– San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the team has issued qualifying offers to the following players and thus will retain their negotiating rights:

PLAYERPOS

T.J. GaliardiC

Matt IrwinD

Tim KennedyC

Brandon MashinterLW

Frazer McLarenLW

Matt PelechF/D

Nick PetreckiD

James SheppardC

Alex StalockG

The following players were not issued qualifying offers and thus become unrestricted free agents:

PLAYERPOS

Benn FerrieroRW

Tony LuciaLW

James MarcouRW

Cameron MacIntyreRW

Tyson SexsmithG