Former San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau who retires from hockey after 23 years, set a number of San Jose franchise records and will have his number 12 eventually retired and hoisted in the SAP Center rafters. (photo from NHL.com)

On the Sharks podcast with Len Shapiro:

#1 Former San Jose Shark, Toronto Marple Leaf, Pittsburgh Penguin Patrick Marleau announced his retirement after 23 seasons in the NHL. Marleau in a press conference at SAP Center on Tuesday said it was bittersweet but he has a lot to look forward to.

#2 Marleau also said that if you had told him as a kid skating on a frozen pond in Saskatchewan that he would break the games played record held by Gordy Howe he would have thought you were crazy.

#3 Len talk about his number 12 being retired by the Sharks in the future and having his jersey raised in the rafters at SAP Center for future fans to see.

#4 He has records set for the Sharks franchise records in goals, points, even strength goals, power play goals, shots, games played, also he played in 910 consecutive games from Apr 9, 2009 to May 12, 2001.

#5 Len after Marleau left the Sharks after playing in San Jose 1997-98 to 2016-17, he went to play in his native country Canada for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2017-18 to 2018-19 before moving onto the Pittsburgh Penguins 2019-20 and then his final season with the Sharks 2020-21 to round out his career in hockey.

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