1992–93 San Jose Sharks season

1992–93 San Jose Sharks · NHL
Division	6th Smythe
Conference	12th Campbell
1992–93 record	11–71–2 (24 Points)
Home record	8–33–1
Road record	3–38–1
Goals for	218
Goals against	414
General Manager	Chuck Grillo
Coach	George Kingston
Captain	Doug Wilson
Arena	Cow Palace
Average attendance	11,045
Team Leaders
Goals	Kelly Kisio
Assists	Kelly Kisio
Points	Kelly Kisio
Penalties in minutes	Jeff Odgers
Wins	Arturs Irbe
Goals against average	Artus Irbe
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The 1992–93 San Jose Sharks season was the team's second in the NHL. The Sharks finished 6th in the Smythe Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

The Sharks chose Mike Rathje with their first-round pick in the entry draft, third over-all.

Regular Season

The Sharks set league records for most losses in a season with 71 losses, and most consecutive losses, with 17 in a row.

On a positive note, the team did record its first shutout, attained by rookie goaltender Arturs Irbe, and Rob Gaudreau scored the first hat-trick in franchise history.

Final Standings

Smythe Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Vancouver Canucks	84	46	29	9	101	346	278
Calgary Flames	84	43	30	11	97	322	282
Los Angeles Kings	84	39	35	10	88	338	340
Winnipeg Jets	84	40	37	7	87	322	320
Edmonton Oilers	84	26	50	8	60	242	337
San Jose Sharks	84	11	71	2	24	218	414

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

Regular Season Schedule
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 8, 1992	4–3 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)	1–0–0
2	L	October 10, 1992	3–6	Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)	1–1–0
3	L	October 13, 1992	1–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)	1–2–0
4	L	October 15, 1992	2–8	Boston Bruins (1992–93)	1–3–0
5	L	October 17, 1992	2–6	Calgary Flames (1992–93)	1–4–0
6	L	October 21, 1992	4–8	@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)	1–5–0
7	L	October 23, 1992	4–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)	1–6–0
8	L	October 24, 1992	1–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)	1–7–0
9	L	October 26, 1992	1–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1992–93)	1–8–0
10	L	October 28, 1992	3–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)	1–9–0
11	W	October 30, 1992	2–1	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)	2–9–0
12	T	November 1, 1992	4–4 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)	2–9–1
13	W	November 5, 1992	7–5	Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)	3–9–1
14	L	November 7, 1992	1–6	New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	3–10–1
15	L	November 8, 1992	4–11	Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)	3–11–1
16	L	November 10, 1992	2–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)	3–12–1
17	L	November 12, 1992	3–4	Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)	3–13–1
18	L	November 14, 1992	2–5	Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)	3–14–1
19	W	November 17, 1992	6–0	Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)	4–14–1
20	L	November 19, 1992	0–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)	4–15–1
21	L	November 21, 1992	1–2	Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)	4–16–1
22	W	November 25, 1992	4–3 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1992–93)	5–16–1
23	L	November 27, 1992	2–3 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)	5–17–1
24	L	November 28, 1992	3–10	@ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)	5–18–1
25	L	December 1, 1992	1–3	Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)	5–19–1
26	L	December 3, 1992	5–7	Hartford Whalers (1992–93)	5–20–1
27	L	December 5, 1992	4–9	Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	5–21–1
28	L	December 9, 1992	3–8	@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)	5–22–1
29	L	December 10, 1992	2–3	St. Louis Blues (1992–93)	5–23–1
30	L	December 12, 1992	7–8 OT	Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)	5–24–1
31	L	December 16, 1992	4–5 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)	5–25–1
32	L	December 18, 1992	1–8	@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)	5–26–1
33	L	December 19, 1992	3–6	Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)	5–27–1
34	L	December 21, 1992	4–5	@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)	5–28–1
35	L	December 23, 1992	2–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)	5–29–1
36	W	December 26, 1992	7–2	Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)	6–29–1
37	L	December 29, 1992	5–7	@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)	6–30–1
38	L	December 30, 1992	2–6	Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	6–31–1
39	T	January 2, 1993	2–2 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)	6–31–2
40	L	January 4, 1993	1–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)	6–32–2
41	L	January 5, 1993	1–2	Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)	6–33–2
42	L	January 8, 1993	1–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)	6–34–2
43	L	January 10, 1993	2–3	@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)	6–35–2
44	L	January 12, 1993	1–4	@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)	6–36–2
45	L	January 15, 1993	3–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)	6–37–2
46	L	January 16, 1993	1–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)	6–38–2
47	L	January 18, 1993	3–4	@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)	6–39–2
48	L	January 21, 1993	2–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1992–93)	6–40–2
49	L	January 23, 1993	1–5	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)	6–41–2
50	L	January 26, 1993	1–7	@ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)	6–42–2
51	L	January 29, 1993	2–4	Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)	6–43–2
52	L	January 30, 1993	4–5	Calgary Flames (1992–93)	6–44–2
53	L	February 1, 1993	4–5	Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)	6–45–2
54	L	February 3, 1993	3–7	Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)	6–46–2
55	L	February 10, 1993	1–13	@ Calgary Flames (1992–93)	6–47–2
56	L	February 12, 1993	0–6	@ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)	6–48–2
57	W	February 14, 1993	3–2	@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)	7–48–2
58	L	February 16, 1993	3–4	Washington Capitals (1992–93)	7–49–2
59	W	February 18, 1993	5–3	Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)	8–49–2
60	L	February 20, 1993	4–6	New York Rangers (1992–93)	8–50–2
61	L	February 22, 1993	0–4	New York Rangers (1992–93)	8–51–2
62	L	February 23, 1993	3–6	Calgary Flames (1992–93)	8–52–2
63	L	February 25, 1993	0–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)	8–53–2
64	L	February 27, 1993	4–5	@ Calgary Flames (1992–93)	8–54–2
65	L	February 28, 1993	1–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)	8–55–2
66	W	March 2, 1993	3–2 OT	Ottawa Senators (1992–93)	9–55–2
67	W	March 7, 1993	6–3	Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)	10–55–2
68	L	March 9, 1993	2–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)	10–56–2
69	L	March 11, 1993	2–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1992–93)	10–57–2
70	L	March 14, 1993	1–4	Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)	10–58–2
71	L	March 16, 1993	0–6	New York Islanders (1992–93)	10–59–2
72	L	March 19, 1993	1–8	@ New York Rangers (1992–93)	10–60–2
73	L	March 21, 1993	3–5	@ Washington Capitals (1992–93)	10–61–2
74	L	March 23, 1993	2–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	10–62–2
75	L	March 25, 1993	2–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	10–63–2
76	L	March 27, 1993	3–7	@ New York Islanders (1992–93)	10–64–2
77	L	March 29, 1993	0–5	@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	10–65–2
78	L	April 1, 1993	5–9	Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)	10–66–2
79	L	April 3, 1993	2–3 OT	Calgary Flames (1992–93)	10–67–2
80	L	April 4, 1993	3–4	Calgary Flames (1992–93)	10–68–2
81	W	April 6, 1993	5–2	Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)	11–68–2
82	L	April 8, 1993	1–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)	11–69–2
83	L	April 10, 1993	2–3 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)	11–70–2
84	L	April 15, 1993	3–7	@ Calgary Flames (1992–93)	11–71–2

