2010–11 San Jose Sharks season

2010–11 San Jose Sharks
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference2nd Western
2010–11 record48–25–9
Home record25–11–5
Road record23–14–4
Goals for248
Goals against213
Team information
General managerDoug Wilson
CoachTodd McLellan
CaptainJoe Thornton
Alternate captainsDan Boyle
Ryane Clowe
Patrick Marleau
ArenaHP Pavilion at San Jose
Team leaders
GoalsPatrick Marleau (37)
AssistsJoe Thornton (49)
PointsPatrick Marleau (73)
Penalty minutesJamal Mayers (124)
Plus/minusJason Demers (+19)
WinsAntti Niemi (35)
Goals against averageAlex Stalock (0.00)

The 2010–11 San Jose Sharks season was the team's' 20th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Off-season

Team captain Rob Blake retired on June 18, 2010.

The Sharks announced that they would not offer Evgeni Nabokov a contract for the 2010–11 season.[1]

The Sharks re-signed centers Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau to four-year contracts on June 24, 2010.

The Sharks re-signed defenseman Niclas Wallin and center Scott Nichol to one-year contracts on June 26, 2010.

Sharks signed free agent goaltender Antero Nittymaki to a two-year, $4 million contract on July 1, 2010, replacing long-time goaltender Evgeni Nabokov.

The Sharks signed free agent goaltender Antti Niemi to a one-year, $2 million contract on September 2, 2010.

The Sharks selected center Joe Thornton as new team captain for the 2010–11 season. Ryane Clowe will be alternate captain on road games, and Patrick Marleau during home games. Dan Boyle was made a permanent alternate captain.

Antti Niemi has also signed a four-year contract with the Sharks as well.

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season Game Log
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap
1 September 22 San Jose Sharks 2-5 Anaheim Ducks Niittymaki 0-1 [1]
2 September 24 Anaheim Ducks 5-4 San Jose Sharks Sateri 0-2 [2]
3 September 25 San Jose Sharks (SS) 1-2 Phoenix Coyotes (SS) Greiss 1-2 [3]
4 September 25 Phoenix Coyotes (SS) 1-3 San Jose Sharks (SS) Niemi 1-3 [4]
5 September 28 San Jose Sharks 1-3 Vancouver Canucks Niemi 1-4 [5]
6 September 29 Vancouver Canucks 2-6 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 2-4 [6]
7 October 2 San Jose Sharks 3-2 Adler Mannheim SO Niemi 3-4 [7]

Regular season

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division[2]
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y-San Jose Sharks 82 48 25 9 43 248 213 105
2 Anaheim Ducks 82 47 30 5 43 239 235 99
3 Phoenix Coyotes 82 43 26 13 38 231 226 99
4 Los Angeles Kings 82 46 30 6 36 219 198 98
5 Dallas Stars 82 42 29 11 37 227 233 95

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 54 19 9 50 262 185 117
2 y – San Jose Sharks PA 82 48 25 9 43 248 213 105
3 y – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 47 25 10 43 261 241 104
4 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 47 30 5 43 239 235 99
5 Nashville Predators CE 82 44 27 11 38 219 194 99
6 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 43 26 13 38 231 226 99
7 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 46 30 6 36 219 198 98
8 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 44 29 9 38 258 225 97
8.5
9 Dallas Stars PA 82 42 29 11 37 227 233 95
10 Calgary Flames NW 82 41 29 12 32 250 237 94
11 St. Louis Blues CE 82 38 33 11 34 240 234 87
12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 39 35 8 36 206 233 86
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 34 35 13 29 215 258 81
14 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 30 44 8 24 227 288 68
15 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 25 45 12 23 193 269 62

