The SAP Center at San Jose is an indoor arena located in San Jose, California. Its primary tenant is the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, for which the arena has earned the nickname "The Shark Tank".
SAP Center in 2014
Nighttime view of SAP Center
Aerial view of SAP Center from a landing at San Jose International Airport (SJC)
Side view of SAP Center
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises. Beginning play in the 1991–92 season, the team initially played its home games at the Cow Palace, before moving to its present home, now named SAP Center at San Jose, in 1993; the SAP Center is known locally as "the Shark Tank". The Sharks are affiliated with the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL.
S. J. Sharkie, the Sharks' mascot, made his debut during the 1991–92 season.
The Sharks moved into their new home, the San Jose Arena (now the SAP Center) in 1993.
Evgeni Nabokov was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy in the 2000–01 season.
Patrick Marleau was named the Sharks' team captain in the second half of the 2003–04 season, maintaining the position until 2009.