SAN JOSE — Sharks head coach Pete DeBoer’s path through the coaching ranks prepared him for the peculiar proceedings that delayed San Jose’s 3-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets last night.
“Oh yeah,” DeBoer answered when asked if he’d coached in a game with a power outage.
“You coach junior hockey in Canada for fifteen years, you see your share of power outages.”
With 2:42 left in the second period, the SAP Center’s overhead lights dimmed to nearly pitch-black, as the arena was lit only by the red display on the scoreboard ribbon lining the top of the lower deck, and the looping Sharks logo on the jumbotron.