Dan Boyle News

At the end of the 2009 calendar year, the San Jose Sharks reached the halfway point of the season.

While Ben Eager has always been quick with an extra shove, he has recently proven adept at helping push the Blackhawks' offense.

Joe Pavelski named to USA Olympic hockey team, 8 San Jose Sharks players will participate in the 2010 Winter Olympics YOUTH PLAYER REVEALS JOE PAVELSKI'S NAME AT THE NHL WINTER CLASSIC - NBC At the conclusion of yesterday's NHL Winter Classic, San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski was officially named to Team USA's 2010 Men's Winter Olympic ice ...

Dan Boyle is hoping this Olympic experience will be better than the last. The San Jose Sharks defenceman was on the taxi squad at the 2006 games in Turin, Italy, meaning he couldn't play unless someone was injured and unable to continue in the tournament.

San Jose's Dany Heatley, left, eludes Robert Nilsson in the second period. New year.

Sharks forward Joe Pavelski will be skating in the Vancouver Olympics for Team USA next month.

Ryan Clowe scored the lone shootout goal in the sixth round to lift the San Jose Sharks to their seventh straight win, 3-2 over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night.

Share + Dec 30, 2009 10:39 pm US/Pacific SAN JOSE 1 of 1 Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals shoots against Rob Blake of the San Jose Sharks during an NHL game at the HP Pavilion Wednesday night.

Evgeni Nabokov had to know he was going to get an earful when Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Ovechkin deflected a shot past the Sharks goalie in October.

The San Jose Sharks used a victory over the Anaheim Ducks a week ago to end their longest losing streak of the season.

Patrick Marleau scored twice in the first period, the first his 300th career goal, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.

The 2009-10 San Jose Sharks undoubtedly have more fire-power at the forward position than they had last year, but the offense from the defense that head coach Todd McLellan preaches to his club has been on a major decline.

Joe Thornton and Dany Heatley both posted a goal and an assist while Evgeni Nabokov was stellar with 45 saves, as the San Jose Sharks won the battle for supremacy in the Western Conference with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center.

Patrick Marleau scored two goals and Joe Pavelski added another to lead the San Jose Sharks past the Dallas Stars 4-2 Monday night.

After finally putting an end to a frustrating losing streak in their last outing, the San Jose Sharks try to make it two wins in a row when the Pacific Division co-leaders visit the Dallas Stars tonight at the American Airlines Center.

Rookie defenseman Jason Demers blames no one but himself for the fact he was reassigned to Worcester late last month.

SAN JOSE SHARKS FACE ANAHEIM DUCKS TONIGHT AT HP PAVILION The Sharks third meeting of the season the Ducks, San Jose won twice in Anaheim , will be more of an exercise of two teams looking to right midseason slumps than a physical flashback to last year's opening round playoff series.

Frazer McLaren #68 of the San Jose Sharks celebrates his first NHL goal with teammates Joe Pavelski #8, Manny Malhotra #27, Kent Huskins #40 and Derek Joslin #65 as Ryan Johnson #10 of the Vancouver Canucks skates away dejected during their game at General Motors Place on November 29, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Joe Thornton's parents have figured he's a good bet for Team Canada since receiving an endorsement from Don Cherry.

During his 20 years in the NHL, Sharks captain Rob Blake has been on teams that have gone through uglier times than San Jose's current five-game winless streak.