2009–10 San Jose Sharks season

The 2009–10 San Jose Sharks season is the Sharks' 18th season in the National Hockey League.
== Off-season ==
At the Entry Draft, the Sharks picked William Wrenn in the second round with their first choice. The Sharks had traded the first-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of the trade for Dan Boyle.
== Season events ==
== Pre-season ==
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Recap 	 	
1 	September 17 (in Ontario, CA) 	San Jose Sharks 	2-1 	Los Angeles Kings 	SO 	Greiss 	1-0-0 	 	 	
2 	September 18 	Vancouver Canucks 	6-2 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Greiss 	1-1-0 	 	 	
3 	September 19 	Phoenix Coyotes 	4-5 	San Jose Sharks 	OT 	Nabokov 	2-1-0 	 	 	
4 	September 21 	San Jose Sharks 	2-3 	Anaheim Ducks 	 	Nabokov 	2-2-0 	 	 	
5 	September 23 	San Jose Sharks 	3-4 	Vancouver Canucks 	SO 	Nabokov 	2-2-1 	 	 	
6 	September 25 	Anaheim Ducks 	0-6 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Nabokov 	3-2-1 	 	 	
7 	September 26 	San Jose Sharks 	0-2 	Phoenix Coyotes 	 	Greiss 	3-3-1 	 	 	
== Standings ==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
== Schedule and results ==
*Green background indicates win (2 points). 
*Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). 
*White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
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October: 9–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 5–4–0)	October: 9–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 5–4–0)	October: 9–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 5–4–0)	October: 9–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 5–4–0)	October: 9–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 5–4–0)	October: 9–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 5–4–0)	October: 9–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 5–4–0)	October: 9–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 5–4–0)	October: 9–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 5–4–0)	October: 9–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 5–4–0)	October: 9–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 5–4–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 1 	San Jose Sharks 	2-5 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Nabokov 	18,007 	0-1-0 	0 	
2 	October 3 	San Jose Sharks 	4-1 	Anaheim Ducks 	 	Nabokov 	17,281 	1-1-0 	2 	
3 	October 6 	San Jose Sharks 	4-6 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Nabokov 	15,053 	1-2-0 	2 	
4 	October 8 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3-6 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Nabokov 	17,562 	2-2-0 	4 	
5 	October 10 	Minnesota Wild 	2-4 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Nabokov 	17,562 	3-2-0 	6 	
6 	October 12 	Phoenix Coyotes 	1-0 	San Jose Sharks 	SO 	Nabokov 	17,562 	3-2-1 	7 	
7 	October 15 	San Jose Sharks 	1-4 	Washington Capitals 	 	Nabokov 	18,277 	3-3-1 	7 	
8 	October 17 	San Jose Sharks 	4-1 	New York Islanders 	 	Nabokov 	11,287 	4-3-1 	9 	
9 	October 19 	San Jose Sharks 	7-3 	New York Rangers 	 	Nabokov 	18,200 	5-3-1 	11 	
10 	October 22 	San Jose Sharks 	2-5 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	 	Nabokov 	13,343 	5-4-1 	11 	
11 	October 24 	San Jose Sharks 	4-3 	Atlanta Thrashers 	 	Nabokov 	14,945 	6-4-1 	13 	
12 	October 25 	San Jose Sharks 	4-1 	Philadelphia Flyers 	 	Greiss 	19,126 	7-4-1 	15 	
13 	October 28 	Los Angeles Kings 	1-2 	San Jose Sharks 	SO 	Nabokov 	17,562 	8-4-1 	17 	
14 	October 30 	Colorado Avalanche 	1-3 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Nabokov 	17,562 	9-4-1 	19 	
==Playoffs==
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Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche	
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 14 	Colorado Avalanche 	2 - 1 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Nabokov 	17,562 	Avalanche lead 1-0 	 	
2 	April 16 	Colorado Avalanche 	5 - 6 	San Jose Sharks 	OT 	Nabokov 	17,562 	Series tied 1-1 	 	
3 	April 18 	San Jose Sharks 	0 - 1 	Colorado Avalanche 	OT 	Nabokov 	18,007 	Avalanche lead 2-1 	 	
4 	April 20 	San Jose Sharks 	2 - 1 	Colorado Avalanche 	OT 	Nabokov 	18,007 	Series tied 2-2 	 	
5 	April 22 	Colorado Avalanche 	0 - 5 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Nabokov 	17,562 	Sharks lead 3-2 	 	
6 	April 24 	San Jose Sharks 	5 - 2 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Nabokov 	18,007 	Sharks win 4-2 	 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Updated April 22, 2010.
