2010–11 San Jose Sharks season


The 2010–11 San Jose Sharks season was the team's' 20th season in the National Hockey League.

Off-season

Team captain Rob Blake retired on June 18, 2010.
The Sharks announced that they would not offer Evgeni Nabokov a contract for the 2010–11 season.
The Sharks re-signed centers Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau to four-year contracts on June 24, 2010.
The Sharks re-signed defenseman Niclas Wallin and center Scott Nichol to one-year contracts on June 26, 2010.
Sharks signed free agent goaltender Antero Nittymaki to a two-year, $4 million contract on July 1, 2010, replacing long-time goaltender Evgeni Nabokov.
The Sharks signed free agent goaltender Antti Niemi to a one-year, $2 million contract on September 2, 2010.
The Sharks selected center Joe Thornton as new team captain for the 2010–11 season. Ryane Clowe will be alternate captain on road games, and Patrick Marleau during home games. Dan Boyle was made a permanent alternate captain.
Antti Niemi has also signed a four-year contract with the Sharks as well.

Pre-season

Regular season

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

x – Went into playoffs

Schedule and results

The Sharks clinched a playoff spot after beating the Dallas Stars 6–0 on March 31, 2011 in front of the sellout crowd of 17,562 at the HP Pavilion. This makes it seven consecutive seasons of making the playoffs for the Sharks. The Sharks also made the Conference Finals for the third time in franchise history.
Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Updated April 11, 2011.
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Goaltenders

GP = Games Played; MIN = Time On Ice in minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SA = Shots Against; SV = Saves; SV% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists;
PEN = Penalty Time in minutes
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.

‡Traded mid-season

Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

Transactions

On January 20, 2011, the Sharks signed Jordan White, a University of British Columbia Thunderbirds goalie to a one-day amateur contract to provide emergency backup goalie for the game against the Vancouver Canucks after Antero Niittymaki was injured during a morning practice session. White wore uniform number 35 but did not see any on-ice game time.
The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired

PlayerFormer teamContract terms
Carter HuttonAdirondack Phantoms1 year, $560,000 entry-level contract
Antero NiittymakiTampa Bay Lightning2 years, $4 million
T. J. TrevelyanWorcester Sharks1 year, $500,000
Sean SullivanSan Antonio Rampage1 year, $500,000
Jamal MayersCalgary Flames1 year, $600,000
Antti NiemiChicago Blackhawks1 year, $2 million
Michael SgarbossaSaginaw Spirit3 years, $1.685 million entry-level contract
Curt GogolSaskatoon Blades3 years, $1.64 million entry-level contract
J. P. AndersonMississauga St. Michael's Majors3 years, $1.66 million entry-level contract
Sena AcolatsePrince George Cougars3 years, $2.090 million entry-level contract
James LivingstonPlymouth Whalers3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Mike ConnollyMinnesota-Duluth Bulldogs2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract
Brodie ReidNortheastern Huskies2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

PlayerNew teamContract terms
Evgeni NabokovSKA Saint Petersburg4 years, $24 million
Manny MalhotraVancouver Canucks3 years, $7.5 million
Brett SterlingPittsburgh Penguins1 year, $500,000
Mike VernaceTampa Bay Lightning1 year, $500,000
Ryan VesceTorpedo Nizhny Novgorodundisclosed
Dwight HelminenPelicans1 year
Joe CallahanFlorida Panthers1 year, $525,000

Claimed via waivers

PlayerFormer teamDate claimed off waivers
Kyle WellwoodSt. Louis BluesJanuary 18, 2011

Lost via waivers

PlayerNew teamDate claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Players signings

PlayerContract terms
Tommy Wingels2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract
Taylor Doherty2 years, $1.43 million entry-level contract
Marek Viedensky3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Harri Sateri3 years, $2.0375 million entry-level contract
Joe Pavelski4 years, $16 million
Patrick Marleau4 years, $27.6 million
Scott Nichol1 year, $760,000
Niclas Wallin1 year, $2.5 million
Andrew Desjardins1 year, $500,000
Cam MacIntyre2 years, $1.2 million
Jay Leach1 year, $500,000
Jason Demers2 years, $2.5 million contract extension
Devin Setoguchi1 year, $1.8 million
Steven Zalewski1 year, $500,000
Derek Joslin1 year, $500,000
Joe Thornton3 years, $21 million contract extension
Antti Niemi4 years, $15.2 million contract extension

Draft picks

San Jose's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles.
Round#PlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Junior/Club Team
128Charlie CoyleC/RWUnited StatesSouth Shore Kings
388Max GaedeRWUnited StatesWoodbury High School
5127 Cody FerrieroCUnited StatesThe Governor's Academy
5129 Freddie HamiltonCCanadaNiagara IceDogs
5136 Isaac MacleodDCanadaPenticton Vees
6163 Konrad AbeltshauserDGermanyHalifax Mooseheads
7188 Lee MoffieDUnited StatesUniversity of Michigan
7200 Chris CraneRWUnited StatesGreen Bay Gamblers

Final roster

Updated May 22, 2011.

Farm teams

Worcester Sharks

The Sharks' affiliate in the American Hockey League is the Worcester Sharks.

Stockton Thunder

The Sharks' affiliate in the ECHL is the Stockton Thunder for 2010–11.
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