2021–22 San Jose Sharks season explained

The 2021–22 San Jose Sharks season was the 31st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.[1]

General manager Doug Wilson took medical leave beginning on November 26, 2021, and would resign from the role on April 7, 2022, ending a 19-season tenure with the team.[2] Assistant general manager Joe Will had already been serving as acting general manager since Wilson took medical leave, and will continue to do so until the team finds a permanent candidate for the role.[2] On April 14, the Sharks were eliminated from playoff contention after losing to the Chicago Blackhawks.[3]

Standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The schedule was announced on August 4, 2021.[4]

Regular season

The schedule was announced on July 22, 2021,[5] and was tentative pending on whether the league and the International Olympic Committee reach a deal to send players to the 2022 Winter Olympics. If no deal would have been reached, then an alternative schedule without an Olympics break would have been released and up to 16 of the team's home dates would have been rescheduled.[6] An agreement was made on September 3, 2021.[7] However, on December 22, 2021, the NHL decided to skip the Olympics due to a rise of COVID-19 cases. In place of missing the Olympics, the NHL used that time to reschedule postponed regular season games.[8]

2021–22 game log: 32–37–13 (home: 18–18–5; road: 14–19–8)
Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season[9]
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
77 35 41 76 −3 54
82 30 34 64 −9 30
77 23 33 56 −11 18
82 10 44 54 −15 42
70 10 29 39 −5 14
50 10 25 35 −14 14
80 16 10 26 −25 18
61 11 12 23 −3 20
63 8 15 23 −21 25
61 12 10 22 −25 12
70 6 11 17 −20 19
56 4 11 15 −16 12
75 3 11 14 −22 18
63 2 12 14 −5 16
50 5 6 11 −14 18
35 7 2 9 −8 10
45 3 6 9 +3 69
44 2 6 8 −1 16
19 0 8 8 +2 4
50 2 5 7 −17 39
21 3 3 6 −4 6
39 1 5 6 −10 8
34 3 2 5 −2 114
8 0 5 5 −1 0
9 0 4 4 −3 2
9 1 2 3 −2 0
43 1 2 3 −9 74
14 1 1 2 −5 0
36 1 1 2 −13 8
9 0 2 2 −5 2
29 0 2 2 −16 10
6 1 0 1 −2 0
3 0 1 1 +1 4
5 0 0 0 +1 7
1 0 0 0 −2 0

Goaltenders

Regular season[10]
Player
48 46 2672:41 19 17 10 129 2.90 1,450 .911 1 0 0 0
25 22 1375:57 10 11 1 61 2.66 648 .906 2 0 2 0
11 10 565:59 2 6 1 27 2.86 322 .916 0 0 0 0
7 3 268:58 1 2 1 15 3.35 151 .901 0 0 0 0
1 1 46:07 0 1 0 6 7.81 28 .786 0 0 0 0
Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.

Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
To Arizona Coyotes
Josef Korenar
2nd-round pick in 2022
To San Jose Sharks
Adin Hill
7th-round pick in 2022
[11]
To New Jersey Devils
Christian Jaros
To San Jose Sharks
Nick Merkley
[12]
To Arizona Coyotes
4th-round pick in 2024
To San Jose Sharks
Lane Pederson
[13]
To Ottawa Senators
Dylan Gambrell
To San Jose Sharks
7th-round pick in 2022
[14]
To Edmonton Oilers
Future considerations
To San Jose Sharks
Alex Stalock
[15]
To Minnesota Wild
Jacob Middleton
To San Jose Sharks
Kaapo Kahkonen
5th-round pick in 2022
[16]
To New York Rangers
Nick Merkley
To San Jose Sharks
Anthony Bitetto
[17]
To Colorado Avalanche
Andrew Cogliano
To San Jose Sharks
5th-round pick in 2024
[18]
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Alexei Melnichuk
To San Jose Sharks
Antoine Morand
[19]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
2-year Free agency [20]
1-year Free agency [21]
2-year Free agency [22]
San Jose Barracuda (AHL) 1-year Free agency [23]
Waivers [24]
Waivers [25]
San Jose Barracuda (AHL) 2-year Free agency [26]
Leksands IF (SHL) 1-year Free agency [27]
Skellefteå AIK (SHL) 1-year Free agency [28]
North Bay Battalion (OHL) 3-year Free agency [29]
Victoria Royals (WHL) 3-year Free agency [30]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
[31]
Contract termination [32]
Adler Mannheim (DEL) 2-year Free agency [33]
Buy-out [34]
1-year Free agency [35]
Martin Jones 1-year Free agency [36]
1-year Free agency [37]
1-year Free agency [38]
Contract termination [39]
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) Unknown Free agency [40]
Djurgårdens IF (SHL) 4-year Free agency [41]
Contract termination [42]
Seattle Kraken 1-year Free agency [43]
Vladislav Kotkov CSKA Moscow (KHL) 2-year Free agency [44]
Contract termination [45]
Växjö Lakers (SHL) 2-year Free agency [46]
Contract termination [47]
Växjö Lakers (SHL) 2-year Free agency [48]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
2-year Re-signing [49]
1-year Re-signing [50]
1-year Re-signing [51]
2-year Re-signing [52]
3-year Entry-level [53]
2-year Entry-level [54]
1-year Re-signing [55]
3-year Entry-level [56]
8-year Extension [57]
1-year Extension [58]
3-year Entry-level [59]
2-year Extension [60]
2-year Extension [61]
3-year Entry-level [62]

Draft picks

See also: List of San Jose Sharks draft picks. Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 to 24, 2021 virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey, United States.

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club (League)
17William EklundLWDjurgardens IF (SHL)
3812Benjamin GaudreauGSarnia Sting (OHL)
4103Gannon LaroqueDVictoria Royals (WHL)
41213Ethan CardwellCBarrie Colts (OHL)
5135Artem GuryevDLindsay Muskies (OJHL)
51564Max MccueCLondon Knights (OHL)
6167Liam GilmartinLWU.S. NTDP (USHL)
61772Theo JacobssonCModo Jr. (SWE)
7199Evgenii KashnikovDGatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
Notes:
  1. The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on September 13, 2018, that sent Erik Karlsson and Francis Perron to San Jose in exchange for Chris Tierney, Dylan DeMelo, Josh Norris, Rudolfs Balcers, a conditional second-round pick in 2019, a conditional l first-round pick in 2019 or 2020, a conditional first-round pick no later than 2022, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[63] The condition – Ottawa will receive a second-round pick in 2021 if Karlsson re-signs with the Sharks for the 2019–20 NHL season and the Sharks do not make the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals – was converted on June 17, 2019, when Karlsson re-signed with San Jose for the 2019–20 NHL season.[64]
  2. The St. Louis Blues' third and sixth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as a result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent the Sharks' third-round pick to the Blues.[65]
  3. The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as a result of a trade on April 11, 2021, that sent Nick Foligno to Toronto.[66]
  4. The Colorado Avalanche's fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as a result of a trade on April 10, 2021, that sent Devan Dubnyk to Colorado in exchange for Greg Pateryn.[67]

Awards

Regular season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Third star of the week[68] January 10, 2022
All-Star[69]
Third star of the week[70]
January 13, 2022
January 24, 2022

