Sharks 2012 Contract and Player Movement

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2013 transactions

Date Player Info Contract type/comment
12/31 Torrey Mitchell Bulls announcement Signs with ECHL San Francisco
Jesse Todd   Put on ECHL 21-day IR
12/30 Denny Urban   Loaned from ECHL Reading to AHL Worcester (PTO)
12/28 Hans Benson   Activated from ECHL IR
Scott Langdon   Activated from ECHL reserve
Jamie Devan   Put on ECHL reserve
12/22 Marek Viedensky   Put on ECHL 21-day IR (announced 12/23; retroactive to 12/22 after injury in 12/21 game)
Denny Urban   Released from PTO (returned to ECHL)
12/20   Loaned from ECHL Reading to AHL Worcester (PTO)
12/19 Joe Pavelski, Tommy Wingels   Return from Europe (on break and/or seeing if NHL season)
12/18 Jason Demers   Invited to play for Canada for Spengler Cup
12/17 Mikael Tam Bulls announcement Assigned to ECHL SF from AHL Worcester
Scott Langdon   Put on ECHL reserve
1211 Mike Banwell   Signed to AHL PTO
12/4 Chris Frank   Released from ECHL SPC
12/1 Joe Sova   Activated from ECHL reserve
Mikael Tam   Recalled from ECHL SF to AHL Worcester
11/30 Logan Couture   Leaves Swiss team, returns to Canada for family reasons (day after he moved into apartment from hotel).
11/29 TJ Galiardi   Leaves DEL team (after injury)
11/28 Matt Pelech   Suspended by AHL for three games
11/27 Mike Brennan   Signs PTO with AHL Worcester from ECHL Florida
11/23 Justin Braun   Signs with Finnish team Tappara
11/22 Daniil Tarasov Bulls announcement Assigned to ECHL SF from AHL Worcester
Joe Sova   Put on ECHL reserve
11/21 Kevin Baker   Traded to ECHL South Carolina
11/19 Rob Kwiet   Acquired by ECHL SF from Greenville
Sean Whitney   Traded to ECHL Evansville
Thomas Greiss   Signs with DEL Hannover Scorpions
circa 11/19 Martin Havlat, Antti Niemi   Return from Europe
11/18 Joe Sova   Activated off ECHL reserve
Jesse Todd   Acquired by ECHL SF from ECHL Reading
Alex Tuckerman   Activated off ECHL IR
Sean Whitney   Put on ECHL reserve
11/16 Theo Peckham   Put on ECHL waivers (asked for personal reasons to leave team). (Picked up by ECHL Utah, but did not report; suspended)
11/15 Joe Sova   Put on ECHL reserve
Chris Lawrence Bulls announcement Traded to ECHL Orlando (future considerations)
Evan Barlow Traded to ECHL Reading for Jesse Todd
Sean Whitney Claimed on waivers from ECHL Florida
Mikael Tam, Marek Viedensky Assigned to ECHL San Francisco from AHL Worcester
11/14 Michael Handzus   Signs lockout deal with HC Banska Bystrica of Slovak Extralinga
11/12 Kevin Baker   Activated off ECHL reserve
Kelsey Wilson Bulls announcement Traded to ECHL Trenton
Sean Whitney Picked up on ECHL Waivers
11/10 Andrew Crescenzi, Jamie Devane Bulls announcement Two forwards assigned from AHL Toronto
Kevin M Baker   Put on ECHL reserve
11/9 Chris Frank   Put on ECHL 21 day IR
Matt Carter   Put on ECHL waivers
11/5 Theo Peckham Bulls announcement Signs with ECHL San Francisco (lockout deal)
Chris Frank   Put on ECHL reserve
11/2 Chris Lawrence   Activated off ECHL IR
Hans Benson   Put on ECHL 21 day IR
11/1 Mike Banwell   Released from AHL PTO
10/30 Trevor Hendrikx   Put on ECHL waivers (picked up by ECHL Bakersfield)
Ryane Clowe Bulls announcement "Signs" with ECHL SF (to practice); official on 11/6.