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

x – Went into playoffs

Schedule and results

  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2010–11 Game Log
October: 5–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 8
(in Stockholm, Sweden)		 San Jose Sharks 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets Niemi 11,324 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 9
(in Stockholm, Sweden)		 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 San Jose Sharks OT Niittymaki 9,537 1–0–1 3 Recap
3 October 16 Atlanta Thrashers 4–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 1–1–1 3 Recap
4 October 19 Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 1–2–1 3 Recap
5 October 21 San Jose Sharks 4–2 Colorado Avalanche Niittymaki 12,803 2–2–1 5 Recap
6 October 23 San Jose Sharks 6–1 Edmonton Oilers Niittymaki 16,839 3–2–1 7 Recap
7 October 24 San Jose Sharks 0–4 Calgary Flames Niemi 19,289 3–3–1 7 Recap
8 October 27 New Jersey Devils 2–5 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 4–3–1 9 Recap
9 October 30 Anaheim Ducks 2–5 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 5–3–1 11 Recap
November: 6–5–3 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 1–3–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
10 November 2 San Jose Sharks 0–1 Minnesota Wild Niittymaki 16,502 5–4–1 11 Recap
11 November 4 San Jose Sharks 0–2 St. Louis Blues Niemi 19,150 5–5–1 11 Recap
12 November 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–5 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 6–5–1 13 Recap
13 November 9 Anaheim Ducks 3–2 San Jose Sharks OT Niittymaki 17,562 6–5–2 14 Recap
14 November 11 New York Islanders 1–2 San Jose Sharks SO Niittymaki 17,562 7–5–2 16 Recap
15 November 13 Calgary Flames 3–4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 8–5–2 18 Recap
16 November 15 Los Angeles Kings 3–6 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 9–5–2 20 Recap
17 November 17 San Jose Sharks 3–4 Colorado Avalanche OT Niittymaki 12,436 9–5–3 21 Recap
18 November 18 San Jose Sharks 4–5 Dallas Stars OT Niemi 14,720 9–5–4 22 Recap
19 November 20 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–0 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 9–6–4 22 Recap
20 November 24 Chicago Blackhawks 2–5 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 10–6–4 24 Recap
21 November 26 San Jose Sharks 1–6 Vancouver Canucks Niemi 18,860 10–7–4 24 Recap
22 November 27 San Jose Sharks 4–3 Edmonton Oilers Niittymaki 16,839 11–7–4 26 Recap
23 November 30 Detroit Red Wings 3–5 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 11–8–4 26 Recap
December: 9–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 6–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
24 December 2 San Jose Sharks 4–0 Ottawa Senators Niemi 18,017 12–8–4 28 Recap
25 December 4 San Jose Sharks 1–3 Montreal Canadiens Niemi 21,273 12–9–4 28 Recap
26 December 6 San Jose Sharks 5–2 Detroit Red Wings Niemi 19,010 13–9–4 30 Recap
27 December 8 San Jose Sharks 5–4 Philadelphia Flyers SO Niittymaki 19,801 14–9–4 32 Recap
28 December 9 San Jose Sharks 3–6 Buffalo Sabres Niemi 18,017 14–10–4 32 Recap
29 December 11 Chicago Blackhawks 1–2 San Jose Sharks OT Niemi 17,562 15–10–4 34 Recap
30 December 13 Dallas Stars 3–2 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 15–10–5 35 Recap
31 December 15 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Nashville Predators Niemi 14,731 15–11–5 35 Recap
32 December 16 San Jose Sharks 4–3 Dallas Stars OT Niittymaki 14,899 16–11–5 37 Recap
33 December 18 San Jose Sharks 4–1 St. Louis Blues Niittymaki 19,150 17–11–5 39 Recap
34 December 21 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 18–11–5 41 Recap
35 December 23 Phoenix Coyotes 1–4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 19–11–5 43 Recap
36 December 27 Los Angeles Kings 4–0 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 19–12–5 43 Recap
37 December 29 San Jose Sharks 3–5 Minnesota Wild Niittymaki 19,131 19–13–5 43 Recap
38 December 30 San Jose Sharks 5–3 Chicago Blackhawks Niemi 22,112 20–13–5 45 Recap
January: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 3–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
39 January 1 San Jose Sharks 1–0 Los Angeles Kings Niemi 18,118 21–13–5 47 Recap
