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Former Stanford hoops star is man behind the iconic San Jose Sharks logo

February 13, 2026

By Dylan Grausz, Stanford Cardinal on SI: For decades, Bay Area sports fans have watched as the San Jose Sharks have gone through multiple different eras since joining the NHL in the early 1990s, from a perennial playoff contender and near Stanley Cup champion to a franchise that is deep in a rebuild looking to sniff the postseason once again.

But through it all, one thing has stayed relatively the same for the Sharks: the logo of a Shark biting through a hockey stick, which has itself gone through a couple of iterations.

Since the franchise’s inaugural season in 1991-92, the iconic Sharks logo has given the team its lifelong identity, seeing several legendary hockey players suit up with the logo on their chest such as Artūrs Irbe, Joe Thornton, Brent Burns, Patrick Marleau and others.

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