2011–12 San Jose Sharks season

2011–12 San Jose Sharks
Division2nd Pacific
Conference7th Western
2011–12 record43–29–10
Home record26–12–3
Road record17–17–7
Goals for228
Goals against210
Team information
General managerDoug Wilson
CoachTodd McLellan
CaptainJoe Thornton
Alternate captainsDan Boyle
Ryane Clowe
Patrick Marleau
ArenaHP Pavilion at San Jose
Average attendance17,562
Team leaders
GoalsLogan Couture
Joe Pavelski (31)
AssistsJoe Thornton (59)
PointsJoe Thornton (77)
Penalty minutesRyane Clowe (97)
Plus/minusJoe Pavelski (+18)
WinsAntti Niemi (34)
Goals against averageThomas Greiss (2.30)

The 2011–12 San Jose Sharks season was the team's 21st season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Offseason

The Sharks, disappointed in their playoff results, traded away two major players of their team to the Minnesota Wild. Devin Setoguchi was traded for Brent Burns, and Dany Heatley was traded for Martin Havlat. Burns was targeted to fill a hole on the Sharks as a shut-down defensive presence. Heatley was traded after posting disappointing playoff results.

Season recap

Regular season

The preseason was successful, ending in a 5–1–0 record with the only loss came to Phoenix.

The Sharks started the season rather slowly; they gained a win at their opener at home against Phoenix but then lost three straight. Afterwards, the Sharks won the first five games on their six-game road trip. The win against the Devils came on a shootout, with Joe Thornton participating in his 1000th NHL career game, and the win against the Islanders by a sudden-death goal from Brent Burns, so the Sharks won both games that went into overtime. They ended this road trip with a loss against the Rangers before heading back home for a six-game stand. The first one was a win after shootout against the Penguins before losing the first game after overtime to the Predators before the next two games were won. The home stand ended with five wins and only one loss, coming against the Coyotes. The Sharks took over the first position in the Pacific Division in November and had 13 wins in the books after 20 games. After that, the Sharks lost four out of five with the only win vs. the Canadiens by a shootout. The Sharks just won one of the next five games, before they went on a four-game winning streak to take the top spot in the Pacific Division over Christmas. December was finished with two losses to the Ducks and Canucks.

The new year started with two wins on the road, another one at home and the number 1 spot in the division. After an away overtime loss vs. the Wild the Sharks captured their second shutout victory in a 2–0 win over the Jets. January was ended with two shutouts by Antti Niemi and at top of their division. February included an unsuccessful nine-game road trip.

The Sharks clinched a playoff spot on the fifth of April, their 81st game of the regular season.

The Sharks were the most disciplined team during the regular season, with only 225 power-play opportunities against.[1]

Playoffs

In the playoffs, the Sharks faced the St. Louis Blues, a number 2 seed, in the first round, the conference quarterfinals in a best-of-seven series. The Sharks won Game 1 by a score of 3–2 after double overtime by a goal from Martin Havlat who scored twice, with Andrew Desjardins sent this game into overtime with his goal five minutes before the end of regulation. Game 2 was won by the Blues, who scored once every period, 3–0. The Blues continued their dominance by posting a 4–3 victory in Game 3, with two of the three goals by the Sharks coming in the waning minutes of the third period. The Blues then won a second straight game in San Jose, in Game 4, by a score of 2–1. The Blues led the series 3–1. With coming back over to St. Louis, the Sharks went into the third period with a lead, courtesy of a goal from Joe Thornton. The Blues, however, answered with two quick goals in the middle of the last period and scored another goal late in the game to capture the series in five games.

Standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Phoenix Coyotes 82 42 27 13 36 216 204 +12 97
2 x – San Jose Sharks 82 43 29 10 34 228 210 +18 96
3 x – Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 15 34 194 179 +15 95
4 Dallas Stars 82 42 35 5 35 211 222 −11 89
5 Anaheim Ducks 82 34 36 12 31 204 231 −27 80
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Western Conference
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 NW p – Vancouver Canucks 82 51 22 9 43 249 198 +51 111
2 CE y – St. Louis Blues 82 49 22 11 45 210 165 +45 109
3 PA y – Phoenix Coyotes 82 42 27 13 36 216 204 +12 97
4 CE x – Nashville Predators 82 48 26 8 43 237 210 +27 104
5 CE x – Detroit Red Wings 82 48 28 6 39 248 203 +45 102
6 CE x – Chicago Blackhawks 82 45 26 11 38 248 238 +10 101
7 PA x – San Jose Sharks 82 43 29 10 34 228 210 +18 96
8 PA x – Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 15 34 194 179 +15 95
9 NW Calgary Flames 82 37 29 16 34 202 226 −24 90
10 PA Dallas Stars 82 42 35 5 35 211 222 −11 89
11 NW Colorado Avalanche 82 41 35 6 32 208 220 −12 88
12 NW Minnesota Wild 82 35 36 11 24 177 226 −49 81
13 PA Anaheim Ducks 82 34 36 12 31 204 231 −27 80
14 NW Edmonton Oilers 82 32 40 10 27 212 239 −27 74
15 CE Columbus Blue Jackets 82 29 46 7 25 202 262 −60 65
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season Game Log
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap
1 September 21 San Jose Sharks 6–1 Anaheim Ducks Greiss 1–0–0 Recap
2 September 23 Anaheim Ducks 1–5 San Jose Sharks Greiss 2–0–0 Recap
3 September 24 Phoenix Coyotes 0–1 San Jose Sharks Sateri 3–0–0 Recap
4 September 25 San Jose Sharks 4–3 Vancouver Canucks Greiss 4–0–0 Recap
5 September 29 Vancouver Canucks 0–3 San Jose Sharks Greiss 5–0–0 Recap
6 October 1 San Jose Sharks 1–3 Phoenix Coyotes Greiss 5–1–0 Recap

