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• Sharks Sign William Eklund to 3-Year Extension
The San Jose Sharks announced that they have signed forward William Eklund to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value (AAV) of $5.6 million. The seventh-overall pick by…...2025
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• Eklund signs 3-year, $16.8 million contract with Sharks
William Eklund signed a three-year, $16.8 million contract with San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. The contract begins with the 2026-27 season and has an average annual value of $5.6 million. The 22-year-old forward, who could have become a restricted free … Continue reading → The post Eklund signs 3-year, $16.8 million contract with Sharks first appeared on Pro Hockey News....2025
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• NHL Draft winners and losers featuring the Islanders’ legendary weekend

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The NHL Draft is in the books and here’s who did the best (and worst). The NHL’s first (and hopefully only) “decentralized draft” wrapped up over the weekend with one of the more curious classes in recent memory. The best way to characterize 2025 was “boom or bust,” with almost every player outside of the top 10 prospects having obvious problems with th...2025
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• Sharks Must Use Free Agency to Improve the Bottom Six
When discussing his team’s needs this offseason on Tuesday, June 24, San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier kept it simple. “We need everything,” he told reporters. “You watched the…...2025
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• NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, San Jose Sharks, and the New York Rangers

The New York Islanders asked the San Jose Sharks for the No. 2 pick. The New York Rangers are interested in Vladislav Gavrikov and maybe Jonathan Drouin....2025
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• Simon Wang becomes highest-drafted player born in China, going 33rd to Sharks in NHL draft

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Simon Wang was proud to become the highest-drafted player born in China when the San Jose Sharks selected him Saturday with the first pick of the second round of the NHL draft....2025

• NHL mock draft 2025: Updated projection on draft day with rumors flying

GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS / USA TODAY NETWORK Here’s our latest NHL mock draft. We’re barely done getting over the Stanley Cup Finals and the NHL Draft is already upon us, and it’s going to be wild. While the 2025 class doesn’t have a surefire star like Connor Bedard two years ago, it’s a deep class with boom or bust potential all over the first round which could lead to some wild thin...2025
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• Draft Day approaches; Parker elected to Hockey Hall of Fame; Warsofsky named SC Stingrays' head coach

We're just three days away from the NHL Entry Draft at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The first round will held Friday at 7 p.m. ET with ESPN and ESPN+ carrying the proceedings. The second through seventh rounds are Saturday, carried on NHL Network beginning at Noon ET.One current Terrier--Sascha Boumedienne--and six future Terriers--Jack Murtagh, Carter Amico, Charlie Trethewey, Simon Haoxi ...2025
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• Can Jacob MacDonald have the same productive year again?

Ashley Potts/Colorado Eagles MacDonald was second on the team in points for the Eagles, can he do it again? Colorado Eagles’ defenseman Jacob MacDonald had a career year in the AHL. The veteran tied his season high in points (55) from seven years ago. Can Eagles’ fans expect the same production from MacDonald again this season? What changed that boosted his production this season? We are g...2025
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• 2024-25 Player Review: Kevin couldn’t take it to Labanc
After the trade of Patrik Laine and the tragic passing of Johnny Gaudreau, the Columbus Blue Jackets saw themselves with a shortage of veteran forwards going into the 2024-25 season. General Manager and President of Hockey Operations Don Waddell scoured the league for players that fit the bill and could fill some gaps in the roster. In September, he signed James van Riemsdyk to a one year deal....2025
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• MacKinnon scores three points, Canada defeats Sweden 5-3

Photo by Michael Campanella/Getty Images Canada needed a win to have a chance to finish atop Group A. They had to defeat the previously unbeaten Swedes to get it done. After losing to Finland, Canada was in a must-win game to finish atop its group at the men’s world hockey championship. Well, Nathan MacKinnon and the rest of Team Canada made sure that happened. The 2023-24 Hart Memorial T...2025
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• MacKinnon scores game-winner, Team Canada destroys Team Latvia in 7-1 rout

