2008–09 San Jose Sharks season

The 2008–09 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' 18th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

2008–09 San Jose Sharks
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference1st Western
2008–09 record53–18–11
Home record32–5–4
Road record21–13–7
Goals for257
Goals against204
Team information
General managerDoug Wilson
CoachTodd McLellan
CaptainPatrick Marleau
Alternate captainsMike Grier
Joe Thornton
ArenaHP Pavilion at San Jose
Average attendance17,488 (100%)
Team leaders
GoalsPatrick Marleau (38)
AssistsJoe Thornton (61)
PointsJoe Thornton (86)
Penalty minutesJody Shelley (116)
Plus/minusDevin Setoguchi
Patrick Marleau
Joe Thornton (+16)
WinsEvgeni Nabokov (41)
Goals against averageBrian Boucher (2.18)

Season events

Pre-season

On June 12, the San Jose Sharks named Todd McLellan their new head coach.[1]

The Sharks traded for defensemen Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich from the Tampa Bay Lightning and signed Rob Blake.

Former Shark Jeff Friesen tried out for a spot on the team, but the team released him before the season opener.

Kyle McLaren was placed on waivers, just before the regular season began. He was not claimed by any NHL team and was thus sent down to the Sharks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Worcester Sharks, to receive more playing time and so that the Sharks could play under the salary cap.

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1p – San Jose Sharks82531811257204117
2Anaheim Ducks824233724523891
3Dallas Stars8236351123025783
4Phoenix Coyotes823639720825279
5Los Angeles Kings8234371120723479

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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1p – San Jose SharksPA82531811257204117
2y – Detroit Red WingsCE82512110295244112
3y – Vancouver CanucksNW82452710246220100
4Chicago BlackhawksCE82462412264216104
5Calgary FlamesNW824630625424898
6St. Louis BluesCE8241311023323392
7Columbus Blue JacketsCE8241311022623092
8Anaheim DucksPA824233724523891
8.5
9Minnesota WildNW824033921920089
10Nashville PredatorsCE824034821323388
11Edmonton OilersNW823835923424885
12Dallas StarsPA8236351123025783
13Phoenix CoyotesPA823639720825279
14Los Angeles KingsPA8234371120723479
15Colorado AvalancheNW823245519925769

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, pPresidents' Trophy winner
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific 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).
2008–09 Game Log

Playoffs

2009 Stanley Cup playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Evgeni Nabokov623686411281502.4416631513.9107
Brian Boucher2212911263472.18563516.9172
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Evgeni Nabokov636124172.82155138.8900

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

Pacific Division Champions
President's Trophy

Records

  • Most points by one team in Pacific Division history (117)

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached

Transactions

Trades

Sharks acquired defensemen Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich for defenseman Matt Carle, defensive prospect Ty Wishart, a first-round-pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and a fourth-round-pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Traded defenseman Craig Rivet to Buffalo Sabres for a second-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and a second-round-pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Free agents

PlayerFormer teamContract Terms
Rob BlakeLos Angeles Kings1 year, US$5 million
Brendan BuckleyIserlohn Roosters1 year, US$500,000, two-way contract
PlayerNew teamContract Terms
Brian CampbellChicago Blackhawks8 years, US$56.8 million

Claimed from waivers

PlayerFormer teamDate claimed off waivers

Draft picks

San Jose's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
3 62 Justin Daniels (C)  United States Kent School (USHS-CT)
4 92 Samuel Groulx (D)  Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
4 106 Harri Sateri (G)  Finland Tappara (Finland Jr.)
5 146 Julien Demers (D)  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
6 177 Tommy Wingels (C)  United States Miami University (CCHA)
7 186 Jason Demers (D)  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7 194 Drew Daniels (RW)  United States Kent School (USHS-CT)

Roster

Updated April 7, 2009.[4]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
4 Rob Blake D R 51 2008 Simcoe, Ontario
33 Brian Boucher G L 44 2008 Woonsocket, Rhode Island
22 Dan Boyle D R 44 2008 Ottawa, Ontario
14 Jonathan Cheechoo RW R 40 1998 Moose Factory, Ontario
29 Ryane Clowe LW L 38 2001 Fermeuse, Newfoundland and Labrador
10 Christian Ehrhoff D L 38 2001 Krefeld, West Germany
11 Marcel Goc C L 37 2001 Calw, West Germany
25 Mike Grier (A) RW R 46 2006 Detroit, Michigan
40 Kent Huskins  D L 41 2009 Almonte, Ontario
43 Lukas Kaspar LW L 35 2004 Most, Czechoslovakia
32 Claude Lemieux RW R 55 2008 Buckingham, Quebec
37 Brad Lukowich D L 44 2008 Cranbrook, British Columbia
12 Patrick Marleau (C) C L 41 1997 Aneroid, Saskatchewan
9 Milan Michalek LW L 36 2003 Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia
17 Torrey Mitchell C R 35 2004 Greenfield Park, Quebec
24 Travis Moen LW L 38 2009 Swift Current, Saskatchewan
3 Douglas Murray D L 40 1999 Stockholm, Sweden
20 Evgeni Nabokov G L 45 1994 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union
8 Joe Pavelski C R 36 2003 Plover, Wisconsin
39 Tomas Plihal RW L 37 2001 Frýdlant, Czechoslovakia
27 Jeremy Roenick C R 51 2007 Boston, Massachusetts
21 Alexei Semenov D L 39 2007 Murmansk, Soviet Union
16 Devin Setoguchi RW R 34 2005 Taber, Alberta
45 Jody Shelley LW L 44 2008 Thompson, Manitoba
19 Joe Thornton (A) C L 41 2005 St. Thomas, Ontario
44 Marc-Edouard Vlasic D L 33 2005 Montreal, Quebec

Farm teams

The Sharks affiliate in the American Hockey League was the Worcester Sharks. The Worcester club finished in fourth place in the AHL's Atlantic Division with 42 wins and 35 losses.[5] Worcester's leading scorer was Mike Iggulden with 29 goals and 66 points.[6]

References

  1. CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey - News: Hockey transactions
  2. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. "NHL.com - Recap: Red Wings @ Sharks - 17 January 2009". Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  4. "San Jose Sharks – Team – Roster". San Jose Sharks. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2009-04-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2009-04-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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