Playoffs

• The Sharks did not qualify for the post season.

Player Stats

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Dean Evason	84	12	19	31	132
Mike Sullivan	81	6	8	14	30
Johan Garpenlov	79	22	44	66	56
Kelly Kisio	78	26	52	78	90
Jeff Odgers	66	12	15	27	253
Rob Gaudreau	59	23	20	43	18
Steve Bozek	58	8	8	16	27
John Carter	55	7	9	16	81
David Maley	43	1	6	7	126
Robin Bawa	42	5	0	5	47
Pat Falloon	41	14	14	28	12
Ed Courtenay	39	7	13	20	10
Dale Craigwell	32	5	11	16	8
Hubie McDonough	30	6	2	8	6
Perry Berezan	28	3	4	7	28
Mark Pederson	27	7	3	10	22
Ray Whitney	26	4	6	10	4
Michel Picard	25	4	0	4	24
Dave Snuggerud	25	4	5	9	14
Brian Lawton	21	2	8	10	12
Yvon Corriveau	20	3	7	10	0
Larry DePalma	20	2	6	8	41
Lyndon Byers	18	4	1	5	122
David Bruce	17	2	3	5	33
Petri Skriko	17	4	3	7	6
Jean-Francois Quintin	14	2	5	7	4
Jon Morris	13	0	3	3	6
Dody Wood	13	1	1	2	71
Dale Craigwell	8	3	1	4	4
Jaroslav Otevrel	7	0	2	2	0
Mark Beaufait	5	1	0	1	0
Mikhail Kravets	1	0	0	0	0

Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Doug Zmolek	84	5	10	15	229
Rob Zettler	80	0	7	7	150
Jayson More	73	5	6	11	179
Neil Wilkinson	59	1	7	8	96
Tom Pederson	44	7	13	20	31
Doug Wilson	42	3	17	20	40
David Williams	40	1	11	12	49
Sandis Ozolinsh	37	7	16	23	40
Peter Ahola	20	2	3	5	16
Pat MacLeod	13	0	1	1	10
Dean Kolstad	10	0	2	2	12
Claudio Scremin	4	0	1	1	4

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Jeff Hackett	36	2	30	1	0	5.28
Arturs Irbe	36	7	26	0	1	4.11
Brian Hayward	18	2	14	1	0	5.55
Wade Flaherty	1	0	1	0	0	5.02

Awards and Records

• The Sharks did not win any awards this season.

Draft Picks

NHL Entry Draft

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	3	Mike Rathje	Defense	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
1	10	Andrei Nazarov	Left Wing	Russia	HC Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
3	51	Alexander Cherbayev	Right Wing	Russia	Voskresensk Khimik (Russia)
4	75	Jan Caloun	Right Wing	Czechoslovakia	Litvinov Chemopetrol (Czech)
5	99	Marcus Ragnarsson	Defense	Sweden	Djurgardens IF Stockholm (SEL)
6	123	Michal Sykora	Defense	Czechoslovakia	Tacoma Rockets (WHL)
7	147	Eric Bellerose	Left Wing	Canada	Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
8	171	Ryan Smith	Defense	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
9	195	Chris Burns	Goalie	Canada	U. of Denver (NCAA)
10	219	Alex Kholomeyev	Right Wing	Russia	Fort Worth Fire (CHL)
11	243	Victor Ignatjev	Defense	Latvia	Riga Pardaugava (Russia)

NHL Supplemental Draft

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	3	Brian Konowalchuk	Center	United States	U. of Denver (NCAA)

References

• Sharks' 1992-1993 Roster
• The Internet Hockey Database