The San Jose Sharks announced on Tuesday that Patrick Marleau will be inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame as part of their 2024 class. He becomes the second NHL player to earn the honor, as Owen Nolan was the first Shark inducted in 2014. It’s impossible to exaggerate how important Marleau has been to hockey in the Bay Area.
What’s not to love about San Jose? That’s certainly the perspective of Patrick Marleau, inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame last night. “The people, the food, the fans, the area, the weather.
Can you imagine Patrick Marleau on the New York Islanders? It could’ve happened if the Islanders had their way, according to their then-assistant general manager Mike Santos.
Four months after retiring his jersey, the San Jose Sharks welcomed back Patrick Marleau in a coaching and advisory capacity on Friday. Marleau, 43, the NHL's all-time leader in games played, will serve as a player development coach and a hockey operations adviser.
A San Jose Sharks legend has officially rejoined the team.
Patrick Marleau is coming home to the San Jose Sharks once more.
The San Jose Sharks will retire Patrick Marleau’s jersey tonight, making him the first player in franchise history to receive the honor. He played the vast majority of his career with the Sharks, serving as captain for five years and becoming the team’s all-time leader in a number of statistical categories.
Selected No. 2 overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, Marleau spent 21 seasons in San Jose, playing 1,607 of his 1,779 career games wearing the Sharks' black and teal.
The man who's played more games in NHL history than any other skater has taken the ice for the final time.
So what does Patrick Marleau want to do after breaking Gordie Howe’s most games played record? Easy. Come back for one more season. Patrick Marleau wants to play one more year Patrick Marleau made history on April 19th in Vegas.
If Marleau is to return, he’ll need a new contract. He signed a one-year, $700K deal before this season, but would actually be due a raise even though his play didn’t warrant one. The NHL minimum increases to $750K next year.
How many of the leaders in career NHL games played can you name in five minutes?
1,768 games later, Patrick Marleau now sits atop the NHL standings as the player who holds the record for most games played in League history. He surpassed Gordie Howe on Monday night in a touching ceremony that celebrated his journey through the NHL and up to this point in a long and storied career.
Erik Karlsson isn’t the only player not thrilled with GM Doug Wilson announcing a reset with an eye on youth for the Sharks. Patrick Marleau made some notable comments on the topic, including being open to leaving San Jose.
Patrick Marleau signed a new one-year, $700K contract with the San Jose Sharks last October. It wasn’t necessarily believed that the Sharks would be contenders and Marleau had to know that.
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