Regular season

  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2011–12 Game Log: 43–29–10 (Home: 26–12–3 ; Road: 17–17–7)
October: 6–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 8 Phoenix Coyotes 3–6 San Jose Sharks Greiss 17,562 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 14 San Jose Sharks 0–1 Anaheim Ducks Greiss 17,243 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 October 15 St. Louis Blues 4–2 San Jose Sharks Greiss 17,562 1–2–0 2 Recap
4 October 17 Anaheim Ducks 3–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 1–3–0 2 Recap
5 October 21 San Jose Sharks 4–3 New Jersey Devils SO Niemi 14,319 2–3–0 4 Recap
6 October 22 San Jose Sharks 4–2 Boston Bruins Niemi 17,545 3–3–0 6 Recap
7 October 25 San Jose Sharks 3–1 Nashville Predators Niemi 15,121 4–3–0 8 Recap
8 October 28 San Jose Sharks 4–2 Detroit Red Wings Niemi 20,066 5–3–0 10 Recap
9 October 29 San Jose Sharks 3–2 New York Islanders OT Greiss 11,742 6–3–0 12 Recap
10 October 31 San Jose Sharks 2–5 New York Rangers Niemi 17,852 6–4–0 12 Recap
November: 7–3–1 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
11 November 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 San Jose Sharks SO Greiss 17,562 7–4–0 14 Recap
12 November 5 Nashville Predators 4–3 San Jose Sharks OT Niemi 17,562 7–4–1 15 Recap
13 November 7 Los Angeles Kings 2–4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 8–4–1 17 Recap
14 November 10 Minnesota Wild 1–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 9–4–1 19 Recap
15 November 12 Phoenix Coyotes 3–0 San Jose Sharks Greiss 17,562 9–5–1 19 Recap
16 November 17 Detroit Red Wings 2–5 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 10–5–1 21 Recap
17 November 19 San Jose Sharks 4–1 Dallas Stars Niemi 13,711 11–5–1 23 Recap
18 November 20 San Jose Sharks 4–1 Colorado Avalanche Greiss 15,013 12–5–1 25 Recap
19 November 23 Chicago Blackhawks 0–1 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 13–5–1 27 Recap
20 November 26 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 13–6–1 27 Recap
21 November 28 San Jose Sharks 0–2 Los Angeles Kings Niemi 18,118 13–7–1 27 Recap
December: 6–4–3 (Home: 6–3–1 ; Road: 0–1–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
22 December 1 Montreal Canadiens 3–4 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 14–7–1 29 Recap
23 December 3 Florida Panthers 5–3 San Jose Sharks Greiss 17,562 14–8–1 29 Recap
24 December 6 Minnesota Wild 2–1 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 14–9–1 29 Recap
25 December 8 Dallas Stars 2–5 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 15–9–1 31 Recap
26 December 10 San Jose Sharks 0–1 St. Louis Blues Niemi 19,150 15–10–1 31 Recap
27 December 11 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks OT Niemi 21,456 15–10–2 32 Recap
28 December 13 San Jose Sharks 3–4 Colorado Avalanche SO Niemi 14,374 15–10–3 33 Recap
29 December 15 Colorado Avalanche 4–5 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 16–10–3 35 Recap
30 December 17 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 17–10–3 37 Recap
31 December 21 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–7 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 18–10–3 39 Recap
32 December 23 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 San Jose Sharks OT Niemi 17,562 19–10–3 41 Recap
33 December 26 Anaheim Ducks 3–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 19–11–3 41 Recap
34 December 28 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 San Jose Sharks OT Niemi 17,562 19–11–4 42 Recap
January: 9–3–2 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 5–2–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
35 January 2 San Jose Sharks 3–2 Vancouver Canucks OT Niemi 18,890 20–11–4 44 Recap
36 January 4 San Jose Sharks 3–1 Anaheim Ducks Niemi 14,596 21–11–4 46 Recap
37 January 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–2 San Jose Sharks Greiss 17,562 22–11–4 48 Recap
38 January 7 Washington Capitals 2–5 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 23–11–4 50 Recap
39 January 10 San Jose Sharks 4–5 Minnesota Wild OT Niemi 18,986 23–11–5 51 Recap
40 January 12 San Jose Sharks 2–0 Winnipeg Jets Niemi 15,004 24–11–5 53 Recap
41 January 14 San Jose Sharks 2–1 Columbus Blue Jackets Greiss 16,582 25–11–5 55 Recap
42 January 15 San Jose Sharks 3–4 Chicago Blackhawks Niemi 21,645 25–12–5 55 Recap
43 January 17 Calgary Flames 1–2 San Jose Sharks OT Niemi 17,562 26–12–5 57 Recap
44 January 19 Ottawa Senators 4–1 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 26–13–5 57 Recap
45 January 21 San Jose Sharks 3–4 Vancouver Canucks Niemi 18,890 26–14–5 57 Recap
46 January 23 San Jose Sharks 1–2 Edmonton Oilers SO Greiss 16,839 26–14–6 58 Recap
47 January 24 San Jose Sharks 1–0 Calgary Flames Niemi 19,289 27–14–6 60 Recap
48 January 31 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–6 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 28–14–6 62 Recap
February: 5–8–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–7–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
49 February 2 Dallas Stars 2–5 San Jose Sharks Greiss 12,979 29–14–6 64 Recap
50 February 4 San Jose Sharks 3–5 Phoenix Coyotes Niemi 17,562 29–15–6 64 Recap
51 February 8 Calgary Flames 4–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 29–16–6 64 Recap
52 February 10 Chicago Blackhawks 3–5 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 30–16–6 66 Recap
53 February 12 San Jose Sharks 0–3 St. Louis Blues Niemi 18,447 30–17–6 66 Recap
54 February 13 San Jose Sharks 5–3 Washington Capitals Greiss 18,506 31–17–6 68 Recap
55 February 16 San Jose Sharks 5–6 Tampa Bay Lightning OT Niemi 16,819 31–17–7 69 Recap
56 February 17 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Carolina Hurricanes Greiss 18,680 31–18–7 69 Recap
57 February 19 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Detroit Red Wings Niemi 20,066 31–19–7 69 Recap
58 February 21 San Jose Sharks 3–6 Columbus Blue Jackets Greiss 14,625 31–20–7 69 Recap
59 February 23 San Jose Sharks 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Niemi 19,493 32–20–7 71 Recap
60 February 25 San Jose Sharks 2–6 Nashville Predators Niemi 17,113 32–21–7 71 Recap
61 February 26 San Jose Sharks 3–4 Minnesota Wild Greiss 17,401 32–22–7 71 Recap
62 February 28 Philadelphia Flyers 0–1 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 33–22–7 73 Recap
March: 7–7–3 (Home: 6–3–1 ; Road: 1–4–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
63 March 1 Buffalo Sabres 1–0 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 33–23–7 73 Recap
64 March 3 St. Louis Blues 3–1 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 33–24–7 73 Recap
65 March 6 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 33–24–8 74 Recap
66 March 8 San Jose Sharks 3–4 Dallas Stars SO Niemi 16,812 33–24–9 75 Recap
67 March 10 San Jose Sharks 0–3 Phoenix Coyotes Niemi 14,994 33–25–9 75 Recap
68 March 12 San Jose Sharks 3–2 Edmonton Oilers Niemi 16,839 34–25–9 77 Recap
69 March 13 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Calgary Flames OT Niemi 19,289 34–25–10 78 Recap
70 March 15 Nashville Predators 1–2 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 35–25–10 80 Recap
71 March 17 Detroit Red Wings 2–3 San Jose Sharks OT Niemi 17,562 36–25–10 82 Recap
72 March 19 Anaheim Ducks 5–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 36–26–10 82 Recap
73 March 20 San Jose Sharks 2–5 Los Angeles Kings Niemi 18,118 36–27–10 82 Recap
74 March 22 Boston Bruins 1–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 37–27–10 84 Recap
75 March 24 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 38–27–10 86 Recap
76 March 26 Colorado Avalanche 1–5 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 39–27–10 88 Recap
77 March 28 San Jose Sharks 1–3 Anaheim Ducks Niemi 14,780 39–28–10 88 Recap
78 March 29 San Jose Sharks 0–2 Phoenix Coyotes Niemi 14,446 39–29–10 88 Recap
79 March 31 Dallas Stars 0–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 40–29–10 90 Recap
April: 3–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
80 April 3 San Jose Sharks 5–2 Dallas Stars Niemi 18,584 41–29–10 92 Recap
81 April 5 San Jose Sharks 6–5 Los Angeles Kings SO Niemi 18,330 42–29–10 94 Recap
82 April 7 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 San Jose Sharks OT Greiss 17,562 43–29–10 96 Recap