10/26 Mike Banwell   Signed to Worcester AHL PTO (from ECHL Trenton).
10/25 Alex Tuckerman   ECHL SF - put on 21 day IR
10/22 Simon Danis-Pepin Bulls announcement ECHL SF acquired from ECHL Orlando
Keaton Turkiewicz Traded to ECHL Orlando
Kelsey Wilson Signed to contract with ECHL SF
Martin Lee, Jonathan Lessard Put on ECHL waivers/released (Lessard not on ECHL transactions <shrug>)
10/21 Evan Barlow Signed to contract with ECHL SF
Martin Lee Put on ECHL reserve for SF
Thomas Beauregard Put on ECHL waivers/released
10/18 Keaton Turkiewicz   Activated off ECHL reserve for SF
Hans Benson   Put on ECHL reserve
Evan Barlow   Rights acquired by ECHL SF from ECHL Elmira (unknown return; seems to be "future considerations")
10/17 Joe Sova   Assigned to ECHL SF by NHL Carolina
10/16 Dylan King   Activated off ECHL reserve list
Keaton Turkiewicz, Alex Tuckerman   Put on ECHL SF reserve
Mikael Tam   Recalled to AHL Worcester
10/15 Tim Buttery   Put on ECHL waivers/released
10/9 Tim Buttery   ECHL San Francisco acquires via waiver pick up
10/8 Thomas Beauregard Bulls announcement Acquired from ECHL Orlando for future considerations
Brandon Richardson, Chris Venti   Released from ECHL PTOs
Taylor Carnevale   Released (for waivers) from SPC with ECHL San Francisco
Thomas Heemskerk WSharks announcement Assigned to ECHL San Francisco
Mikael Tam Signed to SPC; assigned to ECHL San Francisco
10/5 Antii Niemi   Signs with Finnish team Pelicans Lahti (lockout)
Keaton Turkiewicz   Signs with ECHL SF
10/4 Joe Pavelski   Signs lockout deal with KHL Dinamo Minsk team
Conor Stokes, Mike Little, Edwin Shea, Jordan Behler, William Wrenn   Released from AHL PTO (Wrenn to ECHL Alaska)
Arnaud Montandon, Jami James   Released from ECHL PTO
10/2 TJ Galiardi   Signs lockout deal with Bietigheim Steelers in Germany
Tommy Wingels   Signs lockout deal with KooKoo in Finland
Crichton Clark, Vladislav Lapshin, Kyle Quick   Open camp try out players released from ECHL SF
Taylor Nelson WSharks announcement Assigned to ECHL San Francisco
Alex Tuckerman, Taylor Carnevale Released from AHL PTO; signed to ECHL PTO (with San Francisco)
9/29 Sasha Guimond, Dean Ouellet   Signed by ECHL San Francisco per ECHL transactions
Jami James, Arnaud Montandon, Brandon Richardson   Signed to ECHL PTO (San Francisco) per ECHL transactions
Crichton Clark, Vladislav Lapshin, Kyle Quick Bulls announcement Signed to ECHL PTO with San Francisco from tryout precamp
Marek Viedensky   Signs AHL SPC (lockout)
9/28 James Sheppard WSharks announcement Signs AHL SPC (lockout)
William Wrenn   Signs with ECHL Alaska
9/27 Alex Tuckerman, Taylor Carnevale, Conor Stokes, Mike Little, Edwin Shea, Jordan Behler, Mikael Tam, William Wrenn WSharks announcement Invitees to AHL camp
Tim Kennedy, Brandon Mashinter, John McCarthy, and Frazer McLaren; Matt Pelech and Nick Petrecki. Signed to AHL SPCs (for the duration of the NHL lockout)
9/21 Martin Havlat   Missed earlier rumor/report, but saw list today that has Havlat returning to Czech Republic (to play?)
9/20 Marc-Edouard Vlasic   Will participate in Quebec province caravan tour starting next week
Douglas Murray   Signs with Swedish team Djurgardens IF
9/19 Martin Lee   Signed by ECHL San Francisco
9/17 Joe Thornton   Signs lockout deal with Davos (Switzerland) where he played during 2004-5 lockout (met his wife, etc.)