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	79	20	69	89 	17 	54
 	82	44	39	83 	21 	22
 	82	39	43	82 	14 	54
 	76	15	43	58 	6 	70
 	82	19	38	57 	0 	131
 	67	25	26	51 	1 	26
 	70	20	16	36 	0 	19
 	71	14	19	33 	17 	41
 	70	7 	23	30 	14 	60
 	82	3 	19	22 	6 	47
 	51	4 	17	21 	5 	21
 	79	4 	15	19 	0 	72
 	76	8 	11	19 	4 	37
 	79	4 	13	17 	3 	66
 	64	3 	13	16 	21 	33
 	59	10	3 	13 	-3 	38
 	56	2 	9 	11 	6 	27
 	25	5 	4 	9 	4 	6
 	23	1 	5 	6 	6 	54
 	47	3 	3 	6 	0 	110
 	9 	3 	2 	5 	-1 	0
 	24	2 	3 	5 	4 	8
 	24	0 	3 	3 	1 	12
 	36	0 	3 	3 	1 	78
 	23	0 	2 	2 	0 	23
 	28	1 	1 	2 	3 	20
 	1 	0 	1 	1 	1 	0
 	4 	1 	0 	1 	-1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	5 	1	5	6 	2 	0
 	5 	3	2	5 	2 	4
 	5 	2	3	5 	1 	4
 	5 	1	3	4 	2 	0
 	5 	1	2	3 	-1 	4
 	4 	0	3	3 	-1 	0
 	5 	2	0	2 	2 	0
 	5 	1	1	2 	2 	6
 	5 	0	2	2 	1 	0
 	5 	0	2	2 	-3 	0
 	3 	1	0	1 	1 	0
 	5 	1	0	1 	0 	8
 	5 	1	0	1 	0 	0
 	2 	0	1	1 	1 	0
 	5 	0	1	1 	0 	0
 	5 	0	1	1 	0 	6
 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0
 	5 	0	0	0 	0 	0
 	5 	0	0	0 	0 	0
 	5 	0	0	0 	2 	6
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (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
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	71	4194	44	16	10	170	2.43	2168	.922	3 	0	0	6
 	16	782 	7 	4 	1 	35 	2.69	399 	.912	0 	0	0	2
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	5 	314	3	2	9 	1.71	131	.931	1 	0	0	0
†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 ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dany HeatleyHeatley, Quick and Henrik Sedin named NHL "Three Stars" of the week 	NHL First Star of the Week 	October 12, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrick MarleauKopitar, Cammalleri and Marleau named three stars of the week by NHL 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	October 26, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Evgeni NabokovKaberle, Rinne and Nabokov named NHL 'Three Stars' of the week 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	November 2, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Evgeni NabokovFlames' Iginla, Sharks' Nabokov, Flyers' Pronger earn three stars of the week	NHL Second Star of the Week 	November 9, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joe ThorntonJoe Thornton, Carey Price and Mike Fisher named NHL three stars of the week 	NHL First Star of the Week 	November 23, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joe ThorntonIginla, Thornton, Gaborik November's 3 Stars 	NHL Second Star of the Month	November 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 27, 2009Completed Trades from Day Two of Draft 	To Dallas Stars 6th-round pick in 2010 	To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick (#189 overall) in 2009
August 28, 2009Sharks Acquire C Patrick White and D Daniel Rahimi from Canucks 	To Vancouver Canucks Christian EhrhoffBrad Lukowich 	To San Jose Sharks Patrick WhiteDaniel Rahimi
September 12, 2009Sharks acquire Heatley from Senators in exchange for Cheechoo, Michalek	To Ottawa Senators Jonathan CheechooMilan Michalek2nd-round pick in 2010	To San Jose Sharks Dany Heatley5th-round pick in 2010
February 7, 2010Wilson Brings Blueliner From Carolina 	To Carolina Hurricanes 2nd-round pick in 2010 	To San Jose Sharks Niclas Wallin5th-round pick in 2010
February 12, 2010 	To New York Rangers Jody Shelley 	To San Jose Sharks Conditional 6th-round pick in 2011
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=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Scott NicholNichol Signs With San Jose 	Nashville Predators 	1 year, $750,000
