The San Jose Sharks were my first team I began watching when I was a kid and I thought their logo looked really cool! It was during the late 2000s and early 2010s and my favorite player was Devin Setoguchi but it unfortunately his career regressed and was traded, that era was something else with Pavelski, Thornton, Marleau, and Nabokov!
You seem to have switched the digits, Marleau played 1,607 games with San Jose for anyone scrolling through the comments. Great video Shannon as always
Man I miss the glory days. Still probably another 3-4 years away from being in any kind of playoff conversation but hopefully the new management starts steering us in the right direction. Although this off season doesn’t have me convinced.
It’s unfortunate they were never able to win it all. They were so good for so long. Despite being a huge Crosby fan, I wanted Thornton & marleau to win in 2016. Now they seem to be doubling down on what they are, aging & overpaid.
Yep and Thornton has been hopping teams since leaving. He's going to retire cup less. It's like Marc Andre Fleury, VGK traded him when he was at the top of his game, and now he's doing mediocre goaltending with the Wild.
Some great players and great teams, but the first thing I think of with them is the lack of a cup. They swung for the fences with Karlsson, but it looks like they missed their shots. With them locked into cap hell for a few more seasons, it's gonna be a long climb back to contendership for SJ.
The Sharks were the reason I got interested in sports and players. They were the first team I remember watching live. Growing up in San Jose, I attended around 500 games including the playoffs between 98 and 2014. However, after 20+ years with multiple heartbreaks in the months of April, May, and June and not a single Stanley Cup to reminisce on when times got tough (like 2020-now), I emotionally divorced from the team when my fav player, Thornton, finally left for Toronto. It took Marleau signing with Toronto, Pavelski signing with Dallas, and Thornton (my fav player for over a decade) leaving for Toronto in 2019 to slam the door on the whimsical years of being excited to attend Sharks games and enjoy hockey with other Sharks fans. Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl are the only Sharks players left from those years, and to see them still not have a single championship for all their talent and hard work during the 2010's breaks my heart. If this team ever won a Stanley Cup when Marleau/Thornton/Pavelski led the team, the entire league would have a different perspective on the Sharks franchise. Instead, they are a punchline and a measuring stick for disappointment and choking. "Don't pull a Shark!" is now a phrase I use at other sporting events when a team has a 3-0 lead during a game.
It’s funny you say “they didn’t have a barn to play in.” The Cow Palace looks like a barn, and has all of the amenities of a barn. If I’m remembering correctly hockey capacity for them was 10,880. According to Wikipedia the NHL rink they played on was smaller than regulation for 91-93.
Absolutely love how in the past couple years, Thornton has jumped team to team trying to get the cup and comes up short. Now he's a free agent and will be retired soon. SJS has not felt right since they started to rebuild.
For being a team that is 30 years old with no cups, they have a pretty rich history. Having two 1000/1000 guys in Marleau and Thorton certainly helps but things like beating Detroit back in the 90s still gives them roots. Even then, they truly seemed like they either overachieved or underachieved, never actually meeting expectations. One thing was certain though, you could count on the guys between the pipes. The goalies that have come from San Jose is impressive so it's interesting to see them try and navigate what's happening currently.
How to say you barely watched Sharks playoff hockey without saying you barely watched Sharks playoff hockey. Goaltending was THE WEAKEST LINK in EVERY playoff round the Sharks lost for a 6 year span, from 2009 to 2014.
I know there's other factors involved, but it's crazy how they went to a Conference finalist to one of the worst teams in the league once they lost Pavelski.
All-time highs - Double OT win game 7 in Calgary 1994-95 "Shut Theo Fleury up!!!" Owen Nolan's center ice slap shot that beat Roman Turek late in third period game 7 to beat President Trophy winning St. Louis in 1999-00 "Chris Pronger was disappointed ... Priceless!" All-time lows - 2008-09 President Trophy winning Sharks open playoffs vs Anaheim and lose 1st two home games and then series in 6 ... I needed medical attention after that series! And then having to listen to Darryl Sutter in his snide way say "The Sharks thought they had the series when they were up 3-0" in that series LA came back to win 4 straight!
I remember when they came into existence and really jumped on board in their 91-92 season. I was so hopeful for Pat Falloon to be the next great superstar of the NHL back in the day. Ah....no, that didn't happen.
yeah the first playoff year we beat Detroit but lost in 2nd round to Leafs with a crossbar in game 7 by Garpenlov, I believe. The western conference final that year could have been SJ 8th seed vs. Vancouver 7th seed with the winner facing the Rangers. -------------- Go Sharks!!!
