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Published November 20, 2020 by The Mercury News
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Sharks Sports & Entertainment president Jonathan Becher said he’s been encouraged about what he has heard from San Jose city council members
“If they do those two things, which seems more likely now than before, that goes a long way,” Becher said.
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Published November 12, 2020 by San Francisco Chronicle
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The San Jose Sharks said Google’s massive real estate project and other developments near the SAP Center may force the team out of the arena, citing concerns over the removal of parking and construction disruptions for fans.
“We’re all for the development,” said Becher in an interview. “Let’s not suffocate the area while this is happening. We need it to be more well thought out.”
Published November 9, 2020 by U.S. Figure Skating
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The 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships, originally scheduled to take place in San Jose, California, Jan. 11–17, 2021, will relocate to Las Vegas and the Orleans Arena Jan. 11–21, U.S. Figure Skating announced on Monday. U.S. Figure Skating also selected San Jose and SAP Center as host of the 2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Both of these decisions were made unanimously by the U.S. Figure Skating Board of Directors at its Nov. 7 meeting.
“SAP Center at San Jose was prepared to safely and successfully host the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in January 2021,” added Jonathan Becher, president of Sharks Sports & Entertainment and SAP Center at San Jose. “While we are disappointed to wait, we are excited to host the Championship in 2023 and showcase the City of San Jose and SAP Center to a national audience.”
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Published October 27, 2020 by PGH Hockey Now
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For the past several weeks, there have been numerous leaks across Twitter of new team jerseys, including a Vegas Golden Knights “fourth” sweater and a Pittsburgh Penguins fourth jersey. Most of the leaks have been retro jerseys paying homage to a team’s past, but with inverted colors. And many have been for sale.
However, according to San Jose Sharks President Jonathan Becher, the alternate sweaters were a hoax. Becher tweeted:
“Entertained by the alternate jerseys designs on social media labeled as based on inside info. We have creative fans! None of these designs are real.”
It would appear Becher went beyond the Sharks jerseys and referenced the weeks of leaks, but that is a matter of interpretation. The source of the Penguins fourth jersey was an eBay seller. Are the Penguins fourth jerseys fakes, discarded prototypes, or real? Until another team comments, either way, we have reason to wonder.
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Published October 22, 2020 by NBC Sports
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Toronto hockey writer Howard Berger shared a photo on social media showing what appeared to be a throwback uniform design for San Jose, paying homage to the now-defunct California Seals.
Sharks president Jonathan Becher shut down the rumors Thursday morning, indicating that none of the circulating jersey designs on social media are in fact legitimate.
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Published October 21, 2020 by San Jose Sharks and SAP
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Published October 15, 2020 by Mercury News
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The path back toward having live events — with audiences — in Santa Clara County is still uncharted territory — but something needs to happen soon. That was the main message Thursday morning from a panel discussion hosted by the Silicon Valley Organization on the future of live events in a COVID-19 world.
“I think what happens in the next 4 to 6 weeks will set the stage for 2021,” Sharks President Jonathan Becher said, noting that the great strides made by the NFL and Major League Baseball won’t necessarily translate to an indoor arena like SAP Center, where most of its 175-plus events a year are non-televised. “No fans is not a sustainable model. It may work for a Sharks game, but it doesn’t work for a concert.”
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Published September 22, 2020 by KRON4
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Starting Oct. 5 and continuing through the election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, the SAP Center will offer two secure drop box locations for voters to deliver their ballots. One drop box will be located on St. John Street and the other will be located on Autumn Street just outside the SAP Center. Both locations will offer free and ADA accessible parking options close by so voters can easily park, walk up, and drop off their ballots.
“The San Jose Sharks are pleased to be able to partner with the County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters to make SAP Center available as a ballot drop-off location,” said Sharks president Jonathan Becher. “All citizens should have a voice in determining the future leadership of this country. The easiest way to be heard is to cast a ballot during the election.”
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Published September 22, 2020 by Sharks Sports & Entertainment
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The San Jose Sharks, in partnership with SAP and the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, are partnering to make SAP Center at San Jose a ballot drop box location this Fall for the 2020 Presidential General Election. This year, all registered voters in California will receive a ballot via mail prior to Election Day.
“The San Jose Sharks are pleased to be able to partner with the County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters to make SAP Center available as a ballot drop-off location,” said Sharks president Jonathan Becher. “All citizens should have a voice in determining the future leadership of this country. The easiest way to be heard is to cast a ballot during the election.”
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Published August 24, 2020 by ZDNet
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If you’re in the business of live sports and entertainment, how do you entertain and engage fans when you can’t put on any events? Like so many other businesses shut down by the coronavirus pandemic, sports teams had no playbook for how to operate during these unprecedented times. The last time that none of the four major U.S. sports leagues played in the month of April was way back in 1883.
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