Key facts
- Conference
- Western
- Division
- Pacific
- History
- San Jose Sharks , 1991 –present
- Home arena
- SAP Center
- City
- San Jose, California
- Team colors
- Pacific teal, white, black, orange
- Media
- NBC Sports California , Sharks Audio Network
- Owner s
- San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises , ( Hasso Plattner , governor)
- General manager
- Mike Grier
- Head coach
- Ryan Warsofsky
- Captain
- Vacant
- Minor league affiliates
- San Jose Barracuda ( AHL ), Wichita Thunder ( ECHL )
- Conference championships
- 1 ( 2015–16 )
- Presidents trophies
- 1 ( 2008–09 )
- Division championships
- 6 ( 2001–02 , 2003–04 , 2007–08 , 2008–09 , 2009–10 , 2010–11 )
- Official website
- nhl .com /sharks
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Pacific Division
- Named after
- Cetorhinus
- Country
- United States
- Location
- San Jose
- Sport
- ice hockey
- Member of team
- Category:San Jose Sharks players
- League
- National Hockey League
- Official website
- sharks.nhl.com
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- inception
- 1991-00-00
- Commons category
- San Jose Sharks
- topic's main category
- Category:San Jose Sharks
- home venue
- Cow Palace
- social media followers
- 815579
- category for members of a team
- Category:San Jose Sharks players
- separated from
- Minnesota North Stars
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Encyclopedic overview
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference. The franchise is owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises. The Sharks were founded on May 9, 1990, after the owners of the Minnesota North Stars sold that team and purchased an expansion team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Beginning play in the 1991–92 season, the team initially played its home games at the Cow Palace, before moving to its present home, now named SAP Center at San Jose, in 1993; the SAP Center is known locally as "the Shark Tank". They were the first team to be based in the region since the California Golden Seals relocated to Cleveland in 1976. The Sharks have advanced to the Stanley Cup Final once, losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016. They have won the Presidents' Trophy once, as the team with the league's best regular season record in the 2008–09 season. They have also won six division titles as a member of the Pacific Division since 1993.
The Sharks are affiliated with the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “San Jose Sharks” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.