2012-13 Media Guide - NHL.com

World Championships: Even plus/minus…2006-07:Recorded nine PIM in his first game on Oct. 29 atTampa Bay…2005-06: Third on Sharks and 10thamong NHL rookies in hits (110)…Set a season highwith seven hits at Toronto on Dec. 3 and matched it onDec. 28 vs. Phoenix…2004-05: An alternate captain forCleveland…Led Barons defensemen with a plus-4 onhome ice…2003-04: Fifth among AHL defensemen inshooting percentage (.096, 10 goals, 104 shots)…Oneof two Barons defensemen to post double-digit goals…Playoffs: T-1st among all AHL defensemen and AHLrookies with three power play goals…2002-03: Namedto Hockey Digest’s NCAA All-America Second Team…Helped Cornell to ECAC Championship and berth in theFrozen Four…Named to ECAC All-Tournament Team andas First Team All-Ivy League defenseman…Selected asthe ECAC’s best defensive defenseman…Named FirstTeam All-ECAC defenseman…Second among Cornelldefensemen in points and led in assists…Fifth onteam in points…Cornell co-captain…Named to HockeyEast Preseason All-Conference Team…Named to theEast Regional All-Tournament Team…2001-02: HobeyBaker Award finalist served as alternate captain atCornell…T-1st on team and led Cornell defensemen inscoring…T-3rd on Cornell in goals and power play goals(seven)…Named to the ECAC All-Conference First Team,First Team All-Ivy League and was named Ivy LeaguePlayer of the Year…Selected to the JOFA Division I All-America First Team…Recipient of Nicky Bawlf Awardas the team’s Most Valuable Player…Named to ECACAll-Tournament Team and NCAA Regional ChampionshipAll-Tournament Team…Named to American HockeyCoaches Association’s All-America East First Team…2000-01: Named to All-Ivy League First Team andAll-ECAC Championship Tournament team…1999-00:Third among Cornell defensemen in scoring.PERSONAL: “Crankshaft” lists these favorites: Tennis(sport besides hockey); generosity (personal quality);CAREER STATISTICSPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM1998-99 Applecore EJHL 60 17 47 64 62 - - - - -1999-00 Cornell ECAC 32 3 6 9 38 1 1 0 1 02000-01 Cornell ECAC 25 5 13 18 39 4 0 4 4 82001-02 Cornell ECAC 35 11 21 32 67 2 1 0 1 02002-03 Cornell ECAC 35 5 20 25 30 3 0 2 2 N/A2003-04 Cleveland AHL 72 10 12 22 75 9 3 0 3 372004-05 Cleveland AHL 54 6 17 23 56 - - - - -2005-06 San Jose NHL 34 0 1 1 27 - - - - -Cleveland AHL 20 1 7 8 37 - - - - -2006-07 San Jose NHL 35 0 3 3 31 - - - - -Worcester AHL 5 2 1 3 8 - - - - -2007-08 San Jose NHL 66 1 9 10 98 13 1 1 2 2Sweden World Champ. 5 0 0 0 27 - - - - -2008-09 San Jose NHL 75 0 7 7 38 6 0 0 0 92009-10 San Jose NHL 79 4 13 17 66 15 1 6 7 8Sweden Olympics 4 0 0 0 0 - - - - -2010-11 San Jose NHL 73 1 13 14 44 18 0 1 1 82011-12 San Jose NHL 60 0 4 4 31 5 0 0 0 19NHL/Sharks Totals 422 6 50 56 335 57 2 8 10 46Selected by San Jose in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft (8th round, 241st overall).Venture Capitalist (job if not for hockey); Lasse Bjorn,his grandfather (hockey idol); The Thomas Crown Affair(movie); White Collar (TV show); Neil Caffrey (actor);Swedish House Mafia and Avicii (musicians); New YorkCity (favorite road city)…thinks Pavel Datsyuk is themost exciting player to watch in the NHL…best non-Sharks jersey in the NHL is Chicago’s…would like toremove the instigator rule…Names Ryane Clowe theteammate most likely to wear a speedo to the beach…ifhe could have dinner with anyone in history it would beBrigitte Bardot, Grace Kelly, and Ingrid Bergman…wouldrather block a shot to save a goal than score a goal (“It’sa more realistic answer”)…Equally enjoys the roar ofthe home crowd and the booing of an away crowd.2012-13 SAN JOSE SHARKSsjsharks.com • TWITTER: @SanJoseSharks73