2006–07 San Jose Sharks season
| 2006–07 San Jose Sharks | |
|---|---|
| Division | 2nd Pacific |
| Conference | 5th Western |
| 2006–07 record | 51–26–5 |
| Home record | 25–12–4 |
| Road record | 26–14–1 |
| Goals for | 258 |
| Goals against | 199 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Doug Wilson |
| Coach | Ron Wilson |
| Captain | Patrick Marleau |
| Alternate captains |
Scott Hannan Joe Thornton |
| Arena | HP Pavilion at San Jose |
| Average attendance | 17,496 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Jonathan Cheechoo (37) |
| Assists | Joe Thornton (92) |
| Points | Joe Thornton (114) |
| Penalties in minutes | Mark Bell (83) |
| Plus/minus | Joe Thornton (+24) |
| Wins | Vesa Toskala (26) |
| Goals against average | Evgeni Nabokov (2.29) |
The San Jose Sharks 2006–07 season was the 16th season played by the franchise.
During the 2006 offseason, the San Jose Sharks made significant changes in order to bolster their defense and team grit. The Sharks signed Mike Grier from the Buffalo Sabres and former Shark Curtis Brown from the Chicago Blackhawks, two forwards noted for their defense prowess on both sides of the ice. After signing the two veterans, General Manager Doug Wilson traded their top offensive defenceman in 2005–06, Tom Preissing, to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for centre Mark Bell of the Chicago Blackhawks in a three-way trade involving Martin Havlat going from Ottawa to the Blackhawks. Wilson then traded underachieving winger Nils Ekman to the Pittsburgh Penguins. In August, to round off their flurry of trades, the Sharks signed veterans Mathieu Biron and Patrick Traverse. The Sharks also signed Graham Mink and Scott Ferguson to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Worcester Sharks. On October 2, 2006, the Sharks acquired Vladimir Malakhov and a first-round conditional draft pick in exchange for Jim Fahey and Alexander Korolyuk, who was playing in Russia at the time.
The Sharks got off to a sizzling 20–7–0 start, the best in franchise history. Shortly after, however, several key players missed time due to injuries, and the Sharks continued to struggle with consistency as their results dropped off. At the end of February, they lost four games in a row, their longest losing streak of the season.
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