1994–95 San Jose Sharks season
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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
The Sharks finished last in shots on goal (1,152) during the regular season.[1]
Season standings
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
In the first round of playoffs, the Sharks once again upset the team with the better record, as they edged the
Schedule and results
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
1995 Stanley Cup playoffs[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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:
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = 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.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | 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
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No. | Player | 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 |
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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
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Gaetan Duchesne | February 26, 1995 | [8] |
Transactions
Trade Deadline Transactions
Traded | Acquired | Acquired From |
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Gaetan Duchesne |
1995 6th round draft pick (FLA) | Florida Panthers |
Draft picks
San Jose's draft picks at the
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
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Right Wing | Russia | St. Petersburg SKA (Russia) |
4 | 89 | Václav Varaďa | Left Wing | Czech Republic | Vitkovice HC (Czech)
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5 | 115 | Brian Swanson | Center | United States | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
6 | 141 | Alexander Korolyuk | Right Wing | Russia | Krylja Sovetov (Russia)
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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)
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10 | 240 | Tomas Pisa | Left Wing | Czech Republic | Pardubice HC (Czech)
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10 | 245 | Aniket Dhadphale | Left Wing | United States | Notre Dame (NCAA) |
11 | 271 | David Beauregard | Left Wing | Canada | St. Hyacinthe Lasers (QMJHL) |
Notes
- ^ Miller wore number 12 in his first two games.
References
- "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.
- 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
- ^ "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.