- Joe Thornton
Joseph Eric Thornton (born July 2 1979, in London, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey centre in the National Hockey League. He was drafted by, and played seven seasons for the Boston Bruins before being traded to his current club, the San Jose Sharks, where he wears the number 19. His on-ice vision, strength on the puck, deft passing ability, and power forward style of play have led to him becoming one of the league's premier top line centres. - Evgeni Nabokov
Evgeni Nabokov, is a professional ice hockey player. He plays as a goaltender for the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League. Nabokov was selected by San Jose in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft (9th round, 219th overall). When he first played in North America, he went by John, rather than Evgeni, fearing that English-speakers would have a hard time pronouncing his name. However, this change did not last. - Patrick Marleau
Patrick Marleau (born September 15 1979, in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey center in the NHL who currently plays for the San Jose Sharks. Most media guides incorrectly list his birthplace as Aneroid instead of his actual birthplace of Swift Current, although he grew up in the former. - Ron Wilson
Ronald Lawrence Wilson (born May 28, 1955 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and raised in Riverside, Rhode Island) is an American ice hockey former player and coach. He is currently the head coach of the San Jose Sharks - Jeremy Roenick
Jeremy Shaffer Roenick (born January 17, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a professional ice hockey player. He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, and Los Angeles Kings over the course of 18 NHL seasons and represented Team USA in numerous international tournaments. - Marcel Goc
Marcel Goc (pronounced Goch) (born August 24, 1983 in Calw, West Germany) is a NHL player currently playing center for the San Jose Sharks. He was drafted in the 1st round, 20th overall by the Sharks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, though he remained in Germany until 2003. He spent all of the 2003-2004 season with the Cleveland Barons, the Sharks' minor league affiliate, but joined the Sharks during the 2004 playoffs. - Vesa Toskala
Vesa Tapani Toskala (born on May 20, 1977 in Tampere, Finland), is an ice hockey goaltender currently signed with the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs. - Christian Ehrhoff
Christian Ehrhoff (born July 6, 1982 in Moers, West Germany) is a NHL player currently playing defence for the San Jose Sharks. He was drafted 106th overall in the 4th round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Sharks. He played in Germany until the fall of 2003, and came onto the Sharks without starting in the minor leagues first. He spent the end of the 2003-2004 season and all of the locked-out 2004-2005 season with the Sharks' minor league affiliate, the Cleveland Barons. - Owen Nolan
Owen Liam Nolan (born February 12, 1972 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish-Canadian professional hockey player who is currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League. He also played for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Phoenix Coyotes. He was raised in Thorold, Ontario, Canada. Nolan is a prototypical power forward, and as such has struggled with injuries throughout his career. - Doug Wilson
Douglas Wilson (born July 5, 1957 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. After playing junior hockey for the Ottawa 67's in the Ontario Hockey Association, Doug was drafted 6th overall in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft. He then played 14 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks and two years for the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League. He was the first captain in Sharks history, serving two years before retiring after the 1992-93 season. - Craig Rivet
Craig Rivet (Born September 13, 1974 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League. He was an alternate captain of the Canadiens (along with Sheldon Souray) during 2006-07. He is also great friends with Montreal Canadiens captain Saku Koivu. He is married to Krista and has a daughter, Ella and a son, Nathan. - Mark Messier
Mark John Douglas Messier (born January 18, 1961, in St. Albert, Alberta) is a former ice hockey centreman of the National Hockey League. He spent a quarter of a century in the NHL (1979-2004) with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks. He also played professionally with the World Hockey Association's Indianapolis Racers and Cincinnati Stingers. At the time of his retirement, he was the last former WHA player still active in professional hockey, … - Matt Carle
Matthew Carle (born September 25, 1984 in Anchorage, Alaska) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays defense for the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks and was voted to the 2006-2007 NHL all-Rookie team. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He was chosen 47th overall in the 2nd round. An all-American star player at the University of Denver, … - Ryane Clowe
Ryane Clowe (born September 30, 1982, Fermeuse, Newfoundland) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the NHL's San Jose Sharks. He was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 6th round, 175th overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Clowe is on the first year of a three-year-deal signed in June 2006 worth US$1.625 million, ending in June 2008. The contract is a two-way deal for all but the final year of the contract. - Mike Grier
