SAN JOSE SHARKS

FRANCHISE FACE: Joe Thornton

OTHER CANDIDATES: Patrick Marleau, Owen Nolan, Evgeni Nabokov, Joe Pavelski

THE SKINNY: Marleau’s a lifetime Shark, but Thornton gets the nod for averaging more than a point per game since joining the team 12 years ago. And then there’s that beard, where food crumbs go to die.