 170 2.43 2168 .922 3 0 0 6
Thomas Greiss 16 782 7 4 1 35 2.69 399 .912 0 0 0 2
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Evgeni Nabokov 15 890 8 7 38 2.56 407 .907 1 0 0 0
Thomas Greiss 1 40 0 0 2 3.00 28 .929 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 and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Dany Heatley[4] NHL First Star of the Week October 12, 2009
Patrick Marleau[5] NHL Third Star of the Week October 26, 2009
Evgeni Nabokov[6] NHL Third Star of the Week November 2, 2009
Evgeni Nabokov[7] NHL Second Star of the Week November 9, 2009
Joe Thornton[8] NHL First Star of the Week November 23, 2009
Joe Thornton[9] NHL Second Star of the Month November 2009

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 27, 2009[10] To Dallas Stars
6th-round pick in 2010
To San Jose Sharks
7th-round pick (189th overall) in 2009
August 28, 2009[11] To Vancouver Canucks
Christian Ehrhoff
Brad Lukowich
To San Jose Sharks
Patrick White
Daniel Rahimi
September 12, 2009[12] To Ottawa Senators
Jonathan Cheechoo
Milan Michalek
2nd-round pick in 2010
To San Jose Sharks
Dany Heatley
5th-round pick in 2010
February 7, 2010[13] To Carolina Hurricanes
2nd-round pick in 2010
To San Jose Sharks
Niclas Wallin
5th-round pick in 2010
February 12, 2010[14] To New York Rangers
Jody Shelley
To San Jose Sharks
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2011[a]

Draft picks

San Jose's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 43 (from Buffalo) William Wrenn (D)  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
2 57 Taylor Doherty (D)  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
5 147 Phil Varone (C)  Canada London Knights (OHL)
7 189 (from Dallas) Marek Viedensky (C)  Slovakia Prince George Cougars (WHL)
7 207 Dominik Bielke (D)  Germany Eisbaren Berlin (DEL)

Farm teams

The Sharks' affiliate in the American Hockey League is the Worcester Sharks.

References

  1. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "Sharks Stats". sj-sharks.com. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
  4. ^ Heatley, Quick and Henrik Sedin named NHL "Three Stars" of the week
  5. ^ Kopitar, Cammalleri and Marleau named three stars of the week by NHL
  6. ^ Kaberle, Rinne and Nabokov named NHL 'Three Stars' of the week
  7. ^ Flames' Iginla, Sharks' Nabokov, Flyers' Pronger earn three stars of the week
  8. ^ Joe Thornton, Carey Price and Mike Fisher named NHL three stars of the week
  9. ^ Iginla, Thornton, Gaborik November's 3 Stars
  10. ^ Completed Trades from Day Two of Draft
  11. ^ Sharks Acquire C Patrick White and D Daniel Rahimi from Canucks
  12. ^ Sharks acquire Heatley from Senators in exchange for Cheechoo, Michalek
  13. ^ Wilson Brings Blueliner From Carolina
  14. ^ "Sharks trade forward Shelley to Rangers for sixth round pick". Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  15. ^ Nichol Signs With San Jose Archived July 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ a b c d e Sharks Sign Four Players, Re-sign Vesce
  17. ^ a b Sharks Sign a Pair of Goaltenders
  18. ^ Sharks Sign Center Benn Ferriero
  19. ^ SHARKS SIGN FREE AGENT MALHOTRA
  20. ^ Sharks Sign G Thomas Heemskerk
  21. ^ Sharks Sign Free Agent Nick Schaus
  22. ^ Sharks Sign Defenseman Matt Irwin
  23. ^ Sharks Sign Free Agent James Marcou
  24. ^ MacIntyre Signs With San Jose
  25. ^ Boucher, Laperriere Join Flyers
  26. ^ Habs ink Travis Moen
  27. ^ Flyers Sign Five
  28. ^ Flames sign Garth Murray and Riley Armstrong
  29. ^ SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH MIKE GRIER
  30. ^ Preds Ink Free Agent Forward Marcel Goc
  31. ^ Semenov signed a two-year, $1.5 million deal with a KHL (Russia)
  32. ^ Sharks Claim Jay Leach on Waivers
  33. ^ "Claude Lemieux Announces His Retirement". Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  34. ^ "Roenick Hangs Up His Skates". Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  35. ^ "Wilson Keeps Working". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  36. ^ Huskins Signs 2-Year Deal
  37. ^ Clowe In for the Long Haulg
  38. ^ Sharks Re-Sign Center Torrey Mitchell
  39. ^ Sharks Re-Sign Forward Brad Staubitz
  40. ^ Sharks Sign 2005 Draft Pick Tony Lucia
  41. ^ Sharks Sign 2007 Draft Pick Braun