2012-13 Media Guide - NHL.com

TEAM HONORSPLAYSTATION “SHARKS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR” AWARDThis annual award was introduced in 1994-95 and is voted upon by Bay Area media to recognize the Sharks playeradjudged to be the best in his first season of NHL competition. Sony Computer Entertainment presented a check for$2,500 to the Sharks Foundation as recognition of the winner’s accomplishment.RECORD BOOK2011-12 Andrew Desjardins2010-11 Logan Couture2009-10 Jason Demers2008-09 Tomas Plihal2007-08 Torrey Mitchell2006-07 Marc-Edouard Vlasic2005-06 Milan Michalek2003-04 Tom Preissing2002-03 Jim Fahey2001-02 Matt Bradley2000-01 Evgeni Nabokov1999-00 Brad Stuart1998-99 Alexander Korolyuk1997-98 Patrick Marleau,Marco Sturm,Andrei Zyuzin1996-97 Stephen Guolla1995-96 Marcus Ragnarsson1994-95 Jeff FriesenPLAYSTATION “THREE STARS OF THE GAME” AWARDIntroduced in 2003-04, this award recognizes the Sharks players who received the most credit for being selected asone of the three stars of the game. Each No. 1 star selection earned five points, No. 2 stars received three points andNo. 3 stars got one point. The three stars are listed on the official NHL game sheet distributed by the game’s officialscorekeepers. The three stars are chosen by members of the media based on the player’s performance each game.Sony Computer Entertainment presented a check for $2,500 to the Sharks Foundation as recognition of the winner’saccomplishment.2011-12 Joe Pavelski2010-11 Antti Niemi2009-10 Evgeni Nabokov2008-09 Patrick Marleau2007-08 Joe Thornton2006-07 Joe Thornton2005-06 Jonathan Cheechoo2003-04 Patrick MarleauSHARKS “FAN FAVORITE” AWARDIn 2010-11, the Sharks announced the inception of the “Fan Favorite” Award, which was determined by fan voting atsjsharks.com. Nearly 11,000 votes were received and the winner of the inaugural award was Patrick Marleau.2011-12 Patrick Marleau2010-11 Patrick Marleau236 2012-13 SAN JOSE SHARKS ORGANIZATION GUIDESAN JOSE SHARKS