In addition, Wilson announced that Roy Sommer will return as head coach of the San Jose Barracuda (AHL), after serving as associate coach for the Sharks for the last 37 games of the 2019-20 season. Before joining Windsor, Thompson invested 5 seasons in the Edmonton Oilers organization, serving as an assistant coach with Edmonton in 2014-15 and an assistant coach with the Oklahoma City Barons (Edmontons AHL affiliate) from 2010-14, helping the Barons reach the postseason in all 4 seasons, consisting of consecutive appearances in the Western Conference Final in 2012 and 2013. Nabokov, the Sharks franchise leader in nearly every historical goaltending category including video games played (563 ), wins (293) and shutouts (50 ), was named goaltending coach in Dec. 2019 and previously served as a scout and goaltending development coach for the past five seasons, where he has worked with the goaltending prospects on the Barracuda in the advancement system. He will move into a new role as NHL advancement coach, after investing 12 seasons in as an advancement coach, working carefully with the forwards on the Sharks and the Barracuda lineups. Throughout that span, he coached 1,638 regular-season games, more than any other coach in the 85-year history of the league, boasting a record of 773-664-48-153 (W-L-T-OTL/ SOL).
Evgeni Nabokov will return as the groups goaltending coach, Dan Darrow will stay in his existing function of assistant coach, video and Charlie Townsend will continue to function as hockey analyst/assistant to the NHL training staff.
Mike Ricci, who invested the last 37 video games of the 2019-20 season as an assistant coach with the Sharks, will serve as NHL development coach.
” Im very thrilled about the opportunity to return to the San Jose Sharks company as head coach,” said Boughner. Last year was a challenging season for everyone however I think we learned a lot about ourselves as a group and we made some favorable strides over the 2nd half of the year.
” Rocky and John will bring some fresh energy and enjoyment to our group,” stated Boughner. “Both have actually been head coaches, dealt with coaching staffs in the NHL and have lots of experience working with and developing young players. It was crucial that anyone we generated from the outdoors come from a culture of winning, which is what we are utilized to in San Jose. Rocky and John have the trustworthiness and work principles to assist us get our gifted team back to that level.”
In addition, Wilson revealed that Roy Sommer will return as head coach of the San Jose Barracuda (AHL), after acting as associate coach for the Sharks for the final 37 games of the 2019-20 season. Sommers personnel will include Assistant Coaches Jimmy Bonneau, Mike Chiasson, Video Coach and Hockey Operations Assistant Nick Gialdini, and AHL Development Coach John McCarthy. The Barracuda have actually also worked with Dany Sabourin as goaltending development coach..
” I desire to thank Roy Sommer and Mike Ricci for stepping in under some difficult scenarios to assist lead our NHL club last season,” stated Wilson. “The function that Roy and Mike play in continuing to teach and establish our young gamers is among the most essential in our company.”.
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The 49-year-old Boughner took over as interim head coach in December 2019 and went 14-20-3 in the groups final 37 video games. Under Boughner, San Jose went 13-2-1 when permitting 2 or fewer objectives, and owned the NHLs best penalty kill portion (85.7%). San Jose ranked second in the NHL in home PK percentage (0.1% behind Washington), and was 83.6% on the roadway, connected for third in the League. Under Boughner, the Sharks goals-against per 60 minutes improved from 29th (3.42) to T-15th (3.03 ), while their odd-man scoring chances versus went from 30th (4.90) to 8th (3.16 ). In addition, the groups obstructed shots per 60 minutes increased from 12.29 (T-25th) to 14.14 (T-13th).
Boughner re-joined the Sharks training personnel prior to the start of the 2019-20 season as an assistant coach. From 2017-2019, he acted as the head coach of the Florida Panthers, where he published an 80-62-22 record, missing a playoff berth in 2017-18 by one point.
He previously served as an assistant coach with the Sharks from 2015-2017, including assisting lead the group to their first Stanley Cup Final berth in 2016. Under Boughner, Sharks defenseman Brent Burns (@Burnzie88) was named a finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHLs best defenseman in 2016 and won the award in 2017, when he also ended up 4th in Hart Trophy voting as the NHLs Most Valuable Player.
Boughner also functioned as an assistant coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2010-11.
