2016-17 SAN JOSE SHARKS TRAINING CAMP GUIDE 2016 TRAINING CAMP ITINERARY **SCHEDULE, TIMES AND LOCATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE** PRACTICE SCHEDULE/INFORMATION • ALL TIMES PACIFIC 2016-17 SHARKS PRESEASON GAMES DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME (Pacific) TV/RADIO Tue. Sept. 27 Vancouver SAP Center at San Jose 7:30 PM sjsharks.com Fri. Sept. 30 Arizona SAP Center at San Jose 7:30 PM sjsharks.com Sun. Oct. 2 @ Vancouver Rogers Arena 5:00 PM sjsharks.com Wed. Oct. 5 Anaheim SAP Center at San Jose 7:30 PM sjsharks.com Fri. Oct. 7 @ Arizona* Gila River Arena 7:00 PM KFOX/sjsharks.com Sun. Oct. 9 @ Anaheim* Honda Center 5:00 PM KFOX/sjsharks.com *Broadcast live on KFOX 98.5 FM / Home games in bold 2 | 2016-17 SAN JOSE SHARKS TRAINING CAMP GUIDE MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS MEDIA INTERVIEW POLICY SAP Center at San Jose Practices: SHARKS ICE AT SAN JOSE — All interview requests should (408) 289-7070 — FAX: (408) 999-5822 be directed to the Sharks Media Relations Staff. The recommended time for media to interview Sharks players is immediately following all prac- Sharks Ice at San Jose tice sessions, unless a team meeting or workout is planned. (408) 999-6711 — FAX: (408) 999-6707 Other: TEAM HOTEL or ROAD EXHIBITION GAMES — All interview requests should be directed to the Sharks Media Relations Staff. All Contacts: Vice President, Media Relations & Broadcasting: interviews at the team hotel or at road exhibition games must be cleared Scott Emmert – (408) 999-5713 through the Sharks Media Relations Staff. [email protected] Practices: SAP Center AT SAN JOSE — All interview requests should be Media Relations Manager: directed to the Sharks Media Relations Staff. The recommended time for Ben Guerrero – (408) 999-5711 media to interview Sharks players is immediately following all practice [email protected] sessions, unless a team meeting is planned. HEAD COACH PETER DeBOER— Is typically available to the media at Broadcast Operations & Media Relations Manager: the conclusion of each day’s practice session, unless a team meeting Joanna Schimmel – (408) 999-6842 is planned. Requests for interviews at a location other than the prac- [email protected] tice site (i.e. team hotel, road exhibition buildings, etc.) must be cleared through the Sharks Media Relations Staff. Media Relations Coordinator: GAMES — The locker rooms of the Sharks and visiting team will be open Nick Carrillo – (408) 999-6829 to the media no later than five minutes after the game’s conclusion, un- [email protected] less a team meeting is planned. At SAP Center at San Jose, head coach Peter DeBoer will address the media in the corridor just outside the Senior Team Services Manager: Sharks main locker room entrance. On the road, a Sharks media rela- Ryan Stenn – (408) 999-5705 tions representative will designate a “postgame coach interview area” at [email protected] the conclusion of each game. Media Relations Assistant: SHARKS SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT Jon Wold – (408) 999-5712 SAP Center at San Jose [email protected] 525 West Santa Clara St. San Jose, Calif. 95113 MEDIA RELATIONS RESOURCES WEBSITE Phone: 408-287-7070 • Fax: 408-999-5797 The Sharks media relations department has created a media re- sjsharks.com • twitter.com/sanjosesharks sources web page where media can find team press releases, game facebook.com/sanjosesharks notes, updated statistics and other pertinent team information. OWNERSHIP GROUP The website also includes links to everything you might need during your visit to San Jose including our team media guide, schedule, team/ Hasso Plattner, Gary Valenzuela, Gordon Russell, Rudy Staedler player stats, directions, parking, taxi information and dining options for SHARKS SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT ADVISORY BOARD the San Jose area. Hasso Plattner, Gary Valenzuela, Scott McNealy, Rouven Westphal Log-in info for the website is as follows. HOCKEY OPERATIONS URL: www.sjsharks.com/media USER: [email protected] General Manager . .Doug Wilson PASSWORD: sharks1991 Vice President & Assistant General Manager . Joe Will Head Coach. Peter DeBoer Assistant Coaches . Bob Boughner, Steve Spott TRAINING CAMP NOTES Assistant Coach / Goaltending Coach. .Johan Hedberg Player Information Note: The players listed are those who were ex- Director of Player Development . Larry Robinson pected or invited to attend camp as of Sept. 2, 2016. Development Coach . Mike Ricci Roster Cutdown: As part of the current collective bargaining agree- Goaltending Development Coach & Special Assignment Scout Evgeni Nabokov ment, NHL clubs cannot carry more than 23 players on their active ros- Video Coach . Dan Darrow ter. There are no mandatory cut down dates, but teams must be at their Director of Scouting . Tim Burke limit by their first