1993–94 San Jose Sharks season

The 1993–94 San Jose Sharks season saw the Sharks finish in third place in the Pacific Division with a record of 33 wins, 35 losses, and 16 ties for 82 points, clinching the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Their 33 wins and 82 points that season were more than their win and point total in their first two seasons combined. This was the first season in which the Sharks actually played in San Jose. After playing their first two seasons at the Cow Palace, the Sharks moved into the brand new San Jose Arena.

1993–94 San Jose Sharks
Division3rd Pacific
Conference8th Western
1993–94 record33–35–16
Home record19–13–10
Road record14–22–6
Goals for252
Goals against265
Team information
General managerChuck Grillo
Dean Lombardi
CoachKevin Constantine
CaptainBob Errey
ArenaSan Jose Arena
Average attendance16,537
Minor league affiliate(s)Kansas City Blades
Roanoke Express
Team leaders
GoalsSergei Makarov (30)
AssistsTodd Elik (41)
PointsSergei Makarov (68)
Penalty minutesJeff Odgers (222)
Plus/minusIgor Larionov (+20)
WinsArturs Irbe (30)
Goals against averageArturs Irbe (2.84)

Offseason

The Sharks selected Viktor Kozlov with their first-round pick, sixth overall.

Newly acquired forward Bob Errey, was named team captain. He replaced the retired Doug Wilson.

Regular season

The Sharks had the fewest shots on goal (2,101) out of all 26 teams during the regular season.[1]

Season standings

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
13Calgary Flames8442291330225697
27Vancouver Canucks844140327927685
38San Jose Sharks8433351625226582
49Mighty Ducks of Anaheim843346522925171
510Los Angeles Kings8427451229432266
611Edmonton Oilers8425451426130564

[2] 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.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1y- Detroit Red Wings *CEN8446308356275100
2x- Calgary Flames *PAC8442291330225697
3Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8443291228024398
4Dallas StarsCEN8442291328626597
5St. Louis BluesCEN8440331127028391
6Chicago BlackhawksCEN843936925424087
7Vancouver CanucksPAC844140327927685
8San Jose SharksPAC8433351625226582
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC843346522925171
10Los Angeles KingsPAC8427451229432266
11Edmonton OilersPAC8425451426130564
12Winnipeg JetsCEN842451924534457

