2015–16 San Jose Sharks season

Season of play of professional ice hockey team

2015–16 San Jose Sharks
Western Conference champions
Division3rd Pacific
Conference6th Western
2015–16 record46–30–6
Home record18–20–3
Road record28–10–3
Goals for241
Goals against210
Team information
General managerDoug Wilson
CoachPeter DeBoer
CaptainJoe Pavelski
Alternate captainsLogan Couture
Joe Thornton
ArenaSAP Center
Average attendance16,746[1]
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Pavelski (38)
AssistsJoe Thornton (63)
PointsJoe Thornton (82)
Penalty minutesMike Brown
Tommy Wingels (63)
Plus/minusJoe Pavelski (+25)
Joe Thornton (+25)
WinsMartin Jones (37)
Goals against averageJames Reimer (1.62)

The 2015–16 San Jose Sharks season was the 25th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.[2] The team began its regular season on October 7, 2015 against the Los Angeles Kings.[3] The Sharks reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history, ultimately losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.

Standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Anaheim Ducks 82 46 25 11 43 218 192 +26 103
2 x – Los Angeles Kings 82 48 28 6 46 225 195 +30 102
3 x – San Jose Sharks 82 46 30 6 42 241 210 +31 98
4 Arizona Coyotes 82 35 39 8 34 209 245 −36 78
5 Calgary Flames 82 35 40 7 33 231 260 −29 77
6 Vancouver Canucks 82 31 38 13 26 191 243 −52 75
7 Edmonton Oilers 82 31 43 8 27 203 245 −42 70
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)[3]
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1[a] September 21 San Jose 0–1 Vancouver OT Dell 2,800 (approx.) 0–0–1 [5]
2 September 22 San Jose 4–0 Vancouver Jones –– 1–0–1 [6]
3 September 25 Arizona 1–4 San Jose Stalock 14,048 2–0–1 [7]
4 September 26 Anaheim 2–1 San Jose Jones 14,722 2–1–1 [8]
5 September 29 Vancouver 1–2 San Jose Jones 14,165 3–1–1 [9]
6 October 2 San Jose 3–0 Arizona Jones 9,530 4–1–1 [10]
7 October 3 San Jose 1–5 Anaheim Stalock 17,174 4–2–1 [11]

Notes:
a Game was played at The Q Centre in Colwood, British Columbia (Kraft Hockeyville game).

