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- San Jose was awarded an NHL expansion franchise to begin play in 1991. The name Sharks first turned up in a name-the-team contest that generated suggestions like Golden Skaters, Gold, Blades, and one that gave Rusanowsky pause just to say it out loud: “San Jose Sea Lions. Yikes.”
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Jul 24, 2017 · The team decided to go with the name of San Jose Sharks, adopting the moniker of the fiercest predator in the ocean and spawning one of the best logos (and jerseys) of all-time.
The Sharks were founded on May 9, 1990 after the owners of the Minnesota North Stars sold the stake to award the NHL franchise based in the San Francisco Bay Area. They were the first team to be based in the region since the California Golden Seals relocated to Cleveland in 1976.
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Oct 25, 2014 · The name Sharks first turned up in a name-the-team contest that generated suggestions like Golden Skaters, Gold, Blades, and one that gave Rusanowsky pause just to say it out loud: “San Jose Sea ...
- San Jose Sharks History: George Gund III
- San Jose Sharks History: Return to Cow Palace
- San Jose Sharks History: Move to San Jose, Playoff Success
- Hockey in The Bay Area
In 1974, George Gund III became a minority owner of the California Golden Seals and was part of the move to Cleveland and the merger with Minnesota. Over the years Gund wanted to bring back hockey to the Bay Area but the NHL would not allow him to move the North Stars. Eventually, a deal was made allowing Gund to sell his shares of the North Stars ...
Gund finally had his team and hockey was back in the Bay Area for the first time since 1976. The Sharks entered the NHL in the 1991-92 season and the team even managed to acquire former Norris trophy winner Doug Wilson. Despite the positives, the Arena in San Jose would take another two years to complete so the team played at the Cow Palace in San ...
In 1994, the Sharks finally made the move to San Jose but began the season 0-8-1 looking every bit as bad as they did the previous two seasons. Despite their terrible start, the team would improve by an NHL-record 58 points from the season prior and somehow make the playoffs. Their reward was a match-up against the top-seeded Detroit Red Wings in t...
The San Jose Sharks have only missed the playoffs once between 1998 and 2014, and have created one of the most successful modern-day expansion franchises in the NHL. That’s pretty impressive given that the Bay Area was once the most unsuccessful and poorly run NHL market in history. None of this could have been possible without George Gund III who ...
The history of the San Jose Sharks. Tickets. Individual Game Tickets; Celebration Games and Promotions; Cali Fin Jersey Schedule
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