2012-13 Media Guide - NHL.com

points and fourth in scoring…Posted first career GWGFeb. 4 at Edmonton…Posted first two-goal game ofcareer Nov. 24 vs. Anaheim…Registered first NHL goalOct. 19 at Phoenix, making him the second youngestplayer to score a regular season NHL goal since the endof World War II (according to Elias Sports Bureau,youngest was Chicago’s Grant Mulvey, 18 years, 1month and 2 days on Oct 19, 1974)…Scored firstpreseason goal Sept. 14 vs. Los Angeles in San Diego,the day before he turned 18…Playoffs: Youngest activeplayer during Stanley Cup Playoffs…1996-97: Youngestplayer drafted in 1997 NHL Entry Draft at 17 years, 9months, 6 days…1997 Western Hockey League WesternConference Player of the Year…WHL’s third leadingscorer…Fourth in league in goals and assists…Namedto WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team…LedWHL in SHG (nine).PERSONAL: “Patty” lists these favorite: Chocolateand pasta (favorite foods); Honesty (personal quality);Baseball (sport besides hockey); Mario Lemieux (hockeyidol); Chicago (road city); Slap Shot (hockey movie); BigBrother, Homeland, Dexter, Revenge, The Mentalist (TVshows); Patrick Jane from The Mentalist (TV character);Nickelback (concert attended)…Refuses to eat salmonof any kind…hidden talent is juggling…he would wantto play another sport if he didn’t play hockey…if he couldhave dinner with anyone in history it would be GrandpaMarleau (“I never met him”)…Biggest influence on hishockey career is his father…Equipment he pays themost attention to are his sticks and skates…Favoritehockey moment was winning the Olympic Gold medalduring the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver…Most excitingplayer to watch is Pavel Datsyuk…Fastest skater in theCAREER STATISTICSPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM1995-96 Seattle WHL 72 32 42 74 22 5 3 4 7 41996-97 Seattle WHL 71 51 74 125 37 15 7 16 23 121997-98 San Jose NHL 74 13 19 32 14 5 0 1 1 01998-99 San Jose NHL 81 21 24 45 24 6 2 1 3 4Canada World Ch. 7 1 2 3 0 - - - - -1999-00 San Jose NHL 81 17 23 40 36 5 1 1 2 22000-01 San Jose NHL 81 25 27 52 22 6 2 0 2 4Canada World Ch. 7 2 3 5 4 - - - - -2001-02 San Jose NHL 79 21 23 44 40 12 6 5 11 62002-03 San Jose NHL 82 28 29 57 33 - - - - -Canada World Ch. 9 0 4 4 4 - - - - -2003-04 San Jose NHL 80 28 29 57 24 17 8 4 12 6Canada World Cup - - - - - - - - - -2004-05 Canada World Ch. 9 2 2 4 4 - - - - -2005-06 San Jose NHL 82 34 52 86 26 11 9 5 14 82006-07 San Jose NHL 77 32 46 78 33 11 3 3 6 22007-08 San Jose NHL 78 19 29 48 33 13 4 4 8 22008-09 San Jose NHL 76 38 33 71 18 6 2 1 3 82009-10 San Jose NHL 82 44 39 83 22 14 8 5 13 8Canada Olympics 7 2 3 5 0 - - - - -2010-11 San Jose NHL 82 37 36 73 16 18 7 6 13 92011-12 San Jose NHL 82 30 34 64 26 5 0 0 0 4NHL/Sharks Totals 1117 387 443 830 367 129 52 36 88 63Selected by San Jose in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft (1st round, 2nd overall).NHL is Marian Gaborik…Thinks the hardest hitter in theNHL is Zdeno Chara…If you change change one rule hewould make smaller equipment for goalies…Pleased tosay that he can’t name the best teammate he’s had inhis career (“The list is just too long”)…Thinks DouglasMurray is the best dressed teammate…Feels that theThornton’s are the best couple to go on double dateswith…Prefers taking a wrist shot to a slap shot, and abody check to a poke check…Thinks Don Cherry hasbetter suits than Don Draper...Feels that Ryane Cloweis the teammate in the best shape and also chirps themost from the bench.2012-13 SAN JOSE SHARKSsjsharks.com • TWITTER: @SanJoseSharks65