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1994–95 San Jose Sharks
Division3rd Pacific
Conference7th Western
1994–95 record19–25–4
Home record10–13–1
Road record9–12–3
Goals for129
Goals against161
Team information
General managerChuck Grillo
Dean Lombardi
CoachKevin Constantine
CaptainBob Errey (Oct.–Feb.)
Jeff Odgers (Feb.–May)
Alternate captainsUlf Dahlen
Igor Larionov
Jeff Odgers (Oct.–Feb.)
ArenaSan Jose Arena
Average attendance17,190
Minor league affiliate(s)Kansas City Blades
Roanoke Express
Team leaders
GoalsJeff Friesen (15)
AssistsUlf Dahlen (23)
PointsUlf Dahlen (34)
Penalty minutesJeff Odgers (117)
Plus/minusJayson More (+7)
WinsArturs Irbe (14)
Goals against averageWade Flaherty (3.10)
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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

The Sharks chose Jeff Friesen with their first-round pick, eleventh overall. Friesen would play for the Sharks for nearly seven seasons.

Regular season

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.

Season standings

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
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.

Western Conference
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
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

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

Regular season

1994–95 regular season
January: 4–1–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L January 20, 1995 2–5 St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 0–1–0 Recap
2 W January 21, 1995 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 1–1–0 Recap
3 W January 25, 1995 4–0 Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 2–1–0 Recap
4 W January 28, 1995 3–2 Dallas Stars (1994–95) 3–1–0 Recap
5 W January 30, 1995 2–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 4–1–0 Recap
February: 4–8–2 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–5–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
6 W February 2, 1995 2–1 @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) 5–1–0 Recap
7 T February 4, 1995 3–3 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 5–1–1 Recap
8 L February 6, 1995 3–7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 5–2–1 Recap
9 L February 7, 1995 0–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) 5–3–1 Recap
10 L February 10, 1995 1–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 5–4–1 Recap
11 T February 11, 1995 1–1 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 5–4–2 Recap
12 W February 15, 1995 3–1 Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 6–4–2 Recap
13 W February 17, 1995 2–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 7–4–2 Recap
14 L February 18, 1995 3–6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 7–5–2 Recap
15 L February 20, 1995 2–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 7–6–2 Recap
16 L February 22, 1995 3–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 7–7–2 Recap
17 L February 24, 1995 0–3 Calgary Flames (1994–95) 7–8–2 Recap
18 L February 26, 1995 1–5 Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 7–9–2 Recap
19 W February 28, 1995 4–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 8–9–2 Recap
March: 4–8–0 (home: 1–5–0; road: 3–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
20 W March 2, 1995 4–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 9–9–2 Recap
21 L March 4, 1995 2–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 9–10–2 Recap
22 L March 8, 1995 2–5 Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 9–11–2 Recap
23 L March 15, 1995 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 9–12–2 Recap
24 L March 17, 1995 3–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 9–13–2 Recap
25 W March 19, 1995 5–3 @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) 10–13–2 Recap
26 L March 21, 1995 3–7 Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 10–14–2 Recap
27 L March 23, 1995 3–6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 10–15–2 Recap
28 W March 25, 1995 3–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 11–15–2 Recap
29 L March 26, 1995 3–7 Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 11–16–2 Recap
30 W March 28, 1995 6–5 OT Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 12–16–2 Recap
31 L March 31, 1995 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 12–17–2 Recap
April: 6–8–1 (home: 3–4–0; road: 3–4–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
32 L April 2, 1995 4–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 12–18–2 Recap
33 L April 5, 1995 3–5 Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) 12–19–2 Recap
34 W April 7, 1995 5–0 Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 13–19–2 Recap
35 W April 9, 1995 5–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 14–19–2 Recap
36 L April 10, 1995 3–8 @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) 14–20–2 Recap
37 W April 12, 1995 3–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 15–20–2 Recap
38 L April 13, 1995 0–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) 15–21–2 Recap
39 W April 16, 1995 2–0 Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 16–21–2 Recap
40 L April 17, 1995 0–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 16–22–2 Recap
41 T April 19, 1995 5–5 OT @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) 16–22–3 Recap
42 L April 23, 1995 1–5 Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) 16–23–3 Recap
43 L April 25, 1995 2–3 Calgary Flames (1994–95) 16–24–3 Recap
44 W April 26, 1995 5–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 17–24–3 Recap
45 W April 28, 1995 4–0 Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 18–24–3 Recap
46 L April 30, 1995 3–4 St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 18–25–3 Recap
May: 1–0–1 (home: 1–0–1; road: 0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
47 W May 1, 1995 3–1 Dallas Stars (1994–95) 19–25–3 Recap
48 T May 3, 1995 3–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 19–25–4 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1995 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Calgary Flames – Sharks win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W May 7, 1995 5–4 @ Calgary Flames Sharks lead 1–0 Recap
2 W May 9, 1995 5–4 OT @ Calgary Flames Sharks lead 2–0 Recap
3 L May 11, 1995 2–9 Calgary Flames Sharks lead 2–1 Recap
4 L May 13, 1995 4–6 Calgary Flames Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L May 15, 1995 0–5 @ Calgary Flames Flames lead 3–2 Recap
6 W May 17, 1995 5–3 Calgary Flames Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 W May 19, 1995 5–4 2OT @ Calgary Flames Sharks win 4–3 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 4–0
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L May 21, 1995 0–6 @ Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2 L May 23, 1995 2–6 @ Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 2–0 Recap
3 L May 25, 1995 2–6 Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 3–0 Recap
4 L May 27, 1995 2–6 Detroit Red Wings Red Wings win 4–0 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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
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 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

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
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

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Lester Patrick Trophy Brian Mullen
NHL All-Rookie Team Jeff Friesen (Forward)
Team Sharks Player of the Year Ulf Dahlen
Sharks Rookie of the Year Jeff Friesen

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Jeff Friesen January 20, 1995
Shean Donovan February 6, 1995
Viktor Kozlov February 18, 1995
1,000th game played Gaetan Duchesne February 26, 1995

Transactions

Trade Deadline Transactions

Traded Acquired Acquired From
Gaetan Duchesne 1995 6th round draft pick (FLA) Florida Panthers

Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
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

  1. Miller wore number 12 in his first two games.

References

  1. "1994-95 NHL Summary". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  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. "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. ^ "1994-95 San Jose Sharks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  5. "Lester Patrick Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  6. "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  7. ^ 2014–15 San Jose Sharks Media Guide, p.255–58
  8. "1994-95 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  9. "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.
  10. "1994 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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