Regular season

Game Log 46–30–6 (Home: 18–20–3 ; Road: 28–10–3)[3]
October: 5–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 7 San Jose 5–1 Los Angeles Jones 18,230 1–0–0 2 [12]
2 October 10 Anaheim 0–2 San Jose Jones 17,562 2–0–0 4 [13]
3 October 13 San Jose 5–0 Washington Jones 18,506 3–0–0 6 [14]
4 October 16 San Jose 2–1 New Jersey SO Jones 12,464 4–0–0 8 [15]
5 October 17 San Jose 3–6 NY Islanders Stalock 11,577 4–1–0 8 [16]
6 October 19 San Jose 0–4 NY Rangers Jones 18,006 4–2–0 8 [17]
7 October 22 Los Angeles 4–1 San Jose Jones 16,797 4–3–0 8 [18]
8 October 24 Carolina 2–5 San Jose Jones 15,814 5–3–0 10 [19]
9 October 28 Nashville 2–1 San Jose Jones 15,219 5–4–0 10 [20]
10 October 31 San Jose 3–5 Dallas Stalock 18,178 5–5–0 10 [21]
November: 9–4–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 7–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
11 November 1 San Jose 4–3 Colorado Jones 17,128 6–5–0 12 [22]
12 November 3 Columbus 5–2 San Jose Jones 15,491 6–6–0 12 [23]
13 November 5 Florida 2–5 San Jose Stalock 15,525 7–6–0 14 [24]
14 November 7 Anaheim 1–0 San Jose Jones 17,562 7–7–0 14 [25]
15 November 10 NY Islanders 4–2 San Jose Stalock 16,558 7–8–0 14 [26]
16 November 13 San Jose 3–2 Detroit Jones 20,027 8–8–0 16 [27]
17 November 14 San Jose 2–1 Buffalo OT Jones 18,611 9–8–0 18 [28]
18 November 17 San Jose 5–4 Boston Jones 17,565 10–8–0 20 [29]
19 November 19 San Jose 1–0 Philadelphia OT Jones 18,229 11–8–0 22 [30]
20 November 21 San Jose 3–1 Pittsburgh Jones 18,534 12–8–0 24 [31]
21 November 22 San Jose 5–3 Columbus Stalock 13,397 13–8–0 26 [32]
22 November 25 Chicago 5–2 San Jose Jones 17,562 13–9–0 26 [33]
23 November 28 Calgary 2–5 San Jose Jones 17,283 14–9–0 28 [34]
December: 4–7–2 (Home: 1–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
24 December 1 Pittsburgh 5–1 San Jose Jones 16,624 14–10–0 28 [35]
25 December 4 San Jose 0–1 Anaheim Jones 15,701 14–11–0 28 [36]
26 December 5 Tampa Bay 4–3 San Jose Stalock 16,089 14–12–0 28 [37]
27 December 8 San Jose 2–4 Calgary Jones 19,289 14–13–0 28 [38]
28 December 9 San Jose 3–4 Edmonton OT Jones 16,839 14–13–1 29 [39]
29 December 12 Minnesota 2–0 San Jose Jones 16,766 14–14–1 29 [40]
30 December 15 San Jose 3–1 Montreal Jones 21,288 15–14–1 31 [41]
31 December 17 San Jose 5–4 Toronto OT Jones 18,966 16–14–1 33 [42]
32 December 18 San Jose 2–4 Ottawa Stalock 17,990 16–15–1 33 [43]
33 December 20 San Jose 3–4 Chicago OT Jones 22,096 16–15–2 34 [44]
34 December 22 San Jose 5–3 Los Angeles Jones 18,493 17–15–2 36 [45]
35 December 28 Colorado 6–3 San Jose Jones 17,562 17–16–2 36 [46]
36 December 30 Philadelphia 2–4 San Jose Jones 17,562 18–16–2 38 [47]
January: 8–2–2 (Home: 5–2–2 ; Road: 3–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
37 January 2 Winnipeg 4–1 San Jose Jones 17,562 18–17–2 38 [48]
38 January 7 Detroit 2–1 San Jose Jones 16,856 18–18–2 38 [49]
39 January 9 Toronto 0–7 San Jose Jones 17,281 19–18–2 40 [50]
40 January 11 San Jose 5–4 Calgary Jones 19,227 20–18–2 42 [51]
41 January 12 San Jose 4–1 Winnipeg Stalock 15,294 21–18–2 44 [52]
42 January 14 Edmonton 1–2 San Jose SO Jones 15,379 22–18–2 46 [53]
43 January 16 Dallas 3–4 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 23–18–2 48 [54]
44 January 18 Ottawa 4–3 San Jose SO Stalock 16,619 23–18–3 49 [55]
45 January 21 San Jose 3–1 Arizona Jones 12,251 24–18–3 51 [56]
46 January 23 Minnesota 3–4 San Jose Jones 16,956 25–18–3 53 [57]
47 January 24 Los Angeles 3–2 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 25–18–4 54 [58]
48 January 26 Colorado 1–6 San Jose Jones 17,424 26–18–4 56 [59]
February: 8–4–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 6–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
49 February 2 San Jose 2–3 Anaheim Jones 16,588 26–19–4 56 [60]
50 February 4 San Jose 3–1 St. Louis Jones 18,803 27–19–4 58 [61]
51 February 6 San Jose 2–6 Nashville Jones 17,192 27–20–4 58 [62]
52 February 9 San Jose 2–0 Chicago Jones 21,753 28–20–4 60 [63]
53 February 11 Calgary 6–5 San Jose SO Stalock 16,584 28–20–5 61 [64]
54 February 13 Arizona 1–4 San Jose Jones 17,562 29–20–5 63 [65]
55 February 16 San Jose 4–2 Tampa Bay Jones 19,092 30–20–5 65 [66]
56 February 18 San Jose 2–1 Florida SO Jones 13,019 31–20–5 67 [67]
57 February 19 San Jose 2–5 Carolina Jones 11,756 31–21–5 67 [68]
58 February 22 San Jose 6–3 St. Louis Jones 19,371 32–21–5 69 [69]
59 February 24 San Jose 3–4 Colorado SO Jones 15,564 32–21–6 70 [70]
60 February 26 Buffalo 3–1 San Jose Jones 17,562 32–22–6 70 [71]
61 February 28 San Jose 4–1 Vancouver Jones 18,570 33–22–6 72 [72]
62 February 29 Montreal 2–6 San Jose Jones 16,205 34–22–6 74 [73]
March: 9–7–0 (Home: 5–6–0 ; Road: 4–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
63 March 3 San Jose 3–2 Vancouver Jones 18,422 35–22–6 76 [74]
64 March 5 Vancouver 4–2 San Jose Reimer 17,562 35–23–6 76 [75]
65 March 7 San Jose 2–1 Calgary OT Jones 18,740 36–23–6 78 [76]
66 March 8 San Jose 3–0 Edmonton Reimer 16,839 37–23–6 80 [77]
67 March 10 New Jersey 3–0 San Jose Jones 16,234 37–24–6 80 [78]
68 March 12 Washington 2–5 San Jose Jones 17,562 38–24–6 82 [79]
69 March 15 Boston 2–3 San Jose Reimer 16,624 39–24–6 84 [80]
70 March 17 San Jose 1–3 Arizona Jones 13,005 39–25–6 84 [81]
71 March 19 NY Rangers 1–4 San Jose Jones 16,888 40–25–6 86 [82]
72 March 20 Arizona 0–3 San Jose Reimer 15,756 41–25–6 88 [83]
73 March 22 St. Louis 1–0 San Jose Jones 15,411 41–26–6 88 [84]
74 March 24 Edmonton 6–3 San Jose Reimer 16,570 41–27–6 88 [85]
75 March 26 Dallas 4–2 San Jose Jones 16,439 41–28–6 88 [86]
76 March 28 Los Angeles 2–5 San Jose Jones 17,066 42–28–6 90 [87]
77 March 29 San Jose 4–1 Vancouver Reimer 18,315 43–28–6 92 [88]
78 March 31 Vancouver 4–2 San Jose Jones 15,689 43–29–6 92 [89]
April: 3–1–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 2–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
79 April 2 San Jose 3–2 Nashville SO Reimer 17,113 44–29–6 94 [90]
80 April 5 San Jose 3–0 Minnesota Reimer 19,061 45–29–6 96 [91]
81 April 7 Winnipeg 5–4 San Jose Jones 15,900 45–30–6 96 [92]
82 April 9 Arizona 0–1 San Jose Jones 17,562 46–30–6 98 [93]

