1992–93 San Jose Sharks season explained

League:NHL
Season:1992–93
Year:1992
Team:San Jose Sharks
Conferencerank:12th
Divisionrank:6th
Record:11–71–2
Homerecord:8–33–1
Roadrecord:3–38–1
Goalsfor:218
Goalsagainst:414
Attendance:11,045
Goalsleader:Kelly Kisio (26)
Assistsleader:Kelly Kisio (52)
Pointsleader:Kelly Kisio (78)
Plusminusleader:Lyndon Byers (–2)
Pimleader:Jeff Odgers (253)
Winsleader:Arturs Irbe (7)
Gaaleader:Arturs Irbe (4.11)

The 1992–93 San Jose Sharks season was the team's second in the NHL. They set league records for most losses in a season with 71 losses, most consecutive losses, with 17 in a row, and fewest ties in a season since the 1949-50 season with 2. Their worst defeat of the season was a 13–1 loss to the Calgary Flames, a game where after the Sharks scored first, the Flames countered by scoring 13 unanswered goals.

The team had recorded its first shutout, attained by rookie goaltender Arturs Irbe, and Rob Gaudreau scored the first hat-trick in franchise history. Head coach George Kingston, the first head coach in the history of the Sharks, was fired following this tumultuous season and replaced by Kevin Constantine. It was the last season the Sharks played in the Cow Palace in Daly City.

Offseason

The Sharks chose Mike Rathje with their first-round pick in the entry draft, third overall.

Regular season

The Sharks allowed the most goals (414) and most even-strength goals (286) of all 24 teams during the regular season. They were also shut out a league-high 6 times[1] and tied the Edmonton Oilers and Ottawa Senators for the fewest power-play goals scored, with 66.

On Tuesday, November 17, 1992, Arturs Irbe recorded the first shutout in Sharks history, as San Jose blanked the Los Angeles Kings 6–0 at home.[2]

On Thursday, December 3, 1992, in a 7–5 home loss against the Hartford Whalers, Rob Gaudreau scored the first hat trick in Sharks history. In that same game, Kelly Kisio and Johan Garpenlov each recorded 4 points (1 goal, 3 assists).[3]

In 2004, ESPN ranked the 1992–93 Sharks as the sixth worst team in the first 25 years of the ESPN era.

