San Jose Sharks’ Steven Lorentz (16) keeps the puck away against San Jose Sharks’ Matt Nieto (83), Special Olympics Northern California Team Black’s Justin Volaggio (14) and Special Olympics Northern California Team Black’s Gabriel Morales (11) in the third period of their Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Del Grande Dealer Group and Special Olympics Northern California for their fifth annual floor hockey match, the first after a two-year hiatus due to COVID.
Team Black played Team White with each team having about 10 players plus several Sharks players. Team Black acquired Sharks’ Logan Couture and Matt Nieto while Team White drafted Sharks’ Timo Meier, Nico Sturm and Steven Lorentz. Lead by Team White’s Louis Manson’s hat trick, Team White was able to pull off a 5-4 win. Team Black pulled their goalie late in the third and despite several close calls was not able to get the puck past Team White’s goaltender Jason Jacquez.
New head coach David Quinn donned a referee shirt and whistle and officiated the game, even tossing Sharks mascot S.J. Sharkie in the first period after Sharkie took a dive. Sharks broadcasters Randy Hahn and Dan Rusanowsky kept the gym lively while doing the play-by-play for the small crowd in the Bellarmine College Preparatory gymnasium.
Sharks employees dotted the gym, including five Sharks assistant coaches, host Emily Harlan and organist Kevin Seal. The team donated 120 custom Special Olympics and Sharks co-branded jerseys to outfit three Santa Clara County Special Olympics Floor Hockey programs.
The Sharks Foundation and DGDG will also donate $10,000 to Special Olympics Northern California to go towards program costs and new equipment for the floor hockey teams.
Special Olympics Northern California Team Black’s Michael Donovan (25) chats with San Jose Sharks’ Logan Couture (39) during their game against Special Olympics Northern California Team White at the start of the third period of their Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) San Jose Sharks’ Timo Meier (28) chats with Special Olympics Northern California Team Black’s Gabriel Morales (11) before their floor hockey game at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Special Olympics Northern California Team White’s Toby Hauptman (17) waits to be introduced before their floor hockey game at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Special Olympics Northern California Team White’s Mara Dempsey (22), Raechel Perez (6), and Brian Overby (45) are introduced before the Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game that featured several Sharks players at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) San Jose Sharks mascot S.J. Sharkie fist bumps Special Olympics Northern California Team White’s Mara Dempsey (22) as Team White is introduced before the Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game that featured several Sharks players at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) San Jose Sharks mascot S.J. Sharkie is introduced before the Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game that featured several Sharks players at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) San Jose Sharks’ Nico Sturm (7) sits next to Special Olympics Northern California Team White’s Jason Jacquez (44) as they wait for the start of the Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game that featured several Sharks players at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Special Olympics Northern California Team Black’s William Murray (38) stops a shot by Special Olympics Northern California Team White’s Raechel Perez (6) in the first period of their Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Special Olympics Northern California Team White’s Justin Steinberg (21) celebrates his goal in the second period of their Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Special Olympics Northern California Team White’s Louis Manson (24) controls the puck against Special Olympics Northern California Team Black in the first period of their Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) San Jose Sharks head coach David Quinn, referring the game, ejects San José Sharks mascot S.J. Sharkie for embellishing a fall in the first period at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Special Olympics Northern California Team White’s Louis Manson (24) celebrates his goal, one of three, against Special Olympics Northern California Team Black next to San Jose Sharks’ Steven Lorentz (16) in the first period of their Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) From left to right Jennifer “J-Lo” Hall, from San Jose, Vanessa Mock, from Cupertino, and Mercy Wong, from San Jose, cheer in the third period of the Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Special Olympics Northern California Team White’s Jason Jacquez (44) takes a shot against Special Olympics Northern California Team Black’s Lindsay Mibach (15) in the second period of their Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game featuring several San Jose Sharks’ players, including San Jose Sharks’ Logan Couture (39) and Timo Meier (28), at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) San Jose Sharks’ Steven Lorentz (16) defends against Special Olympics Northern California Team Black’s Justin Volaggio (14) in the first period of their Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Team Black and White play during the second period in the Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game that featured several San Jose Sharks players at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) San Jose Sharks’ Steven Lorentz (16) signs autographs after the Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Special Olympics Northern California Team Black and Team White pose for photographs with several San Jose Sharks players after Team White’s 5-4 win for their Special Olympics Northern California floor hockey game at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The San Jose Sharks teamed up with the Special Olympics Northern California Floor Hockey Program. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
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