My Sharkies! Made it work at the Cow Palace hahaha! Last 3 seasons were implosions on the bench, that malady appears to be on the mend now. Love you mentioned Braun, his leaving was a big owie. Something giving some of us trepidation now is having big bodies Mids and Burns gone team seems a little light on the scale. 2 new that seem ready to drop gloves but it looks like their history of making wise choices of who to drop with is questionable (looking at you Kunin...Gudas really?!?!?) Love Couture but maybe a drop of the C he could get back to concentrating on his game. Die hard Sharks fan all these years with Bruins and Panthers jockeying as a seconds but I am really looking forward to seeing good things for the Kraken.
Just got to point out that you said Marelau played 1067 games for the Sharks but it's 1607. Kind of an important distinction considering he is the all-time games played leader in NHL history. Also important to note that Bonino never played a game for us after being drafted as he was traded away and only signed back with us recently so I don't know if that's a good pick for us when we didn't develop or play him.
I see the San Jose sharks park of the Oakland seals/Cleveland Barons team history(My option ), my favorite incarnation of this franchise is the Cleveland Barons
Thanks for the run down, Shannon. Just to add a waaaay out of left field comment...... I really enjoyed Scott Nichol when he played for the Sharks. The guy went 100%, 100% of the time. Also, maybe one of these years Dish Network will reinstate my ability to actually watch Sharks games on my t.v.
I appreciate the stats here, but if I could suggest something for future "history of" videos, talk about famous storylines/moments. Stats are cool and all but anyone can look at these on a team's website. Sharkie getting stuck above the ice before a game. Owen Nolan calling his shot in the all star game. The Pavelski Payback. Things like that that won't be found on a stat sheet.
It’s a shame Shannon hated the sharks so long becuase teal is actually his best color as regards skin tone and general northern latitude pasty goodness
How did you get only 1067 games played by Marleau? He's played 1779 games (1607 with the Sharks) in the regular season. 195 post season (177 with Sharks)... So 1784 gp. The points total is right if you only include regular season (1111).
@@SverigeiSverige Somebody better get Shannon's attention, I get that mistakes happen but a mix-up on a league record-holder (since Bettman's a chode who won't count WHA stats despite the merger), especially one that wipes like eight seasons off the table, seems pretty serious.
Until we win the Stanley Cup the Sharks will be known as perennial playoff chokers, look at all the talented teams the Sharks have had the last 20 years and we always blow it, choking 3-0 leads or always under performing in the playoffs😑
The San Jose Sharks were my first team I began watching when I was a kid and I thought their logo looked really cool! It was during the late 2000s and early 2010s and my favorite player was Devin Setoguchi but it unfortunately his career regressed and was traded, that era was something else with Pavelski, Thornton, Marleau, and Nabokov!
Yeah, unfortunately a lot of that seems to have come from substance abuse issues. On the bright side, he seems to be past those issues now.
Every time the hockey guy makes a Sharks I get really happy, then I get really sad
*sigh*
“Well … alright let’s watch it.”
You seem to have switched the digits, Marleau played 1,607 games with San Jose for anyone scrolling through the comments. Great video Shannon as always
8:34 RIP Warren Strelow. He was a big reason that they had such a great goalie pipeline, but he died in 2007.
Man I miss the glory days. Still probably another 3-4 years away from being in any kind of playoff conversation but hopefully the new management starts steering us in the right direction. Although this off season doesn’t have me convinced.
It’s unfortunate they were never able to win it all. They were so good for so long. Despite being a huge Crosby fan, I wanted Thornton & marleau to win in 2016. Now they seem to be doubling down on what they are, aging & overpaid.
Yep and Thornton has been hopping teams since leaving. He's going to retire cup less. It's like Marc Andre Fleury, VGK traded him when he was at the top of his game, and now he's doing mediocre goaltending with the Wild.
Cheechoo is the most bizarre trivia answer for "which San Jose player holds the team record for most goals in a season with 56?"
A simple description of our history:
YOU BLEW IT!!!!
Hey now! They are addressing that already with their new slogan, "You can't choke in the playoffs if you can't even make them"
I hope you were quoting Adam Sandler because it was a great opportunity for it. I even picture and heard Adam saying it when I read your comment!
Ah, yes. Link Gaetz. The only man in known history to just straight-up leave a game in any level of hockey...because he wanted a cheeseburger.
Pair of Leafs legends on the thumbnail.
Some great players and great teams, but the first thing I think of with them is the lack of a cup. They swung for the fences with Karlsson, but it looks like they missed their shots. With them locked into cap hell for a few more seasons, it's gonna be a long climb back to contendership for SJ.