regular season game. Additional players attending Scouts . Jimmy Bonneau, Gilles Cote, Pat Funk, Dirk Graham, camp, but not making the Sharks, will be assigned to the Sharks top Rob Grillo, Brian Gross, Shin Larsson, Bryan Marchment, development affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey Jason Rowe, Ryan Russell, Niklas Sundstrom, Mike Yandle League, or other minor league teams or returned to their Junior or Eu- Director of Hockey Administration . .Rosemary Tebaldi ropean clubs. Senior Team Services Manager . Ryan Stenn Media Availability: All training camp practice sessions, including day of Director of Hockey Operations . .Doug Wilson, Jr. game skates at Sharks Ice at San Jose, are open to the media. Please Pro Scouting Analyst . Charlie Townsend note that due to various factors including team breakdowns, sched- Head Athletic Trainer . .Ray Tufts, ATC uled post-practice workouts, testing or meetings, not all players may Assistant Athletic Trainer . .Wes Howard, ATC be available to the media at the same given time. If you are looking to Strength & Conditioning Coordinator . .Mike Potenza speak with specific players, it is best to check with the Sharks Media Re- Massage Therapist . Arnulfo Aguirre, CMT, ART lations Department to coordinate timing. Most availability sessions will Equipment Manager . Mike Aldrich take place at the conclusion of the day’s on-ice sessions. Assistant Equipment Manager . Vinny Ferraiuolo Equipment Assistant & Equipment Transportation. Roy Sneesby Public Viewing of Practices: Some practice sessions at Sharks Ice at Cleaning Specialist . Norma Hernandez San Jose may be open to the public. Please check the Sharks website Team Physicians . Dr. Mark Davies, Dr. Scott Crow & Dr. Anthony Abene at sjsharks.com for further details. Spectators MUST sit in designated Team Internists/Family Practice . Dr. AJ Uy, Dr. Chris Fowler, seats at all times, WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. Please note that Sharks Ice at Dr. Harley Goldberg & Dr. Katherine Gray San Jose contains four ice rinks and all may be utilized on a daily basis. ER Medicine. .Dr. Young Yoon & Dr. David Nix Members of the media should check with the Sharks Media Relations Team Dentist . Mark Nishimura, D.D.S., Staff for daily schedules. Chiropractic Consultant . Mike McMurray, D.C. 2016-17 SAN JOSE SHARKS TRAINING CAMP GUIDE | 3 BUSINESS & BUILDING OPERATIONS Marketing Coordinators . .Amanda Behrendt, Cassandra Ling Chief Operating Officer . John Tortora Arena Marketing Coordinator. Megan Ebeck Executive Vice President of Business & Building Operations . Jim Goddard MEDIA RELATIONS Executive Vice President, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer . .Flavil Hampsten Media Relations Manager . Ben Guerrero Vice President, SSE Marketing & Digital . Doug Bentz Media Relations Coordinator . Nicolas Carrillo Vice President, Sales & Service . .John Castro Vice President, Finance . Ken Caveney PUBLIC RELATIONS & FAN DEVELOPMENT Vice President, Media Relations & Broadcasting . Scott Emmert Director of Public Relations, Business Operations . Jim Sparaco Vice President, Sharks Ice & San Jose Barracuda . .Jon Gustafson Mascot Operations Manager . Tim Patnode Vice President, Booking & Events . Steve Kirsner Fan Development Manager . .Tim Howell Vice President, People . Fiona Ow Giuffre Fan Development Coordinators . .Amber Cottle, Stephanie Dubin Vice President, Building Operations . Rich Sotelo Public Relations Assistant. .Missy Zielinski Vice President, Business Intelligence. Neda Tabatabaie BROADCASTING Executive Assistants . Rebeca Davichick, Kelley Hutton, Mary Grace Miller Television Play-By-Play Broadcaster . .Randy Hahn TICKET SALES Television Color Analyst . .Jamie Baker Director of Special Event Sales . Mike Nieves Radio Play-By-Play Broadcaster . Dan Rusanowsky Director of Ticket Sales . Brian Towers Radio Color Analysts . .Bret Hedican, David Maley Director, Client Development & Ticket Operations . Jamie Weinstein Broadcast Operations Manager . Joanna Schimmel Ticket Operations Manager . Matt Gulino BUILDING OPERATIONS Inside Sales Manager . .Jake Carlson Ticket Operations Coordinators . .Zach Meschke, Alexandra Martinez Director of Booking & Events . .James Hamnett Ticket Sales Coordinator . Amanda Smith Director of Building Services . Monte Chavez Group Sales Manager . Kyle Brant Director of Ticket Operations . .Patrick Doherty Senior Account Sales Manager . Eric Manuta Director of Guest Services . Mike McCarroll Account Sales Managers . Nick Brown, Brian Chung, Mohamed Fofana, Brian Facilities Technical Director . .Jason Lemiere Lauer, Tyler Lotto, Blake Pangman, Jordan Pransky Chief Engineer . Eric Gold Account Service Managers . Aaron Apodaca, Courtney Emerson, Jacob Building Services Managers. .Bruce Tharaldson, Ray Romero Gilbertson, Matt Jordan, Arington Jordan,