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San Jose Sharks
- Year of foundation: 1991
- Colours: teal, black, white
- Club status: active
- Address: 525 W. Santa Clara Street,
San Jose, CA 95113 - Phone: +1 408 287 7070
- Fax: +1 408 999 5797
- WWW: http://sharks.nhl.com/
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All time leagues: NHL
Season 1996-1997
Club teams
This club in 1996-1997: NHL
Current rosterseason 1996-1997
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Ed Belfour |  | 21.04.1965 | 182 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Wade Flaherty | | 11.01.1968 | 183 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Kelly Hrudey | | 13.01.1961 | 180 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Chris Terreri |  | 15.11.1964 | 175 cm | 70 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Doug Bodger | | 18.06.1966 | 188 cm | 98 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Todd Gill | | 09.11.1965 | 186 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Greg Hawgood | | 10.08.1968 | 177 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Al Iafrate | | 21.03.1966 | 183 cm | 109 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Vlastimil Kroupa |  | 27.04.1975 | 195 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Chris LiPuma | | 23.03.1971 | 183 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Marcus Ragnarsson |  | 13.08.1971 | 185 cm | 97 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Michal Sykora | | 05.07.1973 | 196 cm | 106 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Jan Čaloun | | 20.12.1972 | 177 cm | 84 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Ulf Dahlén | | 02.01.1967 | 188 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Shean Donovan | | 22.01.1975 | 186 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Iain Fraser | | 10.08.1969 | 178 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jeff Friesen | | 05.08.1976 | 185 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Tony Granato | | 24.07.1964 | 178 cm | 85 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Steve Guolla | | 15.03.1973 | 181 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Viktor Kozlov |  | 14.02.1975 | 196 cm | 107 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Andrei Nazarov | | 22.05.1974 | 195 cm | 104 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Owen Nolan | | 12.02.1972 | 185 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Ville Peltonen |  | 24.05.1973 | 180 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Chris Tancill | | 07.02.1968 | 178 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Darren Turcotte | | 02.03.1968 | 183 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Ray Whitney | | 08.05.1972 | 175 cm | 79 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Dody Wood | | 08.05.1972 | 181 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Alexei Yegorov | | 21.05.1975 | 178 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sims | | 18.04.1953 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Roy Sommer | | 05.04.1957 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Dean Lombardi | | 05.03.1958 | GM | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
SAP Center at San Jose
- Adress: 525 West Santa Clara Street,
San Jose, California 95113 - Phone: +1 408-287-7070
- Web: http://www.sapcenteratsanjose.com/
- Capacity: 17562
- Opened in: 1993
Joined NHL for the 1991-92 season. Played in Daly City outside San Francisco before moving to their current arena in 1993.
Notable players:Conference Finals participant in 2004 and 2010.
from 1991 to 2007:
from 2007 to present:
- http://sharks.nhl.com/ (official)
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San Francisco Bulls become Sharks affiliate
New expansion ECHL team San Francisco Bulls announced they have been named the ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks. The Bulls have also been named the ECHL affiliate of the American Hockey League's (AHL) Worcester Sharks. The Bulls will serve as the primary ECHL developmental team for the San Jose and Worcester Sharks.
(12 Jul 2012)Team statistics
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Fast factsseason 1996-1997
- Youngest player: Jeff Friesen (20 years)
- Oldest player: Kelly Hrudey (36 years)
- Shortest player: Ray Whitney (175 cm)
- Tallest player: Michal Sykora (196 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (13), Czechia (3), Finland (1), Russia (3), Sweden (2), USA (6)
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San Jose Sharks participates in season 1996-1997: NHL
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