2015–16 San Jose Sharks season

2015–16 San Jose Sharks
Division	3rd Pacific
Conference	6th Western
2015–16 record	46–30–6
Home record	18–20–3
Road record	28–10–3
Goals for	241
Goals against	210
Team information
General Manager	Doug Wilson
Coach	Peter DeBoer
Captain	Joe Pavelski
Alternate captains	Logan Couture Joe Thornton
Arena	SAP Center
Average attendance	16,746[1]
Minor league affiliations	San Jose Barracuda (AHL) Allen Americans (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Joe Pavelski (38)
Assists	Joe Thornton (63)
Points	Joe Thornton (82)
Penalties in minutes	Mike Brown Tommy Wingels (63)
Plus/minus	(+): Joe Pavelski       Joe Thornton (+25) (–): Patrick Marleau (–22)
Wins	Martin Jones (37)
Goals against average	James Reimer (1.62)
<2014–15

The 2015–16 San Jose Sharks season is the 25th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.^[2] The season began its regular games on October 7, 2015 against the Los Angeles Kings.^[3]

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team	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
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Dallas Stars	82	50	23	9	48	267	230	+37	109
2	x – St. Louis Blues	82	49	24	9	44	224	201	+23	107
3	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	47	26	9	46	235	209	+26	103

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference.

Top 3 (Pacific Division)

Pos	Team	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

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	41	27	14	37	228	215	+13	96
2	CE	x – Minnesota Wild	82	38	33	11	35	216	206	+10	87
3	CE	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	39	4	35	216	240	−24	82
4	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	35	39	8	34	209	245	−36	78
5	CE	Winnipeg Jets	82	35	39	8	32	215	239	−24	78
6	PA	Calgary Flames	82	35	40	7	33	231	260	−29	77
7	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	38	13	26	191	243	−52	75
8	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	31	43	8	27	203	245	−42	70