Playoffs

The Sharks clinched a playoff spot and made their eighth consecutive appearance in the playoffs.

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (2) St. Louis Blues - St. Louis wins series 4–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 12 San Jose 3–2 St. Louis OT Niemi 19,333 0–1 Recap
2 April 14 San Jose 0–3 St. Louis Niemi 19,500 1–1 Recap
3 April 16 St. Louis 4–3 San Jose Niemi 17,562 2–1 Recap
4 April 19 St. Louis 2–1 San Jose Niemi 17,562 3–1 Recap
5 April 21 San Jose 1–3 St. Louis Niemi 19,490 4–1 Recap

Player statistics

Skaters

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


Updated April 21, 2012.[2]

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Joe Thornton 82 18 59 77 +17 31
Logan Couture 80 31 34 65 +2 16
Patrick Marleau 82 30 34 64 +10 26
Joe Pavelski 82 31 30 61 +18 31
Dan Boyle 81 9 39 48 +10 57
Ryane Clowe 76 17 28 45 −5 97
Brent Burns 81 11 26 37 +8 34
Martin Havlat 39 7 20 27 +10 22
Jamie McGinn‡ 61 12 12 24 +1 26
Michal Handzus 67 7 17 24 −6 18
Marc-Edouard Vlasic 82 4 19 23 +11 40
Torrey Mitchell 76 9 10 19 −6 29
Andrew Desjardins 76 4 13 17 +4 47
Jason Demers 57 4 9 13 −8 22
Justin Braun 66 2 9 11 −2 23
Brad Winchester 67 6 4 10 −5 88
Tommy Wingels 33 3 6 9 −1 18
Benn Ferriero 35 7 1 8 0 8
Dominic Moore† 23 0 6 6 −8 6
Daniel Winnik† 21 3 2 5 0 10
Colin White 54 1 3 4 −5 21
Douglas Murray 60 0 4 4 +3 31
Jim Vandermeer 25 1 3 4 +3 33
Andrew Murray 39 1 3 4 +3 4
TJ Galiardi† 14 1 0 1 −2 6
John McCarthy 10 0 0 0 −2 10
Frazer McLaren 7 0 0 0 0 9


Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Joe Thornton 5 2 3 5 +2 2
Logan Couture 5 1 3 4 −1 0
Martin Havlat 5 2 1 3 −1 8
Ryane Clowe 5 0 3 3 −3 0
Dan Boyle 5 0 2 2 0 4
Brent Burns 5 1 1 2 +2 4
Colin White 3 1 0 1 0 0
Torrey Mitchell 5 0 1 1 0 6
Daniel Winnik 5 0 1 1 +1 6
Andrew Desjardins 5 1 0 1 +1 2
Tommy Wingels 5 0 1 1 +1 7
Michal Handzus 2 0 0 0 0 0
Patrick Marleau 5 0 0 0 −1 4
Douglas Murray 5 0 0 0 −1 19
Brad Winchester 1 0 0 0 0 0
Dominic Moore 3 0 0 0 −1 5
Joe Pavelski 5 0 0 0 −3 5
Marc-Edouard Vlasic 5 0 0 0 −2 2
TJ Galiardi 3 0 0 0 −1 6
Justin Braun 5 0 0 0 −2 15
Jason Demers 3 0 0 0 −1 2