Yeah Lack of a Cup I've been to almost every season except for the C-19 one Was there for game one at the Cow Palace in San Fran.
The Sharks were the reason I got interested in sports and players. They were the first team I remember watching live. Growing up in San Jose, I attended around 500 games including the playoffs between 98 and 2014.
However, after 20+ years with multiple heartbreaks in the months of April, May, and June and not a single Stanley Cup to reminisce on when times got tough (like 2020-now), I emotionally divorced from the team when my fav player, Thornton, finally left for Toronto.
It took Marleau signing with Toronto, Pavelski signing with Dallas, and Thornton (my fav player for over a decade) leaving for Toronto in 2019 to slam the door on the whimsical years of being excited to attend Sharks games and enjoy hockey with other Sharks fans.
Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl are the only Sharks players left from those years, and to see them still not have a single championship for all their talent and hard work during the 2010's breaks my heart.
If this team ever won a Stanley Cup when Marleau/Thornton/Pavelski led the team, the entire league would have a different perspective on the Sharks franchise. Instead, they are a punchline and a measuring stick for disappointment and choking. "Don't pull a Shark!" is now a phrase I use at other sporting events when a team has a 3-0 lead during a game.
It’s funny you say “they didn’t have a barn to play in.” The Cow Palace looks like a barn, and has all of the amenities of a barn. If I’m remembering correctly hockey capacity for them was 10,880. According to Wikipedia the NHL rink they played on was smaller than regulation for 91-93.
Also, heck yeah, Jeff Odgers!
You switched the numbers, Marleau played 1607 games.
I wanna gonna say, no way Patty M out scored Big Joe lol
@@jsullivan5823 He did outscore Jumbo, THG just messed up and put that Patty had 1062 games played when he really had 1602
I absolutely loved the Schrödinger reference Mr. Hockey Guy. I am assuming you are a TBBT fan, like I am...
Absolutely love how in the past couple years, Thornton has jumped team to team trying to get the cup and comes up short. Now he's a free agent and will be retired soon. SJS has not felt right since they started to rebuild.
The jersey you are wearing is the first ever jersey I ever owned. Went to a game with my dad at SAP and he got me one to wear.
Still have a Brian Hayward helmet poster in my garage.
For being a team that is 30 years old with no cups, they have a pretty rich history. Having two 1000/1000 guys in Marleau and Thorton certainly helps but things like beating Detroit back in the 90s still gives them roots. Even then, they truly seemed like they either overachieved or underachieved, never actually meeting expectations. One thing was certain though, you could count on the guys between the pipes. The goalies that have come from San Jose is impressive so it's interesting to see them try and navigate what's happening currently.
How to say you barely watched Sharks playoff hockey without saying you barely watched Sharks playoff hockey. Goaltending was THE WEAKEST LINK in EVERY playoff round the Sharks lost for a 6 year span, from 2009 to 2014.
@@gregarious1 so you're saying 5 years negates the 15 years prior. Good to know I'm not an idiot Sharks fan like you.
Weird, i don’t seem to remember anything happening in 2014
Agreed, seems so hazy to me 😂
"DONT PULL A SHARK" whenever you see a sports team up 3-0 during a game or series.
Good luck, retaining the Talent from 3 years ago! Condolences.
I love my sharks, win or lose, all day every day.
Big facts bro imma always support the sharks no matter how bad or good we doin we stay loyal here in the tank 🦈
Oh man the pain i just experienced hearing you list all of their playoff losses. Its all coming back!
I know there's other factors involved, but it's crazy how they went to a Conference finalist to one of the worst teams in the league once they lost Pavelski.
It’s actually once they acquired Erik Karlsson. Worst trade in team history.
@@NTQ03 them getting EK was the reason they couldn't keep Pavs. They go hand in hand.
@@Tech_-on1ou Exactly and then not being able to keep Donskoi, Braun, Dillon, and trading Norris, Tierney and a first (Stutzle)
@@NTQ03 Eventually that was why, but Karlsson was a part of that CF run.
@@icewyre The WHOLE team was, then he got injured.
All-time highs - Double OT win game 7 in Calgary 1994-95 "Shut Theo Fleury up!!!" Owen Nolan's center ice slap shot that beat Roman Turek late in third period game 7 to beat President Trophy winning St. Louis in 1999-00 "Chris Pronger was disappointed ... Priceless!" All-time lows - 2008-09 President Trophy winning Sharks open playoffs vs Anaheim and lose 1st two home games and then series in 6 ... I needed medical attention after that series! And then having to listen to Darryl Sutter in his snide way say "The Sharks thought they had the series when they were up 3-0" in that series LA came back to win 4 straight!