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule

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	Recap
2	September 22	San Jose	4–0	Vancouver		Jones	––	1–0–1	Recap
3	September 25	Arizona	1–4	San Jose		Stalock	14,048	2–0–1	Recap
4	September 26	Anaheim	2–1	San Jose		Jones	14,722	2–1–1	Recap
5	September 29	Vancouver	1–2	San Jose		Jones	14,165	3–1–1	Recap
6	October 2	San Jose	3–0	Arizona		Jones	9,530	4–1–1	Recap
7	October 3	San Jose	1–5	Anaheim		Stalock	17,174	4–2–1	Recap
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 Recap 2 October 10 Anaheim 0–2 San Jose Jones 17,562 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 13 San Jose 5–0 Washington Jones 18,506 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 16 San Jose 2–1 New Jersey SO Jones 12,464 4–0–0 8 Recap 5 October 17 San Jose 3–6 NY Islanders Stalock 11,577 4–1–0 8 Recap 6 October 19 San Jose 0–4 NY Rangers Jones 18,006 4–2–0 8 Recap 7 October 22 Los Angeles 4–1 San Jose Jones 16,797 4–3–0 8 Recap 8 October 24 Carolina 2–5 San Jose Jones 15,814 5–3–0 10 Recap 9 October 28 Nashville 2–1 San Jose Jones 15,219 5–4–0 10 Recap 10 October 31 San Jose 3–5 Dallas Stalock 18,178 5–5–0 10 Recap
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 Recap 12 November 3 Columbus 5–2 San Jose Jones 15,491 6–6–0 12 Recap 13 November 5 Florida 2–5 San Jose Stalock 15,525 7–6–0 14 Recap 14 November 7 Anaheim 1–0 San Jose Jones 17,562 7–7–0 14 Recap 15 November 10 NY Islanders 4–2 San Jose Stalock 16,558 7–8–0 14 Recap 16 November 13 San Jose 3–2 Detroit Jones 20,027 8–8–0 16 Recap 17 November 14 San Jose 2–1 Buffalo OT Jones 18,611 9–8–0 18 Recap 18 November 17 San Jose 5–4 Boston Jones 17,565 10–8–0 20 Recap 19 November 19 San Jose 1–0 Philadelphia OT Jones 18,229 11–8–0 22 Recap 20 November 21 San Jose 3–1 Pittsburgh Jones 18,534 12–8–0 24 Recap 21 November 22 San Jose 5–3 Columbus Stalock 13,397 13–8–0 26 Recap 22 November 25 Chicago 5–2 San Jose Jones 17,562 13–9–0 26 Recap 23 November 28 Calgary 2–5 San Jose Jones 17,283 14–9–0 28 Recap
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 Recap 25 December 4 San Jose 0–1 Anaheim Jones 15,701 14–11–0 28 Recap 26 December 5 Tampa Bay 4–3 San Jose Stalock 16,089 14–12–0 28 Recap 27 December 8 San Jose 2–4 Calgary Jones 19,289 14–13–0 28 Recap 28 December 9 San Jose 3–4 Edmonton OT Jones 16,839 14–13–1 29 Recap 29 December 12 Minnesota 2–0 San Jose Jones 16,766 14–14–1 29 Recap 30 December 15 San Jose 3–1 Montreal Jones 21,288 15–14–1 31 Recap 31 December 17 San Jose 5–4 Toronto OT Jones 18,966 16–14–1 33 Recap 32 December 18 San Jose 2–4 Ottawa Stalock 17,990 16–15–1 33 Recap 33 December 20 San Jose 3–4 Chicago OT Jones 22,096 16–15–2 34 Recap 34 December 22 San Jose 5–3 Los Angeles Jones 18,493 17–15–2 36 Recap 35 December 28 Colorado 6–3 San Jose Jones 17,562 17–16–2 36 Recap 36 December 30 Philadelphia 2–4 San Jose Jones 17,562 18–16–2 38 Recap
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 Recap 38 January 7 Detroit 2–1 San Jose Jones 16,856 18–18–2 38 Recap 39 January 9 Toronto 0–7 San Jose Jones 17,281 19–18–2 40 Recap 40 January 11 San Jose 5–4 Calgary Jones 19,227 20–18–2 42 Recap 41 January 12 San Jose 4–1 Winnipeg Stalock 15,294 21–18–2 44 Recap 42 January 14 Edmonton 1–2 San Jose SO Jones 15,379 22–18–2 46 Recap 43 January 16 Dallas 3–4 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 23–18–2 48 Recap 44 January 18 Ottawa 4–3 San Jose SO Stalock 16,619 23–18–3 49 Recap 45 January 21 San Jose 3–1 Arizona Jones 12,251 24–18–3 51 Recap 46 January 23 Minnesota 3–4 San Jose Jones 16,956 25–18–3 53 Recap 47 January 24 Los Angeles 3–2 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 25–18–4 54 Recap 48 January 26 Colorado 1–6 San Jose Jones 17,424 26–18–4 56 Recap
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 Recap 50 February 4 San Jose 3–1 St. Louis Jones 18,803 27–19–4 58 Recap 51 February 6 San Jose 2–6 Nashville Jones 17,192 27–20–4 58 Recap 52 February 9 San Jose 2–0 Chicago Jones 21,753 28–20–4 60 Recap 53 February 11 Calgary 6–5 San Jose SO Stalock 16,584 28–20–5 61 Recap 54 February 13 Arizona 1–4 San Jose Jones 17,562 29–20–5 63 Recap 55 February 16 San Jose 4–2 Tampa Bay Jones 19,092 30–20–5 65 Recap 56 February 18 San Jose 2–1 Florida SO Jones 13,019 31–20–5 67 Recap 57 February 19 San Jose 2–5 Carolina Jones 11,756 31–21–5 67 Recap 58 February 22 San Jose 6–3 St. Louis Jones 19,371 32–21–5 69 Recap 59 February 24 San Jose 3–4 Colorado SO Jones 15,564 32–21–6 70 Recap 60 February 26 Buffalo 3–1 San Jose Jones 17,562 32–22–6 70 Recap 61 February 28 San Jose 4–1 Vancouver Jones 18,570 33–22–6 72 Recap 62 February 29 Montreal 2–6 San Jose Jones 16,205 34–22–6 74 Recap
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 Recap 64 March 5 Vancouver 4–2 San Jose Reimer 17,562 35–23–6 76 Recap 65 March 7 San Jose 2–1 Calgary OT Jones 18,740 36–23–6 78 Recap 66 March 8 San Jose 3–0 Edmonton Reimer 16,839 37–23–6 80 Recap 67 March 10 New Jersey 3–0 San Jose Jones 16,234 37–24–6 80 Recap 68 March 12 Washington 2–5 San Jose Jones 17,562 38–24–6 82 Recap 69 March 15 Boston 2–3 San Jose Reimer 16,624 39–24–6 84 Recap 70 March 17 San Jose 1–3 Arizona Jones 13,005 39–25–6 84 Recap 71 March 19 NY Rangers 1–4 San Jose Jones 16,888 40–25–6 86 Recap 72 March 20 Arizona 0–3 San Jose Reimer 15,756 41–25–6 88 Recap 73 March 22 St. Louis 1–0 San Jose Jones 15,411 41–26–6 88 Recap 74 March 24 Edmonton 6–3 San Jose Reimer 16,570 41–27–6 88 Recap 75 March 26 Dallas 4–2 San Jose Jones 16,439 41–28–6 88 Recap 76 March 28 Los Angeles 2–5 San Jose Jones 17,066 42–28–6 90 Recap 77 March 29 San Jose 4–1 Vancouver Reimer 18,315 43–28–6 92 Recap 78 March 31 Vancouver 4–2 San Jose Jones 15,689 43–29–6 92 Recap
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 Recap 80 April 5 San Jose 3–0 Minnesota Reimer 19,061 45–29–6 96 Recap 81 April 7 Winnipeg 5–4 San Jose Jones 15,900 45–30–6 96 Recap 82 April 9 Arizona 0–1 San Jose Jones 17,562 46–30–6 98 Recap
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 face the Nashville Predators.