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 6, 19932–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)0–1–0
2LOctober 7, 19932–6@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)0–2–0
3LOctober 10, 19932–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)0–3–0
4LOctober 14, 19931–2Calgary Flames (1993–94)0–4–0
5TOctober 16, 19931–1 OTBoston Bruins (1993–94)0–4–1
6LOctober 19, 19931–4St. Louis Blues (1993–94)0–5–1
7LOctober 21, 19932–5@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)0–6–1
8LOctober 23, 19934–6Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)0–7–1
9LOctober 24, 19932–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)0–8–1
10WOctober 26, 19933–1Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)1–8–1
11WOctober 28, 19934–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)2–8–1
12LOctober 30, 19932–4Washington Capitals (1993–94)2–9–1
13WOctober 31, 19932–1 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)3–9–1
14TNovember 2, 19933–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)3–9–2
15WNovember 5, 19934–2Dallas Stars (1993–94)4–9–2
16LNovember 7, 19931–2New Jersey Devils (1993–94)4–10–2
17TNovember 9, 19932–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)4–10–3
18LNovember 11, 19930–4@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)4–11–3
19WNovember 13, 19934–2@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)5–11–3
20TNovember 14, 19933–3 OT@ New York Rangers (1993–94)5–11–4
21WNovember 16, 19932–1@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)6–11–4
22LNovember 18, 19931–3@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)6–12–4
23WNovember 20, 19933–2@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)7–12–4
24LNovember 21, 19935–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)7–13–4
25WNovember 23, 19936–4Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)8–13–4
26WNovember 26, 19934–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)9–13–4
27WNovember 27, 19931–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)10–13–4
28TDecember 3, 19933–3 OTWinnipeg Jets (1993–94)10–13–5
29WDecember 5, 19932–1Florida Panthers (1993–94)11–13–5
30LDecember 7, 19931–3Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)11–14–5
31LDecember 11, 19933–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)11–15–5
32LDecember 12, 19931–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)11–16–5
33LDecember 15, 19931–3St. Louis Blues (1993–94)11–17–5
34LDecember 17, 19932–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)11–18–5
35LDecember 19, 19935–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)11–19–5
36TDecember 22, 19932–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)11–19–6
37LDecember 23, 19933–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)11–20–6
38TDecember 28, 19933–3 OTCalgary Flames (1993–94)11–20–7
39WDecember 31, 19933–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)12–20–7
40TJanuary 2, 19944–4 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)12–20–8
41TJanuary 4, 19942–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1993–94)12–20–9
42LJanuary 6, 19943–10Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)12–21–9
43TJanuary 11, 19942–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (1993–94)12–21–10
44WJanuary 12, 19945–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)13–21–10
45WJanuary 15, 19948–2Hartford Whalers (1993–94)14–21–10
46WJanuary 17, 19943–2Calgary Flames (1993–94)15–21–10
47LJanuary 25, 19943–8New York Rangers (1993–94)15–22–10
48TJanuary 28, 19943–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)15–22–11
49WJanuary 29, 19942–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)16–22–11
50LFebruary 1, 19944–5@ New York Islanders (1993–94)16–23–11
51WFebruary 3, 19943–2 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)17–23–11
52LFebruary 5, 19943–4@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)17–24–11
53WFebruary 6, 19947–1@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)18–24–11
54WFebruary 8, 19944–3Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)19–24–11
55WFebruary 11, 19944–3Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)20–24–11
56WFebruary 13, 19941–0Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)21–24–11
57LFebruary 15, 19944–6Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)21–25–11
58LFebruary 17, 19942–8Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)21–26–11
59WFebruary 19, 19944–3Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)22–26–11
60LFebruary 21, 19943–6Dallas Stars (1993–94)22–27–11
61LFebruary 23, 19941–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)22–28–11
62LFebruary 24, 19944–6@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)22–29–11
63LFebruary 26, 19940–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)22–30–11
64TFebruary 28, 19943–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)22–30–12
65WMarch 3, 19944–2Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)23–30–12
66WMarch 6, 19946–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)24–30–12
67TMarch 8, 19944–4 OTBuffalo Sabres (1993–94)24–30–13
68WMarch 10, 19944–3New York Islanders (1993–94)25–30–13
69LMarch 12, 19940–2@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)25–31–13
70LMarch 17, 19941–2Ottawa Senators (1993–94)25–32–13
71LMarch 19, 19941–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)25–33–13
72TMarch 20, 19946–6 OTLos Angeles Kings (1993–94)25–33–14
73TMarch 22, 19942–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)25–33–15
74WMarch 24, 19942–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)26–33–15
75WMarch 25, 19948–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)27–33–15
76WMarch 27, 19944–3@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)28–33–15
77WMarch 29, 19949–4Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)29–33–15
78WMarch 31, 19945–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)30–33–15
79WApril 2, 19947–4Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)31–33–15
80WApril 5, 19942–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)32–33–15
81LApril 7, 19942–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)32–34–15
82LApril 8, 19942–5@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)32–35–15
83WApril 10, 19943–1Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)33–35–15
84TApril 13, 19942–2 OTEdmonton Oilers (1993–94)33–35–16

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Playoffs

In a Conference Quarterfinals series, the Sharks met the #1 seeded Detroit Red Wings, one of the conference's favourites for a Stanley Cup championship. However, in a stunning upset, the Sharks eliminated the Red Wings in seven games. They went on to face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Conference Semi-final, and had a 3-2 series lead. However, the Leafs won the final two games in Toronto to eliminate the Sharks and advance to the Conference Final.