He led the Windsor Spitfires to successive Memorial Cup and Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Championships throughout the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 seasons. He also made consecutive CHL and OHL Coach of the Year awards in the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009, ending up being the very first head coach in CHL history to win a Memorial Cup and the CHL Coach of the Year award twice.
A ten-year NHL veteran defenseman, Boughner appeared in 630 NHL games with Colorado, Carolina, Calgary, Pittsburgh, Nashville and Buffalo, amassing 72 points (15 objectives, 57 helps) and 1,382 charge minutes..
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Thompson, 43, will be accountable for the defensemen and power play. He signs up with the Sharks after investing the last 3 seasons as the head coach of the Chicago Wolves, the AHL affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights. Thompson led Chicago to a 113-71-18-11 record, winning the Central Division in both its finished seasons and helping the Wolves reach the Calder Cup Finals in 2019, losing to the eventual-champion Charlotte Checkers.
Prior to his time with Chicago, Thompson spent two seasons (2015-2017) as the head coach of the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL, assisting the team win a Memorial Cup in 2017. Before signing up with Windsor, Thompson invested five seasons in the Edmonton Oilers organization, serving as an assistant coach with Edmonton in 2014-15 and an assistant coach with the Oklahoma City Barons (Edmontons AHL affiliate) from 2010-14, assisting the Barons reach the postseason in all four seasons, including consecutive appearances in the Western Conference Final in 2012 and 2013. He started his coaching career as an assistant with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2007-10.
During his playing career, the former best wing appeared in 25 NHL video games with the Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers, taping 117 charge minutes. He likewise appeared in 566 AHL video games in between 1995-2007.
Born in Calgary, Alberta but raised in Whitecourt, the Cree First Nations Thompson, got involved in boxing as a teenager, winning gold in the 1993 North American Indigenous Games, as well as in provincial Golden Gloves tournament championships in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
He was originally drafted in the 3rd round (72nd general) of the 1995 NHL Draft..
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Madden, 47, will handle the teams forwards and penalty eliminate. He signs up with San Jose after a three-season stint as head coach of the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL. He led the Columbus Blue Jackets leading small league affiliate to a record of 101-99-19-9 in his 3 seasons, including an appearance in the 2nd round of the Calder Cup Playoffs in 2018-19..
Prior to Cleveland, Madden spent parts of 3 seasons (2013-2016) as an assistant coach with the Florida Panthers, helping the Panthers reach the postseason in 2015-16, and spent time as a professional scout with the Panthers and Montreal Canadiens following his retirement in 2012.
A 13-year NHL veteran, Madden is a three-time Stanley Cup champ (with New Jersey in 2000 and 2003 and with Chicago in 2010) and earned the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the Leagues leading protective forward with the Devils in 2001. He recorded 348 points (165 goals and 183 assists) in 898 games with New Jersey, Chicago, Minnesota and Florida, and compiled 43 points (21 objectives, 22 assists) in 141 championship game..
During his four-year college career at the University of Michigan, Madden was a member of the 1996 NCAA champion group and was named to both the CCHA First All-Star and NCAA West First All-American Teams throughout his last season.
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Nabokov, the Sharks franchise leader in almost every historical goaltending category including games played (563 ), wins (293) and shutouts (50 ), was named goaltending coach in Dec. 2019 and previously worked as a scout and goaltending development coach for the past 5 seasons, where he has actually dealt with the goaltending potential customers on the Barracuda in the development system. In 3 of the last 4 seasons, the Barracuda have actually had a goaltender picked to the AHL All-Star Game under the tutelage of Nabokov (2017-Troy Grosenick; 2018-Antoine Bibeau; 2019-Josef Korenar). Nabokov invested 10 seasons with the Sharks and 14 years total in the NHL, with the Sharks, New York Islanders and Tampa Bay. He ranks T-21st on the NHLs all-time list in wins (353) and 19th in shutouts (59 ).
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Ricci, who played in 529 games with the Sharks from 1997-2004, was named a Sharks assistant coach for the final 37 video games of 2019-20. He will move into a brand-new function as NHL development coach, after spending 12 seasons in as an advancement coach, working carefully with the forwards on the Sharks and the Barracuda lineups. His locations of focus include face-off techniques, individual skill development and team systems combination.
