1994–95 San Jose Sharks season
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1994–95 San Jose Sharks | |
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Division | 3rd Pacific |
Conference | 7th Western |
1994–95 record | 19–25–4 |
Home record | 10–13–1 |
Road record | 9–12–3 |
Goals for | 129 |
Goals against | 161 |
Team information | |
General manager | Chuck Grillo Dean Lombardi |
Coach | Kevin Constantine |
Captain | Bob Errey (Oct.–Feb.) Jeff Odgers (Feb.–May) |
Alternate captains | Ulf Dahlen Igor Larionov Jeff Odgers (Oct.–Feb.) |
Arena | San Jose Arena |
Average attendance | 17,190 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Kansas City Blades Roanoke Express |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jeff Friesen (15) |
Assists | Ulf Dahlen (23) |
Points | Ulf Dahlen (34) |
Penalty minutes | Jeff Odgers (117) |
Plus/minus | Jayson More (+7) |
Wins | Arturs Irbe (14) |
Goals against average | Wade Flaherty (3.10) |
In the 1994–95 San Jose Sharks season, the Sharks once again qualified for the playoffs and won their first-round series against the Calgary Flames before losing in the second round to the Detroit Red Wings.
Offseason
[edit]The Sharks chose Jeff Friesen with their first-round pick, eleventh overall. Friesen would play for the Sharks for nearly seven seasons.
Regular season
[edit]The Sharks started their lockout-shortened season by winning 5 of their first 6 games. In their first win of the season on January 21, 1995, 18-year-old rookie Jeff Friesen scored his very first National Hockey League goal, a short-handed game-winner against the Toronto Maple Leafs as the Sharks won 3-2. Their streak soon came to an end, and the team lost 5 straight from February 18 to 26. Although he had 4 shutouts, goaltender Arturs Irbe struggled, going 14-19-3 with a goals against average (GAA) of 3.26 and a save percentage (SV%) of .895. Friesen went on to lead the Sharks in goals with 15. During the season, the team acquired forwards Craig Janney and Kevin Miller in a trade with the St. Louis Blues for forward Todd Elik and defenseman Jeff Norton. Captain Bob Errey is traded to the Detroit Red Wings, and forward Jeff Odgers is named team captain.
The Sharks finished last in shots on goal (1,152) during the regular season.[1]
Season standings
[edit]No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Calgary Flames | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 163 | 135 | 55 |
2 | 6 | Vancouver Canucks | 48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 153 | 148 | 48 |
3 | 7 | San Jose Sharks | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 129 | 161 | 42 |
4 | 9 | Los Angeles Kings | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 142 | 174 | 41 |
5 | 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 136 | 183 | 38 |
6 | 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 125 | 164 | 37 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 48 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 180 | 117 | 70 |
2 | x – Calgary Flames | PAC | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 163 | 135 | 55 |
3 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 178 | 135 | 61 |
4 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 156 | 115 | 53 |
5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 135 | 146 | 50 |
6 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 153 | 148 | 48 |
7 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 129 | 161 | 42 |
8 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 48 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 136 | 135 | 42 |
9 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 142 | 174 | 41 |
10 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 157 | 177 | 39 |
11 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 136 | 183 | 38 |
12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 125 | 164 | 37 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Playoffs
[edit]In the first round of playoffs, the Sharks once again upset the team with the better record, as they edged the Calgary Flames 4 games to 3. The Sharks allowed 5 shorthanded goals and gave up 35 total goals in the series. In the second round, the Sharks faced the Detroit Red Wings, whom they had defeated in 7 games in the first round of the 1994 Stanley Cup Playoffs. This time around, it was no contest, as Detroit blanked San Jose 6–0 in game 1, and won games 2, 3 and 4 by identical scores of 6–2. Detroit forward Vyacheslav Kozlov scored 4 goals and had 5 assists for 9 points in the 4 games. The Red Wings' special teams dominated the Sharks, scoring 7 power-play goals and adding two shorthanded goals. The Sharks were outscored 24–6 in the series, and were outshot 147–61.