Detroit (1) vs. San Jose (8)
Date Away Home OT
April 18San Jose 54 Detroit
April 20San Jose 04 Detroit
April 22Detroit 32 San Jose
April 23Detroit 34 San Jose
April 26Detroit 46 San Jose
April 28San Jose 17 Detroit
April 30San Jose 32 Detroit
San Jose wins series 4–3.
Toronto (3) vs. San Jose (8)
Date Away Home OT
May 2San Jose 32 Toronto
May 4San Jose 15 Toronto
May 6Toronto 25 San Jose
May 8Toronto 83 San Jose
May 10Toronto 25 San Jose
May 12San Jose 23 TorontoOT
May 14San Jose 24 Toronto
Toronto wins series 4–3.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Sergei MakarovRW8030386878111005
Todd ElikC7525416689-3904
Sandis OzolinshD812638642416403
Igor LarionovC601838564020322
Pat FalloonRW8322315318-3601
Johan GarpenlovLW80183553289703
Ray WhitneyLW61142640142100
Jeff NortonD64733403616100
Rob GaudreauRW8415203528-10604
Gaetan DuchesneLW84121830288013
Bob ErreyLW64121830126-11502
Tom PedersonD7461925313301
Jeff OdgersRW8113821222-13700
Jamie BakerC6512517382002
Ulf DahlenLW13661200302
Mike RathjeD47191059-9100
Dale CraigwellC5836916-13010
Jay MoreD4916763-5000
Jaroslav OtevrelLW93252-5100
Michal SykoraD2214514-4000
Kip MillerC112246-1000
Mike SullivanC262244-3021
Vlastimil KroupaD2713420-6000
Doug ZmolekD68044122-9000
Rob ZettlerD4203365-7000
Viacheslav ButsayevC1202210-2000
Shawn CroninD34022762000
Arturs IrbeG74022160000
Mike LalorD230228-5000
Gary EmmonsC31010-4100
Jeff McLeanC610101000
Dave CapuanoLW40110-5000
David BruceLW20000-2000
David MaleyLW1900030-1000
Andrei NazarovLW100000000
Jimmy WaiteG1500060000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Arturs Irbe4412743028162092.84320641855.899
Jimmy Waite69715370504.300319269.843
Team:5109843335162593.04323832124.891
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Igor LarionovC145131810-1000
Sergei MakarovRW14821042302
Todd ElikC14551012-5100
Johan GarpenlovLW14461060002
Sandis OzolinshD140101083000
Ulf DahlenLW146280-3301
Tom PedersonD141672-7010
Jeff NortonD14156204000
Jamie BakerC1432530-1001
Bob ErreyLW1432510-3100
Gaetan DuchesneLW1414512-2000
Ray WhitneyLW140448-4000
Pat FalloonRW141236-2000
Vlastimil KroupaD1412321-8001
Rob GaudreauRW142020-1110
Jay MoreD1302232-3000
Shawn CroninD1410120-4000
Arturs IrbeG1400060000
Jeff OdgersRW1100011-2000
Mike RathjeD100001000
Jimmy WaiteG200000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Arturs Irbe8061477503.720399349.875
Jimmy Waite4020034.5001714.824
Team:8461477533.760416363.873

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

Trades

June 18, 1993 To Chicago Blackhawks
Future Considerations
To San Jose Sharks
Jimmy Waite
June 19, 1993 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Peter Ahola
To San Jose Sharks
Dave Capuano
June 20, 1993 To Dallas Stars
1993 6th round pick (Petri Varis)
To San Jose Sharks
Gaetan Duchesne
June 20, 1993 To New York Islanders
1994 3rd round pick (Jason Strudwick)
Future Considerations
To San Jose Sharks
Jeff Norton
June 26, 1993 To Hartford Whalers
1993 1st round pick (Chris Pronger)
To San Jose Sharks
Sergei Makarov
1993 1st round pick (Viktor Kozlov)
1993 2nd round pick (Vlastimil Kroupa)
1993 3rd round pick (Ville Peltonen)
June 26, 1993 To Dallas Stars
Dean Evason
To San Jose Sharks
1993 6th round pick (Petri Varis)
July 13, 1993 To Chicago Blackhawks
Jeff Hackett
To San Jose Sharks
1994 3rd round pick (Alexei Yegorov)
August 5, 1993 To Philadelphia Flyers
Future Considerations
To San Jose Sharks
Shawn Cronin
September 10, 1993 To Edmonton Oilers
Link Gaetz
To San Jose Sharks
1994 10th round pick (Tomas Pisa)
October 28, 1993 To Boston Bruins
Jon Morris
To San Jose Sharks
Future Considerations
November 5, 1993 To Boston Bruins
Dave Capuano
To San Jose Sharks
Cash
January 23, 1994 To New York Islanders
David Maley
To San Jose Sharks
Cash
February 1, 1994 To Philadelphia Flyers
Rob Zettler
To San Jose Sharks
Vyacheslav Butsayev
March 19, 1994 To Dallas Stars
Mike Lalor
Doug Zmolek
Cash
To San Jose Sharks
Ulf Dahlen
1995 7th round pick (Brad Mehalko)

