Patrick Marleau To Be Inducted Into San Jose Sports Hall of Fame

The San Jose Sports Authority announced today that Sharks legend Patrick Marleau has been selected as an inductee for the 2023 class of the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.

Marleau authored a remarkable 23-season NHL career, culminating on April 19, 2021 when he became the NHL's all-time regular season games played leader, eclipsing hockey icon Gordie Howe's longstanding record of 1,767 games. Marleau finished his career with 1,779 regular season games and sits amongst the game's top offensive players with 566 goals (23rd all-time), 631 assists (83rd), 1,197 points (52nd), 172 power-play goals (34th) and 109 game-winning goals (tied-seventh).

His 195 Stanley Cup Playoff games are the 24th most in NHL history, and his appearance in the playoffs in 20 different seasons is tied for the third most. In the postseason, Marleau has recorded 127 points (72 goals, 55 assists) and ranks tied for 15th all-time in playoff goals and tied for 53rd in playoff points.

The 43-year-old has established himself as a Bay Area sporting icon having spent parts of 21 seasons in teal. He ranks first in nearly every offensive category in Sharks franchise history, including games played (1,607), goals (522), points (1,111), power-play goals (163), shorthanded goals (17), game-winning goals (101), multi-goal games (67) and shots (3,953). He also ranks second in assists (589), eighth in penalty minutes (481), and eighth in points-per-game (0.69 - min. 200 games).

Originally selected by the Sharks with the second overall selection in the 1997 NHL Draft, Marleau announced his retirement as a player on May 10, 2022, and on Feb. 25, 2023, became the first person in franchise history to have his number permanently retired.

Internationally, Marleau captured gold medals with Team Canada in the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014 World Cup and 2003 World Championships.

This year's induction ceremony will be held in November at SAP Center at San Jose on a date to be determined later. Marleau joins Lorrie Fair, Dave Stieb, and Chris Wondolowski as members of the 2023 class. Each inductee will be honored with a bronze plaque of their likeness permanently installed on the concourse at the SAP Center at San Jose.

Established in 1995, the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame honors those who have made extraordinary contributions in the sports world. Each inductee meets at least one of the following criteria:

· Developed their skills in Santa Clara County

· Played or coached for a county team or school

· Represented the county as an individual athlete

· Contributed in some extraordinary way to the greater San Jose community in a sports-related program or project

Past inductees from the Sharks organization include George Gund III (2008), Arturs Irbe (2010), Owen Nolan (2014), Doug Wilson (2016) and Evgeni Nabokov (2018)