1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season
1999–2000 San Jose Sharks | |
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Division | 4th Pacific |
Conference | 8th Western |
1999–2000 record | 35–30–10–7 |
Home record | 21–14–3–3 |
Road record | 14–16–7–4 |
Goals for | 225 |
Goals against | 214 |
Team information | |
General manager | Dean Lombardi |
Coach | Darryl Sutter |
Captain | Owen Nolan |
Alternate captains | Vincent Damphousse Gary Suter |
Arena | San Jose Arena |
Average attendance | 17,290 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Kentucky Thoroughblades Richmond Renegades |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Owen Nolan (44) |
Assists | Vincent Damphousse (49) |
Points | Owen Nolan (84) |
Penalty minutes | Ronnie Stern (151) |
Plus/minus | Mike Ricci (+14) |
Wins | Steve Shields (27) |
Goals against average | Evgeni Nabokov (2.17) |
The 1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season was the team's ninth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). Under third-year head coach Darryl Sutter, the Sharks posted a winning record for the first time in franchise history; in doing so, they managed to clinch a playoff berth for the third consecutive season.
The Sharks' 1999–2000 regular season is remembered, in large part, for the heroics of captain Owen Nolan. Nolan, in his fourth full season with the team, posted career-best goal (44) and point (84) totals; both figures established new franchise records. Nolan's excellent play was complemented by that of fellow forwards Vincent Damphousse and Jeff Friesen; fan-favorite Mike Ricci, in his third season with the team, also turned in a quality campaign. All told, San Jose's offense improved considerably despite disappointing production from young forwards Patrick Marleau and Marco Sturm. By contrast, the Sharks' defense regressed despite quality play from starting goaltender Steve Shields, rookie goaltender Evgeni Nabokov, and defensemen Gary Suter and Brad Stuart. Still, the team finished the 1999–2000 campaign with franchise-record point (87) and win (35) totals.
The Sharks' competent play netted them the Western Conference's eighth, and final, playoff berth. In the first round, they faced the top-seeded (and heavily favored) St. Louis Blues. As expected, the Blues took the series' first game with relative ease; the Sharks shocked onlookers, however, by winning each of the next three. The Blues responded with two decisive victories of their own; in doing so, they forced a deciding seventh game in St. Louis. There, in an upset on par with their 1994 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, the Sharks scored a stunning 3–1 victory. The game is remembered, in part, for an infamous center-ice goal by Owen Nolan on Blues goaltender Roman Turek. The goal, which gave the Sharks a 2–0 lead, ultimately served as the series-winner. In the second round, the team faced the second-seeded Dallas Stars. Unlike the Blues, the defending Stanley Cup champion Stars made quick work of the Sharks; while the latter managed to steal a game in San Jose, they were ultimately eliminated in five games.
Offseason
Regular season
The Sharks had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season (377) and scored the most short-handed goals (16).[1]
Final standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 211 | 184 | 102 |
2 | 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 245 | 228 | 94 |
3 | 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 232 | 228 | 90 |
4 | 8 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 225 | 214 | 87 |
5 | 9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 227 | 83 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 248 | 165 | 114 |
2 | y – Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 211 | 184 | 102 |
3 | y – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 233 | 201 | 96 |
4 | Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 278 | 210 | 108 |
5 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 245 | 228 | 94 |
6 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 232 | 228 | 90 |
7 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 226 | 212 | 88 |
8 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 225 | 214 | 87 |
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9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 227 | 83 |
10 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 227 | 237 | 83 |
11 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 242 | 245 | 78 |
12 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 31 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 211 | 256 | 77 |
13 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 199 | 240 | 70 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division
Schedule and results
Regular season
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October: 9–5–1–0 (home: 5–2–1–0; road: 4–3–0–0)
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November: 5–4–2–2 (home: 3–1–0–1; road: 2–3–2–1)
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December: 5–6–1–1 (home: 3–3–1–0; road: 2–3–0–1)
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January: 3–5–2–3 (home: 2–3–0–1; road: 1–2–2–2)
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February: 4–4–2–1 (home: 1–2–0–1; road: 3–2–2–0)
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March: 6–4–2–0 (home: 6–2–1–0; road: 0–2–1–0)
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April: 3–2–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 2–1–0–0)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) St. Louis Blues: Sharks win 4–3
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (2) Dallas Stars: Stars win 4–1
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
11 | Owen Nolan | RW | 78 | 44 | 40 | 84 | −1 | 110 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | −2 | 6 |
