Andrew Bensch
@https://twitter.com/ViewFromBensch
Andrew has been credentialed to cover the Sharks since 2010 and the 49ers since 2012. He graduated with his BA in Broadcast Electronic Communication Arts in 2013 from San Francisco State University. You can follow Andrew on twitter: @ViewFromBensch
Author's Posts
The Immense Value of Melker Karlsson
March 29th, 2016 San Jose Sharks forward Melker Karlsson could paraphrase actor Liam Neeson's famous scene in the movie Taken. "I'm no Pavel Datsyuk nor Joe Thornton, but I do have a very particular set of skills, skills that I have acquired over a very long career, skills that make me a nightmare for opposing defensemen." OK, maybe Karlsson isn't a...
Sharks Might be Best Served Finishing 3rd
March 28th, 2016 The San Jose Sharks have had a terrific second half of the season. Prior to their current three-game losing streak, the Sharks owned the best record in the league since early January. Earlier this week, Team Teal's record since Jan. 9 was an astonishing 23-7-4. That's right, No. 1 in the NHL, even better than their California rivals, the...
Is James Reimer Stealing the Sharks Crease?
March 25th, 2016 Thursday's 6-3 loss against the Edmonton Oilers marked goaltender James Reimer's fifth start for the San Jose Sharks. Since Reimer's debut back on Mar. 5, the Sharks have played 11 games in total. The other six were started by Martin Jones. That's as even of a split as possible between the two goaltenders. Now granted, two of Reimer's...
Sharks Awards: MVP, Top Rookie, Best Offseason Addition
March 22nd, 2016 With 10 games remaining in the regular season, fellow Sharks correspondent Zeke felt the itch to break down a number of team awards for Team Teal. Zeke was nice enough to include me in the process and let me post under my byline. What a nice guy! The four awards are best offseason addition, best rookie, most valuable player and most...
Sharks Making Big Mistake on Their Blue Line
March 15th, 2016 Toughness, grit, physicality, "he's hard to play against"; these are the types of things heard about newest Sharks defenseman Roman Polak. While being tough and physical are beneficial qualities to have in any hockey player, when they are the primary positives placed upon players, it's often a red flag. In Polak's case, the red flag...
Patrick Marleau Deserves Praise, Not Criticism
March 10th, 2016 San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau certainly isn't scoring like he used to, but those who constantly criticize him simply don't understand context nor value to a hockey team. Of course, it doesn't help Marleau's case that fellow 36-year old teammate Joe Thornton is having an MVP-caliber season, but No. 12 is still playing extremely...