Author: Christopher Mendoza

Quick Bites: Reimer shuts door on Flyers

By Christopher Mendoza | Oct 24th 2022 | 7 min read |

Ok, let’s not kid ourselves. The San Jose Sharks players probably don’t read or see any team-related news, but head coach David Quinn might have m...

Top 25 Sharks Under 25: No. 5 Ryan Merkley is on ‘prove it’ watch

By Christopher Mendoza | Jun 6th 2022 | 7 min read |

Arguably the most anticipated player drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the past five years — who isn’t named William Eklund — is offensively-tal...

Top 25 Sharks Under 25: No. 7 Nikolai Knyzhov has big summer ahead

By Christopher Mendoza | May 3rd 2022 | 8 min read |

Nikolai Knyzhov took the world by surprise when he cracked the San Jose Sharks’ 2021 opening-night roster. It was the NHL’s first ‘pandemic seas...

Sharks at Oilers Preview: A last look at potential cup-winners

By Christopher Mendoza | Apr 27th 2022 | 5 min read |

The San Jose Sharks (32-36-12, sixth Pacific) have played a lot of ‘catch up’ hockey this season, both in-game and in the standings. Though it’s...

Top 25 Sharks Under 25: No. 11 Tristen Robins already brings wealth of experience

By Christopher Mendoza | Apr 26th 2022 | 6 min read |

Some things have change since the last time we looked at San Jose Sharks prospect Tristen Robins in December 2020. Less than a month later, on Dec. 30...

Top 25 Sharks Under 25: No. 12 Brandon Coe had a breakout year

By Christopher Mendoza | Apr 24th 2022 | 8 min read |

The 2020 NHL Entry Draft was a flagship year for Doug Wilson Jr., the San Jose Sharks Director of Scouting. The event yielded some of the organization...

Sharks at Stars Preview: Why Sharks are still worth watching

By Christopher Mendoza | Apr 15th 2022 | 6 min read |

The San Jose Sharks (29-33-11, seventh Pacific) continue on the road, taking on the Dallas Stars (42-27-5, fifth Central) for the third and final meet...

Sharks at Canucks Preview: First stop, B.C.

By Christopher Mendoza | Apr 8th 2022 | 4 min read |

The San Jose Sharks (29-32-9, seventh Pacific) end their run against Western Canada, an undertaking that has not been kind. They were outdone against ...

Top 25 Sharks Under 25: No. 15 Nicolas Meloche, a D-corps mainstay?

By Christopher Mendoza | Apr 2nd 2022 | 9 min read |

Since reaching the Western Conference Final in 2019, the San Jose Sharks have failed to qualify for the postseason for three straight seasons. The tea...

Quite Bites: Sharks hit all too familiar scoring roadblock in Coyotes’ Vejmelka

By Christopher Mendoza | Mar 31st 2022 | 6 min read |

The San Jose Sharks got the blunt end of the stick that marked six-straight losses the Arizona Coyotes faced before going into last night … or r...