1992–93 San Jose Sharks season

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.

1992–93 San Jose Sharks
Division6th Smythe
Conference12th Campbell
1992–93 record11–71–2
Home record8–33–1
Road record3–38–1
Goals for218
Goals against414
Team information
General managerChuck Grillo
Dean Lombardi
CoachGeorge Kingston
CaptainDoug Wilson
Alternate captainsKelly Kisio
Rob Zettler
ArenaCow Palace
Average attendance11,045
Minor league affiliate(s)Kansas City Blades
Team leaders
GoalsKelly Kisio (26)
AssistsKelly Kisio (52)
PointsKelly Kisio (78)
Penalty minutesJeff Odgers (253)
Plus/minusLyndon Byers (–2)
WinsArturs Irbe (7)
Goals against averageArturs Irbe (4.11)

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

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

Regular season

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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.[1]

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

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Smythe Division
GPWLTPtsGFGA
Vancouver Canucks8446299101346278
Calgary Flames8443301197322282
Los Angeles Kings8439351088338340
Winnipeg Jets844037787322320
Edmonton Oilers842650860242337
San Jose Sharks841171224218414

[4]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

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Regular season schedule
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecord
1WOctober 8, 19924–3 OTWinnipeg Jets (1992–93)1–0–0
2LOctober 10, 19923–6Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)1–1–0
3LOctober 13, 19921–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)1–2–0
4LOctober 15, 19922–8Boston Bruins (1992–93)1–3–0
5LOctober 17, 19922–6Calgary 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, 19927–5Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)3–9–1
14LNovember 7, 19921–6New Jersey Devils (1992–93)3–10–1
15LNovember 8, 19924–11Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)3–11–1
16LNovember 10, 19922–6@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)3–12–1
17LNovember 12, 19923–4Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)3–13–1
18LNovember 14, 19922–5Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)3–14–1
19WNovember 17, 19926–0Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)4–14–1
20LNovember 19, 19920–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)4–15–1
21LNovember 21, 19921–2Chicago 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, 19921–3Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)5–19–1
26LDecember 3, 19925–7Hartford Whalers (1992–93)5–20–1
27LDecember 5, 19924–9Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)5–21–1
28LDecember 9, 19923–8@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)5–22–1
29LDecember 10, 19922–3St. 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, 19923–6Vancouver 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, 19927–2Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)6–29–1
37LDecember 29, 19925–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)6–30–1
38LDecember 30, 19922–6Philadelphia 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, 19931–2Montreal 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, 19932–4Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)6–43–2
52LJanuary 30, 19934–5Calgary Flames (1992–93)6–44–2
53LFebruary 1, 19934–5Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)6–45–2
54LFebruary 3, 19933–7Minnesota 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, 19933–4Washington Capitals (1992–93)7–49–2
59WFebruary 18, 19935–3Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)8–49–2
60LFebruary 20, 19934–6New York Rangers (1992–93)8–50–2
61LFebruary 22, 19930–4New York Rangers (1992–93)8–51–2
62LFebruary 23, 19933–6Calgary Flames (1992–93)8–52–2
63LFebruary 25, 19930–5Toronto 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, 19936–3Edmonton 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, 19931–4Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)10–58–2
71LMarch 16, 19930–6New 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, 19935–9Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)10–66–2
79LApril 3, 19932–3 OTCalgary Flames (1992–93)10–67–2
80LApril 4, 19933–4Calgary Flames (1992–93)10–68–2
81WApril 6, 19935–2Edmonton 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

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Forwards

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

PlayerGPGASTPTSPIM
Dean Evason84121931132
Mike Sullivan81681430
Johan Garpenlov7922446656
Kelly Kisio7826527890
Jeff Odgers66121527253
Rob Gaudreau5923204318
John Carter55791681
David Maley43167126
Robin Bawa4250547
Pat Falloon4114142812
Ed Courtenay397132010
Hubie McDonough306286
Perry Berezan2834728
Mark Pederson27731022
Ray Whitney2646104
Michel Picard2540424
Dave Snuggerud2545914
Brian Lawton21281012
Yvon Corriveau2037100
Larry DePalma2026841
Lyndon Byers18415122
David Bruce1723533
Petri Skriko174376
J. F. Quintin142574
Jon Morris130336
Dody Wood1311271
Dale Craigwell83144
Jaroslav Otevrel70220
Mark Beaufait51010
Mikhail Kravets10000

Defensemen

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

PlayerGPGASTPTSPIM
Doug Zmolek8451015229
Rob Zettler80077150
Jayson More735611179
Neil Wilkinson5917896
Tom Pederson447132031
Doug Wilson423172040
David Williams401111249
Sandis Ozolinsh377162340
Peter Ahola2023516
Pat MacLeod1301110
Dean Kolstad1002212
Claudio Scremin40114

Goaltending

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

PlayerGPWLTSOGAA
Jeff Hackett36230105.28
Arturs Irbe36726014.11
Brian Hayward18214105.55
Wade Flaherty101005.02

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Trades

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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

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Waivers

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DatePlayerTeam
October 4, 1992Yvon Corriveaufrom Washington Capitals in waiver draft
October 4, 1992Igor Larionovfrom Vancouver Canucks in waiver draft
January 1, 1993David Maleyfrom Edmonton Oilers
March 13, 1993Jon Morrisfrom New Jersey Devils

Released

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DatePlayerNew Team
July 23, 1992Perry AndersonSan Diego Gulls (IHL)
July 23, 1992Steve BozekHC Bolzano (ITA)
July 23, 1992Paul Fenton
September 21, 1992Craig CoxeKalamazoo Wings (IHL)
November 30, 1992Petri SkrikoKiekko-Espoo (SM-l)
January 15, 1993Don BarberKansas City Blades (IHL)
February 19, 1993Lyndon ByersKansas City Blades (IHL)

Draft picks

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NHL Entry Draft

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Round#PlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team
13Mike RathjeDefense  CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
110Andrei NazarovLeft Wing  RussiaHC Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
351Alexander CherbayevRight Wing  RussiaVoskresensk Khimik (Russia)
475Jan CalounRight Wing  CzechoslovakiaLitvinov Chemopetrol (Czech)
599Marcus RagnarssonDefense  SwedenDjurgardens IF Stockholm (SEL)
6123Michal SykoraDefense  CzechoslovakiaTacoma Rockets (WHL)
7147Eric BelleroseLeft Wing  CanadaTrois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
8171Ryan SmithDefense  CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
9195Chris BurnsGoalie  CanadaU. of Denver (NCAA)
10219Alex KholomeyevRight Wing  RussiaFort Worth Fire (CHL)
11243Victor IgnatjevDefense  LatviaRiga Pardaugava (Russia)

NHL Supplemental Draft

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Round#PlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team
13Brian KonowalchukCenter  United StatesU. of Denver (NCAA)

References

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  1. ^ a b "1992-93 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ "Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks Box Score — November 17, 1992".
  3. ^ "Hartford Whalers at San Jose Sharks Box Score — December 3, 1992".
  4. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  5. ^ "1992–93 San Jose Sharks Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 24, 2009.