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 117. 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. Web site: Gulitti . Tom . April 7, 2022 . Wilson steps down as Sharks general manager after 19 seasons . April 7, 2022 . NHL.com.
  3. Web site: Wirth . Taylor . Sharks motivated despite being playoff contention elimination . RSN . April 18, 2022 . April 14, 2022.
  4. Web site: Sharks Announce 2021 Preseason Schedule. National Hockey League. August 4, 2021. August 4, 2021.
  5. Web site: NHL 2021–22 season schedule features Lightning, Kraken on opening night. National Hockey League. July 22, 2021. July 22, 2021.
  6. Web site: Scheduling NHL season with, without Olympics causes chaos. ESPN. August 10, 2021 . August 10, 2021.
  7. Web site: NHL players are back. IIHF.com . September 3, 2021.
  8. Web site: NHL players will not participate in 2022 Beijing Olympics. IIHF.com . December 22, 2021.
  9. Web site: 2021–22 Regular season − San Jose Sharks Stats − Skaters . National Hockey League . March 26, 2022.
  10. Web site: 2021–22 Regular season − San Jose Sharks Stats − Goalies . National Hockey League . November 15, 2021.
  11. Web site: Hill traded to Sharks by Coyotes. National Hockey League. July 17, 2021.
  12. Web site: Sharks Acquire Rights to Forward Nick Merkley from Devils. National Hockey League. July 26, 2021. July 26, 2021.
  13. Web site: Sharks Acquire Lane Pederson from Arizona. National Hockey League. July 28, 2021. July 28, 2021.
  14. Web site: Sharks Acquire 2022 Seventh-Round Pick from Ottawa for Dylan Gambrell. National Hockey League. October 24, 2021. October 24, 2021.
  15. Web site: Oilers trade G Stalock to Sharks . TSN . March 2, 2022 . March 3, 2022.
  16. Web site: Sharks Acquire Kaapo Kahkonen from Minnesota. National Hockey League. March 21, 2022. March 21, 2022.
  17. Web site: Sharks Acquire Anthony Bitetto from Rangers. National Hockey League. March 21, 2022. March 21, 2022.
  18. Web site: Cogliano traded to Avalanche by Sharks. National Hockey League. March 21, 2022. March 21, 2022.
  19. Web site: Lightning acquire G Alexei Melnichuk . National Hockey League . March 21, 2022 . March 21, 2022.
  20. Web site: Sharks Sign Forward Nick Bonino. National Hockey League. July 28, 2021.
  21. Web site: Sharks Sign Forward Andrew Cogliano. National Hockey League. July 28, 2021.
  22. Web site: Sharks Sign Goaltender James Reimer. National Hockey League. July 28, 2021.
  23. Web site: Sharks Sign Defenseman Jaycob Megna. National Hockey League. July 29, 2021.
  24. Web site: Sharks Claim Forward Jonah Gadjovich Off Waivers. San Jose Sharks. October 7, 2021. October 7, 2021.
  25. Web site: Sharks Claim Forward Ryan Dzingel Off Waivers. San Jose Sharks. February 21, 2022. February 21, 2022.
  26. Web site: Sharks Sign Defenseman Nick Cicek. SJBarracuda.com. San Jose Barracuda. April 11, 2022. April 11, 2022.
  27. Web site: Sharks Sign Forward Max Veronneau. San Jose Sharks. April 14, 2022. April 14, 2022.
  28. Web site: Sharks Sign Goaltender Strauss Mann. National Hockey League. April 19, 2022. April 19, 2022.
  29. Web site: Sharks Sign Forward Mitchell Russell. National Hockey League. May 19, 2022. May 20, 2022.
  30. Web site: Sharks Sign Defenseman Gannon Laroque. National Hockey League. June 1, 2022. June 1, 2022.
  31. Web site: Seattle Kraken Make Their Picks. National Hockey League. July 21, 2021. July 28, 2021.
  32. Web site: Sharks forward Lean Bergmann placed on unconditional waivers . fearthefin.com . July 23, 2021 . July 23, 2021.
  33. Web site: BERGMANN KEHRT ZU DEN ADLERN ZURÜCK . National Hockey League . July 26, 2021 . August 24, 2021.
  34. Web site: Jones contract to be bought out by Sharks. National Hockey League. July 27, 2021.
  35. Web site: Maple Leafs Add Forward Kurtis Gabriel. National Hockey League. July 28, 2021.
  36. Web site: Flyers sign free agent goaltender Martin Jones, center Nate Thompson. National Hockey League. July 28, 2021. August 18, 2021.