Season standings

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecord
1WOctober 8, 19924–3 OTWinnipeg Jets (1992–93) 1–0–0
2LOctober 10, 19923–6 Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 1–1–0
3LOctober 13, 19921–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 1–2–0
4LOctober 15, 19922–8 Boston Bruins (1992–93) 1–3–0
5LOctober 17, 19922–6 Calgary Flames (1992–93) 1–4–0
6LOctober 21, 19924–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 1–5–0
7LOctober 23, 19924–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 1–6–0
8LOctober 24, 19921–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 1–7–0
9LOctober 26, 19921–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 1–8–0
10LOctober 28, 19923–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 1–9–0
11WOctober 30, 19922–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 2–9–0
12TNovember 1, 19924–4 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 2–9–1
13WNovember 5, 19927–5 Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 3–9–1
14LNovember 7, 19921–6 New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 3–10–1
15LNovember 8, 19924–11 Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 3–11–1
16LNovember 10, 19922–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 3–12–1
17LNovember 12, 19923–4 Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 3–13–1
18LNovember 14, 19922–5 Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 3–14–1
19WNovember 17, 19926–0 Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 4–14–1
20LNovember 19, 19920–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 4–15–1
21LNovember 21, 19921–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 4–16–1
22WNovember 25, 19924–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (1992–93) 5–16–1
23LNovember 27, 19922–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 5–17–1
24LNovember 28, 19923–10 @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) 5–18–1
25LDecember 1, 19921–3 Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 5–19–1
26LDecember 3, 19925–7 Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 5–20–1
27LDecember 5, 19924–9 Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 5–21–1
28LDecember 9, 19923–8 @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 5–22–1
29LDecember 10, 19922–3 St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 5–23–1
30LDecember 12, 19927–8 OTQuebec Nordiques (1992–93) 5–24–1
31LDecember 16, 19924–5 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 5–25–1
32LDecember 18, 19921–8 @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 5–26–1
33LDecember 19, 19923–6 Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 5–27–1
34LDecember 21, 19924–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 5–28–1
35LDecember 23, 19922–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 5–29–1
36WDecember 26, 19927–2 Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 6–29–1
37LDecember 29, 19925–7 @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 6–30–1
38LDecember 30, 19922–6 Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 6–31–1
39TJanuary 2, 19932–2 OTVancouver Canucks (1992–93) 6–31–2
40LJanuary 4, 19931–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 6–32–2
41LJanuary 5, 19931–2 Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 6–33–2
42LJanuary 8, 19931–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 6–34–2
43LJanuary 10, 19932–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 6–35–2
44LJanuary 12, 19931–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 6–36–2
45LJanuary 15, 19933–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 6–37–2
46LJanuary 16, 19931–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 6–38–2
47LJanuary 18, 19933–4 @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 6–39–2
48LJanuary 21, 19932–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 6–40–2
49LJanuary 23, 19931–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 6–41–2
50LJanuary 26, 19931–7 @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 6–42–2
51LJanuary 29, 19932–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 6–43–2
52LJanuary 30, 19934–5 Calgary Flames (1992–93) 6–44–2
53LFebruary 1, 19934–5 Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 6–45–2
54LFebruary 3, 19933–7 Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) 6–46–2
55LFebruary 10, 19931–13 @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) 6–47–2
56LFebruary 12, 19930–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 6–48–2
57WFebruary 14, 19933–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 7–48–2
58LFebruary 16, 19933–4 Washington Capitals (1992–93) 7–49–2
59WFebruary 18, 19935–3 Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 8–49–2
60LFebruary 20, 19934–6 New York Rangers (1992–93) 8–50–2
61LFebruary 22, 19930–4 New York Rangers (1992–93) 8–51–2
62LFebruary 23, 19933–6 Calgary Flames (1992–93) 8–52–2
63LFebruary 25, 19930–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 8–53–2
64LFebruary 27, 19934–5 @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) 8–54–2
65LFebruary 28, 19931–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 8–55–2
66WMarch 2, 19933–2 OTOttawa Senators (1992–93) 9–55–2
67WMarch 7, 19936–3 Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 10–55–2
68LMarch 9, 19932–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) 10–56–2
69LMarch 11, 19932–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 10–57–2
70LMarch 14, 19931–4 Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 10–58–2
71LMarch 16, 19930–6 New York Islanders (1992–93) 10–59–2
72LMarch 19, 19931–8 @ New York Rangers (1992–93) 10–60–2
73LMarch 21, 19933–5 @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) 10–61–2
74LMarch 23, 19932–7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 10–62–2
75LMarch 25, 19932–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 10–63–2
76LMarch 27, 19933–7 @ New York Islanders (1992–93) 10–64–2
77LMarch 29, 19930–5 @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 10–65–2
78LApril 1, 19935–9 Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 10–66–2
79LApril 3, 19932–3 OTCalgary Flames (1992–93) 10–67–2
80LApril 4, 19933–4 Calgary Flames (1992–93) 10–68–2
81WApril 6, 19935–2 Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 11–68–2
82LApril 8, 19931–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 11–69–2
83LApril 10, 19932–3 OTLos Angeles Kings (1992–93) 11–70–2
84LApril 15, 19933–7 @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) 11–71–2
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Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