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 Recap 2 April 16 San Jose 2–1 Los Angeles Jones 18,230 2–0 Recap 3 April 18 Los Angeles 2–1 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 2–1 Recap 4 April 20 Los Angeles 2–3 San Jose Jones 17,562 3–1 Recap 5 April 22 San Jose 6–3 Los Angeles Jones 18,543 4–1 Recap Western Conference Second Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: Series tied 2–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 29 Nashville 2–5 San Jose Jones 17,026 1–0 Recap 2 May 1 Nashville 2–3 San Jose Jones 17,562 2–0 Recap 3 May 3 San Jose 1–4 Nashville Jones 17,163 2–1 Recap 4 May 5 San Jose 3–4 Nashville 3OT Jones 17,188 2–2 Recap 5 May 7 Nashville San Jose Recap 6 May 9 San Jose Nashville Recap 7 May 12 Nashville (if necessary) San Jose Recap Legend:       Win       Loss

Player statistics

As of May 5, 2016

Skaters

Regular season[4] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton 82 19 63 82 +25 54 Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski 82 38 40 78 +25 30 Burns, BrentBrent Burns 82 27 48 75 −5 53 Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau 82 25 23 48 −22 10 Hertl, TomasTomas Hertl 81 21 25 46 +16 26 Ward, JoelJoel Ward 79 21 22 43 −15 28 Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic 67 8 31 39 +15 48 Couture, LoganLogan Couture 52 15 21 36 +2 20 Donskoi, JoonasJoonas Donskoi 76 11 25 36 +4 20 Braun, JustinJustin Braun 80 4 19 23 +11 36 Tierney, ChrisChris Tierney 79 7 13 20 −16 20 Martin, PaulPaul Martin 78 3 17 20 +13 22 Karlsson, MelkerMelker Karlsson 65 10 9 19 +5 16 Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels 68 7 11 18 −10 63 Nieto, MattMatt Nieto 67 8 9 17 −8 10 Dillon, BrendenBrenden Dillon 76 2 9 11 +8 61 Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus 50 3 4 7 +4 20 Spaling, NickNick Spaling^† 23 2 4 6 +5 6 DeMelo, DylanDylan DeMelo 45 2 2 4 0 14 Tennyson, MattMatt Tennyson 29 1 3 4 +1 0 Brown, MikeMike Brown^‡ 44 1 2 3 −3 63 Goodrow, BarclayBarclay Goodrow 14 0 3 3 +1 16 Polak, RomanRoman Polak^† 24 0 3 3 −2 16 Goldobin, NikolayNikolay Goldobin 9 1 1 2 +1 0 Haley, MichealMicheal Haley 16 1 0 1 −2 48 Lerg, BryanBryan Lerg 6 0 0 0 +1 0 Carpenter, RyanRyan Carpenter 1 0 0 0 0 0 McCarthy, JohnJohn McCarthy 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mueller, MircoMirco Mueller 11 0 0 0 −4 7 Smith, BenBen Smith^‡ 6 0 0 0 −1 0