40 January 3 Vancouver Canucks 4–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 21–14–5 47 Recap
41 January 6 Buffalo Sabres 3–0 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 21–15–5 47 Recap
42 January 8 Nashville Predators 2–1 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 21–16–5 47 Recap
43 January 9 San Jose Sharks 0–1 Anaheim Ducks Niemi 16,172 21–17–5 47 Recap
44 January 11 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 21–18–5 47 Recap
45 January 13 Edmonton Oilers 5–2 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 21–19–5 47 Recap
46 January 15 St. Louis Blues 2–4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 22–19–5 49 Recap
47 January 17 San Jose Sharks 4–2 Phoenix Coyotes Niemi 9,672 23–19–5 51 Recap
48 January 20 San Jose Sharks 2–1 Vancouver Canucks SO Niemi 18,860 24–19–5 53 Recap
49 January 22 Minnesota Wild 3–4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 25–19–5 55 Recap
50 January 26 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Los Angeles Kings SO Niemi 18,118 25–19–6 56 Recap
February: 11–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 8–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
51 February 1 Phoenix Coyotes 3–5 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 26–19–6 58 Recap
52 February 2 San Jose Sharks 4–3 Anaheim Ducks Niemi 14,486 27–19–6 60 Recap
53 February 5 San Jose Sharks 2–0 Boston Bruins Niemi 17,565 28–19–6 62 Recap
54 February 8 San Jose Sharks 2–0 Washington Capitals Niemi 18,398 29–19–6 64 Recap
55 February 9 San Jose Sharks 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets Niemi 11,906 30–19–6 66 Recap
56 February 11 San Jose Sharks 1–2 New Jersey Devils Niemi 17,102 30–20–6 66 Recap
57 February 13 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Florida Panthers Niemi 16,217 30–21–6 66 Recap
58 February 15 San Jose Sharks 2–1 Nashville Predators OT Niemi 16,217 31–21–6 68 Recap
59 February 17 Washington Capitals 2–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 32–21–6 70 Recap
60 February 19 Colorado Avalanche 0–4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 33–21–6 72 Recap
61 February 22 San Jose Sharks 4–3 Detroit Red Wings Niemi 17,562 34–21–6 74 Recap
62 February 23 San Jose Sharks 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins OT Niemi 18,253 35–21–6 76 Recap
63 February 25 San Jose Sharks 4–3 Calgary Flames SO Niemi 19,289 36–21–6 78 Recap
March: 9–2–3 (Home: 7–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
64 March 1 Colorado Avalanche 1–2 San Jose Sharks OT Niemi 17,562 37–21–6 80 Recap
65 March 3 Detroit Red Wings 1–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 38–21–6 82 Recap
66 March 5 Dallas Stars 3–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 38–22–6 82 Recap
67 March 8 Nashville Predators 2–3 San Jose Sharks OT Niemi 17,562 39–22–6 84 Recap
68 March 10 Vancouver Canucks 5–4 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 39–22–7 85 Recap
69 March 12 New York Rangers 3–2 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 39–22–8 86 Recap
70 March 14 San Jose Sharks 3–6 Chicago Blackhawks Niemi 22,094 39–23–8 86 Recap
71 March 15 San Jose Sharks 6–3 Dallas Stars Niemi 16,724 40–23–8 88 Recap
72 March 17 Minnesota Wild 2–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 41–23–8 90 Recap
73 March 19 St. Louis Blues 3–5 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 42–23–8 92 Recap
74 March 23 Calgary Flames 3–6 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 43–23–8 94 Recap
75 March 24 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Los Angeles Kings SO Niemi 18,118 43–23–9 95 Recap
76 March 26 San Jose Sharks 4–1 Phoenix Coyotes Niemi 16,394 44–23–9 97 Recap
77 March 31 Dallas Stars 0–6 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 45–23–9 99 Recap
April: 3–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
78 April 2 Anaheim Ducks 2–4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 46–23–9 101 Recap
79 April 4 Los Angeles Kings 1–6 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 47–23–9 103 Recap
80 April 6 San Jose Sharks 2–6 Anaheim Ducks Nittymaki 15,649 47–24–9 103 Recap
81 April 8 San Jose Sharks 3–4 Phoenix Coyotes Niemi 17,125 47–25–9 103 Recap
82 April 9 Phoenix Coyotes 1–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 48–25–9 105 Recap