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Team Canada trailed, but they didn’t trail for very long. Team Canada trailed 1-0 for just seven minutes into the opening period after Latvian Eduards Tralmaks found the net, but it was their only blemish of the game. A day after their shutout win in the first game of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, Canada responded with seven unanswered goals ...2025
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• Playoffs Rd 2 Preview: Dallas vs Winnipeg
For the first time since the National Hockey League’s 2021-22 campaign, the Winnipeg Jets are advancing past the first round of the playoffs….and they did it in a once in a lifetime fashion as they stormed back to score two goals in the final minutes of the game to tie things up before cashing in the winner in double overtime. Quite the Game 7 memories for the White Out crowd at the Ca...2025
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• Recap: Rantanen scores hat-trick, Avs implode in 4-2 disaster as Stars advance

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images That didn’t go well. The Colorado Avalanche needed to be perfect for 13 minutes away from advancing to the 2nd round of the playoffs. That was until an old friend turned out the lights. Mikko Rantanen had his second four-point period in the series, scoring a hat-trick and an assist on the go-ahead goal to cap off one of the biggest implosions in Colorado franchis...2025
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• Sharks’ Injury Issues & Thin Roster Leading to End-Of-Season Spiral
The San Jose Sharks are in a rough stretch, and not only because they’ve lost their last 10 games. A brutal series of injuries has made the roster incredibly thin,…...2025
• Connor McDavid Expresses Sympathy Over Logan Couture’s Injury-Forced Retirement

Connor McDavid commiserated with San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture, who is set to hang up his skates because of a long-term pelvic injury....2025
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• Opinion: Rantanen trade blew up in our faces, fire Bednar and MacFarland

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images It’s just a business after all, right? This organization needs a fresh start, and it starts by breaking a few hearts. It starts with GM Chris MacFarland. When he makes the right moves on the battlefield, MacFarland comes off as a genius, but like most of your friends were while playing Call of Duty Zombies, the quick trigger finger would come back to bite th...2025
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"The New York Islanders won the NHL draft lottery on Monday and vaulted nine teams -- including the last-place San Jose Sharks -- in winning the opportunity to have the Number 1 pick, signaling the first time the franchise will have that position since 2009."

2024
"The Golden Knights have acquired forward Tomas Hertl, a 2025 third-round pick and 2027 third-round choice from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2025 first-round pick and forward David Edstrom."

2023
"Kavin Mistry/NHLI via Getty Images As if making his NHL debut at the age of 20-years old wasn’t enough, Washington Capitals defenseman Vincent Iorio picked up his first NHL point in the Caps’ throttling of the San Jose Sharks."

2022
"A historic hire is set to happen for the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday when they name Mike Grier their general manager."

2021
"The NHL said it will investigate an allegation seemingly made by Evander Kane's wife that the San Jose Sharks forward bet on his own games and has intentionally tried to lose for gambling profit."

2020
"Home games for the NHL's San Jose Sharks and MLS' San Jose Earthquakes could be impacted by a Santa Clara County ban that prohibits gatherings of 1,000-plus people in the wake of the county's first death."

2019
"The San Jose Sharks have fired coach Peter DeBoer, a source confirmed to ESPN's Greg Wyshynski."

2018
"Nathan MacKinnon scored twice during a 58-second span in the first period, Matt Nieto added a late insurance goal and the Colorado Avalanche ran their winning streak to eight straight by holding off the San Jose Sharks 5-3 on Thursday night "

2017
"When the Boston Bruins traded goaltender Martin Jones to the San Jose Sharks in June of 2015, most people focused on."

2016
"- The San Jose Sharks have signed forward Matt Nieto to a one-year contract."

2015
"Robyn Regehr played in his final National Hockey League game in the Kings’ 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday afternoon at STAPLES Center."

