Sharks Name Marleau Player Development Coach, Hockey Operations Advisor

San Jose Sharks (

) General Manager Mike Grier today announced that Patrick Marleau has been named as a player development coach and hockey operations advisor for the San Jose Sharks.

Based in San Jose, Marleau will collaborate with the Sharks development staff to work with Sharks and San Jose Barracuda prospects with on-ice skill development. In addition, he will serve as an advisor to Grier and the Sharks hockey operations staff.

"It's rare that you get the opportunity to add someone to your organization that brings a level of talent and character like Patrick Marleau," said Grier. "As one of the top players of his generation, Patty possesses an unlimited wealth of institutional knowledge about the game. Perhaps more importantly, he was a cornerstone piece in the Sharks becoming one of the NHL's most dominant franchises over the last two decades and knows what it takes to win and succeed in the NHL. We are extremely happy to bring Patty back into the Sharks family as we continue building a team that our fans can be proud of."

"I'm extremely excited to be officially back as part of the Sharks organization," said Marleau. "I'm looking forward to working with our players on the ice to help them reach their full potential and sharing the knowledge I have garnered from playing 23 years in the National Hockey League. I'm also eager to work with Mike and his staff, and to continuing to learn about the game and business side of hockey."

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.

He ranks first in nearly 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, 2004 World Cup and 2003 World Championships.

On June 12, the San Jose Sports Authority announced that Marleau was selected to the 2023 class of the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place at SAP Center at San Jose on a date to be determined in November 2023.