BARRACUDA ASSIGN DEFENSEMAN ZACH FRYE TO ORLANDO

Feb 5, 2019

SAN JOSE, CA - The San Jose Barracuda (@SJBarracuda), proud American Hockey League (@TheAHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's (@NHL) San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks), have assigned defenseman Zach Frye(@Fryzie21) to the Orlando Solar Bears (@OrlandoHockey) of the ECHL(@ECHL).

Frye, 24, has totaled two points (one goal, one assist) and an even rating in five games this season with the Barracuda. Following the conclusion of his senior season last year at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Frye appeared in 11 games with the Barracuda, collecting two assists, 25 penalty minutes and a plus-one rating. The six-foot-one, 201-pound defenseman also appeared in one Calder Cup playoff game with the Barracuda.

Prior to signing an AHL contract with the Barracuda on March 8, 2018, the Spokane, Washington native skated in 136 games at Alaska-Fairbanks (@WCHA), ending with 77 points (21 goals, 56 assists), 254 penalty minutes and a minus-nine rating. In 2017-18, Frye finished fourth in NCAA DI Men's Ice Hockey in penalty minutes (100) and T-third among defensemen in goals (11).

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