SHARKS GIVE 7 PLAYERS QUALIFYING OFFERS

San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has extended qualifying offers to the following Group II restricted free agents:
Riley Armstrong C/RW
Tom Cavanagh C
Mike Iggulden C
Dimitri Patzold G
Thomas Plihal C
Craig Valette C

The following Group II restricted free agents were not issued qualifying offers and become free agents:
Michal Macho C
Glenn Olson LW

The following players can potentially become Group III unrestricted free agents on July 1, 2007:
Mathieu Darche LW
Scott Ferguson D
Bill Guerin RW
Scott Hannan D
Mark Smith C
Patrick Traverse D

The following players can potentially become Group VI unrestricted free agents on July 1, 2007:
Garrett Stafford D
Grant Stevenson C/RW

*Courtesy of the Worcester Sharks