Playoffs

The Sharks clinched a playoff spot after beating the Dallas Stars 6–0 on March 31, 2011 in front of the sellout crowd of 17,562 at the HP Pavilion. This makes it seven consecutive seasons of making the playoffs for the Sharks. The Sharks also made the Conference Finals for the third time in franchise history.

2011 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings – Sharks win series 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 14 Los Angeles 2–3 San Jose OT Niemi 17,562 1–0 Recap
2 April 16 Los Angeles 4–0 San Jose Niemi 17,562 1–1 Recap
3 April 19 San Jose 6–5 Los Angeles OT Nittymaki 18,216 2–1 Recap
4 April 21 San Jose 6–3 Los Angeles Niemi 18,234 3–1 Recap
5 April 23 Los Angeles 3–1 San Jose Niemi 17,562 3–2 Recap
6 April 25 San Jose 4–3 Los Angeles OT Niemi 18,118 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Semi-finals: vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings – Sharks win series 4–3
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 29 Detroit 1–2 San Jose OT Niemi 17,562 1–0 Recap
2 May 1 Detroit 1–2 San Jose Niemi 17,562 2–0 Recap
3 May 4 San Jose 4–3 Detroit OT Niemi 20,066 3–0 Recap
4 May 6 San Jose 3–4 Detroit Niemi 20,066 3–1 Recap
5 May 8 Detroit 4–3 San Jose Niemi 17,562 3–2 Recap
6 May 10 San Jose 1–3 Detroit Niemi 20,066 3–3 Recap
7 May 12 Detroit 2–3 San Jose Niemi 17,562 4–3 Recap
Western Conference Finals: vs. (1) Vancouver Canucks – Vancouver wins series 4–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 15 San Jose 2–3 Vancouver Niemi 18,860 1–0 Recap
2 May 18 San Jose 3–7 Vancouver Niemi 18,860 2–0 Recap
3 May 20 Vancouver 3–4 San Jose Niemi 17,562 2–1 Recap
4 May 22 Vancouver 4–2 San Jose Niemi 17,562 3–1 Recap
5 May 24 San Jose 2–3 Vancouver 2OT Niemi 18,860 4–1 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

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


Updated April 11, 2011.[3]

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Patrick Marleau 82 37 36 73 -3 16
Joe Thornton 80 21 49 70 4 47
Joe Pavelski 74 20 46 66 10 24
Dany Heatley 80 26 38 64 8 56
Ryane Clowe 75 24 38 62 13 100
Logan Couture 79 32 24 56 18 41
Dan Boyle 76 9 41 50 2 67
Devin Setoguchi 72 22 19 41 -2 37
Jason Demers 75 2 22 24 19 28
Torrey Mitchell 66 9 14 23 10 46
Marc-Edouard Vlasic 80 4 14 18 14 18
Douglas Murray 73 1 13 14 5 44
Jamal Mayers 78 3 11 14 3 124
Kyle Wellwood 35 5 8 13 10 0
Justin Braun 28 2 9 11 -1 2
Kent Huskins 50 2 8 10 8 12
Ian White† 23 2 8 10 9 8
Benn Ferriero 33 5 4 9 8 9
Niclas Wallin 74 3 5 8 0 46
Scott Nichol 56 4 3 7 -3 50
Ben Eager† 34 4 3 7 0 43
Jamie McGinn 49 1 5 6 -6 33
John McCarthy 37 2 2 4 -8 8
Derek Joslin‡ 17 1 3 4 -2 8
Andrew Desjardins 17 1 2 3 -1 4
Mike Moore 6 1 0 1 -1 7
Tommy Wingels 5 0 0 0 -1 0
Brandon Mashinter 13 0 0 0 -2 17
Frazer McLaren 9 0 0 0 -1 22


Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Joe Thornton 18 3 14 17 -5 16
Dan Boyle 18 4 12 16 -7 8
Ryane Clowe 17 6 9 15 5 32
Logan Couture 18 7 7 14 2 2
Patrick Marleau 18 7 6 13 -1 9
Joe Pavelski 18 5 5 10 1 10
Devin Setoguchi 18 7 3 10 -7 12
Dany Heatley 18 3 6 9 -2 12
Ian White 17 1 8 9 3 8
Kyle Wellwood 18 1 6 7 6 0
Torrey Mitchell 18 1 4 5 0 10
Niclas Wallin 18 1 3 4 2 10
Marc-Edouard Vlasic 18 0 3 3 4 4
Jason Demers 13 2 1 3 -1 8
Kent Huskins 5 0 1 1 1 2
Douglas Murray 18 0 1 1 -7 8
Ben Eager 10 1 0 1 -2 41
Andrew Desjardins 3 1 0 1 1 4
Jamie McGinn 7 0 1 1 0 30
Benn Ferriero 8 1 0 1 0 6
Jamal Mayers 12 0 0 0 -3 12
Scott Nichol 15 0 0 0 -7 26
Justin Braun 1 0 0 0 -1 0