Mike Grier (born January 5, 1975 in Detroit, Michigan) is a National Hockey League forward for the San Jose Sharks, and one of the most prominent African-American players in the NHL. Shortly after birth, he moved to Holliston, Massachusetts and grew up there. His father is Bobby Grier, former NFL running back coach and current Associate Director of Pro Scouting for the Houston Texans (not to be confused with the famous Bobby Grier, … - Marco Sturm
Marco Sturm (born September 8 1978 in Dingolfing, West Germany; now Germany) is a professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. A notoriously strong skater, he is often referred to as "the fastest German on ice." His forays into the offensive zone are known as the "blitzkrieg". In the 1999 All-star game, Marco Sturm had the second best time to Peter Bondra in the fastest skater competition. - Curtis Brown
Curtis Brown (born on February 12, 1976 in Unity, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional hockey centre. He currently plays for the San Jose Sharks. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round (43rd overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He has played for the Buffalo Sabres, San Jose Sharks, and Chicago Blackhawks. Brown signed with San Jose as an unrestricted free agent in July 2006 after his contract was bought out by Chicago. - Mark Bell
Mark Bell (born on August 5, 1980 in St. Paul's, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey forward currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mark Bell played for four seasons with the Ottawa 67s, and was part of a Memorial Cup championship in 1998-99. He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft with the eighth overall pick. Mark was a bronze medalist with Team Canada at the 2000 World Junior championships. - Darryl Sutter
Darryl John Sutter (born August 19, 1958 in Viking, Alberta) was a Canadian forward player and coach, and current general manager of the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League. He is one of seven Sutter brothers, six of whom made the NHL (Brent, Brian, Darryl, Duane, Rich and Ron). Darryl Sutter is the current general manager of the Calgary Flames, and was also its head coach before resigning that position on July 12, 2006. - Devin Setoguchi
Devin Setoguchi (born January 1, 1987 in Taber, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey right wing. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the first round, 8th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Setoguchi played one season with the now-defunct Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. He then spent three seasons with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League. - Patrick Rissmiller
Patrick Rissmiller (b. October 26 1978, Belmont, Massachusetts) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays center and left wing for the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks. - Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Marc-Edouard Vlasic (born March 30, 1987 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman of Croatian origins that is playing professional hockey with the San Jose Sharks of the NHL. He was a second-round pick, 35th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He has played the last 3 seasons with the Quebec Remparts, including the 2005-06 season, a season in which he had a breakout year. Vlasic scored 16 goals and 73 points. The team also won the Memorial Cup. - Scott Thornton
Scott Thornton (born January 9, 1971 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey winger playing for the Los Angeles Kings. Thornton was drafted in the first round (3rd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played thirty-three games for the team his rookie season, accumulating one goal and three assists. He also played left wing for the Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks. He was signed by San Jose as a free agent on July 1, 2000. - Rob Davison
Rob Davison (b. May 1, 1980 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a defenceman for the San Jose Sharks. Davison was selected by San Jose in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft (4th Round, 98th overall) but did not ice for the NHL outfit until the 2002-03 season. Following the trading of Bryan Marchment, the San Jose Sharks recalled defenseman Davison from their AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Barons. At the time Davison had four points and 82 penalty minutes in 42 games with Cleveland. - Douglas Murray
Douglas Murray (born March 12,1980 in Bromma, Sweden) is an NHL hockey player, currently playing defense for the San Jose Sharks. He was drafted in the 8th round, 241st overall by the Sharks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. While he is listed in many places as Doug Murray, his mother has expressed a dislike for the name Doug because, when pronounced with a Swedish accent, it sounds like "Dog". - Douglas Murray
Douglas 'Doug' Murray (born March 12,1980 in Bromma, Sweden) is an NHL hockey player, currently playing defense for the San Jose Sharks. A stay-at-home player who can dish out bone-crunching hits, he was drafted in the 8th round, 241st overall by the Sharks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. From the 1999-2000 season to the 2002-2003 season he played for Cornell University. While at Cornell, he served as Captain his senior year and was twice named a first team All-American. - Kevin Bieksa
