When Pete DeBoer signed on as head coach of the Sharks back in 2015, fresh off the team missing the playoffs for the first time in over a decade, few would have predicted the success that was about to follow. DeBoer guided the team to its first Stanley Cup Final appearance in franchise history, aided by the promoting of an extremely aggressive forechecking system and a renewed focus on driving even-strength play.
The success continued over the course of the next four years, with the Sharks going 317-180-106 and making the playoffs in each season over the course of his tenure.