New Sharks forward Giles keeps busy with NHL milestone, playing vs. idol

If you want to try and top the week-or-so that San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Giles just had, good luck.

In the span of just 10 days, Giles debuted for his new team, played a game against one of his closest friends, scored his first NHL goal, then played in front of most of his family against his childhood idol.

Giles was traded to the San Jose Sharks on March 5 by the Florida Panthers. His first game for his new team (he had only played nine NHL games to that point) was March 8 against the New York Islanders.

March 11 against the Nashville Predators? That's when this happened:

Just two days after his first NHL goal, on March 13, it was time to suit up against the Chicago Blackhawks and their new goalie acquisition, Spencer Knight.

Knight was not only a former Panthers teammate, but a longtime friend dating back to their time at Boston College and with the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL.

Two days after that the Washington Capitals and Alex Ovechkin came to town, prompting the Sharks to share this photo of a young Ovi and even younger Giles:

Ovechkin, for what it's worth, scored his 887th career goal in that game. Much of Giles family was in attendance to see him skate against his boyhood idol. All this in the same season he made his NHL debut, which happened back in October with the Panthers.

The Sharks did not have a game on Sunday. Finally, some rest.