SAN JOSE- San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General
Manager Doug Wilson announced that the club has signed Group II
restricted free agent defenseman Scott Hannan.
“ We are pleased to have all of our players under contract
entering training camp,” said Wilson. “ We can now focus on what we
need to do in order to have a productive camp and a successful
season.”
SAN JOSE- San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced that the club has signed Group II restricted free agent defenseman Scott Hannan.
“ We are pleased to have all of our players under contract entering training camp,” said Wilson. “ We can now focus on what we need to do in order to have a productive camp and a successful season.”
Last season, Hannan, 24, tallied 22 points (3 goals, 19 assists) in 81 games with the Sharks. He ranked first on the team in average ice time (24:15), second among team defensemen in assists (19), second among team defensemen in points (22) and set a career-high in games played (81).
Hannan was named Seagate Technology “ Sharks Player of the Month” for February. In addition, he played in his 200th career NHL game on Nov.11 vs. the New York Rangers. In 2001-02, Hannan was second on the Sharks in blocked shots (76), fourth in average ice time (20:18), and scored the game winning goal, his first goal of the season, Jan. 21 against Edmonton.
Acquired by San Jose in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft (1st round, 23rd overall), the six-foot-two, 220-pound native of Richmond, British Columbia has scored 58 points (9 goals, 49 assists) in 266 games with the Sharks.
The Sharks also signed right wing Jon DiSalvatore.
In 2002-03, DiSalvatore, 22, posted 48 points (19 goals, 29 assists) in 36 games with Providence College. His totals ranked him first on the team in points (48), assists (29), power play goals (7) and shots (146), as well as second in goals (19).
DiSalvatore also ranked fifth in shots (146), ninth in goals (19), tied for fourth in assists (29), tied for sixth in power play goals (7) and fourth in total points (48) in Hockey East. He earned Hockey East Honorable Mention honors and was a finalist for the Walter Brown Award for the second consecutive season, an award given annually to the best American-born college player in New England.
The six-foot-one, 185-pound native of South Windsor, Connecticut was originally selected by San Jose in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft (fourth round,104th overall).
