Over the past few years, the Sharks European scouts have been on something of a hot streak. The Sharks organization has been able to sign young free agents from overseas who have immediately made an impact. Last year brought Marcus Sorenesen & Tim Heed. Joonas Donskoi came the year prior, and Melker Karlsson signed back in 2014.

On Tuesday, the Sharks announced the signings of two more European prospects, Radim Simek and Filip Sandberg, hoping to make an impact sooner rather than later. 

San Jose added another puck-moving offensive defenseman in Radim Simek. The 24-year-old Czech has been a consistent goal scorer, putting up 10, 9, and 11 goals the past three seasons for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec of the Czech Extraliga.

Traveling on the road with the team means one thing- a lot of "bro time". Time to bond with the boys, find out interesting things about each other and get into debates over whether Wisconsin or Switzerland has the best cheese.

The San Jose Barracuda got into a heated cheese debate over dinner while in Grand Rapids for the Calder Cup Conference Finals. Barclay Goodrow tweeted out a Twitter Poll to settle the argument.

Tweet from @bgoodrow23: Need some help to settle a battle between the boys, which place has better cheese?!?!?

SAN JOSE - San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has signed unrestricted free agent forward Filip Sandberg (@sampthechamp) to a two-year contract. 

"Filip is a very creative player who sees the ice well and can create offense in limited space," said Wilson. "He plays a high-pressure, puck-pursuit game and his battle level is something we have been impressed with, especially against older players. We are excited for him to join our organization." 

SAN JOSE - San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Radim Simek (rah-DEEM SHIH-meck) to a one-year contract. 

"Radim is a quick transition defenseman who drives the play offensively and plays with a physical edge," said Wilson. "We like his offensive instincts especially on special teams and think his game will translate well in North America." 

On Thursday, May 18, it was all about #BayAreaUnite as the Oakland Athletics held a San Jose Sharks Night at the ballpark. Members of the Sharks organization mixed in some green and gold with their teal as they cheered on the A's to an 8-3 win over the Boston Red Sox.

With an opportunity to advance to the Western Conference Finals of the Calder Cup Playoffs for the first time in franchise history, San Jose Barracuda netminder Troy Grosenick calmly and methodically collected a 2-0 shutout in Game 5 against the San Diego Gulls.

The series-clinching win was reminiscent of his NHL debut, a 45-save shutout in an identical 2-0 victory versus the Carolina Hurricanes on November 16, 2014, becoming the first Sharks goaltender to record a shutout in his NHL debut.

However between those two milestones, a barrage of injuries and setbacks caused Grosenick to completely rethink his game.

After a close Game 3 loss at home against the Edmonton Oilers, the San Jose Sharks were ready to shake things up for Game 4 and even the series back up again. 

Usually to shake things up one might alter their pregame routine, listen to a new playlist, or wear a different tie but, that wasn't the case for the Sharks.

Instead, Captain Joe Pavelski, Chris Tierney, Micheal Haley, and Marcus Sorensen showed up on the scene for Game 4 with a fresh new hair cut. A mohawk, that is.

To be chosen for a first pitch at a baseball game is usually a nice honor; the person is being recognized in front of thousands of fans. But that comes as a double-edged sword: it also means that the person must show off their ball-throwing skills in front of thousands of fans, who will immediately judge them on that first pitch.

In honor of Owen Nolan and S.J. Sharkie's first pitches at the May 18 Oakland A's game, we decided to judge first pitches thrown by members of the San Jose Sharks.

SAN JOSE, CA - Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson released the following update regarding Joel Ward today.

"Joel was dealing with a minor shoulder injury last season and, once the season ended, had a choice to either rehab the injury or to have a surgical procedure.

Joel opted to proceed with the surgical procedure, which was completed successfully, and he is expected to be ready for the start of the 2017 season."

After being shutout in games 2 and 3 against the Edmonton Oilers, it seemed as though the Sharks were due for a breakout on offense. It wouldn't have been surprising for the Sharks to score three or four goals in the next game.

But seven? 

The Sharks wasted zero time getting on the board. Well, okay, they technically wasted 15 seconds. Either way, fans who thought they could miss the first 30 seconds of the game missed out on a new Sharks playoff record.