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unusual facts about The Sharks


The Sharks

With the success of the Elektra release and the support of MTV, the Sharks toured and shared the stage with The Go-Go's, A Flock of Seagulls, Robert Palmer, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, The Romantics, Night Ranger, The Fixx, and The Stray Cats.



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1998 NHL Expansion Draft

San Jose traded Ville Peltonen to Nashville after the Predators agreed not to select Tony Granato (Nashville also sent the Sharks a fifth-round pick (Josh Blackburn) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft).

2002 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

In the off-season the Sharks signed former Melbourne Storm premiership-winning coach Chris Anderson, who also brought along with him the halfback involved in that premiership, Brett Kimmorley.

The Sharks were seeking revenge after the Dragons denied them a place in the 1999 decider (which would have had them pitted against Anderson and Kimmorley's Melbourne Storm) and indeed the Sharks won 40-24.

2004 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

In the off-season the Sharks signed Stuart Raper as their head coach following the previous season's dismissal of Chris Anderson.

2008–09 National Indoor Soccer League season

The Orlando Sharks were supposed to play, but due to scheduling conflicts with the Amway Arena the Twisters took the Sharks' spot for the season.

Brad Barritt

Due to injuries, Barritt was recalled to play in a 2009 Super 14 fixture against the Waratahs, his final game for the Sharks.

Central FC

Founded in 2012, the Sharks were the 21st team to join the Pro League and plays its home matches in Ato Boldon Stadium located in nearby Couva.

Gordie Howe hat trick

Joe Thornton and Ryane Clowe of the Sharks both recorded 1G 1A and one fight each.

History of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

On 22 September 2006, the Sharks Board ended weeks of speculation over the future of coach Stuart Raper by sacking him as first grade coach and handing him a $300,000 payout, making him the second consecutive coach to receive such a payout.

Jacksonville Sharks

The Sharks joined the AFL for the 2010 season, following the league's complete reorganization the previous year.

James Paringatai

In January 2014, he re-signed with the Sharks for the 2014 season.

Marc-Édouard Vlasic

His nickname with the Sharks is "Pickles", in reference to Vlasic Pickles.

Northwestern Miners

They formed an alliance with the Southport Sharks, a powerful club playing in the AFL Queensland and began wearing the Sharks' jumper rather than the Footscray Bulldogs jumpers they had previously used.

Pathetic Sharks

Viz 166 (June 2007) showed the Sharks attempting to attend the Wimbledon tennis championships: they couldn't get into the stadium, because their tickets (purchased on eBay by Rupert) were actually second-hand bus tickets.

Pilar, Sorsogon

With the help of WWF, strict guidelines were developed to protect the sharks.

Sam Isemonger

Over the next several years Isemonger was both in and out of the first grade team with the Sharks for a variety of reasons; originally having to compete with representative players such as Chris McKenna, Tawera Nikau, Les Davidson and Danny Lee meant a first team position was more often than not hard to come by.

Sheffield Sharks

In 1995, the 1995 McDonald's Championship came to London and the Sharks were entered as the host team, mixing with the elite of world basketball including the NBA's Houston Rockets, Spanish League giants Real Madrid and Bologna of the Italian League amongst others.

After knocking out Luxembourg-based team Residence Helmsange in the Qualifying round, the Sharks were then eliminated in the First Round by Real Madrid after a 57-67 defeat in Sheffield and a 75-78 defeat in Madrid.

Southern Sharks

In the Sharks first and only season, they managed to win six matches, their best performance being a 41-12 win over Chester Hill Rhinos, their leading try scorer was Sharlon Taki with 18, Mitch Mahon was the leading point scorer with 9, they were coached by former NRL player Luke Goodwin.

Southland Sharks

Their away trip began with the Sharks losing in overtime to the second place Waikato Pistons at Hamilton Boys' High School.

Stéphane Sessègnon

Sessègnon began his career with Benin Premier League side Requins de l'Atlantique, which means the Sharks of the Atlantic, in Cotonou, the largest city in Benin.

Sussex County Cricket Club in 2005

The Sharks chased down the target easily, as openers Matthew Prior and Ian Ward put on 108, and whilst Scotland were able to take two wickets, Sussex sped home with 16.3 overs to spare.