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029-063 hpc 9/25/06 3:26 PM Page 38Jonathan CheechooSHOOTS: Right 6-foot-1, 200 poundsBORN: 7/15/80 in Moose Factory, OntarioHOMETOWN: Moose Factory, OntarioSelected by San Jose in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft (2nd Round,29th overall)14 right wingPLAYERS2005-06: Became the first Shark to win theMaurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, awarded to theNHL’s annual goal-scoring leader (56)… Led theLeague in game-winning goals (11 — Sharksrecord), home-ice goals (31) and divisional goals(29) and T-2nd in power play goals (24 — Sharksrecord)...Received the PlayStation “Sharks ThreeStars of the Year” Award…Named the SeagateTechnology “Sharks Player of the Month” forNovember and January…First player to recordfive or more hat tricks in one season since MarioLemieux had six in 1995-96…Named co-winner(with Joe Thornton) of the NHL Offensive Player ofthe Week Award for the week of April 10-16,recording 11 points (7-4=11) in four games...Recorded his fifth hat trick of the season and seta career high in points (3-2=5) vs. Anaheim onApril 15 (the five points placed him eighth on theSharks all-time points list [156] and sixth on theall-time goals list [93])… Became the third playeron the season (the Rangers Jaromir Jagr andAtlanta’s Ilya Kovalchuk), first Shark and the second-everaboriginal player (Reggie Leach ofPhiladelphia, twice) to score 50 goals in a seasonwith his first goal at Phoenix on April 10… Set theSharks franchise record for game-winning goalsin a single season with his goal at Phoenix onApril 10 (surpassed his own record of nine set in2003-04)…Broke Owen Nolan’s team mark formost shots in a single season (317 — ledSharks)…Recorded 78 points (49-29=78) in the last58 games from Dec. 1 through April 17… Secondon team in plus/minus (plus-23) and among forwardsin ice time (19:57)…Also second on theteam, first among forwards in hits (120)… T-1st onteam with 28 multi-point games, with the Sharksposting a 22-3-3 in those games… Broke Nolan'sfranchise’s record for goals in a season (45) withtwo on March 25 at Minnesota…Scored his 19thPP goal of the season against Anaheim on March7, surpassing Nolan's franchise record (18 —1999-00)…Tied a franchise record with his 12-game point streak (10-9=19) that included sixmulti-point games (Dec. 26 at LA - Jan. 24 vs.LA)…Registered his first career hat trick on Dec.20 against Anaheim, including converting his sec-NHL Career HighlightsFirst NHL game — Oct. 10, 2002 vs. DetroitFirst NHL goal — Oct. 24, 2002 at Nashville (Tomas Vokoun)First NHL assist — Dec. 23, 2002 at BostonMost points, game — 5, Apr. 15, 2006 vs. AnaheimMost goals, game — 3, 5 times, most recent, April 15 , 2006vs. AnaheimMost assists, game — 2, 6 times, most recent, April 15, 2006vs. AnaheimMost consecutive games, point — 12, Dec. 26, 2005 at LosAngeles thru Jan. 24, 2006 vs. Los AngelesMost consecutive games, goal — 4, 2 times, most recent,Dec. 26, 2005 at Los Angeles thru Jan. 5, 2006 vs. ColumbusMost consecutive games, assist — 4, Oct. 26, 2005 at Dallasthru Nov. 2, 2005 vs. NashvilleMost consecutive games played — 120, Jan. 15, 2004 - presentBest plus/minus — +3, 5 times, most recent, March 21, 2006at St. LouisHat Tricks — 5 (all in 2005-06)Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy — 2005-06Seagate Technology “Sharks Player of the Month” —January 2006, November 2005, March 2004NHL YoungStars Game — 2004PlayStation “Sharks Three Stars of the Year” Award —2005-06NHL Offensive Player of the Week — April 10-16, 2006(co-winner)38 sjsharks.com | sjsharks.com/wireless