25 | Vincent Damphousse | C | 82 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 4 | 58 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −5 | 16 |
39 | Jeff Friesen | LW | 82 | 26 | 35 | 61 | −2 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −4 | 10 |
18 | Mike Ricci | C | 82 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 60 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
14 | Patrick Marleau | C | 81 | 17 | 23 | 40 | −9 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 2 |
24 | Niklas Sundstrom | RW | 79 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 2 |
7 | Brad Stuart | D | 82 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −11 | 6 |
15 | Alexander Korolyuk | LW | 57 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 4 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
20 | Gary Suter | D | 76 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 7 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −6 | 12 |
19 | Marco Sturm | LW | 74 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
32[a] | Stephane Matteau | LW | 69 | 12 | 12 | 24 | −3 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 8 |
5 | Jeff Norton | D | 62 | 0 | 20 | 20 | −2 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 7 |
10 | Marcus Ragnarsson | D | 63 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
40 | Mike Rathje | D | 66 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
21 | Tony Granato | RW | 48 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
9 | Todd Harvey† | RW | 40 | 8 | 4 | 12 | −2 | 78 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 8 |
12 | Ron Sutter | C | 78 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −3 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
22 | Ron Stern | RW | 67 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −9 | 151 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 11 |
26 | Dave Lowry | LW | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
27 | Bryan Marchment | D | 49 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
43 | Scott Hannan | D | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
42 | Andy Sutton | D | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
32 | Murray Craven‡ | LW | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
33 | Brantt Myhres | RW | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | Bob Rouse‡ | D | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | Steve Shields | G | 67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | Shawn Heins | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Evgeni Nabokov | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
29 | Mike Vernon‡ | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
31 | Steve Shields | 67 | 27 | 30 | 8 | 1826 | 162 | 2.56 | .911 | 4 | 3797 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 323 | 36 | 3.10 | .889 | 0 | 696 |
29 | Mike Vernon‡ | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 360 | 32 | 2.49 | .911 | 0 | 772 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Evgeni Nabokov | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 166 | 15 | 2.17 | .910 | 1 | 414 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 20 |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Brad Stuart (Defense) | [5] |
League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Owen Nolan | [6] |
NHL Player of the Week | Steve Shields (October 18) | [7] | |
Owen Nolan (December 13) | [8] | ||
Team | Sharks Player of the Year | Owen Nolan | [9] |
Sharks Rookie of the Year | Brad Stuart | [9] |
Milestones
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Ron Sutter | October 16, 1999 | [10] |
600th assist | Vincent Damphousse | November 27, 1999 | [11] |
Transactions
Draft picks
San Jose's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.[12]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
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1 | 14 | Jeff Jillson | Defense | ![]() | University of Michigan |
3 | 82 | Marc Concannon | Left Wing | ![]() | The Winchendon School |
4 | 111 | Willie Levesque | Right Wing | ![]() | Northeastern University |
5 | 155 | Niko Dimitrakos | Right Wing | ![]() | University of Maine |
8 | 229 | Eric Betournay | Center | ![]() | Acadie-Bathurst Titan |
8 | 241 | Douglas Murray | Defense | ![]() | New York Apple Core |
9 | 257 | Hannes Hyvönen | Right Wing | ![]() | TPS |
See also
Notes
- ^ Matteau wore number 37 through January 11.
References
- "San Jose Sharks 1999-00 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- "1999-00 San Jose Sharks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "1999-00 NHL Summary".
- ^ "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "1999-2000 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ a b "1999-00 San Jose Sharks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2000". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Shields Named NHL Player of the Week". NHL.com. October 18, 1999. Archived from the original on June 5, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Owen Named Week's Top Player". NHL.com. December 13, 1999. Archived from the original on May 11, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ a b 2014–15 San Jose Sharks Media Guide, p.255–58
- ^ "San Jose Sharks/Washington Capitals NHL recap on ESPN". ESPN.com. October 16, 1999. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
San Jose center Ron Sutter became the 141st player in NHL history to play in his 1,000th game.
- ^ "Lot Detail - Vincent Damphousse's NHLPA 600 Assists & 1,000th Point Milestone Award Collection of 2". www.classicauctions.net. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
Vinny got his 600th assist on a goal by Jeff Friesen on November 27, 1999, as noted on a plaque on the base of his award.
- ^ "1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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