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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).
Always an exciting one. They try hard but as usual for a young team it takes time. I am excited about their future. Go Sharks!!!
First time watching ice hockey and it was so fun!!!! I will go back for sure
The view is great no matter where you sit in those amazingly padded comfortable seats. For those sitting in the upper bowl, I highly recommend Section 215. The atmosphere is always electric, even if the team doesn’t win in the end. The food options are pretty good coming from a perspective with no dietary restrictions, but the lines can be long depending on where you go. I guess that’s just stadiums for you! My favorite part is that the arena is super accessible by public transit—I took VTA’s Light Rail to “San Jose Diridon” and walked from there. It makes getting there way easier, no traffic to drive through, no parking to worry about.
Had a great time watching my 1st hockey game! I would definitely go again.
On holidays in California, my spouse and I went to a Sharks 🦈 game. Great atmosphere, good consession stands for food/drink/merchandise. Parking was awesome. The only thing that was disappointing was the building was not full. While they were small in size, they were strong in spirit. The Sharks 🦈 beat the Blue Jackets 2-1 in overtime. So a great finish.
Wouldn’t it suck living so close to a world class city but being in San Jose? Wait till you enter the dated SAP Center and find yourself surrounded by San Jose Shark fans. The SAP Center has clearly seen better decades, but the nearly 30 year old arena shows its age. The concourse is dated, the seats are old, and the general amenities and features are lacking even the most basic current expectations. Shark fans are classless, rude, and obnoxious. They have rules no other hockey arena does, and if you pay the premium for glass tickets you’ll be told not to hit the glass by arena employees. Location is amazing! Close to airport and downtown. You can easily walk to this stadium. In review, the stadium and fans make this an arena I would skip.
Atmosphere and venue were great! Awesome views and cool events and prizes.
Always a blast at these games. Taking my family to another game tomorrow night. Good Safe times :)
Game was absolutely phenomenal. Great experience all the way around
This was my first Sharks game and I would love to go to more, but since I live in SF getting there is difficult. Have to take Bart and then CalTrain. It is not so bad getting there but getting home took 2 1/2 hours. Luckily it was an early game. Wish the Sharks could have more earlier games on weekends. The atmosphere at the arena was good not as good as other hockey teams I have been to. Food choices were good. I went to a chicken eatery and the chicken was hot and tasty the fries were burnt though. Also, I like my drink with ice but they only served bottles. Overall, good experience. Would recommend if never been to a game go better to watch in person than on TV.
Shame that the young Sharks did not take a leaf out of Joe Thorntons emotional speech. The ceremony was class the game was not. Nice to see though the SAP arena nearly full. Which now seldom and has normally no fans atmosphere. Shame it was always full in the late 2010s.
We go annually to the shark's saber's game. This year we had the whole family and was great. Always sit in the club section (extra money is worth the bar and restroom access). ALL the staff were great and the drinks and food were great. Will continue to go and maybe a suite for the next game... Love you guys
I flew in from Atlanta to see the Sharks play, and, even though it’s not my first trip, it always takes me back to my first trip! The staff were friendly and the people in attendance are always very nice! Would highly recommend!
Our family had a fun time at the sharks game 🦈! The seats were very affordable.
Traveled to the event from another state. Good Arena, decent home fans. We'd go back for another game. Go Canucks Go
It was a good time me & my gf enjoyed the game the viewing was good The food was good 👍 were looking forward too going back again Can't wait too go back too a san jose sharks game
Best experience I have ever had at a hockey game. The new NetCelly Lounge was absolutely incredible. The food was delicious and was able to try so many different things. Having the QR code at our seat if we needed anything brought right to our seat was key. But the best part was the view. Seeing the game so close to the ice was just amazing. Seeing the players and being able to celebrate each goal will be something I will never forget. I will definitely be doing that again!
The event was well organized. However, it was very noisy. Not my thing
Was awesome the food was good a lot of options. Plenty of booths to grab yourself a souvenir. Can’t wait to go again.
SJ SAP arena and Sharks event team do a good job. Food is good and seats are nice.