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Image:Patrick marleau
Position	Center
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
NHL Team	San Jose Sharks
Nationality	Canada
Born	September 15, 1979, Swift Current, SK, CAN
NHL Draft	2nd overall, 1997 San Jose Sharks
Pro Career	1997 – present

Patrick Marleau (born September 15, 1979, in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey center in the NHL who currently plays for the San Jose Sharks. Most media guides incorrectly list his birthplace as Aneroid instead of his actual birthplace of Swift Current, although he grew up in the former.

Contents 1 Playing career 1.1 2003-2004 1.2 2005-2006 1.3 2006-2007 2 International tournaments 3 Contract 4 Awards 5 Personal 6 See also 7 References

Marleau was drafted in the 1st Round, 2nd overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft behind current teammate Joe Thornton. Although he struggled early on in his career, Marleau learned to combine his excellent offensive talents with defensive prowess from former Sharks head coach Darryl Sutter. Marleau has played all nine of his NHL seasons in San Jose.

He served as the Sharks captain in the entire second half of the 2003-04 season, following a rotating captaincy. When coach Ron Wilson went to rotate to a new captain, previous captain Alyn McCauley advised him to leave the captaincy with Marleau. The new captain went on to match his career-high of 57 points from the 2002-2003.

The 2005-06 season was a break-out season of sorts for Marleau, as he passed his old career high in points. Part of this can be attributed to the midseason acquisition of Joe Thornton. After the Thornton trade, Marleau responded with four consecutive three-point nights. The 2005-2006 NHL rule changes that emphasized speed, such the update of the two-line passing rule, may have also enabled him to use better utilize his outstanding speed.

In a game against the Colorado Avalanche on March 19, 2006, Marleau scored 2 goals and acquired his 400th career point, making him the second all time scoring leader for the Sharks.

In 2006, Marleau was one of three finalists for the Lady Byng Trophy, awarded for the most gentlemanly play during a season. He eventually lost out to Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings.

Through 67 games of the 2006-2007 season, Marleau has recorded 30 goals and 38 assists. His 68 points ranks 31st in the NHL.

Marleau played in his second NHL All-Star game in January 2007 and scored a goal.

His actual birthplace is Swift Current, Saskatchewan^{[citation needed]} as media guides incorrectly list it is Aneroid, a hamlet 70 km southeast of the city.

Career Stats

Year  Team      GP  G   A   Pts  +/-  

1997 SJ Sharks  74  13  19  32    5   

1998 SJ Sharks  81  21  24  45   10    

1999 SJ Sharks  81  17  23  40   -9   

2000 SJ Sharks  81  25  27  52    7   

2001 SJ Sharks  79  21  23  44    9   

2002 SJ Sharks  82  28  29  57  -10    

2003 SJ Sharks  80  28  29  57   -5   

2005 SJ Sharks  82  34  52  86  -12 

2006 SJ Sharks  63  30  36  66    4

Career          703 217 262 479  -1

Marleau won a gold medal at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships. He was invited to Team Canada's Development Camp for the 2006 Winter Olympics, but was omitted from the team.

Marleau decided to bypass free agency by signing a three-year-contract worth US$12.5 million in August 2005 to stay with the San Jose Sharks. As part of the deal, Marleau received a US$400,000 signing bonus.

• Gold Medal, 2003 IIHF World Championships
• WHL West First All-Star team (1997)
• NHL All-Star 2003-2004
• 2003-2004 Sharks player of the year
• 2003-2004 Sharks Playstation "Three Stars of the Game"
• 2006-2007 Lady Byng Trophy Finalist
• 2006 San Jose Mercury News South Bay Sportsperson of the Year

Marleau and his wife Christina have one son named Landon Patrick.

• Captain (hockey)
• List of NHL players
• List of NHL seasons

• NHL Player Bio
• Sharks bio and in depth look on Marleau
• Marleau's game-by-game totals so far this season

Preceded by Alyn McCauley

San Jose Sharks captains 2004 – present

Incumbent