Posts About "Hasso Plattner"
The Road to Abilene and The San Jose Sharks
June 13th, 2015 There is an old video about human nature which centres around a small group's miserable road trip to Abilene, Texas. The video shows the road trip plan coming together in a dysfunctional environment, leading to a result that frustrates everyone. The group all went to Abilene, even though no one wanted to go to there. The San Jose...
Sharks Owner Hasso Plattner To Fans: I'm Listening
May 11th, 2015 It doesn’t happen every year. Sharks owner Hasso Plattner showed up at SAP Center, aka the Shark Tank, spoke publicly and answered questions. This was the first time he has spoken to the media in over 2 years, and only the second time Plattner has spoken publicly since he took over the Sharks nearly 2½ years ago. Very Good...
Breaking: Sharks Owner Criticizes Fans
May 8th, 2015 In a joint press conference between the San Jose Sharks and the city of San Jose, team owner Hasso Plattner accurately acknowledged the team's shortcomings. Courtesy of CSN California's Kevin Kurz: https://twitter.com/KKurzCSN/status/596785652852760576 Yet even though the owner correctly recognizes team deficiencies, he continues...
Misguided Sharks Management Showing Zero Accountability
April 24th, 2015 Sharks Fans United Against Management It is one thing when only a vocal small core of die hard fans of a franchise are calling for an upheaval of management. It is another when over 90% of the Facebook comments shown at the bottom of owner Hasso Plattner's letter on the Sharks website are calling for the removal of GM Doug...
Hasso Plattner Reaches Out, Shark Fans Scream
April 24th, 2015 San Jose Sharks fans rarely hear from the owner, Hasso Plattner. It had been nearly a full year since Plattner's last communication with the fan base, that is, until late Thursday afternoon. Plattner put out a message to the fan base on the team website. It spells out a number of things. Some are straightforward. There are the usual...
San Jose Sharks Season Review, Part 8: The Summary
April 22nd, 2015 Our season review on the San Jose Sharks comes to the final segment, where things get tied up neatly, if not happily. For those needing to catch up on any of the earlier subjects, they are linked below. 1. Main Points 2. Forwards 3. Defense 4. Goalies 5. Roster and Salary Cap 6. Coach 7. The Owner and GM All About...
