Happy Monday San Jose Sharks fans.

It's that time of the week again, where we look back at the week that was on the The Hockey News' Sharks site.

Enjoy.

From THN's Archive: The Sharks Circle Back With the acquisitions of Jones, Martin and Ward, San Jose just might have re-found its way

IT’S FUNNY HOW QUICKLY THINGS CAN change. Not long ago, the state of California was considered the NHL’s Death Valley, the road swing you began to dread as soon as you took a peek at the schedule. For a while, it looked as though the Stanley Cup might not apply for permanent residence there, but it was about to accept a job at In-N-Out and take out earthquake insurance.

Then came the 2014-15 season. Two of the three teams didn’t make the playoffs and the Anaheim Ducks couldn’t close out a crucial series or win a Game 7 on home ice. All of a sudden, Cali didn’t look quite so imposing.

Sharks' Head Coach Goes On Crazy Rant After Loss To Penguins The San Jose Sharks' head coach Ryan Warsofsky met the media on Saturday night after their loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins and things got interesting.

The San Jose Sharks' head coach Ryan Warsofsky met the media on Saturday night after their loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins and things got interesting.

In his interview, he first called out his team and their effort and then shared an interesting quote about what he would to win a game, which included his kids.

San Jose Sharks' Projected Lineup vs. New York Islanders - 2025/10/21 The San Jose Sharks are back in action tonight against the New York Islanders, which is the first stop in their Eastern road trip. 

Sharks' Michael Misa Scores 1st Career Point In Loss To Islanders Last night the San Jose Sharks took on the New York Islanders in search for their first win of the season. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned and they lost to the Islanders 4-3.

Last night the San Jose Sharks took on the New York Islanders in search for their first win of the season. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned and they lost to the Islanders 4-3.

This now brings their losing streak to six games to start the season and 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.

San Jose Sharks' Projected Lineup vs. New York Rangers - 2025/10/23 The San Jose Sharks are back in action tonight against the New York Rangers, which is the second stop in their Eastern road trip. 

From THN's Archive: Connor Over Mack? Not So Fast, Jack Celebrini continues to get overlooked in comparison to fellow teen sensation Bedard. But if you look at the underlying numbers and total package, it’s a close race

IT WAS ABOUT A year ago in this space that I made the argument the hockey world was undervaluing Macklin Celebrini. The consensus No. 1 prospect in the 2024 NHL draft was coming off an incredible freshman season at Boston University, one which saw him become the youngest winner of the Hobey Baker Award while leading the Terriers with 64 points in 38 games as a 17-year-old. For context, that’s roughly the same production Jack Eichel had with Boston U in his draft year, and Eichel was about eight months older than Celebrini.

Because of the long shadow of Connor Bedard, who had gone first overall to the Chicago Blackhawks the year prior, Celebrini wasn’t as highly touted. We all knew Bedard from his incredible WHL career in Regina and his heroics at the World Junior Championship for Canada, but it just felt a little disrespectful toward Celebrini.

Sharks' Nick Leddy Injured In Game Against Rangers San Jose Sharks' defensemen Nick Leddy suffered an injury in the game last night against the New York Rangers. 

San Jose Sharks' defensemen Nick Leddy suffered an injury in the game last night against the New York Rangers.

After taking a hit from Will Cuylle behind the his own net, he was instantly in pain and looked to be favouring his shoulder. After spending some time on the bench with the medial staff, he eventually went to the dressing room and it was later announced, he would not return.

Sharks Ryan Reaves Drops Gloves With Matt Rempe In Heavyweight Tilt Last night, San Jose Sharks forward Ryan Reaves dropped the gloves a massive heavyweight tilt against New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe.

Last night, San Jose Sharks forward Ryan Reaves dropped the gloves a massive heavyweight tilt against New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe.

The fight had fans in the arena on their feet as well as hockey fans on social media loving it. Two big, tough players were going toe-to-toe at Madison Square Gardens at center ice, throwing absolute haymakers.

Sharks Beat Rangers 6-5 In OT To Win First Game Of Season Celebrini's five-point night, including a hat trick and OT winner, powers Sharks to thrilling first victory. A turning point for San Jose.

The San Jose Sharks have finally done it, they've won their first game of the 2025-26 season.

After dropping 18 straight games dating back to last season and the first six of this season, they found a way to win, largely on the back of their young phenom Macklin Celebrini.

Celebrini scored a hat trick and collected five points last night. His first goal came in the first period, just six minutes in when he scored on the power play to give the Sharks a 2-0 lead.

San Jose Sharks' Projected Lineup vs. New Jersey Devils - 2025/10/24 The San Jose Sharks are back in action tonight against the New Jersey Devils, which is the third stop in their Eastern road trip. 

From THN's Archive: Farm Life Suits Falloon Just Fine First-ever Shark pick went to Stanley Cup with Philadelphia

In Foxwarren, Man., there is farming and there is hockey. Pat Falloon was born and raised there, and with his playing career finished, the No. 2 overall draft pick in 1991 is back where he started. But there were some interesting stops in between.

Playing junior in a hockey-mad city helped Falloon prepare for the NHL spotlight. Falloon was a living legend in Spokane, leading the Western League’s Chiefs to a Memorial Cup title in his final season and being crowned MVP.

From THN's Archive: San Jose To Seattle In 30 Years The Hockey News has released its archive to all THN subscribers: 76 years of history, stories, and features.

ON OCT. 5, 1991, I was at the Cow Palace (called the California State Livestock Pavilion from 1941-1944) in Daly City, Calif., attending the first-ever home game of the San Jose Sharks. I had moved to San Jose in 1988 after a tip I had received from Brian O’Neill, the then vice-president of the NHL when its headquarters were based in Montreal and the president was John Ziegler.

While I was a student at Concordia University in the 1980s, I opened an ice cream and dessert parlor called Casablanca on Lucerne Road in the Town of Mount Royal. One of my employees was Sandy O’Neill, daughter of Brian, and Brian would occasionally drop by to pick up his energetic and charismatic daughter.

From THN's Archive: Little Bit Different The unconventional Irbe always marched to his own beat. That included his famously frayed goalie gear as well as listening to ‘trendy’ tunes

THOSE CALIFORNIANS sure played weird tunes on the radio, Arturs Irbe thought. He was riding the bus as a newcomer on the expansion San Jose Sharks during the 1991-92 season, listening to what he assumed was cutting edge American music. In reality, though, it was just the team bus driver’s preferred genre: oldies.

Irbe went an entire year before he found out oldies weren’t modern pop hits. And it’s fitting, isn’t it? The guy spent his career jiving to his own throwback beat. He was a short, stocky goaltender who never changed his equipment and regularly repaired his tattered pads himself. His puckhandling was unorthodox at best and ineffective at worst. And he made his living constantly surprising everyone as one of the sport’s most fascinating underdog stories.

The Hockey News' Monday Recap: San Jose Sharks - Oct. 27th