Logan Couture   Signs lockout deal with Swiss team Geneva
9/16 Michal Handzus   Rumored to have signed lockout deal with Banska Bystrica in Slovakia
Jason Demers   Rumored to have signed lockout deal with Karpat in Oulu of SM-liiga (Finland)
9/15 Forwards Curt Gogol, Freddie Hamilton, Bracken Kearns, James Livingston, Jon Matsumoto, Travis Oleksuk, Brodie Reid, Sebastian Stalberg; defensemen Sena Acolatse, Danny Groulx, Taylor Doherty, Matt Irwin, and Matt Tennyson; and goaltenders Thomas Heemskerk, Harri Sateri, and Alex Stalock. WSharks announcement Assigned to Worcester (announced 9/17)
9/14 Danny Groulx, Bracken Kearns and Jon Matsumoto   Put on waivers (in advance of assignment to AHL due to lockout).
9/12 Dean Ouellet and Jordan Clendenning   Signed by ECHL San Francisco
David Cunniff Sharks announcement Promoted to AHL Associate Coach
8/28 Matt Carter Bulls announcement Signed by ECHL San Francisco
8/22 Antero Nittymaki   Signed with Finish team.
8/21 Scott Langdon   Signed by ECHL San Francisco
8/15 Brandon Mashinter Sharks announcement Re-signed to one year deal (RDS reported yesterday that it was a two-way deal).
8/14 Trevor Hendrikx   Signed by ECHL San Francisco
8/9 Mikael Tam   Signed by ECHL San Fransicso; AHL TO
8/7 Chris Frank, Jordan Morrison   Signed by ECHL San Francisco
New jersey numbers: Demers-5, Stuart-7, Desjardins-10, Galiardi-21, Burish-37.
7/30 Chris Lawrence, Dylan King   Signed by ECHL San Francisco
7/26 Hans Benson, Justin Bowers   Signed by ECHL San Francisco
7/20 Daniel Winnik   Signs with NHL Anaheim
7/18 Kris Belan, Kevin Baker and Jonathan Lessard   Signed by ECHL San Francisco
7/17 Matt Shaw   Lands as assistant coach with NHL New Jersey.
7/16 Matt Pelech Sharks announcement Re-signed to one year deal
7/13 Benn Ferriero   Signs with NHL Pittsburgh
7/10 Marc-Edouard Vlasic Sharks announcement Announcement of five year extension (taking him through 2017-18 season). NTC.
Sharks announce affiliation with ECHL San Francisco Bulls
7/9 Jim Johnson Sharks announcement Hired as assistant coach. Matt Shaw relieved of duties. Mike Ricci getting expanded duties.
7/8 Larry Robinson Sharks announcement Reported to have signed two-year (plus option year) deal as associate coach for NHL Sharks.
7/7 TJ Galiardi Sharks announcement Tweets he's re-signed. Apparently a one year deal. Announced 7/12.
7/6 Fraser McLaren Sharks announcement Reported to have re-signed; one year, two-way deal. Announced 7/12.
Taylor Nelson WSharks announcement Reported to have signed AHL deal (no official announcement; but on potential camp roster 8/29); finally announced 9/5
7/5

FORWARDS: Colin Blackwell, Riley Brace, Chris Crane, Gabriel Desjardins, Cody Ferriero, Max Gaede, Curt Gogol, Yanni Gourde, Freddie Hamilton, Tomas Hertl, Sean Kuraly, Christophe Lalancette, Rob Linsmayer, James Livingston, Ty Loney, Chris McCarthy, Matthew Nieto, Travis Oleksuk, Daniel O'Regan, Taylor Peters, Braden Pimm, Brodie Reid, Rylan Schwartz, Caston Sommer, Sebastien Stalberg, Danill Tarasov, Chris Tierney.

