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Former Shark Barry Potomski dies at 38
Former NHLer Barry Potomski died last week of an apparent heart attack while on a treadmill at a fitness center in Windsor, Ontario. He was 38 years old. He played 68 NHL games in his career, 59 with the Los Angeles Kings and nine with the Sharks. He had six goals and five assists in [...]
TweetSharks sign Freddie Hamilton to a pro contract
According to CapGeek.com, the Sharks have signed 2010 fifth-round pick Freddie Hamilton to a professional contract. Hamilton has played for the Niagara Ice Dogs of the Ontario Hockey League for the past three seasons. He drastically increased his point total every season, ending up with 83 points in 68 games this season. He had 14 [...]
TweetSharks post-playoff injury report
Yes, the season for the Sharks is over, but they are very quiet when it comes to revealing injuries. A lot of injury news was released today. -Joe Thornton separated his shoulder late in Game 4 against Vancouver after being hit by Raffi Torres. He came back a few nights later to play in Game [...]
TweetBieksa scores in double overtime to eliminate the Sharks
Kevin Bieksa scored the game winning goal with 9:42 left in the second overtime to send the Canucks to their first Stanley Cup final since 1994. The puck appeared to go out of play, but it did not. The puck went off the stanchion and right to Bieksa. Almost every player on the ice stopped, [...]
TweetIs the series over?
The Sharks trail the Canucks 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals. They are not eliminated yet, but is the series over? The Sharks have to win three straight games in order to win the series and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history. One more loss, and they are [...]
TweetMissed opportunities loom large as the Canucks go up 3-1
One team took advantage on the power play. The other team didn’t. It’s all about taking advantage of your opportunities, and the Canucks did just that. The Canucks scored three 5-on-3 goals in a 1:55 span to go ahead 3-0. The Sharks had five power plays in the first 24 minutes, but they did not [...]
TweetSharks survive to take Game 3
The third period was the Sharks’ nemesis again, but they held on despite allowing three goals in the third period. Just 2:03 into the game, the Sharks got a power play after Maxim Lapierre elbowed Ian White. Joe Thornton made a nice pass from behind the net to Patrick Marleau. Marleau, who was in front, [...]
TweetCanucks embarrass the Sharks 7-3 to take a 2-0 series lead
Once again, the Canucks dominated the third period. This time, the scoreboard wasn’t as kind to the Sharks. Vancouver scored four goals in the third period to take Game 2 7-3. The Sharks got on the board first, courtesy of a power play goal. Dany Heatley made a great pass to Logan Couture to put [...]
TweetSharks drop Game 1 in Vancouver 3-2
The Sharks once again held the lead entering the third period. And once again, they sat back and saw their opponent tie it and then take the lead. The Sharks led 2-1 after the second period, but they sat back and played prevent defense and did not do anything on offense. The puck was constantly [...]
TweetSharks vs. Canucks series preview
Things pretty much went to form according to the seeds in the Western Conference in this year’s playoffs, as we have the top two seeds in the west making it to the conference finals. The only lower seed to win a series in the west was 5th seeded Nashville over 4th seeded Anaheim in the [...]
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