2014
"San Jose Sharks rookie goalie Troy Grosenick made his NHL debut against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday."

• Sharks Sign William Eklund to 3-Year Extension
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• Eklund signs 3-year, $16.8 million contract with Sharks
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• NHL Draft winners and losers featuring the Islanders’ legendary weekend
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• Simon Wang becomes highest-drafted player born in China, going 33rd to Sharks in NHL draft
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• Sharks' Wang NHL's highest drafted born in China
Simon Wang was proud to become the highest-drafted player born in China when the San Jose Sharks selected him Saturday with the first pick of Round 2 of the NHL draft, and the 6-foot-5 defenseman is also confident he won't hold that distinction for long....2025
• Simon Wang becomes highest-drafted player born in China, going 33rd to Sharks in NHL draft
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• What Picks Do Sharks Have in 2025 NHL Draft? Full List of San Jose’s Available Selections And Top-Linked Prospects
With the second overall pick and plenty of draft capital, the San Jose Sharks are well-positioned to restock their talent pool at the 2025 NHL Draft....2025
• Sharks are buying out the final year of Marc-Edouard Vlasic's contract

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks placed longtime defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic on unconditional waivers Thursday for the purpose of buying out the final year of his contract....2025
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• Draft Day approaches; Parker elected to Hockey Hall of Fame; Warsofsky named SC Stingrays' head coach
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• NHL Draft winners and losers featuring the Islanders’ legendary weekend
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• Draft Day approaches; Parker elected to Hockey Hall of Fame; Warsofsky named SC Stingrays' head coach
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• Can Jacob MacDonald have the same productive year again?
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• Sharks Should Take 1 Forward and 1 Defenseman in 1st Round of 2025 NHL Draft
After waiting for some playoff results to shake out, the San Jose Sharks now know they’ll hold the second and 30th picks in the first round of the 2025 NHL…...2025
• NHL Mock Draft: Complete first round as the Stanley Cup Finals are set

Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images Michael Misa and Matthew Schaefer lead a fascinating 2025 class. The final order for the 2025 NHL Draft is more or less set. With the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers facing off once more in the Stanley Cup only the final two spots in the first round are yet to be decided, with both teams already having traded away their picks as part of deal...2025
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• U.S. men’s hockey team wins first standalone world championship in 92 years

Photo by Andrea Branca/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images The U.S. is on top for the first time defeating Canada 2-1 on February 6, 1933, in the former Czechoslovakia. USA ALL THE WAY! The U.S. men’s hockey team secured its first standalone world championship since 1933, beating Switzerland 1-0 in overtime in Sunday’s final in Stockholm, Sweden. Tage Thompson scored in overtime to give the...2025
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• MacKinnon scores three points, Canada defeats Sweden 5-3
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• MacKinnon scores game-winner, Team Canada destroys Team Latvia in 7-1 rout
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• The First-Overall Pick And A Math Degree

Aside from John Buccigross's overly-excited reactions to the lottery ping pong balls coming out of the machine, I found myself wondering why the NHL opted to go to the four-ball method during their hour of NHL Draft Lottery coverage. There is a mathematical randomness that is baked into the four-ball method which is what everyone wants, but the actual broadcast of watching four ping pong balls bei...2025
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• Things I May Have Tweeted

I'll admit that it was hard watching Connor Hellebuyck struggle through nine periods of hockey in St. Louis. Tonight, it felt like the roof may cave in on the Jets once again as it seemed like a couple of softies got by the expected-Vezina Tropy winner for this season. Yet once that improbable goal was scored by Cole Perfetti with three seconds left in the game to tie the contest at 3-3, it was li...2025
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• Draft Day approaches; Parker elected to Hockey Hall of Fame; Warsofsky named SC Stingrays' head coach
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• Opinion: Rantanen trade blew up in our faces, fire Bednar and MacFarland
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• NHL mock draft 2025: Instant projection after lottery determines order