PlayerGPGASTPTSPIM
84 12 19 31 132
81 6 8 14 30
79 22 44 66 56
78 26 52 78 90
66 12 15 27 253
59 23 20 43 18
55 7 9 16 81
43 1 6 7 126
42 5 0 5 47
41 14 14 28 12
39 7 13 20 10
30 6 2 8 6
28 3 4 7 28
27 7 3 10 22
26 4 6 10 4
25 4 0 4 24
25 4 5 9 14
21 2 8 10 12
20 3 7 10 0
20 2 6 8 41
18 4 1 5 122
17 2 3 5 33
17 4 3 7 6
14 2 5 7 4
13 0 3 3 6
13 1 1 2 71
8 3 1 4 4
7 0 2 2 0
5 1 0 1 0
1 0 0 0 0

Defensemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

PlayerGPGASTPTSPIM
84 5 10 15 229
80 0 7 7 150
73 5 6 11 179
59 1 7 8 96
44 7 13 20 31
42 3 17 20 40
40 1 11 12 49
37 7 16 23 40
20 2 3 5 16
13 0 1 1 10
10 0 2 2 12
4 0 1 1 4

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

PlayerGPWLTSOGAA
36 2 30 1 0 5.28
36 7 26 0 1 4.11
18 2 14 1 0 5.55
1 0 1 0 0 5.02

Transactions

Trades

June 15, 1992To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jarmo Myllys
To San Jose Sharks
Future Considerations
August 24, 1992To New York Islanders
Brian Mullen
To San Jose Sharks
rights to Markus Thuresson
August 28, 1992To New York Islanders
Cash
To San Jose Sharks
Hubie McDonough
October 9, 1992To Hartford Whalers
Future Considerations
To San Jose Sharks
Michel Picard
December 15, 1992To Vancouver Canucks
Rick Lessard
To San Jose Sharks
Robin Bawa
December 18, 1992To Philadelphia Flyers
Dave Snuggerud
To San Jose Sharks
Mark Pederson
Future Considerations
January 22, 1993To New Jersey Devils
Brian Lawton
To San Jose Sharks
Future Considerations
February 26, 1993To Pittsburgh Penguins
Future Considerations
To San Jose Sharks
Peter Ahola

Free agency

DatePlayerPrevious team
August 27, 1992 Winnipeg Jets
November 7, 1992 Boston Bruins
DatePlayerNew team
July 1, 1992 Kalamazoo Wings (IHL)
September 1, 1992

Waivers

Date Player Team
October 4, 1992 from Washington Capitals in waiver draft
October 4, 1992 from Vancouver Canucks in waiver draft
January 1, 1993 from Edmonton Oilers
March 13, 1993 from New Jersey Devils

Released

Date Player New Team
July 23, 1992 San Diego Gulls (IHL)
July 23, 1992 HC Bolzano (ITA)
July 23, 1992
September 21, 1992 Kalamazoo Wings (IHL)
November 30, 1992 Kiekko-Espoo (SM-l)
January 15, 1993 Kansas City Blades (IHL)
February 19, 1993 Kansas City Blades (IHL)

Draft picks

NHL Entry Draft

RoundPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team
13Mike RathjeDefenseMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
110Andrei NazarovLeft WingHC Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
351Alexander CherbayevRight WingVoskresensk Khimik (Russia)
475Jan CalounRight WingLitvinov Chemopetrol (Czech)
599Marcus RagnarssonDefenseDjurgardens IF Stockholm (SEL)
6123Michal SykoraDefenseTacoma Rockets (WHL)
7147Eric BelleroseLeft WingTrois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
8171Ryan SmithDefenseBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
9195Chris BurnsGoalieU. of Denver (NCAA)
10219Alex KholomeyevRight WingFort Worth Fire (CHL)
11243Victor IgnatjevDefenseRiga Pardaugava (Russia)

NHL Supplemental Draft

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1992-93 NHL Summary.
  2. Web site: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks Box Score — November 17, 1992.
  3. Web site: Hartford Whalers at San Jose Sharks Box Score — December 3, 1992.
  4. Web site: 1992–93 San Jose Sharks Games. Hockey-reference.com . 2009-06-24 .