US EditionSharks raise new banners inside SAP Center, but there’s an issue with one of them
The Sharks consolidated six Pacific Division titles onto one banner and ordered a replacement after a printer error duplicated 2015-16 on two separate banners, team officials said.
- The San Jose Sharks raised new banners at SAP Center on September 21-22, 2025, but one incorrectly displayed a 2015-16 Presidents' Trophy claim.
- The error occurred because the Sharks won the Presidents' Trophy only in 2008-09, while the 2015-16 banner mistakenly suggested they won it that season.
- Sharks president Jonathan Becher explained on September 22 that a printing mistake caused the error, and the team has already ordered a replacement banner.
- During the 2015-16 season, the Sharks ended the year ranked 11th overall with 98 points, while the Washington Capitals, coached by Barry Trotz, secured the Presidents' Trophy by leading the league with 120 points.
- Correcting the banner maintains historical accuracy and aligns with the Sharks' ongoing reorganization of their division and conference title banners at SAP Center.
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Sharks raise new banners inside SAP Center, but there’s an issue with one of them
SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks say that the future is teal. But the present is a work in progress. The Sharks this offseason took down some of the old banners that have hung from the rafters at SAP Center for years, ones that marked each of the team’s six Pacific Division titles, along with their one Western Conference title and President’s Trophy. All of the years the Sharks won the division crown are now marked on one banner, and new Western C…
San Jose Sharks raise erroneous banner claiming they won the Washington Capitals’ 2015-16 Presidents’ Trophy
In a big whoopsie moment, the San Jose Sharks tried to rewrite hockey history earlier this week. The Sharks reprinted and rearranged their banners at SAP Center, and eagle-eyed fans noticed that one banner in the rafters was incorrectly claiming that the team had won the 2015-16 Presidents’ Trophy. Bay Area Sports’ Curtis Pashelka posted photos to X ahead of the team’s preseason opener against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday, noting how the t…
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