Goaltenders

GP = Games played; MIN = Time On Ice in 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; G = Goals; A = Assists; PEN = Penalty Time in minutes

Regular season
Player GP MIN W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PEN
Antti Niemi 60 3524 35 18 6 140 2.38 1741 .920 6 0 1 2
Antero Niittymaki 24 1414 12 7 3 64 2.72 615 .896 0 0 0 2
Alex Stalock 1 30 1 0 0 0 0.00 9 1.000 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PEN
Antti Niemi 18 1044 8 9 56 3.22 538 .896 0 0 0 0
Antero Niittymaki 2 91 1 1 1 0.66 30 .967 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
Joe Thornton[4] NHL Second Star of the Week November 1, 2010
Ryane Clowe[5] NHL First Star of the Week December 13, 2010
Logan Couture[6] NHL Rookie of the Month December 2010
Antti Niemi[7] NHL First Star of the Week February 21, 2011
Antti Niemi[8] NHL Second Star of the Month February 2011
Joe Pavelski[9] NHL First Star of the Week March 21, 2011

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Tommy Wingels 1st Career NHL Game October 8, 2010
Dany Heatley 300th Career NHL Goal October 16, 2010
Mike Moore 1st Career NHL Game October 19, 2010
Scott Nichol 500th Career NHL Game October 19, 2010
John McCarthy 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 October 21, 2010
Devin Setoguchi 200th Career NHL Game October 21, 2010
John McCarthy 1st Career NHL Goal October 23, 2010
Jamie McGinn 100th Career NHL Game October 23, 2010
Patrick Marleau 700th Career NHL Point October 27, 2010
Joe Pavelski 100th Career NHL Assist October 30, 2010
Dany Heatley 600th Career NHL Game November 4, 2010
Douglas Murray 300th Career NHL Game November 4, 2010
Ryane Clowe 100th Career NHL Assist November 13, 2010
Mike Moore 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		 November 17, 2010
Justin Braun 1st Career NHL Game November 26, 2010
Justin Braun 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 November 27, 2010
Justin Braun 1st Career NHL Goal December 2, 2010
Dan Boyle 700th Career NHL Game December 2, 2010
Joe Pavelski 300th Career NHL Game December 4, 2010
Derek Joslin 1st Career NHL Goal December 13, 2010
Joe Pavelski 200th Career NHL Point December 16, 2010
Brandon Mashinter 1st Career NHL Game December 29, 2010
Marc-Edouard Vlasic 100th Career NHL Point January 1, 2011
Andrew Desjardins 1st Career NHL Game January 3, 2011
Patrick Marleau 1,000th Career NHL Game January 17, 2011
Alex Stalock 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Win		 February 1, 2011
Jason Demers 100th Career NHL Game February 9, 2011
Ben Eager 300th Career NHL Game February 15, 2011
Ryane Clowe 300th Career NHL Game February 19, 2011
Ian White 100th Career NHL Assist February 19, 2011
Ryane Clowe 200th Career NHL Point February 22, 2011
Joe Thornton 300th Career NHL Goal February 22, 2011
Niclas Wallin 600th Career NHL Game March 3, 2011
Jamal Mayers 800th Career NHL Game March 8, 2011
Patrick Marleau 400th Career NHL Assist March 14, 2011
Andrew Desjardins 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		 March 23, 2011
Joe Pavelski 100th Career NHL Goal March 24, 2011
Jamal Mayers 200th Career NHL Point March 26, 2011
Kyle Wellwood 100th Career NHL Assist March 31, 2011
Logan Couture 100th Career NHL Game April 2, 2011
Torrey Mitchell 200th Career NHL Game April 2, 2011
Andrew Desjardins 1st Career NHL Assist April 4, 2011
Antti Niemi 100th Career NHL Game April 4, 2011
Joe Thornton 1,000th Career NHL Point April 8, 2011
Ian White 400th Career NHL Game April 8, 2011
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Ian White 1st Career NHL Playoff Game
1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 14, 2011
Justin Braun 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 16, 2011
Logan Couture 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist April 19, 2011
Antero Niittymaki 1st Career NHL Playoff Win April 19, 2011
Benn Ferriero 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 29, 2011
Ian White 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal May 1, 2011
Joe Thornton 100th Career NHL Playoff Game May 4, 2011
Andrew Desjardins 1st Career NHL Playoff Game May 20, 2011
Andrew Desjardins 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 May 22, 2011
Jamie McGinn 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 May 22, 2011