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 PIM
Antti Niemi 68 3936 34 22 9 159 2.42 1865 .915 6 0 0 2
Thomas Greiss 19 1043 9 7 1 40 2.30 472 .915 0 0 0 2
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Antti Niemi 5 318 1 4 13 2.45 151 .914 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, records, milestones

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Marc-Edouard Vlasic[3] NHL Second Star of the Week November 21, 2011

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Tommy Wingels 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 October 8, 2011
Joe Thornton 1,000th Career NHL Game October 21, 2011
Joe Thornton 700th Career NHL Assist October 25, 2011
Marc-Edouard Vlasic 400th Career NHL Game November 3, 2011
Marc-Edouard Vlasic 100th Career NHL Assist November 20, 2011
Andrew Murray 200th Career NHL Game November 23, 2011
Patrick Marleau 800th Career NHL Point January 10, 2012
Tommy Wingels 1st Career NHL Goal January 15, 2012
Brent Burns 200th Career NHL Point January 17, 2012
Logan Couture 100th Career NHL Point January 23, 2012
Dan Boyle 800th Career NHL Game January 31, 2012
Brent Burns 500th Career NHL Game January 31, 2012
Douglas Murray 400th Career NHL Game January 31, 2012
Joe Pavelski 400th Career NHL Game February 8, 2012
Michal Handzus 900th Career NHL Game February 21, 2012
Patrick Marleau 1,100th Career NHL Game March 8, 2012
Dan Boyle 500th Career NHL Point March 26, 2012
Joe Pavelski 300th Career NHL Point March 26, 2012
Ryan Clowe 100th Career NHL Goal April 3, 2012
Daniel Winnik 100th Career NHL Point April 3, 2012

Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 24, 2011[4] To Minnesota Wild
Charlie Coyle
Devin Setoguchi
1st-round pick in 2011 		To San Jose Sharks
Brent Burns
2nd-round pick in 2012
June 25, 2011[5] To Florida Panthers
2nd-round pick (59th overall) in 2011
3rd-round pick in 2012 		To San Jose Sharks
2nd-round pick (47th overall) in 2011
June 25, 2011[5] To Winnipeg Jets
4th-round pick in 2011 		To San Jose Sharks
5th-round pick in 2011
7th-round pick in 2011
July 3, 2011[6] To Minnesota Wild
Dany Heatley 		To San Jose Sharks
Martin Havlat
August 7, 2011[7] To Minnesota Wild
3rd-round pick in 2013 		To San Jose Sharks
James Sheppard
January 26, 2012[8] To Florida Panthers
Sean Sullivan 		To San Jose Sharks
Tim Kennedy
February 16, 2012[9] To Tampa Bay Lightning
2nd-round pick in 2012 		To San Jose Sharks
Dominic Moore
7th-round pick in 2012
February 27, 2012[10] To Colorado Avalanche
Jamie McGinn
Mike Connolly
Michael Sgarbossa 		To San Jose Sharks
TJ Galiardi
Daniel Winnik
7th-round pick in 2013
June 10, 2012[11] To Detroit Red Wings
Andrew Murray[a]
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014[b] 		To San Jose Sharks
Brad Stuart[c]
  1. ^ Trade of negotiating rights to.
  2. ^ Condition satisfied.
  3. ^ Trade of negotiating rights to.

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Michal Handzus[12] Los Angeles Kings 2 years, $5 million
Jim Vandermeer[13] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $1 million
Matt Pelech[14] Abbotsford Heat 1 year, $525,000
Ben Guite[15] Springfield Falcons 1 year, $525,000
Andrew Murray[16] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $575,000
Colin White[17] New Jersey Devils 1 year, $1 million
Brad Winchester[18] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $725,000
Sebastian Stalberg[19] University of Vermont 2 years, $1.51 million entry-level contract
Matt Tennyson[20] Western Michigan University 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Travis Oleksuk[21] University of Minnesota Duluth 2 years, $1.385 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Niclas Wallin[22][23] Lulea HF 1 year
Ben Eager[24] Edmonton Oilers 3 years, $3.3 million
Jamal Mayers[25] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $550,000
Ian White[26] Detroit Red Wings 2 years, $5.75 million
Kent Huskins[27] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $1 million
Scott Nichol[28] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $700,000
Kyle Wellwood[29] Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $700,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Freddie Hamilton[30] May 27, 2011 3 years, $1.945 million entry-level contract
Devin Setoguchi[31] June 23, 2011 3 years, $9 million
Andrew Desjardins[32] June 27, 2011 1 year, $540,000
Alex Stalock[32] June 27, 2011 1 year, $625,000
Jamie McGinn[33] June 30, 2011 1 year, $680,000
Frazer McLaren[33] June 30, 2011 1 year, $575,000
Thomas Greiss[34] July 6, 2011 2 years, $1.175 million
Sean Sullivan[35] July 6, 2011 1 year, $525,000
Benn Ferriero[36] July 8, 2011 1 year, $605,000
Brent Burns[37] August 1, 2011 5 years, $28.8 million contract extension
Logan Couture[38] August 26, 2011 2 years, $5.75 million contract extension
Konrad Abeltshauser[39] April 13, 2012 3 years, $1.9 million entry-level contract
Dylan DeMelo[40] April 20, 2012 3 years, $1.975 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