Free agency

Date Player Previous team
August 10, 1993Kip MillerKalamazoo Wings (IHL)
August 16, 1993Mike LalorWinnipeg Jets
August 17, 1993Bob ErreyBuffalo Sabres
August 18, 1993Jamie BakerOttawa Senators
October 18, 1993Gary EmmonsKansas City Blades (IHL)

Waivers

DatePlayerTeam
October 26, 1993Todd Elikfrom Edmonton Oilers
January 6, 1994Mike Sullivanto Calgary Flames

Departures

DatePlayerViaNew Team
June 10, 1993Perry BerezanFree agency
June 10, 1993Brian HaywardFree agency
June 10, 1993Hubie McDonoughFree agencySan Diego Gulls (IHL)
June 10, 1993J. F. QuintinFree agencyKansas City Blades (IHL)
June 24, 1993Robin BawaExpansion DraftMighty Ducks of Anaheim
June 24, 1993David WilliamsExpansion DraftMighty Ducks of Anaheim
July 1, 1993John CarterFree agencyProvidence Bruins (AHL)
July 1, 1993Larry DePalmaFree agencyAtlanta Knights (IHL)
July 1, 1993Kelly KisioFree agencyCalgary Flames
July 1, 1993Dean KolstadFree agencyBinghamton Rangers (AHL)
July 1, 1993Pat MacLeodFree agencyMilwaukee Admirals (IHL)
July 1, 1993Michel PicardFree agencyPortland Pirates (AHL)
July 1, 1993Claudio ScreminFree agencyKansas City Blades (IHL)
August 10, 1993Mark PedersonReleaseDetroit Red Wings
September 10, 1993Doug WilsonRetirement
November 1, 1993Gary EmmonsReleaseKansas City Blades (IHL)

Draft picks

NHL Entry Draft

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 6 Viktor Kozlov Center  Russia HC Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
2 28 Shean Donovan Right Wing  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
2 45 Vlastimil Kroupa Defense  Czech Republic Litvinov Chemopetrol (Czech)
3 58 Ville Peltonen Left Wing  Finland HIFK (SM-liiga)
4 80 Alexander Osadchy Defense  Ukraine HC CSKA Moscow (Russia)
5 106 Andrei Buschan Defense  Ukraine Kiev Sokol (Russia)
6 132 Petri Varis Left Wing  Finland Ässät (SM-liiga)
6 154 Fredrik Oduya Defense  Sweden Ottawa 67's (OHL)
7 158 Anatoli Filatov Forward  Russia Ust-Kamenogorsk Torpedo (Russia)
8 184 Todd Holt Right Wing  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
9 210 Jonas Forsberg Goalie  Sweden Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
10 236 Jeff Salajko Goalie  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
11 262 Jamie Matthews Center  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)

NHL Supplemental Draft

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 2 Dean Sylvester Right Wing  United States Kent State University (NCAA)

NHL Expansion Draft

# Player Drafted from Drafted by
17David Williams (D)San Jose SharksMighty Ducks of Anaheim
47Robin Bawa (RW)San Jose SharksMighty Ducks of Anaheim

References

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  2. 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.
  3. "1993-1994 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
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