The 16-year NHL veteran posted 605 points (243 objectives, 362 helps) in 1,099 games with Philadelphia, Colorado, San Jose and Phoenix. He won a Stanley Cup with Colorado in 1996.
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In the American Hockey League, Sommer has actually coached more than 130 gamers who have actually gone on to play in the NHL, a list that includes Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Timo Meier, Kevin Labanc, Joe Pavelski, Dan Boyle, Thomas Greiss, Alex Stalock, Jason Demers, Justin Braun, Miikka Kiprusoff, Evgeni Nabokov, Jonathan Cheechoo, Ryane Clowe and Douglas Murray..
On Dec. 11, 2019, Sommer signed up with the Sharks coaching staff as an associate coach. His previous NHL coaching experience had come with the Sharks from 1996-1998 as an assistant under then Head Coach Darryl Sutter. As a player, Sommers career spanned 10 seasons after being prepared by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1977, scoring a goal in his NHL debut with Edmonton in 1981 and winning a Calder Cup with the Maine Mariners in 1984.
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Upon Sommer signing up with the Sharks coaching staff in Dec., Bonneau and Chiasson functioned as co-coaches for the Barracuda for the groups last 33 video games. During that period, the Barracuda finished with a 12-16-5 record, consisting of a season-long six-game point streak (4-0-2) before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic..
Bonneau, 35, enters his 3rd season in 2020-21 as an assistant coach for the Barracuda, after acting as a co-coach, along with Chiasson, in the groups final 33 games of last season..
Before his coaching profession, Bonneau played 11 seasons with various clubs in the AHL and ECHL. For 4 seasons, he had fun with the Worcester Sharks, consisting of a stint as an alternate captain throughout the 2013-14 season, scoring 5 objectives, 9 helps and 435 charge minutes in 155 games. He completed his AHL profession with 30 points (11 goals, 19 helps) and 988 charge minutes in 350 profession video games..
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Chiasson, 29, enters his 3rd season in 2020-21 as an assistant coach for the Barracuda, after acting as a co-coach, together with Bonneau, in the teams last 33 video games of the campaign this past year..
Before his coaching profession, Chiasson played for Åmäl SK in Swedens Division 2 league during the 2015-16 season, collecting 24 points (five goals, 19 assists) in 28 video games. He played collegiately at the University of Michigan, taping 3 objectives, 13 helps, 47 charge minutes, and a plus-14 rating in 86 video games while studying Sport Management..
Prior to signing up with the Barracuda training personnel, both Bonneau and Chiasson were members of the Sharks hunting department..
************ After retiring in December due to health factors, McCarthy signed up with the Barracuda coaching staff on December 27th as an assistant coach. He will now take control of as AHL development coach, working directly with the Barracuda and many of the Sharks potential customers.
McCarthy, who was picked by the Sharks in the seventh round of the 2006 NHL Draft, holds all significant Barracuda franchise records consisting of games played (275 ), goals (62 ), helps (76 ), points (138 ), power-play goals (17 ), and shorthanded goals (5 ). He has worked as the Barracuda team captain considering that 2016 and functioned as captain of the Worcester Sharks for the 2012-13 season..
In addition, McCarthy skated in 88 NHL video games with the Sharks between 2009-2016, building up 6 points (3 goals, three assists) and 22 penalty minutes.
In 2018, McCarthy was chosen to the United States Mens Olympic Ice Hockey Team, appearing in five video games at the PyeongChang Olympics.
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In 2020-21, Sabourin, 40, enters his first season as goaltending advancement coach for the organization. Prior to this previous year, Sabourin had been the goaltending coach for the QMJHLs Rouyn-Noranda Huskies where he coached Sharks 2018 draft pick Zachary Emond and helped guide the Huskies to the 2019 Memorial Cup..
A 1998 4th round pick by the Calgary Flames, Sabourin played parts of 17 expert seasons in the ECHL, AHL, NHL, EBEL (Austria) and Ligue Magnus (France), with his final year being available in 2016-17 as a member of the Rouen Dragons (France). In 2005-06, the Val-dOR, Quebec, Canada native won the AHLs Baz Bastien Memorial Award the leagues finest goaltender.
In 57 career NHL games in between Calgary, Pittsburgh, and Vancouver, Sabourin went 18-25-4 with a 2.88 goals-against average and a. 898 save portion.
