Editing San Jose Sharks (section)

==Traditions==
[[File:Shark head.jpg|thumb|Sharks pre-game entrance through the Shark's mouth]]
The Sharks' best-known tradition is their pre-game entrance scene. At the beginning of each Sharks home game, the lights go down and a 17-foot open shark mouth is lowered from the rafters. As the mouth is lowered the eyes flash red and fog pours out. Then, a live view of the locker room tunnel with Sharks players is shown on the scoreboard and the goalie leads the team out of the locker room, through the mouth, and onto the ice.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Mark |last=Purdy |title=Perfect World: Sharks Supply Glitz and Win |work=Mercury News |location=San Jose, California |page=1G |date=October 14, 1993}}</ref> The Sharks currently use "[[Seek & Destroy]]" by [[Metallica]] as their entrance song. Previous entrance songs include Metallica's version of "[[Breadfan]]" and "[[Get Ready for This]]" by [[2 Unlimited]]. The latter song has been used as the team's goal song since 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sharks Goal Song Fan Vote|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=111463|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref>

Any time the Sharks go on the power play, the ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' theme song is played while the fans do "The Chomp", extending their arms in front and moving them up and down to form a chomping jaw.

Since 2015, the fan-driven supporters club, Teal City Crew, has sit atop sections 217–218, organizing marches to the arena and charity drives and creating [[tifo]] related to the games being played, most notably the "retirement" banner for NHL veteran, [[Mike Hoffman (ice hockey, born 1989)|Mike Hoffman]], for his temporary trade to the Sharks, before being later traded that same day to the [[Florida Panthers]].