SAN JOSE – A pattern emerged shortly after the Sharks hired Pete DeBoer last summer.
One by one, nearly all of the new additions to the San Jose roster could be traced back to the head coach somehow. Martin Jones, Joel Ward, Dainius Zubrus and Nick Spaling all played for DeBoer at some point, while Roman Polak and James Reimer were familiar to Steve Spott, DeBoer’s longtime assistant.
Mikkel Boedker is the latest player now in teal that used to perform for DeBoer. In 2008, they won an OHL championship together on the Kitchener Rangers.
Boedker signed a four-year, $16 million contract with San Jose on Friday.