Playoffs[5] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Burns, BrentBrent Burns 9 4 9 13 +2 6 Couture, LoganLogan Couture 9 4 8 12 0 0 Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski 9 6 4 10 +1 0 Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton 9 2 4 6 +2 4 Ward, JoelJoel Ward 9 1 5 6 +1 8 Donskoi, JoonasJoonas Donskoi 9 3 2 5 −1 4 Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau 9 2 3 5 −3 0 Hertl, TomasTomas Hertl 9 2 2 4 +3 2 Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic 9 0 4 4 +5 4 Martin, PaulPaul Martin 9 0 3 3 +3 0 Nieto, MattMatt Nieto 9 1 1 2 0 4 Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels 9 1 0 1 +2 4 Tierney, ChrisChris Tierney 9 1 0 1 0 4 Karlsson, MelkerMelker Karlsson 9 1 0 1 −1 6 Braun, JustinJustin Braun 9 0 1 1 +2 2 Spaling, NickNick Spaling 9 0 0 0 +2 6 Dillon, BrendenBrenden Dillon 9 0 0 0 −2 4 Polak, RomanRoman Polak 9 0 0 0 −2 6

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jones, MartinMartin Jones	65	65	3785:52	37	23	4	143	2.27	1734	.918	6	0	0	0
Reimer, JamesJames Reimer	8	8	481:26	6	2	0	13	1.62	208	.938	3	0	0	0
Stalock, AlexAlex Stalock^‡	13	9	674:08	3	5	2	33	2.94	285	.884	0	0	1	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jones, MartinMartin Jones	9	9	594:12	6	1	2	23	2.32	265	.913	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

Roster

Updated March 2, 2016.^[6]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
61		Braun, JustinJustin Braun	D	R	29	2007	St. Paul, Minnesota
88		Burns, BrentBrent Burns	D	R	31	2011	Barrie, Ontario
39		Couture, LoganLogan Couture (A)	C	L	27	2007	Guelph, Ontario
4		Dillon, BrendenBrenden Dillon	D	L	25	2014	New Westminster, British Columbia
27		Donskoi, JoonasJoonas Donskoi	RW	R	24	2015	Raahe, Finland
48		Hertl, TomasTomas Hertl	LW	L	22	2012	Prague, Czech Republic
31		Jones, MartinMartin Jones	G	L	26	2015	North Vancouver, British Columbia
68		Karlsson, MelkerMelker Karlsson	C/RW	R	25	2014	Lycksele, Sweden
12		Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau	LW	L	36	1997	Swift Current, Saskatchewan
7		Martin, PaulPaul Martin	D	L	35	2015	Elk River, Minnesota
83		Nieto, MattMatt Nieto	LW	L	23	2011	Long Beach, California
8		Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski (C)	C	R	31	2003	Plover, Wisconsin
46		Polak, RomanRoman Polak	D	R	30	2016	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
34		Reimer, JamesJames Reimer	G	L	28	2016	Morweena, Manitoba
16		Spaling, NickNick Spaling	C	L	27	2016	Palmerston, Ontario
80		Tennyson, MattMatt Tennyson	D	R	26	2012	Pleasanton, California
19		Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton (A)	C	L	36	2005	London, Ontario
50		Tierney, ChrisChris Tierney	C	L	21	2012	Keswick, Ontario
44		Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic	D	L	29	2005	Montreal, Quebec
42		Ward, JoelJoel Ward	RW	R	35	2015	North York, Ontario
57		Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels	RW/C	R	28	2008	Evanston, Illinois
9		Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus	C/RW	L	37	2015	Elektrėnai, Soviet Union

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Awarded
Jones, M.M. Jones	NHL First Star of the Week[7]	November 23, 2015
Burns, B.B. Burns	NHL All-Star game selection[8]	January 6, 2016
Pavelski, J.J. Pavelski	NHL All-Star game selection[8]	January 6, 2016