Transactions

On January 20, 2011, the Sharks signed Jordan White, a University of British Columbia Thunderbirds goalie to a one-day amateur contract to provide emergency backup goalie for the game against the Vancouver Canucks after Antero Niittymaki was injured during a morning practice session. White wore uniform number 35 but did not see any on-ice game time.[10]

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 21, 2010[11] To Minnesota Wild
Brad Staubitz 		To San Jose Sharks
5th-round pick in 2010 – Freddie Hamilton
June 24, 2010[12] To Atlanta Thrashers
Future considerations 		To San Jose Sharks
Michael Vernace
Brett Sterling
7th-round pick in 2010 – Lee Moffie
June 26, 2010[13] To Calgary Flames
Henrik Karlsson 		To San Jose Sharks
6th-round pick in 2010 – Konrad Abeltshauser
June 26, 2010[14] To Pittsburgh Penguins
7th-round pick in 2011 – Scott Wilson 		To San Jose Sharks
7th-round pick in 2010 – Chris Crane
January 18, 2011[15] To Atlanta Thrashers
5th-round pick in 2011 – Austen Brassard 		To San Jose Sharks
Ben Eager
February 9, 2011[16] To New Jersey Devils
Steven Zalewski
Jay Leach 		To San Jose Sharks
Patrick Davis
Michael Swift
February 18, 2011[17] To Carolina Hurricanes
Derek Joslin 		To San Jose Sharks
Future considerations
February 18, 2011[18] To Carolina Hurricanes
2nd-round pick in 2012 – Brock McGinn 		To San Jose Sharks
Ian White

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Carter Hutton[19] Adirondack Phantoms 1 year, $560,000 entry-level contract
Antero Niittymaki[20] Tampa Bay Lightning 2 years, $4 million
T. J. Trevelyan[21] Worcester Sharks 1 year, $500,000
Sean Sullivan[21] San Antonio Rampage 1 year, $500,000
Jamal Mayers[22] Calgary Flames 1 year, $600,000
Antti Niemi[23] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $2 million
Michael Sgarbossa[24] Saginaw Spirit 3 years, $1.685 million entry-level contract
Curt Gogol[24] Saskatoon Blades 3 years, $1.64 million entry-level contract
J. P. Anderson[24] Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 3 years, $1.66 million entry-level contract
Sena Acolatse[25] Prince George Cougars 3 years, $2.090 million entry-level contract
James Livingston[26] Plymouth Whalers 3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Mike Connolly[27] Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract
Brodie Reid[28] Northeastern Huskies 2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Evgeni Nabokov[29] SKA Saint Petersburg 4 years, $24 million
Manny Malhotra[30] Vancouver Canucks 3 years, $7.5 million
Brett Sterling[31] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $500,000
Mike Vernace[32] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $500,000
Ryan Vesce[33] Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod undisclosed
Dwight Helminen[34] Pelicans 1 year
Joe Callahan[35] Florida Panthers 1 year, $525,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Kyle Wellwood[36] St. Louis Blues January 18, 2011

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player
Rob Blake[37]

Players signings

Player Contract terms
Tommy Wingels[38] 2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract
Taylor Doherty[19] 2 years, $1.43 million entry-level contract
Marek Viedensky[19] 3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Harri Sateri[19] 3 years, $2.0375 million entry-level contract
Joe Pavelski[39] 4 years, $16 million
Patrick Marleau[39] 4 years, $27.6 million
Scott Nichol[40] 1 year, $760,000
Niclas Wallin[40] 1 year, $2.5 million
Andrew Desjardins[40] 1 year, $500,000
Cam MacIntyre[41] 2 years, $1.2 million
Jay Leach[42] 1 year, $500,000
Jason Demers[43] 2 years, $2.5 million contract extension
Devin Setoguchi[44] 1 year, $1.8 million
Steven Zalewski[45] 1 year, $500,000
Derek Joslin[46] 1 year, $500,000
Joe Thornton[47] 3 years, $21 million contract extension
Antti Niemi[48] 4 years, $15.2 million contract extension

