Category: Special Features

Strauss Mann is coming in with fresh eyes

By Maddie Dutra | Sep 30th 2022 | 7 min read |

Looking at the sheer number of goaltenders held in the San Jose Sharks’ pipeline, the second half of the cliché phrase “too much of a good thing�...

Jasper Weatherby is fine-tuning the details

By Maddie Dutra | Jul 21st 2022 | 5 min read |

Among the players who spent the 2021-22 season bouncing between the AHL and NHL clubs in San Jose, forward Jasper Weatherby quickly became a fan favor...

Home and back again: How Jonathan Dahlen persevered to break into the NHL

By Katherine Pitré | Oct 20th 2021 | 9 min read |

Jonathan Dahlen is an easy person to talk to. He’s friendly and relaxed, open, and easy-going. We’re tucked away in between the player’s area an...

Growing the Game: Is the NHL’s TikTok hire really the “Voice of the Fans”?

By Katherine Pitré | Jul 29th 2021 | 5 min read |

On June 30, the NHL hired 19-year-old TikToker Josh Richards to a one-year, special advisor role with the purpose of expanding the NHL’s youth fanba...

Ugly Sweater Party: Sharks fans can’t relate

By Sie Morley | Dec 12th 2019 | 5 min read |

It’s the holiday season and we here at SB Nation NHL are celebrating the ugly sweater trend by looking back on our favorite teams and pointing out a...

Can the Sharks make playoffs? What they can learn from a history of bad starts

By Erik Johnsgard | Oct 30th 2019 | 15 min read |

The San Jose Sharks’ nine points in 13 games marks the worst 12-game start for the team in the salary cap era, and it’s among the lowest point tot...

What’s Karlsson doing well on the power play? Why shouldn’t he play with Burns?

By Sheng Peng | Oct 16th 2019 | 9 min read |

Through the San Jose Sharks’ early struggles, Peter DeBoer has maintained belief in his special teams. “I know it didn’t look good early, but I ...

Meet the artist behind San Jose’s massive SAP mural

By Erika Towne | Sep 27th 2019 | 20 min read |

The SAP Center has gone through many different names in the past 25 years. From the San Jose Arena (1993–2001) to the Compaq Center (2001–02) to t...

Sharks’ 2019-20 Artist Collection series features Girl Mobb

By Erika Towne | Sep 27th 2019 | 15 min read |

She calls herself Girl Mobb. And for Nina Wright, a.k.a. Girl Mobb, that’s just what she’s trying to create. “I came up with Girl Mobb because I...

Ex-Shark of the Week: Devin Setoguchi

By Luke Travis | Aug 21st 2019 | 8 min read |

The San Jose Sharks of the late 2000’s were a force to be reckoned with, stringing together several consecutive 100+ point campaigns, winning the Pr...