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

The Sharks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's third seed and faced the second seed of the same division, the Los Angeles Kings, winning 4–1. In the second round they faced the Nashville Predators and advanced in seven games. In the Conference Finals, the Sharks met the St. Louis Blues, winning the series 4–2 and advancing to their first Stanley Cup Finals in history, where they lost in six games against the Pittsburgh Penguins.[94]

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (P2) Los Angeles Kings: San Jose won 4–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 14 San Jose 4–3 Los Angeles Jones 18,230 1–0 [95]
2 April 16 San Jose 2–1 Los Angeles Jones 18,230 2–0 [96]
3 April 18 Los Angeles 2–1 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 2–1 [97]
4 April 20 Los Angeles 2–3 San Jose Jones 17,562 3–1 [98]
5 April 22 San Jose 6–3 Los Angeles Jones 18,543 4–1 [99]
Western Conference Second Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: San Jose won 4–3
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 29 Nashville 2–5 San Jose Jones 17,026 1–0 [100]
2 May 1 Nashville 2–3 San Jose Jones 17,562 2–0 [101]
3 May 3 San Jose 1–4 Nashville Jones 17,163 2–1 [102]
4 May 5 San Jose 3–4 Nashville 3OT Jones 17,188 2–2 [103]
5 May 7 Nashville 1–5 San Jose Jones 17,562 3–2 [104]
6 May 9 San Jose 3–4 Nashville OT Jones 17,292 3–3 [105]
7 May 12 Nashville 0–5 San Jose Jones 17,562 4–3 [106]
Western Conference Finals vs. (C2) St. Louis Blues: San Jose won 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 15 San Jose 1–2 St. Louis Jones 19,483 0–1 [107]
2 May 17 San Jose 4–0 St. Louis Jones 19,596 1–1 [108]
3 May 19 St. Louis 0–3 San Jose Jones 17,562 2–1 [109]
4 May 21 St. Louis 6–3 San Jose Jones 17,562 2–2 [110]
5 May 23 San Jose 6–3 St. Louis Jones 19,372 3–2 [111]
6 May 25 St. Louis 2–5 San Jose Jones 17,562 4–2 [112]
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 30 San Jose 2–3 Pittsburgh Jones 18,596 0–1 [113]
2 June 1 San Jose 1–2 Pittsburgh OT Jones 18,655 0–2 [114]
3 June 4 Pittsburgh 2–3 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 1–2 [115]
4 June 6 Pittsburgh 3–1 San Jose Jones 17,562 1–3 [116]
5 June 9 San Jose 4–2 Pittsburgh Jones 18,680 2–3 [117]
6 June 12 Pittsburgh 3–1 San Jose Jones 17,562 2–4 [118]