Photo by Michael Miller/ISI Photos/Getty Images The NHL Draft lottery is complete. Here’s an instant mock draft. The top of the 2025 NHL Draft is set with the New York Islanders winning the lottery on Monday night with a 3.5 percent chance. There will be plenty of time to pore over the draft class and dive deeper into these prospects, but here are the snap decisions in a lottery-only mock ...2025
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• Recap: Rantanen scores hat-trick, Avs implode in 4-2 disaster as Stars advance
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• Preview: Avalanche wrap up home portion of schedule against Canucks

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Avs looking to build momentum as postseason rapidly approaches. Following a thrilling shootout victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday evening, the Colorado Avalanche are back in Ball Arena for the final time this regular season to wrap up their season series with the Vancouver Canucks. The Avs are looking to avoid a series sweep to the Canucks,...2025
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• Recap: Avalanche ride opportunistic middle period to shutout win over Kings

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Avs extend their league-best home win streak to 11 games. The Aval-wagon is rolling along! The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings Thursday night by a final score of 4-0. While the Avs did not have their A-game in this contest, they were opportunistic in the second period, finding three goals on a measly five shots, showcasing this team’s ab...2025
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• Eiserman repeats as R-O-Y; SNL

Saturday night’s hero, Cole Eiserman, has repeated as Hockey East Pro Ambition Rookie-of-the Week. His rocket through Michael Hrabel’s five-hole three minutes into overtime punched the Terriers’ ticket to the conference semifinal this week at TD Garden. Eiserman also had the primary assist on Shane Lachance’s power-play goal. tw-align-centerEISY JUST...2025
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• Eiserman hatty powers rout of Providence; Terriers clinch 3rd place

The primary mission at hand was to lock down third place in the Hockey East standings and the #10/9 Terriers started fast and finished fast in a lopsided 8-2 Senior Night win over Providence. BU scored four times in the first period and never looked back.Freshman accounted with six of the goals with Cole Eiserman notching his second hat trick, while Brandon Svoboda connected twic...2025
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• Recap: Avs rout the Sharks in fourth straight win at home

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Colorado remains perfect on the homestand so far! Talk about a hectic night. Colorado is officially halfway through their current homestand and are perfect throughout this stretch, as they won against the San Jose Sharks by a final score of 7-3. The Avs also made a huge splash while the game was still going on and acquired Brock Nelson from the...2025
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• Recap: Avalanche top Penguins at Ball Arena