DEFENSEMEN: Konrad Abeltshauser, Sena Acolatse, Dylan DeMelo, Taylor Doherty, Lee Moffie, Ben Paulides, Joakim Ryan, Justin Sefton, Matt Tennyson, Clifford Watson, Cameron Wind.

GOALIES: Thomas Heemskerk, Shane Madolora, Taylor Nelson.

Sharks announcement Invitees for Sharks develpment camp (non-organization prospects bolded). ~7/9-7/13 @ Sharks Ice (not open to public).
Nathan Moon   Signs with AHL Springfield
TJ Galiardi   Files for arbitration
7/3 Mike Moore   UFA signs with Nashville
John McCarthy Sharks announcement Reported re-signed with organization. Announced 7/12; two year deal.
Jimmy Bonneau WSharks announcement Reported re-signed with organization. AHL deal, 1 year
Jon Matsumoto Sharks announcement Reported signed with organization. Announced 7/12.
7/2 Danny Groulx Sharks announcement Signed one year deal (former Worcester Shark, back from KHL)
Al Stalock Sharks announcement Re-signed. One year deals
Matt Irwin Sharks announcement
7/1 Braken Kearns Sharks announcement Reportedly signs 1 year (two-way) deal with Sharks (sounds like AHL/depth). Announced 7/2
Adam Burish Sharks announcement Signs 4 year deal with Sharks
Torrey Mitchell   UFA signs with Minnesota (3 year deal)
6/27 Peter Slivak   First player signed by ECHL San Francisco announced.
6/26 Benn Ferriero, Tyson Sexsmith, Cam MacIntyre, Tony Lucia and James Marcou. Sharks announcement Do not receive qualifying offers; will become UFAs on 7/1.
TJ Galiardi, James Shepard, Al Stalock, Nick Petrecki, Fraser McLaren, Brandon Mashinter, Matt Pelech, Tim Kennedy and Matt Irwin. Receive qualifying offers
Drew and Justin Daniels   Sharks indicate they are cutting ties with the two 2008 draftees (twins).
Justin Braun Sharks announcement Braun signs three year deal.
Andrew Desjardins Sharks announcement Desjardins signs one year (one way) deal.
Tommy Wingels Sharks announcement Wingels Signs to two-year (one way) extension.
6/23 Gabriel Desjardins   Reports on twitter that he's been invited to San Jose Sharks (rookie/development) camp.
6/22-23 Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney, Christophe Lalancette, Daniel O'Regan, Clifford Watson, Joakim Ryan Draft info Sharks draft 6 players
6/18 Brad Stuart Sharks announcement Rumored to have signed three year contract (not yet sent to league). 6/23 - announced terms reached. 6/26 announcement.
6/10 Andrew Murray, Brad Stuart Sharks announcement Sharks sent Andrew Murray and conditional 2014 7th round pick to Detroit Red Wings for rights to (pending UFA) Brad Stuart.
6/1 Daniil Tarasov WSharks announcement Signed to AHL contract for 2012-2013.
4/30 Yanni Gourde WSharks announcement Signed to AHL contract for 2012-2013; announced 5/17.
4/28 Justin Braun   Joining Team USA for World Championships
4/27 Marc-Edouard Vlasic   Joining Team Canada for World Championships
4/20 Dylan Demelo Sharks announcement Signed to (3 year) ELS deal
4/17 Matt Irwin, Tim Kennedy, John McCarthy, Mike Moore, Al Stalock   Unofficial list of recalled playoff black aces.
4/16 Harri Sateri   Recalled to San Jose (black ace/SJ practice 3rd goalie)
Mike Moore   Put on re-entry waivers; clears 4/17.
4/12 Bobby Farnham   Brown University graduate signed to AHL ATO
4/11 Jay Silva   Holy Cross graduate signed to AHL ATO
4/10 Konrad Abeltshauser Sharks announcement Draftee signed to (3 year) ELS
4/9 Yanni Gourde   Apparently signed to AHL ATO (QMJHL Victoriaville)
4/8 Dylan Demelo   Signed to AHL ATO (draftee)
4/1 Matt Tennyson   Signed to AHL ATO
3/28 Thomas Heemskerk   Recalled to AHL Worcester from ECHL Stockton
Matt Tennyson Sharks announcement Western Michigan signed to ELS deal. (2 years)
3/27 Travis Oleksuk Sharks announcement UMD senior signed to (two year) ELS deal; will report in fall after graduation.