Legend   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular season[119]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Joe Thornton 82 19 63 82 +25 54
Joe Pavelski 82 38 40 78 +25 30
Brent Burns 82 27 48 75 −5 53
Patrick Marleau 82 25 23 48 −22 10
Tomas Hertl 81 21 25 46 +16 26
Joel Ward 79 21 22 43 −15 28
Marc-Edouard Vlasic 67 8 31 39 +15 48
Logan Couture 52 15 21 36 +2 20
Joonas Donskoi 76 11 25 36 +4 20
Justin Braun 80 4 19 23 +11 36
Chris Tierney 79 7 13 20 −16 20
Paul Martin 78 3 17 20 +13 22
Melker Karlsson 65 10 9 19 +5 16
Tommy Wingels 68 7 11 18 −10 63
Matt Nieto 67 8 9 17 −8 10
Brenden Dillon 76 2 9 11 +8 61
Dainius Zubrus 50 3 4 7 +4 20
Nick Spaling† 23 2 4 6 +5 6
Dylan DeMelo 45 2 2 4 0 14
Matt Tennyson 29 1 3 4 +1 0
Mike Brown‡ 44 1 2 3 −3 63
Barclay Goodrow 14 0 3 3 +1 16
Roman Polak† 24 0 3 3 −2 16
Nikolay Goldobin 9 1 1 2 +1 0
Micheal Haley 16 1 0 1 −2 48
Bryan Lerg 6 0 0 0 +1 0
Ryan Carpenter 1 0 0 0 0 0
John McCarthy 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mirco Mueller 11 0 0 0 −4 7
Ben Smith‡ 6 0 0 0 −1 0
Playoffs[120]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Logan Couture 24 10 20 30 +5 8
Brent Burns 24 7 17 24 +11 12
Joe Pavelski 24 14 9 23 +1 4
Joe Thornton 24 3 18 21 +2 10
Joel Ward 24 7 6 13 +2 16
Patrick Marleau 24 5 8 13 +4 8
Joonas Donskoi 24 6 6 12 0 4
Marc-Edouard Vlasic 24 1 11 12 +14 12
Tomas Hertl 20 6 5 11 +8 4
Chris Tierney 24 5 4 9 +8 6
Melker Karlsson 24 5 3 8 +3 10
Justin Braun 24 2 5 7 +7 6
Paul Martin 24 0 5 5 +8 6
Matt Nieto 16 1 2 3 +2 8
Tommy Wingels 22 2 0 2 +4 21
Dainius Zubrus 14 1 1 2 +1 6
Brenden Dillon 24 0 2 2 −5 11
Nick Spaling 24 0 1 1 +1 6
Roman Polak 24 0 0 0 −5 15

Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Martin Jones 65 65 3785:52 37 23 4 143 2.27 1734 .918 6 0 0 0
James Reimer 8 8 481:26 6 2 0 13 1.62 208 .938 3 0 0 0
Alex Stalock‡ 13 9 674:08 3 5 2 33 2.94 285 .884 0 0 1 0
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Martin Jones 24 24 1473:18 14 10 53 2.16 684 .923 3 0 0 0
James Reimer 1 0 29:05 0 0 1 2.06 7 .857 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
‡Traded mid-season

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
M. Jones NHL First Star of the Week[121] November 23, 2015
B. Burns NHL All-Star game selection[122] January 6, 2016
J. Pavelski NHL All-Star game selection[122] January 6, 2016

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
J. Donskoi 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 October 7, 2015
P. Martin 700th career NHL game October 13, 2015
N. Goldobin 1st career NHL game October 16, 2015
N. Goldobin 1st career NHL goal
1st Career NHL point		 October 17, 2015
J. Ward 100th Career NHL goal October 24, 2015
T. Wingels 100th Career NHL point October 31, 2015
J. Braun 300th career NHL game November 5, 2015
N. Goldobin 1st career NHL assist November 5, 2015
J. Thornton 1,300th career NHL game November 10, 2015
J. Pavelski 500th career NHL point November 14, 2015
M. Jones 10th career NHL shutout November 19, 2015
P. Marleau 1,000th career NHL point November 21, 2015

Suspensions and fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Raffi Torres Illegal check to the head of Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg 41 games $440,860.29 October 5, 2015[123]

Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades

Date
Details
 Ref
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Dallas Stars
Antti Niemi (rights) 		To San Jose Sharks
7th-round pick in 2015 		[124]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Vancouver Canucks
TBL's 7th-round pick in 2015 		To San Jose Sharks
Patrick McNally 		[125]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Colorado Avalanche
2nd-round pick in 2015
COL's 2nd-round pick in 2016
6th-round pick in 2017 		To San Jose Sharks
BUF's 2nd-round pick in 2015 		[126]
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) To St. Louis Blues
Konrad Abeltshauser 		To San Jose Sharks
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016 		[127]
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) To Boston Bruins
Sean Kuraly
1st-round pick in 2016 		To San Jose Sharks
Martin Jones 		[128]
February 22, 2016 (2016-02-22) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Raffi Torres
2nd-round pick in 2017
2nd-round pick in 2018 		To San Jose Sharks
Roman Polak
Nick Spaling 		[129]
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Alex Stalock
Ben Smith
conditional 4th-round pick in 2018 		To San Jose Sharks
James Reimer
Jeremy Morin 		[130]
May 26, 2016 (2016-05-26) To Detroit Red Wings
Dylan Sadowy 		To San Jose Sharks
3rd-round pick in 2017 		[131]
June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) To Arizona Coyotes
4th-round pick in 2016
DET's 3rd-round pick in 2017 		To San Jose Sharks
Maxim Letunov
6th-round pick in 2017 		[132]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Paul Martin Pittsburgh Penguins 4 years, $19.4 million [133]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Mark Cundari Adirondack Flames 1 year, $600,000 [134]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Joel Ward Washington Capitals 3 years, $9.825 million [135]
August 24, 2015 (2015-08-24) Frazer McLaren Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $600,000 [136]
November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24) Dainius Zubrus New Jersey Devils 1 year, $600,000 [137]
March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02) Jon Martin Swift Current Broncos entry-level contract [138]
April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11) Mantas Armalis Djurgarden entry-level contract [139]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Taylor Fedun Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $600,000 [140]
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) Matt Irwin Boston Bruins 1 year, $800,000 [141]
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) John Scott Arizona Coyotes 1 year, $575,000 [142]

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Mike Brown[143] Montreal Canadiens February 29, 2016

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) Melker Karlsson 2 years, $3.25 million [144]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) Jeremy Langlois 1 year, $610,000 [145]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) Petter Emanuelsson 1 year, $800,000 [146]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) Karl Stollery 1 year, $600,000 [147]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) Troy Grosenick 2 years, $1.2 million [148]
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30) Brenden Dillon 5 years, $16.35 million [149]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) John McCarthy 1 year, $600,000 [150]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Micheal Haley 1 year, $600,000 [151]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Bryan Lerg 1 year, $600,000 [152]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Patrick McNally 2 years, entry-level contract [153]
July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08) Timo Meier 3 years, entry-level contract [154]
September 13, 2015 (2015-09-13) Jeremy Roy 3 years, entry-level contract [155]
March 4, 2016 (2016-03-04) Adam Helewka entry-level contract [156]
March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09) Kevin Labanc entry-level contract [157]
March 11, 2016 (2016-03-11) Alex Schoenborn entry-level contract [158]
April 9, 2016 (2016-04-09) Danny O'Regan entry-level contract [159]
April 9, 2016 (2016-04-09) Michael Brodzinski entry-level contract [160]

Draft picks

Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 9 Timo Meier RW  Switzerland Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
2 31[a] Jeremy Roy D  Canada Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)
3 86[b] Mike Robinson G  United States Lawrence Academy (USHS–MA)
4 106[c] Adam Helewka LW  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
5 130 Karlis Cukste D  Latvia HK Riga (MHL)
5 142[d] Rudolfs Balcers LW  Latvia Stavanger Oilers (GET-ligaen)
6 160 Adam Parsells D  United States Wausau West High School (USHS–WI)
7 190 Marcus Vela C  Canada Langley Rivermen (BCHL)
7 193[e] John Kupsky G  United States Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)
Draft notes[161]
  • a The Buffalo Sabres' second-round pick (from Colorado) went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a second-round pick in 2015, a second-round pick in 2016 and a sixth-round pick in 2017 to Colorado in exchange for this pick.[126]
  • The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that a second-round pick in 2015 to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in 2016, a sixth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.[126]
  • The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on July 2, 2014 that sent Tye McGinn to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[162]
  • b The St. Louis Blues' third-round pick (from Edmonton) went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of compensation for Head Coach Todd McLellan.
  • The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Detroit's second-round pick in 2014 to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[163]
  • c The Calgary Flames' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 2, 2013 that sent TJ Galiardi to Calgary in exchange for this pick.[164]
  • d The New York Islanders' fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 5, 2014 that sent Dan Boyle to New York in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[165] The condition – San Jose will receive a fifth-round pick in 2015 if Boyle is not re-signed by the Islanders for the 2014–15 NHL season – was converted on July 1, 2014.[166]
  • e The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent the rights to Antti Niemi to Dallas in exchange for this pick.[124]

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