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Donskoi, J.J. Donskoi	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	October 7, 2015
Martin, P.P. Martin	700th career NHL game	October 13, 2015
Goldobin, N.N. Goldobin	1st career NHL game	October 16, 2015
N. Goldobin	1st career NHL goal 1st Career NHL point	October 17, 2015
Ward, J.J. Ward	100th Career NHL goal	October 24, 2015
Wingels, T.T. Wingels	100th Career NHL point	October 31, 2015
Braun, J.J. Braun	300th career NHL game	November 5, 2015
N. Goldobin	1st career NHL assist	November 5, 2015
Thornton, J.J. Thornton	1,300th career NHL game	November 10, 2015
Pavelski, J.J. Pavelski	500th career NHL point	November 14, 2015
Jones, M.M. Jones	10th career NHL shutout	November 19, 2015
Marleau, P.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[9]

Transactions

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

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 27, 2015	To Dallas Stars Antti Niemi (rights)	To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick in 2015	[10]
June 27, 2015	To Vancouver Canucks TBL's 7th-round pick in 2015	To San Jose Sharks Patrick McNally	[11]
June 27, 2015	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	[12]
June 29, 2015	To St. Louis Blues Konrad Abeltshauser	To San Jose Sharks Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016	[13]
June 29, 2015	To Boston Bruins Sean Kuraly 1st-round pick in 2016	To San Jose Sharks Martin Jones	[14]
February 22, 2016	To Toronto Maple Leafs Raffi Torres 2nd-round pick in 2017 2nd-round pick in 2018	To San Jose Sharks Roman Polak Nick Spaling	[15]
February 27, 2016	To Toronto Maple Leafs Alex Stalock Ben Smith conditional 4th-round pick in 2018	To San Jose Sharks James Reimer Jeremy Morin	[16]

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 Paul Martin Pittsburgh Penguins 4 years, $19.4 million [17] July 2, 2015 Mark Cundari Adirondack Flames 1 year, $600,000 [18] July 3, 2015 Joel Ward Washington Capitals 3 years, $9.825 million [19] August 24, 2015 Frazer McLaren Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $600,000 [20] November 24, 2015 Dainius Zubrus New Jersey Devils 1 year, $600,000 [21] March 2, 2016 Jon Martin Swift Current Broncos entry-level contract [22] April 11, 2016 Mantas Armalis Djurgardens entry-level contract [23]

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 Taylor Fedun Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $600,000 [24] July 10, 2015 Matt Irwin Boston Bruins 1 year, $800,000 [25] July 10, 2015 John Scott Arizona Coyotes 1 year, $575,000 [26]

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Mike Brown[27] Montreal Canadiens February 29, 2016

Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 27, 2015 Melker Karlsson 2 years, $3.25 million [28] June 27, 2015 Jeremy Langlois 1 year, $610,000 [29] June 27, 2015 Petter Emanuelsson 1 year, $800,000 [30] June 27, 2015 Karl Stollery 1 year, $600,000 [31] June 27, 2015 Troy Grosenick 2 years, $1.2 million [32] June 30, 2015 Brenden Dillon 5 years, $16.35 million [33] July 2, 2015 John McCarthy 1 year, $600,000 [34] July 2, 2015 Micheal Haley 1 year, $600,000 [35] July 2, 2015 Bryan Lerg 1 year, $600,000 [36] July 2, 2015 Patrick McNally 2 years, entry-level contract [37] July 8, 2015 Timo Meier 3 years, entry-level contract [38] September 13, 2015 Jeremy Roy 3 years, entry-level contract [39] March 4, 2016 Adam Helewka entry-level contract [40] March 9, 2016 Kevin Labanc entry-level contract [41] March 11, 2016 Alex Schoenborn entry-level contract [42] April 9, 2016 Danny O'Regan entry-level contract [43] April 9, 2016 Michael Brodzinski entry-level contract [44] 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[45] ^a The Colorado Avalanche’ second-round pick (from Buffalo) 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.[12] 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.[12] 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.[46] ^b The Edmonton Oilers’ third-round pick (from St. Louis) 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.[47] ^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.[48] ^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).[49] 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.[50] ^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.[10] References Attendance National Hockey League (2013). 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