2012-13 Media Guide - NHL.com

12PATRICKMARLEAUSHOOTS: Left HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-foot-2, 220 poundsBORN: 9/15/79 in Aneroid, Saskatchewan HOMETOWN: San Jose, CaliforniaSelected by San Jose in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft (1st round, 2nd overall).LEFT WING2012-13 SAN JOSE SHARKS2011-12: Won the “Sharks Fan Favorite Award”, as votedon by the fans, for the second consecutive season…Played in all 82 games for the third consecutive seasonand has a consecutive games played streak of 248games intact (April 9, 2009 – present), which is thethird longest in Sharks history…Reached the 30-goalmark for the fourth consecutive time and the sixthseason overall…Finished the season on a four-gamepoint streak (2-3=5)…T-7th in the League in gamewinninggoals (8) and T-10th in road goals (18)…3rdon the team in goals (30) and points (30-34=64)…Ledthe team in game-winning goals (8) and 2nd in powerplay goals (10)…Played his 1,100th game on March 6vs. Edmonton…Scored his 76th career game-winninggoal on Feb. 23 at Toronto, placing him 30th on theNHL all-time list ahead of Marcel Dionne and MarioLemieux…Recorded his 800th and 801st points with agoal and an assist at Minnesota on Jan. 10…Named theBrocade “Sharks Player of the Month” for November…Recorded his fourth career regular season hat trick(3-0=3), which is second most in franchise history, onNov. 20 at Colorado…Posted three points (1-2=3), all inthe second period, on Nov. 7 vs. Los Angeles…Scoredhis first goal of the season on Oct. 22 at Boston…Registered two assists in the season opener vs. Phoenixon Oct. 8…Alternate captain...Playoffs: Appeared infive games.CAREER 2010-11: T-1st in the League in home goals(26), T-4th in game-winning goals (nine), sixth in goals,T-12th in power play goals (11), T-14th in even strengthgoals (24), 13th in shots (279) and T-15th in points…Led Sharks in scoring…Had 21 points (11 assists) in thelast 13 games…Post All-Star Break (32 games), had 37points (19 goals), seven game-winning goals and a plus-16…Set a franchise record with 12 shots vs. Dallas onMarch 31 and scored two goals…Became the firstShark to record three OT goals in a season on March 8vs. Nashville…Scored his seventh regular seasonovertime goal on Feb. 22 at Pittsburgh…Scored thegame-winning goal, his 20th of the season, Feb. 9 atColumbus. This marked the 10th time he’s scored 20goals...Played in his 1,000th NHL game (scored a goal)on Jan. 17 at Phoenix, becoming the youngest playerever to reach that plateau with one organization…Tiedhis single-game career high with four points (threeassists), the first of which (an assist) marked his 700thpoint, on Oct. 27 vs. New Jersey…Playoffs: Ended theNHL CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFirst NHL game — Oct. 1, 1997 vs. EdmontonFirst NHL goal — Oct. 19, 1997 at Phoenix (NikolaiKhabibulin)First NHL assist — Oct. 11, 1997 vs. BostonMost points, game — 4, 8 times, most recent, Oct. 27, 2010vs. New JerseyMost goals, game — 3, 4 times, most recent, Nov. 20, 2011at ColoradoMost assists, game — 4, Feb. 10, 2006 vs. DallasMost consecutive games, point — 9, 2 times, most recent,Oct. 17, 2009 at NY Islanders through Nov. 4, 2009 atColumbusMost consecutive games, goal — 6, 2 times, most recent,Nov. 11-21, 2003Most consecutive games, assist — 7, Dec. 2-18, 2005Most consecutive games played — *248, April 9, 2009through present (*streak intact)Best plus/minus — +4, two times, most recent, Oct. 27,2010 vs. New Jersey1,100th NHL game — March 6, 2012 vs. Edmonton1,000th NHL game — Jan. 17, 2011 at Phoenix100th NHL goal — Nov. 13, 2002 at Atlanta300th NHL goal — Dec. 26, 2009 vs. Anaheim100th NHL assist — Dec. 11, 2001 vs. Edmonton400th NHL assist — March 14, 2011 at Chicago800th NHL point — Jan. 10, 2012 at MinnesotaNHL Hat Tricks — 4, Nov. 20, 2011 at Colorado; April 6,2002 vs. Detroit; Nov. 9, 2006 at Los Angeles; Nov. 27,2009 at EdmontonNHL Offensive Player of the Week — Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2005;Feb. 5-11, 2006NHL Player of the Week — Oct. 19 - 25, 2009 (Third Star)“Sharks Player of the Year” — 2003-04, 2008-09,2009-10“Sharks Player of the Month” — Nov. 2011, March 2011,Oct. 2009, Oct. 2008, Jan. 2007, Nov. 2005, Dec. 2003(co-winner), Nov. 2002PlayStation “Sharks Rookie of the Year” — Co-winner1997-98PlayStation “Three Stars of the Game” Award — 2003-04, 2008-09“Sharks Fan Favorite Award” — 2011-12, 2010-11NHL All-Star Game — 2009, 2007, 2004Olympics — 2010 (gold medal)World Cup — Team Canada (2004, DNP)World Championships — Team Canada (1999, 2001,2003, 2005)62 2012-13 SAN JOSE SHARKS ORGANIZATION GUIDESAN JOSE SHARKS