Experience of a lifetime
by Loather on 10/6/18SAP Center at San Jose - San JoseRating: 5 out of 5I'm not really into hockey and had never been to a game however, this was amazing and I plan to do it again

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San Jose Sharks History
The California Golden Seals played at the Oakland Coliseum from 1967–1976 before relocating to Cleveland. While a failure at the box office and on the ice, the Seals sowed the seeds for the Sharks' arrival some 15 years later. With Wayne Gretzky's trade to Los Angeles in 1988, hockey fever spread across non-traditional markets, and San Jose was among the first cities into which the league ventured.
The Sharks initially played at the Cow Palace in Daly City in 1991 before moving into their current home, the SAP Center, in 1993. The new digs agreed with the team, as they experienced an NHL record 58-point increase over the prior season. Early stars such as Sergei Makarov, Pat Falloon and the Latvian duo of Sandis Ozoliņš and Artūrs Irbe gave the Sharks an early level of respectability.
Gaining a reputation as giant-killers, the upstart Sharks dispatched the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings in the 1994 Western Conference Finals and the Presidents' Trophy-winning St. Louis Blues in 2000. The Sharks continued to flirt with success for the next decade, riding the talents of such star players as Owen Nolan, Marco Sturm, Evgeni Nabokov, Patrick Marleau, and Joe Thornton.
The Sharks went on to win the Presidents' Trophy in 2009, and have captured a total of six Pacific Division titles and appeared in the Stanley Cup Playoffs 21 times.
San Jose Sharks Team Info
Conference: Western
Division: Pacific
Year Founded: 1991
Team Colors: Pacific Teal, Orange, Black, White
Team Rivals: Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, Colorado Avalanche
San Jose Sharks at SAP Center
The San Jose Sharks have made the SAP Center(Opens in new tab) in San Jose their home since 1993. The "Shark Tank," as it is affectionately known, is one of the most raucous buildings in the league. The SAP Center also hosts concert events year-round in addition to hockey.
The San Jose Sharks schedule for the 2025–26 regular season can be viewed on Ticketmaster.
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Ticket prices for San Jose Sharks games depend on a variety of factors, including date and time, city, matchup, seat location, and when the tickets are purchased. The average ticket for a San Jose Sharks game can cost anywhere between $50-$150.
The Sharks have made one appearance in the Stanley Cup Final (in 2016), but have never won.
The seating map for SAP Center can be viewed on Ticketmaster(Opens in new tab).
I'm not really into hockey and had never been to a game however, this was amazing and I plan to do it again
Even though we lost I still love my Sharks and rocking the tank on game days.
All I did during Sharks Fan Fest 2018 was a photo booth binge. I ended up meeting 10 San Jose Sharks players amongst 5 photo booth turns. First I met center Logan Couture and goaltender Martin Jones. Second, I met left wing Evander Kane and center Tomas Hertl. Third, I met right wing Kevin Labanc and left wing Marcus Sorensen. Fourth, I met goaltender Aaron Dell and center Dylan Gambrell. Finally, I met defenseman Radim Simek and right wing Barclay Goodrow. The Legends Game was fun to watch, but meeting all those players at the photo booths is how I’ll remember Sharks Fan Fest 2018.
I love that the team does this event for the fans, but I don’t like 2 big aspects of it. 1. The tank tailgate is not family friendly kids are not allowed, so it’s a bunch of fan boys who are getting autographs... I think there should be more merch stands open to make it easier for fans to buy the new merchandise, maybe have a exclusive sale as well... I really wasn’t impressed with what was offered. 2. Kids club signup was not open the entire time, engaging our youth is what will grow the sport later... All in all the event is worth the cash, I loved seeing the players and alumni players. Maybe a Canada vs the world for teams... and why couldn’t they get 2 ex sharks goalies.... kippursoff vs Nabby, or hedburg vs IRBE?
