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Adam Burish

Revisiting the Blackhawks’ 2002 Draft

Greg Boysen | September 4, 2021

Chicago Blackhawks fans have debated for over a decade about which general manager deserves more credit for winning three Stanley Cups in six seasons. Dale Tallon laid the foundation by…

Categories Blackhawks History, Editor's Choice

Doug Wilson’s Worst Contracts

Andrew Bensch | July 20, 2015

For the first time ever as a general manager, Doug Wilson made a splash in free agency this offseason. Newest Sharks Joel Ward and Paul Martin may end up declining…

Categories Sharks Management

Wave of Promising News Hits San Jose

Drew Weber | June 21, 2015

Busy Days in San Jose This has been an eventful weekend for San Jose Sharks fans and the media, with small story lines emerging throughout the past 48 hours. And for…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, San Jose Sharks, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Sharks Waive Adam Burish for Buyout

Dustin Nelson | June 19, 2015

The San Jose Sharks have placed veteran forward Adam Burish on waivers with the intention of buying him out. Cooke clears. Burish (SJ) on waivers for purposes of a buyout…

Categories NHL News, San Jose Sharks

Who Are the San Jose Sharks?

Andrew Wilson | November 14, 2014

Through eighteen games the San Jose Sharks are just behind their 2013 season pace. That is not a good thing. Whether it’s the defensive problems, the constant rearranging of the…

Categories San Jose Sharks

Feared Fourth Lines Do More than Fight

Andrew Bensch | October 28, 2014

  “With all due respect to James Sheppard and Matty Irwin, they can’t be your only goal scorers the last three games.” That was San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson’s…

Categories NHL News, San Jose Sharks

Scott, Brown, or Burish? Which Bully is Best?

Kenneth Laws | October 15, 2014

There’s no escaping it, the Sharks have enforcers. Not one, not two, but three. Newly acquired John Scott, veteran Adam Burish, and his replacement last season: Mike Brown. The best…

Categories San Jose Sharks

Sharks Still Coping Without “Tough Guys”

Eric He | January 19, 2014

The San Jose Sharks are like a cat that has nine lives: you think their time is near and they will begin to fade, yet, year after year, they find…

Categories San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks: All About Teamwork

Rick Emrith | February 2, 2013

When you think of the San Jose Sharks this season the first thing that pops to mind may be their undefeated 7-0-0 record or the return to dominance of Joe…

Categories San Jose Sharks

Amnesty Buyouts for the San Jose Sharks

Ilya Davydov | January 7, 2013

The hockey world exploded with much anticipated news – NHL hockey is back! Within a mere two weeks, lamps will light up frozen battlefields in 30 arenas around Canada and…

Categories San Jose Sharks, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Dallas signs prospect Reilly Smith to NHL entry contract, could play for Stars

Derek Neumeier | March 26, 2012

With their team in the thick of the hunt for both the Pacific Division lead and one of the final playoff spots in the Western Conference, Dallas Stars GM Joe…

Categories Dallas Stars, NHL Prospects

Dallas Stars News and Notes: March 1

Derek Neumeier | March 2, 2012

As the NHL playoffs lie in wait just around the corner, teams are reaching a critical, precarious point. All it takes is one strong winning streak to vault a team…

Categories Dallas Stars
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