Dany Heatley News Archives

The morning after his dramatic home debut as a Shark earlier this month, Dany Heatley offered a favorable review of HP Pavilion.

The Sharks have already navigated nearly a sixth of their season, another example of how time flies when you're never at home.

When the Sharks lost to the Colorado Avalanche on opening night, the 5-2 defeat was magnified by the fact San Jose was outplayed by the team that had finished the previous season as the Western Conference's worst.

Toronto Maple Leafs at Anaheim Ducks : Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke led the Ducks to a Stanley Cup title in 2007.

What to watch for in hockey Wednesday: Shark hunting The Los Angeles Kings visit San Jose tonight , hoping to prove parity really has come to the Pacific Division.

This is what Ryane Clowe's breakout season looked like last year for the San Jose Sharks.

ATLANTA For the Sharks , this next stop on their six-game tour of the Eastern Conference is a chance to rebound from a mistake-filled loss that left them a so-so 5-4-1 through the first 10 games of the season.

The San Jose Sharks sure looked quite fresh in the finale of a grueling six-game road trip.

Patrick Marleau had two goals and an assist to help the San Jose Sharks beat Atlanta 4-3 on Saturday night, the Thrashers' third straight loss.

The Sharks signed Manny Malhotra primarily for his defensive abilities and faceoff skills, but they also had to like the fact he was coming off a career year offensively with 11 goals and 35 points.

The hecklers will be out in full force when the San Jose Sharks infest Philips Arena for a Saturday night matchup against the Atlanta Thrashers .

Faceoff: 4 p.m. today at Philips Arena. TV: CSNCA. Radio: 98.5. Head to head: The Sharks have faced Atlanta 11 times and have yet to suffer a regulation loss.

Tampa Bay hasn't been very competitive in its last two games. A visit from San Jose isn't likely going to get the club on track either.

As a visiting player, Dany Heatley remembers San Jose as one of the league's louder venues and the Sharks' offense as a formidable threat.

New York Rangers goalie Steve Valiquette lets a shot by San Jose Sharks winger Dany Heatley get past him for a goal in the first period of their NHL game in New York on Monday.

Think the San Jose Sharks are sick of hearing the questions about their leadership shakeup in the off-season, following another disappointing early exit from the playoffs in the spring? Prior to their game at Madison Square Garden vs.

It sure seemed as though the New York Rangers were on their way to an eighth straight win.

Marian Gaborik has 12 points in eight games for the New York Rangers this season.

Eric Duhatschek Published on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 11:18PM EDT Last updated on Sunday, Oct.

Sharks coach Todd McLellan has been looking for someone to help light a fire under his offense, and he found that spark in a 5-foot-8 rookie forward who grew up 22 miles from Nassau Coliseum.

Milan Michalek had his first three-goal game in the NHL, scoring twice short-handed and once on a power play in the Ottawa Senators' 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

Those late West Coast games will kill you the next day. Could be a shaky morning skate.

Calgary's Dany Heatley found the perfect way to introduce himself to San Jose fans.

Crashing the Net takes you around the league you almost forgot about and all of the fantasy ins and outs, ups and downs.

It took 10 games last year for the Sharks to taste defeat at home for the first time.

The Sharks and Minnesota Wild have multiple coaching connections, but the top men behind each bench played down the likelihood that would have much impact on the outcome of Saturday night's game between the two teams.

Dany Heatley #15 of the San Jose Sharks skates with the puck up ice during an NHL game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at HP Pavilion at San Jose October 8, 2009 in San Jose, California.

Dany Heatley scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play late in the second period and the San Jose Sharks overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Saturday night.

Patrick Marleau has been flying around the ice in the early NHL season. And an obvious thought is that the quickness is there because he no longer carries the weight of the captain's insignia on his jersey.

Scott Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo, Nils Ekman, Mark Smith, Milan Michalek, Ryane Clowe, and even Patrick Marleau have all spent time alongside Sharks center Joe Thornton.A Not a single one of them is in same league as Dany Heatley.

Faceoff: 7:30 p.m., HP Pavilion. TV/RADIO: CSNCA; 98.5-FM, 92.1-FM Head to head: The Sharks went 2-1-1 against Minnesota last season.

What a game. The San Jose Sharks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 for the Sharks' home opener.

Dany Heatley certainly knows how to make an entrance. The new Shark scored a hat trick and had an assist in his first game as a Shark at the Shark Tank.

Mike Commodore #22 of the Columbus Blue Jackets skates with the puck against the Detroit Red Wings during Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 23, 2009 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Teddy Purcell scored the tiebreaking goal from behind San Jose's goal line with 5:10 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings blew a four-goal lead before holding off the Sharks 6-4 Tuesday night.

Among the biggest off-season trades was the deal that sent left wing Dany Heatley from Ottawa to San Jose, giving the already powerful Sharks another gifted scorer.

Creator-producer Merv Griffin's classic game-show version of 'hangman' has kept on spinning for three decades.

It's only one game, but Dany Heatley hasn't exactly blasted out of the gates in San Jose.

No goals. No assists, but ... When you see San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan send Joe Thornton and Dany Heatley over the boards together, the opposition starts wondering when the magic is going to begin.

The San Jose Sharks had little trouble getting on track against the Anaheim Ducks this time.

Sharks Coach Todd McLellan had a hard time finding something to like in his team's dismal 5-2 opening-night loss in Colorado.

Mike Fisher was named the Senators' alternate captain on Friday. The Senators have named veteran Mike Fisher an alternate captain, and allowed defenceman Christoph Schubert to move on to the Atlanta Thrashers.

Wojtek Wolski scored twice and Colorado opened the season with a 5-2 victory over San Jose, spoiling Dany Heatley's debut with the Sharks while capping a special night for longtime Avalanche captain Joe Sakic.

Breaking his silence yesterday, Senators owner Eugene Melnyk admitted he felt betrayed by Dany Heatley and is glad the winger is gone.

Pucks haven't bounced Ottawa's way much the past two seasons, but defenceman Matt Carkner and goalie Pascal Leclaire hope to change that.