Schedule and results
[edit]Regular season
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January: 4–1–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 0–0–0)
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February: 4–8–2 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–5–2)
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March: 4–8–0 (home: 1–5–0; road: 3–3–0)
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April: 6–8–1 (home: 3–4–0; road: 3–4–1)
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May: 1–0–1 (home: 1–0–1; road: 0–0–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Calgary Flames – Sharks win 4–3
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 4–0
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Legend:
Win Loss |
Player statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
22 | Ulf Dahlen | LW | 46 | 11 | 23 | 34 | −2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −13 | 0 |
39 | Jeff Friesen | LW | 48 | 15 | 10 | 25 | −8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −9 | 4 |
14 | Ray Whitney | LW | 39 | 13 | 12 | 25 | −7 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −3 | 2 |
6 | Sandis Ozolinsh | D | 48 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −6 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −13 | 6 |
24 | Sergei Makarov | RW | 43 | 10 | 14 | 24 | −4 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 |
7 | Igor Larionov | C | 33 | 4 | 20 | 24 | −3 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −4 | 2 |
15 | Craig Janney† | C | 27 | 5 | 15 | 20 | −4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −13 | 4 |
17 | Pat Falloon | RW | 46 | 12 | 7 | 19 | −4 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −6 | 0 |
27 | Todd Elik‡ | C | 22 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
41 | Tom Pederson | D | 47 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −14 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −14 | 8 |
18 | Chris Tancill | C | 26 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −7 | 8 |
8[a] | Kevin Miller† | C | 21 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
13 | Jamie Baker | C | 43 | 7 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −7 | 12 |
8 | Jeff Norton‡ | D | 20 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | Gaetan Duchesne‡ | LW | 33 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | Mike Rathje | D | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −1 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −15 | 4 |
23 | Andrei Nazarov | LW | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −1 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
36 | Jeff Odgers | RW | 48 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −8 | 117 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
2 | Jim Kyte† | D | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −7 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 14 |
4 | Jay More | D | 45 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
3 | Ilja Byakin | D | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | Bob Errey‡ | LW | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
38 | Michal Sykora | D | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | Vyacheslav Butsayev | C | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
47 | Viktor Kozlov | C | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | Johan Garpenlov‡ | LW | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | Dody Wood | C | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
44 | Shawn Cronin | D | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
26 | Vlastimil Kroupa | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −7 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
31 | Wade Flaherty | G | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
42 | Shean Donovan | RW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 6 |
32 | Arturs Irbe | G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Goaltending
[edit]No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
32 | Arturs Irbe | 38 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 1056 | 111 | 3.26 | .895 | 4 | 2043 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 184 | 27 | 5.13 | .853 | 0 | 316 |
31 | Wade Flaherty | 18 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 455 | 44 | 3.10 | .903 | 1 | 852 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 221 | 31 | 4.93 | .860 | 0 | 377 |
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
[edit]Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Lester Patrick Trophy | Brian Mullen | [5] |
NHL All-Rookie Team | Jeff Friesen (Forward) | [6] | |
Team | Sharks Player of the Year | Ulf Dahlen | [7] |
Sharks Rookie of the Year | Jeff Friesen | [7] |
Milestones
[edit]Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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First game | Jeff Friesen | January 20, 1995 | [8] |
Shean Donovan | February 6, 1995 | ||
Viktor Kozlov | February 18, 1995 | ||
1,000th game played | Gaetan Duchesne | February 26, 1995 | [9] |
Transactions
[edit]Trade Deadline Transactions
[edit]Traded | Acquired | Acquired From |
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Gaetan Duchesne | 1995 6th round draft pick (FLA) | Florida Panthers |
Draft picks
[edit]San Jose's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.[10]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
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1 | 11 | Jeff Friesen | Left Wing | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
2 | 37 | Angel Nikolov | Defense | Czech Republic | Litvinov CHP HC (Czech) |
3 | 66 | Alexei Yegorov | Right Wing | Russia | St. Petersburg SKA (Russia) |
4 | 89 | Václav Varaďa | Left Wing | Czech Republic | Vitkovice HC (Czech) |
5 | 115 | Brian Swanson | Center | United States | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
6 | 141 | Alexander Korolyuk | Right Wing | Russia | Krylja Sovetov (Russia) |
7 | 167 | Sergei Gorbachev | Forward | Russia | HC Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
8 | 193 | Eric Landry | Right Wing | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
9 | 219 | Evgeni Nabokov | Goalie | Kazakhstan | Kamenogorsk (Russia) |
10 | 240 | Tomas Pisa | Left Wing | Czech Republic | Pardubice HC (Czech) |
10 | 245 | Aniket Dhadphale | Left Wing | United States | Notre Dame (NCAA) |
11 | 271 | David Beauregard | Left Wing | Canada | St. Hyacinthe Lasers (QMJHL) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Miller wore number 12 in his first two games.
References
[edit]- "San Jose Sharks 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- "1994-95 San Jose Sharks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "1994-95 NHL Summary". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ a b "1994-95 San Jose Sharks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Lester Patrick Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ a b 2014–15 San Jose Sharks Media Guide, p.255–58
- ^ "1994-95 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ "CANUCKS SCORE EARLY, OFTEN TO EXTEND SHARKS LOSING STREAK TO 5". Deseret News. February 27, 1995. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
The Sharks honored defenseman Gaetan Duchesne in a pre-game ceremony. The 14-year veteran became the 100th NHL player to appear in 1,000 games.
- ^ "1994 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.