  37. Web site: Ducks sign Rafferty, O'Regan, Pateryn and Robinson to contracts . . July 29, 2021 . July 29, 2021.
  38. Web site: Canes agree to terms with Maxim Letunov . . July 31, 2021 . July 31, 2021.
  39. Web site: Sharks place forward Ivan Chekhovich on waivers for buyout . Sportsnet . August 30, 2021 . August 21, 2021.
  40. Web site: ИВАН ЧЕХОВИЧ ОСТАЕТСЯ В «ТОРПЕДО» . hctorpedo.ru . September 1, 2021 . September 2, 2021 . Russian . September 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210901180819/https://www.hctorpedo.ru/17053-ivan-chehovich-ostaetsja-v-torpedo.html . dead .
  41. Web site: Sörensen bekräftar för Telgenytt – "Skrev på för Djurgården imorse" . telgenytt.se . September 5, 2021 . September 5, 2021 . Swedish.
  42. Web site: Sharks Place Vladislav Kotkov On Unconditional Waivers . Pro Hockey Rumors . September 12, 2021 . September 13, 2021.
  43. Web site: Kraken Boost Scoring Punch . . September 13, 2021 . September 13, 2021.
  44. Web site: ЦСКА подписал контракт с нападающим Владиславом Котковым . . September 14, 2021 . September 16, 2021 . Russian.
  45. Web site: Joel Kellman Placed On Unconditional Waivers. ProHockeyRumors.com. December 15, 2021. December 31, 2021.
  46. Web site: Center klar för Växjö Lakers. Vaxjo Lakers HC. December 15, 2021. December 31, 2021. Swedish.
  47. Web site: Statement from Sharks Regarding Evander Kane. National Hockey League. January 8, 2022. January 21, 2022.
  48. Web site: Välkommen Joachim Blichfeld. vaxjolakers.se. Växjö Lakers. June 8, 2022. June 14, 2022. Swedish.
  49. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Forward Rudolfs Balcers. National Hockey League. July 22, 2021.
  50. Web site: Sharks Sign Forward Joachim Blichfeld. National Hockey League. July 22, 2021.
  51. Web site: Sharks Sign Forward Nick Merkley. National Hockey League. July 29, 2021.
  52. Web site: Sharks Sign Goaltender Adin Hill. National Hockey League. August 4, 2021.
  53. Web site: Sharks Sign 2021 Seventh Overall Selection William Eklund. National Hockey League. August 16, 2021.
  54. Web site: Sharks Sign Center Jasper Weatherby. National Hockey League. August 24, 2021. August 24, 2021.
  55. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Forward Noah Gregor. National Hockey League. September 13, 2021. September 13, 2021.
  56. Web site: Sharks Sign Forward Brandon Coe. National Hockey League. December 6, 2021. December 6, 2021.
  57. Web site: Hertl agrees to eight-year contract with Sharks. National Hockey League. March 16, 2022. March 17, 2022.
  58. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov. National Hockey League. April 1, 2022. April 1, 2022.
  59. Web site: Sharks Sign Center Thomas Bordeleau. National Hockey League. April 16, 2022. April 16, 2022.
  60. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Forward Alexander Barabanov. National Hockey League. May 9, 2022. May 9, 2022.
  61. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Jaycob Megna. National Hockey League. May 9, 2022. May 9, 2022.
  62. Web site: Sharks Sign Defenseman Gannon Laroque. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. June 1, 2022. June 12, 2022.
  63. Web site: Ottawa Senators trade Erik Karlsson to San Jose Sharks. September 13, 2018. June 14, 2019.
  64. Web site: Karlsson, Sharks agree to contract: report. June 17, 2019. June 17, 2019.
  65. SanJoseSharks. 1418983746326331393. TRADE: We've traded the 71st selection in the #NHLDraft with @StLouisBlues for picks 81 (RD 3) and 177 (RD 6)..
  66. Web site: Maple Leafs acquire Foligno from Blue Jackets, Noesen from Sharks. April 11, 2021. April 11, 2021.
  67. Web site: Avalanche acquire goaltender Devan Dubnyk from Sharks. April 10, 2021. April 10, 2021.
  68. Web site: Landeskog, Saros and Hertl Named NHL 'Three Stars' of the Week. National Hockey League. January 10, 2022. January 10, 2022.
  69. Web site: 2022 NHL All-Star Game rosters, captains announced. .nhl.com. January 13, 2022. January 13, 2022.
  70. Web site: Kreider leads 3 Stars of the Week. .nhl.com. January 24, 2022. January 24, 2022.