San Jose's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 47 (from Montreal) Matt Nieto LW  United States Boston University (Hockey East)
3 89 Justin Sefton D  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
5 133 (from Carolina) Sean Kuraly C  United States Indiana Ice (USHL)
6 166 (from NY Rangers) Daniil Sobchenko C  Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
6 179 Dylan DeMelo D  Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
7 194 (from Calgary) Colin Blackwell C  United States St. John's Preparatory School (USHS-MA)

See also

References

  1. ^ "2011-12 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ "Sharks Stats". sj-sharks.com. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
  3. ^ Habs' Price's two shutouts earn First Star honors
  4. ^ Brent Burns Acquired From Wild
  5. ^ a b 2011 NHL Entry Draft Recap
  6. ^ Martin Havlat Acquired For Dany Heatley
  7. ^ James Sheppard Is A Shark Now
  8. ^ Sharks Acquire Tim Kennedy from Florida in Exchancge for Sean Sullivan
  9. ^ Sharks Acquire Moore and a Seventh Round Selection in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft from the Lightning in Exchange for a Second Round Selection in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft
  10. ^ Sharks Acquire Galiardi, Winnik and Draft Pick from Colorado in Exchange for McGinn, Connolly and Sgarbossa
  11. ^ Sharks Acquire Defenseman Brad Stuart from Detroit in Exchange for Forward Andrew Murray and a Conditional Draft Selection in 2014
  12. ^ Big Center Handzus A Free Agent Signee
  13. ^ Defenseman Vandermeer Joins Sharks
  14. ^ D-Man Matt Pelech Joins Sharks Organization
  15. ^ Veteran Ben Guite Signs With Sharks
  16. ^ Sharks Sign Center Andrew Murray
  17. ^ Colin White Signs With San Jose
  18. ^ Sharks Sign Left Wing Brad Winchester
  19. ^ Sharks Sign Wing Sebastian Stalberg to a Two-Year Contract
  20. ^ Sharks Sign Bay Area Native Matt Tennyson to Entry-Level Contract
  21. ^ Sharks Sign Center Travis Oleksuk to Entry-Level Contract
  22. ^ Nicklas Wallin Heads Home
  23. ^ "Genuin norrbottning på väg hem igen". Luleå HF. June 15, 2011. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  24. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Ben Eager
  25. ^ Blackhawks agree to terms with Brunette, Mayers, McLean and O’Donnell
  26. ^ Wings add D-depth, sign White
  27. ^ Blues Sign Defenseman Huskins NHL.com (July 2, 2011)
  28. ^ Blues Sign Scott Nichol NHL.com (July 5, 2011)
  29. ^ Jets agree to terms with Kyle Wellwood NHL.com (September 9, 2011)
  30. ^ Sharks Sign Forward Freddie Hamilton
  31. ^ Setoguchi Signs Contract Extension
  32. ^ a b Andrew Desjardins & Alex Stalock Get 1 Year
  33. ^ a b Jamie McGinn & Frazer McLaren Get Deals
  34. ^ Thomas Greiss Has Re-Signed With SJ
  35. ^ Defenseman Sullivan Re-Signs With Sharks
  36. ^ Benn Ferriero Re-signs With Sharks
  37. ^ Brent Burns Signs For Five
  38. ^ Sharks Sign Center Logan Couture to a Two-Year Extension
  39. ^ Sharks Sign Defenseman Konrad Abeltshauser
  40. ^ Sharks Sign Defenseman Dylan Demelo