Kevin Bieksa (born on June 16, 1981 in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada) is a National Hockey League defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks. He played four years of college hockey at Bowling Green University. After his freshman year he was drafted by the Canucks with the 151st pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. After his college career was over, he made his professional debut with the Manitoba Moose late in the 2003-04 season. - Ray Whitney
Ray Whitney (born May 8, 1972 in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta) is an ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes. He has a son named Shayne. Before Ray Whitney played his first game on the ice, he was one of the Oilers' stick boys during Wayne Gretzky's late career in Edmonton; the other was Ryan Smyth. Ray was drafted in the second round (32nd overall) in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks. - Mark Smith
Mark Smith (b. October 24, 1977, Edmonton, Alberta) is an ice hockey centre for the NHL's San Jose Sharks. He was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 9th round, 219th overall, in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. Smith's trademark (on and off the ice) is his constantly changing hair color. Smith is also the guitarist and lead singer for the Bay Area band, The Vinyl Trees, featured on Smith's own record label Lunar Records. - Vincent Damphousse
Vincent Damphousse (born December 17, 1967 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional hockey player in the NHL. He played centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, and San Jose Sharks. He was signed as an unrestricted free-agent by the Colorado Avalanche in 2004 during the off-season, but he never played with the team due to the lock-out that canceled the 2004-05 season. - Josh Gorges
Josh Gorges (born August 14 1984 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey player currently with the Montreal Canadiens. After going undrafted, Gorges was signed as a free agent by San Jose in 2002. 2005-06 is his first season in the NHL. In 2004-2005, he set the Cleveland Barons record for the fastest goal from the start of a game (20 seconds). He played his junior hockey with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL, … - Patrick Thoresen
Patrick Thoresen (born November 7, 1983 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He currently plays for the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL. He currently wears #28. He resides in Hamar, Norway during the off season. Thoresen played junior hockey for two teams in the QMJHL; the Moncton Wildcats, and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. In the 2002-03 season, while a member of the Drakkar, he had 108 points in 71 games played, good enough for second in team scoring. - Thomas Greiss
Thomas Greiss is a German professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their third-round pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, #94 overall. He currently plays for the Worcester Sharks of the AHL. - Igor Larionov
Igor Nikolayevich Larionov is a retired Russian ice hockey player. Along with Viacheslav Fetisov, he was instrumental in breaking the barrier that stopped Soviet players from joining the NHL. He primarily played the center position, and is considered one of the best passers of all time. - Shean Donovan
Shean Donovan (born 22 January 1975 in Timmins, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player. He plays for the Ottawa Senators as a right winger. A skillful winger with great skating ability, Donovan was drafted by the San Jose Sharks 27th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played his first full season in 1995/96. He spent four seasons with the Sharks before being traded to the Colorado Avalanche where he spent three seasons, … - Ville Nieminen
Ville Nieminen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the Malmö Redhawks of the Allsvenskan (icehockey) in Sweden. Nieminen started his professional hockey career in Tappara in the Finnish SM-liiga, in the 1994-95 season. He was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche as their third-round pick, #78 overall, in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. Nieminen spent three seasons in the AHL with the Hershey Bears, … - Alexei Semenov
Alexei Semenov (born April 10, 1981 in Murmansk, Russia) plays defence in the National Hockey League. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, 36th overall. In 2001, he was awarded the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the best defenceman in the Ontario Hockey League. After playing three full seasons for the Oilers and their top farm club, the Hamilton Bulldogs, … - Stephane Matteau
Stephane Matteau (b. September 2 1969 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada) is a former National Hockey League player. As a member of the New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup Championship team, Matteau is most remembered for scoring two overtime goals in the Eastern Conference Finals against the New Jersey Devils. His first overtime goal ended Game 3 at 6:13 of the second overtime in New Jersey giving the Rangers a 3-2 victory and a 2-1 series lead. - Scott Parker
Scott Parker (born January 29, 1978 in Hanford, California) is an American professional ice hockey right winger in the National Hockey League who has played for the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks. - Matt Bradley
Matt William Bradley (b. June 13, 1978 in Stittsville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey rightwinger. He currently plays for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, in the fourth Round, one-hundred and second overall. He has also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks.
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