Draft picks

San Jose's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 28 Charlie Coyle C/RW  United States South Shore Kings (EJHL)
3 88 Max Gaede RW  United States Woodbury High School (USHS-MN)
5 127 (from Carolina) Cody Ferriero C  United States The Governor's Academy (USHS-MA)
5 129 (from Minnesota) Freddie Hamilton C  Canada Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
5 136 (from Ottawa) Isaac Macleod D  Canada Penticton Vees (BCHL)
6 163 (from Calgary) Konrad Abeltshauser D  Germany Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
7 188 (from Atlanta) Lee Moffie D  United States University of Michigan (CCHA)
7 200 (from Pittsburgh) Chris Crane RW  United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

Farm teams

Worcester Sharks

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

Stockton Thunder

The Sharks' affiliate in the ECHL is the Stockton Thunder for 2010–11.[49]

References

  1. ^ "Sharks cut ties with Nabokov".
  2. ^ "2010–2011 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "Sharks Stats". sj-sharks.com. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
  4. ^ Thomas, Thornton and Keith named 'Three Stars'
  5. ^ Clowe tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
  6. ^ Sharks' Couture named NHL Rookie of the Month
  7. ^ Antti Niemi tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
  8. ^ Toews tops February's 'Three Stars of the Month'
  9. ^ Sharks' Pavelski tops 'Three Stars' of the week
  10. ^ "Niittymaki hurt, Sharks sign emergency college backup".
  11. ^ Sharks Acquire Fifth Round Pick
  12. ^ Sharks Acquire Draft Selection, Two Players
  13. ^ Sharks Add Seven On Day Two
  14. ^ Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing
  15. ^ San Jose Gets Ben Eager From Atlanta
  16. ^ Davis & Swift Come From The Devils
  17. ^ Derek Joslin Sent To Carolina
  18. ^ Sharks Add Depth On The Blueline
  19. ^ a b c d Sharks Sign Four
  20. ^ Nittymaki Signs with San Jose
  21. ^ a b Sharks Sign Trevelyan and Sullivan
  22. ^ Jamal Mayers Signs With Sharks
  23. ^ Cup Winning Goaltender Coming To San Jose
  24. ^ a b c Sharks Sign Sgarbossa, Anderson and Gogol
  25. ^ Sharks Sign Bay Area Native Sena Acolatse to an Entry Level Contract
  26. ^ Sharks Sign Free Agent Right Wing James Livingston
  27. ^ Sharks Sharks Sign Free Agent Forward Mike Connolly
  28. ^ Sharks Sharks Sign Free Agent Forward Brodie Reid
  29. ^ Reports: Nabokov to Russia
  30. ^ Vancouver Canucks sign centre Manny Malhotra to 3-year deal
  31. ^ Penguins Sign Left Wing Sterling
  32. ^ Lightning Re-sign D Vladimir Mihalik, Ink Free Agent Defenseman Mathieu Roy, Mike Vernace
  33. ^ Ryan Veske will defend the colors of "Torpedo"
  34. ^ Pelicans made a significant player contracts
  35. ^ Panthers Acquire Defensemen Joe Callahan and T.J. Fast
  36. ^ Former Canucks Forward Tabbed
  37. ^ Rob Blake Announces His Retirement
  38. ^ Sharks Sign Center Tommy Wingels
  39. ^ a b Sharks Re-Sign Marleau and Pavelski
  40. ^ a b c Sharks Re-Sign Nichol, Wallin, Desjardins
  41. ^ Cam MacIntyre Gets A Two Year Deal
  42. ^ Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Jay Leach
  43. ^ Jason Demers Signs For 2 More Years
  44. ^ Sharks Winger Back In The Fold
  45. ^ Sharks Re-Sign Steven Zalewski
  46. ^ Sharks Re-Sign Derek Joslin
  47. ^ Sharks & Thornton Agree On Extension
  48. ^ Sharks Extend Niemi's Contract
  49. ^ Sharks and Thunder Announce Affiliation