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The San Jose Sharks have made a coaching change just before the start of the draft. News broke Friday morning that the club has fired Bob Boughner after two-plus seasons with the club. He missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in all three years with the club. #SJSharks have relieved head coach Bob Boughner, assistant coaches […] READ MORE
NHL teams build their teams in many different ways. Some construct their clubs via free agency while others do it through trades. However, the main way teams create a roster is through the NHL Draft. Most years have maybe one or two players make the roster, but some years the general manger gets it right […] READ MORE
Normally we’d be closing in on the final push of the season. However, we’re in a different world. Last Word on Hockey is still going to look back at each date’s historical significance to the game. We’ll remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this day. Here’s our look at […] READ MORE
The upcoming 2021 NHL season promises to be filled with surprises and challenges. For the San Jose Sharks, the expectations are low, the challenges substantial. A good season will be a surprise. And yet, there is a San Jose Sharks formula for hope. The Formula for a Good San Jose Sharks Season If the Sharks […] READ MORE
The author of famous quotes, Yogi Berra, is reported to have said, “when you come to a fork in the road, take, it.” It’s not terribly useful advice for most people, but I suspect the San Jose Sharks Doug Wilson, the team’s general manager, can relate. His Sharks are at a fork in the road. […] READ MORE
The San Jose Sharks announced Tuesday afternoon that Bob Boughner has been officially hired as the team’s head coach, removing his interim title. He becomes the ninth head coach in San Jose history. Let’s make it official. Bob Boughner has been named the ninth #SJSharks head coach in franchise history! 🦈: https://t.co/s9SihMs3td pic.twitter.com/r8zOXwBGhn — San Jose […] READ MORE
It is time to play the 2019-20 San Jose Sharks blame game. Who is responsible for the abysmal season? Or are the issues less specific? We’ll look into it all and point fingers. We’ll start with five broad categories. • The Youth • The Veterans • Head coaches Peter DeBoer and Bob Boughner • General […] READ MORE
We’ve reached the final piece in our review of the 2019-20 San Jose Sharks and it is time to tie it all together, then take a peak at the key issues facing the team in the near future. For the Sharks, this was the season that didn’t. The team didn’t play well. Their leaders didn’t […] READ MORE
It is safe to say the 2019-20 San Jose Sharks season turned out differently than their management imagined. And while Sharks hockey has an organization chart, the responsible hockey management is essentially one person, general manager Doug Wilson. Rarely seen or heard from owner Hasso Plattner decided long ago he trusted Wilson to run the […] READ MORE
The were few stories in Sharks Territory more awkward with less consensus than the 2019-20 San Jose Sharks coaching carousel. Previously: Season Overview, The Forwards, The Defencemen, The Goalies Up now: The Coaches Up next: The Management The team began the season helmed by Peter DeBoer, returning for his fifth season behind the Sharks’ […] READ MORE
ZEKE is a native of the DC area where he witnessed the birth of the Capitals franchise. After graduating from Cornell University, which had seen hockey glory before he arrived, he moved west to San Jose. There he witnessed the birth of the Sharks franchise. His wait to witness a Championship from any of these teams finally ended in 2018.