Joe CallahanSharks Sign Four Players, Re-sign Vesce 	New York Islanders 	1 year
Danny GroulxSharks Sign Four Players, Re-sign Vesce 	Rockford IceHogs 	1 year
Dwight HelminenSharks Sign Four Players, Re-sign Vesce 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1 year
Jed OrtmeyerSharks Sign Four Players, Re-sign Vesce 	Nashville Predators 	1 year
Henrik KarlssonSHARKS SIGN FREE AGENT GOALTENDER HENRIK KARLSSON	Malmo of Allsvenskan 	1 year
Benn FerrieroSharks Sign Center Benn Ferriero 	Boston College 	2 years
Manny MalhotraSHARKS SIGN FREE AGENT MALHOTRA 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1 year, $700,000
Thomas HeemskerkSharks Sign G Thomas Heemskerk 	Everett Silvertips 	entry-level contract
Nick SchausSharks Sign Free Agent Nick Schaus 	University of Massachusetts Lowell 	entry-level contract
Matt IrwinSharks Sign Defenseman Matt Irwin 	University of Massachusetts Amherst	entry-level contract
James MarcouSharks Sign Free Agent James Marcou 	University of Massachusetts Amherst	entry-level contract
Cam MacIntyreMacIntyre Signs With San Jose 	Princeton University 	entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Brian BoucherBoucher, Laperriere Join Flyers 	Philadelphia Flyers	2 years, $1.85 million
Travis MoenHabs ink Travis Moen 	Montreal Canadiens 	3 years, $4.5 million
Lukas KasparFlyers Sign Five 	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year
Riley ArmstrongFlames sign Garth Murray and Riley Armstrong 	Calgary Flames 	undisclosed
Mike GrierSABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH MIKE GRIER 	Buffalo Sabres 	1 year
Marcel GocPreds Ink Free Agent Forward Marcel Goc 	Nashville Predators	1 year, $550,000 2-way contract
Alexei SemenovSemenov signed a two-year, $1.5 million deal with a KHL (Russia)	KHL 	2 years, $1.5 million
=== Claimed via Waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Jay LeachSharks Claim Jay Leach on Waivers	Montreal Canadiens	December 1, 2009
=== Lost via Waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via Retirement ===
Player
Claude LemieuxClaude Lemieux Announces His Retirement
Jeremy RoenickRoenick Hangs Up His Skates
=== Players re-signed ===
Player 	Contract terms
Rob BlakeWilson Keeps Working 	1 year, $3.5 million
Kent HuskinsWilson Keeps Working 	2 years, $3.4 million
Ryane CloweWilson Keeps Working 	4 years, $14 million
Ryan VesceSharks Sign Four Players, Re-sign Vesce 	1 year
Thomas GreissSharks Sign a Pair of Goaltenders 	2 years
Torrey MitchellSharks Re-Sign Center Torrey Mitchell	3 years, $4.1 million
Brad StaubitzSharks Re-Sign Forward Brad Staubitz 	1 year, $500,000
Tony LuciaSharks Sign 2005 Draft Pick Tony Lucia 	entry-level contract
Justin BraunSharks Sign 2007 Draft Pick Braun 	entry-level contract
=== Draft picks ===
San Jose's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	43 (from Buffalo)	William Wrenn 	(D) 	 	(U.S. National U18 Team) (National Team Development Program)
2 	57 	Taylor Doherty 	(D) 	 	Kingston Frontenacs (Ontario Hockey League)
5 	147 	Philip Varone 	(C) 	 	London Knights (Ontario Hockey League)
7 	189 (from Dallas)	Marek Viedensky	(C) 	 	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
7 	207 	Dominik Bielke 	(D) 	 	Eisbären Berlin (Deutsche Eishockey Liga)
== Roster ==
== Farm teams ==
The Sharks' affiliate in the American Hockey League is the Worcester Sharks.
== References ==
Category:San Jose Sharks seasons
Category:2009 in hockey
Category:2010 in hockey