Thomas Heemskerk   Returned to ECHL Stockton from Worcester.
3/18 Thomas Heemskerk   Recalled from ECHL Stockton to AHL Worcester (hearing that Sexsmith needed some personal time to attend birth of his first child).
3/13 Sebastian Stalberg Sharks announcement Signed to a two-year ELS contact (starting 12-13). And signed to AHL ATO (so he can play with Worcester for the rest of the season).
3/10 James Sheppard   Recalled from AHL Worcester conditioning stint. (And appears to have been put back on IR for the rest of the season.)
3/3 Alex Stalock   Loaned to AHL Peoria (for remainder of season)
2/28 James Sheppard   Activated, assigned to AHL Worcester on conditioning loan.
2/27 Daniel Winnik, T.J Galiardi Sharks announcement Sharks acquire Winnik, Galiardi and 7th from Colorado for Jamie McGinn, Mike Connolly, Michael Sgarbossa. (TBD/unknown transaction to make space in NHL roster for the 75 minutes or so before the trade deadline.)
2/23 Ian O'Connor   Released from AHL PTO
2/19 Jason Demers Sharks announcement Activated off IR
John McCarthy Assigned to AHL Worcester
2/18 Ian O'Connor   Signed to AHL PTO (from ECHL Stockton)
2/17 Dominic Moore Sharks announcement Sharks acquire Moore and 7th 2012 pick from Tampa Bay for 2012 2nd round pick (previously acquired from Minnesota).
2/13 Tommy Wingels   Activated off IR
Alex Stalock   Assigned to AHL Worcester from ECHL Stockton
2/7 Jack Combs WSharks announcement Released from AHL PTO and signed to AHL SPC.
Antero Niittymaki   Assigned to AHL Syracuse (from AHL Worcester).
Andrew Murray Sharks announcement Put on waivers 2/6; cleared 2/7, assigned to AHL Worcester.
2/3 Tyson Sexsmith Sharks announcement Assigned to Worcester
2/2 Ryane Clowe   Activated off IR
Tyson Sexsmith Sharks announcement Recalled from Worcester
Jason Demers Put on IR
Antero Niittymaki Assigned to Worcester
1/31 John McCarthy Sharks announcement Recalled from Worcester.
1/29 Brian O'Hanley   Released from AHL PTO and signed to AHL SPC.
1/26 Tim Kennedy Sharks announcement Forward Tim Kennedy acquired from NHL Florida in exchange for D Sean Sullivan. Assigned to Worcester.
1/25 Antero Niittymaki   Put on waivers; clears 1/26. As of 1/30, he's in limbo "awaiting reassignment".
John McCarthy Sharks announcement Assigned to Worcester
circa 1/22 Antero Niittymaki   Recalled from Worcester (but does not join team on roadin Canada)
1/21 Alex Bourret   Released from AHL PTO
Chad Costello   Signed to PTO with AHL Worcester
Jim Vandermeer Sharks announcement Activated off IR
Tommy Wingels Put on IR
1/20 John McCarthy Recalled from Worcester
Fraser McLaren Put on waivers; clear 1/21, assigned to Worcester
1/19 Colin White   Activated off IR
Ryane Clowe Put on IR
Antero Niittymaki Sharks announcement Assigned to Worcester on conditioning stint (2 days not used on last one). Many speculate this is showcase for him to be traded
1/18 Alex Stalock   Activated, assigned to ECHL Stockton.
1/5 Alex Bourret   Signed to PTO with AHL Worcester
Tommy Wingels Sharks announcement Recalled from Worcester
Colin White Put on IR
1/4 JP Anderson   Rumored to have been traded to OHL Sarnia; announced 1/6.

2011 transactions


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