Trophy Wood Base

Trophy Wood Base

The new season is about to begin for ice hockey. So, you had better book your San Jose Sharks tickets in advance. San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team that plays in the National Hockey League (NHL). This team is based in San Jose, California, United States. It plays as a part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team’s franchise was established in 1991. The team’s foundation is that it brought the sport of ice hockey back to the Bay area.

The HP Pavilion at San Jose is the home arena of San Jose Sharks. The team plays all its home games in this stadium. This stadium is also popularly referred to as The Shark Tank. The team colors include Pacific Teal, Black, and Orange. FSN Bay Area and KFOX (98.5 FM) handle all the media operations for this team. San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises is the owner of the team’s franchise. Ron Wilson is the present head coach of the team while Patrick Marleau is the captain. Worcester Sharks (AHL) and Phoenix RoadRunners (ECHL) are the Minor League Affiliates for the San Jose Sharks.

So far, the team has not won any of the Stanley Cups and Conference Championships. However, the team has won the Division Championships two times – in 2001-02 and 2003-04.

As part of their franchise, the San Jose Sharks have had no Hockey Hall of Fame members so far. The team has also not yet retired any number. The top ten point scorers for the team include Mike Rathje, Pat Falloon, Joe Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo, Mike Ricci, Marco Sturm, Vincent Damphousse, Jeff Friesen, Owen Nolan, and Patrick Marleau. Buy San Jose Sharks tickets online and watch out for your favorite star players on the ground.

Joe Thornton won the Art Ross Trophy in 2005-06. Tony Granato won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 1996-97. Evgeni Nabokov won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 2000-01. Joe Thornton won the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2005-06. Jonathan Cheechoo has been another star player from this team who won the Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy in 2005-06.

Jonathan Cheechoo also holds the record of scoring the Most Goals in a season (56 in 2005-06). In 2006-07, Joe Thornton made two records - in scoring most Assists in a season (92) and scoring most Points in a season (114). The record for the most Penalty Minutes in a season is in the name of Link Gaetz (326 in 1991-92).

HP Pavilion

HP Pavilion is located at 525 West Santa Clara Street, San Jose, California. This is the stadium where the San Jose Sharks play all its home games. The ground was broken for its construction in the year 1991, and it was opened in 1993. The overall construction cost of this sports arena was $162.5 million USD. The City of San Jose is the owner of this arena while HP Pavilion Management is its operator. The maximum number of San Jose Sharks tickets that can be sold is 17,496.

The stadium has an ice surface, where wood or other flooring can be overlaid. The former names of this stadium include San Jose Arena (1993-2001) and Compaq Center at San Jose (2001-2002). Besides, there have been some other tenants of this stadium, including the San Jose Sabercats (AFL) (1995-present), Golden State Warriors (NBA) (1996-1997), San Jose Stealth (NLL) (2003-present), San Jose Grizzlies (CISL) (1994-1995), and San Jose Rhinos (RHI) (1994-1997).

You can get the best deal in San Jose Sharks tickets by booking your tickets within multiple event dates.

About the Author:

For more great sports information and San Jose Sharks Tickets resources visit the author's website which is loaded with team and venue history , as well as more San Jose Sharks tickets articles.

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com - San Jose Sharks Tickets for Great Nhl Action