Being a sharks fan, I was very excited to be able to meet some of the players during fan fest get on the eyes and participate in the different activities that were advertised. However once I entered fan fest I soon realized that it only meant “which line do you want to stand in for hours?” There were only about four activities that you could participate in and each one required you to stand in line for over two hours. It’s basically meant that you like to do one or maybe two of the activities. The staff was not friendly and there were no giveaways or extra fun activities except for face painting. It appeared that unless you paid $65 to the sharks foundation for special access to booze, you might as well have not gone. My significant other and I don’t drink alcohol so we didn’t pay the extra money but we saw pictures online after and apparently all the players were there pouring alcohol to everyone and everyone got to meet and see them and have a special autograph signing with them. This seemed highly unfair to me since we spend thousands of dollars per year on seats and support the team whole heartedly: watching all of their games and buying their merchandise. It really seemed like a slap in the face for only those who paid the extra cash to be able to have a good fan fest experience, meanwhile those who didn’t just stood in line all day. It was disappointing.
Once again, the Sharks just can't seem to do things sensibly. Hundreds of people waiting in lines to get an autograph without knowing which players will be at the table once they finally reach it. We went to one fan fest early on,where they had all players at one long table that you eventually got all the way through, but you came away with autographs from all players. Are these guys really so fragile that they can only sit in one place for a half hour before needing a break? They need to remember how their salary actually gets paid and man-up for one (half) day of autograph signing.
Fan fest is always an amazing experience, however you spend most of your time in line and miss out on different events. There needs to be more autograph/picture stations to allow people to get the player interaction. Many people go to fan fest to meet the players and get pictures but it’s fairly impossible to get 1 picture without a 2 hour wait. Overall the experience was fun.
Every sharks fan should come out and enjoy the new player, scrimmage. She the future of SJSHARKS. It’s a great fun event
I've gone to a number of NHL games and events at the SAP center (including fan day, meet and greets, NHL and AHL games, etc.) the Prospect Scrimmage seemed like a fun idea and had potential to be a fun day but the game was only 2 periods (normal games are 3 periods) and a shootout. Most people in my area seemed surprised (like us) that the 2nd period was the end. The arena had free parking so was full very quickly. There were no good areas to park outside of there so we had to walk a few blocks. Not the arena or team's fault but still put a damper on the event for us. The food line was stupidly long and they ran out of their advertised food ($1 hotdogs). We've been to AHL games that had $1 hot dog deals as well and they never ran out and never had lines that lasted an entire period. Overall the event was a big let down, but had they arrange for better logistics it would have been fun. Hopefully next year if/when they do this event again they get those things taken care of.
The event was great and a lot of fun! Easy parking.
The event itself was lots of fun but the concessions lines were so slow. They admitted they didn't expect so many to show. They expected 3,000 and 5,000 were there. We literally spent the entire 2nd period in line. We got our beers, then it was over and everyone was leaving. We had to stand against the wall to finish our beers before leaving.
We brought teenagers whom never been to a hockey game before and they had so much fun watching the entire game. It's a great family event where any age enjoyed this game.
Excellent event. All for charity and a great chance to see the young players in the Sharks organization. Kudos to Ticketmaster for not collecting a fee for this charity event. Only down side was not enough concession stands open for the 7-8k people in attendance. Wait was nearly an hour at some points.
SAP center should have kept all their concession stand opened instead of closing half and having people wait in line for 20 min. and missing a big majority of the game.
SharkTank never disappoints. (The team sometimes, but never the Tank)
The sharks are a favorite of mine to watch. Venue parking is easy, entrance to the venue is easy, and the sharks put on a great show. Cheap tickets are always available last minute.
We just had a great time with a bunch of fun, polite people at the Sharks playoff game. Best fan base in the Bay Area. Great building. Parking plentiful downtown for $10. Cannot beat this.
Awesome venue. Great game!! Everything was top notch. The only thing I would recommend is playoff T-shirt for everyone, like the Warriors. Othwerwise awesome experience.
Great shark fans club great! The staff for SAP took away all the excitement of game. Couldn’t stand or touch glass in front of our seats. Cheering was fronded upon during game. We were not tontine not cursing and not intoxicated but were threatened to be thrown out on many occasions. Would not recommend going to SAP! Even shark fan can have emotionally celebratory fun! Sucks watch it on TV!
Excellent event, a lot of excitement from the crowd, both outside during pregame street events and inside playoff fun. Great swag and great food.