1991–92 San Jose Sharks season

1991–92 San Jose Sharks season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=1991–92
Team=San Jose Sharks
Conference=Clarence Campbell
ConferenceRank=11th
Division=Smythe
DivisionRank=6th
Record=17–58–5
HomeRecord=14–23–3
RoadRecord=3–35–2
GoalsFor=219
GoalsAgainst=359
GeneralManager=
Coach=George Kingston
Captain=Doug Wilson
AltCaptain=
Arena=Cow Palace
Attendance=
GoalsLeader=Pat Falloon (25)
AssistsLeader=Pat Falloon (34)
PointsLeader=Pat Falloon (59)
PIMLeader=Link Gaetz (326)
WinsLeader=Jeff Hackett (11)
GAALeader=Jeff Hackett (3.84)

The San Jose Sharks 1991–92 season was their inaugural season in the NHL.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Connection to Minnesota

The Gund family had long wanted to bring hockey back to the Bay Area, and asked the NHL for permission to move the North Stars there in the late 1980s, but were vetoed by the league. Meanwhile, a group led by former Hartford Whalers owner Howard Baldwin was pushing the NHL to bring a team to San Jose, where a new arena was being built. Eventually a compromise was struck by the league, where the Gunds would sell their share of the North Stars to Baldwin's group, with the Gunds receiving an expansion team in the Bay Area to begin play in the 1991–92 NHL season. [cite book|last=Cameron|first=Steve|title=Feeding Frenzy! The Wild New World of the San Jose Sharks|pages=29–38|year=1994|publisher=Taylor Publishing Co.] In return, the North Stars would be allowed to participate as an equal partner in an expansion draft with the new Bay Area team.

On May 5, 1990, the Gunds officially sold their share of the North Stars to Baldwin and were awarded a new team in the Bay Area, based in San Jose. Over 5000 potential names were submitted by mail for the new team. While the first-place finisher was "Blades," the Gunds were concerned about the name's negative connotations (weapons, etc) and went with the runner-up, "Sharks." The name was said to have been inspired by the large number of sharks living in the Pacific Ocean. Seven different varieties live there, and one area of water near the Bay Area is known as the "red triangle" because of its shark population. The team's first marketing head, Matt Levine, said of the new name, "Sharks are relentless, determined, swift, agile, bright and fearless. We plan to build an organization that has all those qualities." [cite news | first = Tom | last = Gilmore | title = Sharks Are Coming -- NHL Team Named | url = http://web.lexis-nexis.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/universe/document?_m=fccc7f884e0eea47adea8b44bf909307&_docnum=3&wchp=dGLzVzz-zSkVA&_md5=4f5b19352645ced32382b044849609ed | work = The San Francisco Chronicle | publisher = The Chronicle Publishing Co. | page = D1 | date = 1990-09-07 | accessdate = 2007-04-21]

Regular season

eason standings

Goaltending

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

Awards and Honors

References

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000441992.html Sharks on Hockey Database]


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