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images It wasn’t pretty, but the Avs did what they needed to do in the end. The Colorado Avalanche made a statement Tuesday at Ball Arena: “Never give up.” Casey Mittelstadt put the Avs ahead on the power play with 4:09 remaining, Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, including an empty-netter, Nathan MacKinnon extended his home point ...2025
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• Sharks re-sign forward Matt Nieto to 1-year contract
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Sharks have signed forward Matt Nieto to a one-year contract. The 23-year-old Nieto was a restricted free agent, whose rights were retained by the Sharks last month. He had eight goals and nine assists in 67 ga......2016
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• Veteran D Carkner retires after 15 seasons
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Defenceman Matt Carkner has retired after a 15-year career. Carkner, 35, appeared in 237 NHL games with the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators and San Jose Sharks. He scored four goals, added 23 assists and compiled 556 pena......2016
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• Sharks sign free agent defenceman David Schlemko
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Sharks have signed free agent defenceman David Schlemko to a four-year contract. Doug Wilson announced the deal on Friday, just after the start of the free-agent signing period. Wilson said Schlemko is a good p......2016
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• Sharks re-sign F Tomas Hertl to 2-year contract
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Sharks signed pending restricted free agent forward Tomas Hertl to a two-year contract. The deal announced Thursday is worth a reported $6 million and keeps one of San Jose's top players in the fold as the team......2016
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• Sharks make qualifying offers to Hertl, 3 others
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Sharks issued a qualifying offer to pending restricted free agent forward Tomas Hertl and three other players. The Sharks also issued qualifying offers Monday to restricted free agents forwards Matt Nieto and R......2016
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• Pittsburgh Penguins win Stanley Cup with 3-1 Game 6 victory over San Jose Sharks
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Pittsburgh Penguins are the Stanley Cup champions. Kris Letang's goal in the second period was the eventual winner as Pittsburgh topped the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in Game 6 of the best-of-seven series. Pittsburgh last w......2016
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• Sharks defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic exits Game 6; return uncertain
SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose Sharks defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic has left Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final, though it's unclear why. Vlasic left for the Sharks dressing room five minutes into the second period. It was unclear if his absenc......2016
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• Sharks stay alive with 4-2 win over Penguins in Game 5 of Stanley Cup final
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Melker Karlsson scored the winner and Martin Jones made 44 saves as the San Jose Sharks avoided elimination with a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final. The Sharks' win fo......2016
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• Opinion: Rantanen trade blew up in our faces, fire Bednar and MacFarland
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• Draft Day approaches; Parker elected to Hockey Hall of Fame; Warsofsky named SC Stingrays' head coach
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• Can Jacob MacDonald have the same productive year again?
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• Sharks Should Take 1 Forward and 1 Defenseman in 1st Round of 2025 NHL Draft
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• 2024-25 Player Review: Kevin couldn’t take it to Labanc
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• The First-Overall Pick And A Math Degree
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• Things I May Have Tweeted
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• Opinion: Rantanen trade blew up in our faces, fire Bednar and MacFarland
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• Playoffs Rd 2 Preview: Dallas vs Winnipeg
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• Recap: Rantanen scores hat-trick, Avs implode in 4-2 disaster as Stars advance
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• NHL draft lottery will be held Monday with the Sharks having the best odds at getting the No. 1 pick
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL will hold its draft lottery next Monday with the San Jose Sharks holding the best chance of getting the top pick for the second straight season....2025

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• Luka Doncic Trade Drawing Comparisons To Joe Thornton Trade

The sports world was shocked late Saturday night when NBA superstar Luka Doncic was traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers. The shocking trade is similar to the San Jose Sharks' acquisition of Joe Thornton....2025
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• Lab #77: Win Now Mode

The latest Mile High Hockey Lab episode is available, and Jackie earned a ding. What’s new? The 77th installment of the Mile High Hockey Lab is available on your preferred Podcast platform! Don't forget to download our new episode and give us a follow! This episode was hosted by Adrian Hernandez and joined by Jackie Kay, Ezra Parter, and Brennan Vogt. The Colorado Avalanche have come screaming ba...2024
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• Nazem Kadri out until playoffs
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The star center took a beating earlier this week. On Thursday night, Nazem Kadri took a hard cross-check to his chest area from Timo Meier. This sent him flying into the back-end of another San Jose Sharks player and the boards. He went down to the ice clutching his upper body/shoulder/arm area. It was certainly a concern but that concern wore off as he f...2022
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• NHL finds no evidence Kane bet on Sharks games

The NHL said Tuesday it found no evidence Evander Kane bet on his own games, but also said it has opened a new investigation into the San Jose Sharks veteran for "unrelated allegations of potential wrongdoing that were brought to the league's attention."...2021
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• Ranking the Last 10 Season of Colorado Avalanche Hockey Part 2: The Best
Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images In part one of my rankings of the last ten season of Avalanche hockey I looked at what I considered to be the bottom five. Now I will be looking at the top five seasons of Colorado Avalanche hockey (out of the last ten seasons) 5. The Worst of the Best - 2013-14 Season Finally, a winning season on this list. The 2013-14 season will be one of the most memo...2021
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• Joe Thornton Signs One-Year Contract With Sharks — While On His Tractor
After all the talk and speculation, San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton will stay right where he is. The All-Star... »...2017
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