I remember when they came into existence and really jumped on board in their 91-92 season. I was so hopeful for Pat Falloon to be the next great superstar of the NHL back in the day. Ah....no, that didn't happen.
yeah the first playoff year we beat Detroit but lost in 2nd round to Leafs with a crossbar in game 7 by Garpenlov, I believe. The western conference final that year could have been SJ 8th seed vs. Vancouver 7th seed with the winner facing the Rangers. -------------- Go Sharks!!!
I’m hoping you doing the Sharks last means they’ll get the #1 overall pick! Suck hard for Bedard!
I expected to see Goldobin on the busts, but didn’t realize the Canucks played him so much.
My Sharkies! Made it work at the Cow Palace hahaha! Last 3 seasons were implosions on the bench, that malady appears to be on the mend now. Love you mentioned Braun, his leaving was a big owie. Something giving some of us trepidation now is having big bodies Mids and Burns gone team seems a little light on the scale. 2 new that seem ready to drop gloves but it looks like their history of making wise choices of who to drop with is questionable (looking at you Kunin...Gudas really?!?!?) Love Couture but maybe a drop of the C he could get back to concentrating on his game. Die hard Sharks fan all these years with Bruins and Panthers jockeying as a seconds but I am really looking forward to seeing good things for the Kraken.
Blowing a 3-0 lead to the Kings was one of the worst and most depressing experiences I've ever had as a Bay Area Sports fan.
Just got to point out that you said Marelau played 1067 games for the Sharks but it's 1607. Kind of an important distinction considering he is the all-time games played leader in NHL history. Also important to note that Bonino never played a game for us after being drafted as he was traded away and only signed back with us recently so I don't know if that's a good pick for us when we didn't develop or play him.
I see the San Jose sharks park of the Oakland seals/Cleveland Barons team history(My option ), my favorite incarnation of this franchise is the Cleveland Barons
Thanks for the run down, Shannon.
Just to add a waaaay out of left field comment...... I really enjoyed Scott Nichol when he played for the Sharks. The guy went 100%, 100% of the time.
Also, maybe one of these years Dish Network will reinstate my ability to actually watch Sharks games on my t.v.
He was one of the finalists for our GM position too. Definitely miss him in teal.
I appreciate the stats here, but if I could suggest something for future "history of" videos, talk about famous storylines/moments. Stats are cool and all but anyone can look at these on a team's website.
Sharkie getting stuck above the ice before a game. Owen Nolan calling his shot in the all star game. The Pavelski Payback. Things like that that won't be found on a stat sheet.
Just an FYI on the stats, he transposed the "0" and "6" in Marleau's games played, it should say "1,607".
It’s a shame Shannon hated the sharks so long becuase teal is actually his best color as regards skin tone and general northern latitude pasty goodness
You should make a video showcasing your jerseys that arent NHL jerseys if you have any
Marleaus games played is a typo. It's 1607, not 1067. He's not quite that effective 😅
Massive typo with Marleau lol, 1607 games, not 1067
Is the board bigger than normal? It seems bigger
That is my larger board.
How did you get only 1067 games played by Marleau? He's played 1779 games (1607 with the Sharks) in the regular season. 195 post season (177 with Sharks)... So 1784 gp. The points total is right if you only include regular season (1111).
I think he mixed up Thornton & marleau’s games played.
@@stentorofsparta3576 No, wrote 1067 instead of 1607.
@@SverigeiSverige Somebody better get Shannon's attention, I get that mistakes happen but a mix-up on a league record-holder (since Bettman's a chode who won't count WHA stats despite the merger), especially one that wipes like eight seasons off the table, seems pretty serious.
Sharks fan from the beginning. The Sharks just haven't been the same since the departure of Pavelski. Now the huge disappointment with Evander Kane.
Until we win the Stanley Cup the Sharks will be known as perennial playoff chokers, look at all the talented teams the Sharks have had the last 20 years and we always blow it, choking 3-0 leads or always under performing in the playoffs😑
As a V*gas fan, these b2b Pittsburgh cups stink
1607* games
Big mistake by marleau. 1607 games not 1067 games.
Meh, he would love that jump in points per game.
Playoff pain!
Ryane Clowe a much better pick than Thomas Greiss.
Not a fan of them myself
@@matthewdaley746 I believe the Wings threw a game against the Sharks to get another home game and lost a series over it.
Not a fan of the Ducks either?
So for all the talk about "playoffs", the Sharks have made it out of the 1st round, 3 times since 2012. Mediocre at its finest.
As I kid I liked the sharks, cause of there logo and jerseys. Now growing up in michigan I still root for them and the wings.🪽 🦈