Barracuda Enjoying Home Cooking

Barracuda Enjoying Some Home Cooking

Dec 8, 2015

Look Back:
The San Jose Barracuda (9-8-0-3, 21pts, .525%) presented by Barracuda Networks chomped four out of a possible four points last week (2-0-0-0) in two home games.  The Barracuda picked up a 5-3 win over the Stockton Heat on Dec 4 led by four point games by Barclay Goodrow (1-3-4) and Ryan Carpenter (1-3-4) and a 43 save performance by Aaron Dell in net.  San Jose finished off the week with a 7-6 overtime victory over the Condors on Dec 5 paced by Barclay Goodrow’s first professional hat trick as the Barracuda won back-to-back home games for the first time this season.

Barclay Goodrow (4-3-7, +7) and Ryan Carpenter (1-6-7, +8) led the way offensively last week for the Barracuda as San Jose jumped past the .500 mark for the first time since Oct 21.  Petter Emanuelsson (2-2-4, +5) racked up four points last week which included his first two goals of the season on Dec 5 vs. Bakersfield.  John McCarthy, Julius Bergman, Jeremy Langlois, and Mark Cundari also scored last week while Daniel Doremus scored his first career AHL goal and added an assist.  The Barracuda are now 3-1-0-0 on their five game home stand which concludes on Saturday vs. the San Diego Gulls.

Mirco Mueller and Micheal Haley both saw action with the Barracuda and the Sharks last week as the Barracuda have now had 27 call-ups already this season.

Barracuda POW: The American Hockey League announced that San Jose Barracuda right wing Barclay Goodrow has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 6, 2015. 
Goodrow racked up four goals and three assists for seven points along with a plus-7 rating in just two games last week, scoring the game-winning goal in both contests for San Jose.  In recognition of his achievement, Goodrow will be presented with an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Barracuda home game. 
COMING UP:
The San Jose Barracuda play two games this weekend as they look for their first three game winning streak of the season.

On Saturday, the Barracuda host the San Diego Gulls (Anaheim Ducks AHL affiliate) with a 1:30pm start at the SAP Center with the first 4,000 fans receiving a Barracuda scarf presented by Sharks Ice.  Fans are encouraged to bring canned food items to benefit the School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County. All fans that donate will receive a free ticket to the Barracuda game on Dec 30 vs. the Charlotte Checkers.
Doors open at 12:45pm. December 12 marks the 4th of 13 San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season.  The San Jose Sharks host the Minnesota Wild at 7:30pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games.   Coverage begins at 1pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.

On Sunday, The Barracuda head to Ontario to battle the Reign (AHL affiliate of the LA Kings) at 3pm.  Coverage begins at 2:30pm on AM 1220 KDOW.

Both games can be heard live online at www.kdow.biz with a 30 minute pregame show before puck drop.  Fans may watch the games online for a small fee at www.ahllive.com.

MILESTONE ALERT:
Head Coach Roy Sommer (626 wins) surpassed Frank Mathers (1256 games coached) for the most games coached in AHL history on March 26, 2014 in the Sharks 5-3 win in Lewiston, ME over the Portland Pirates.  Coach Sommer has coached 1364 AHL games – all with the SJ Sharks AHL affiliates. In total, Coach Sommer has been a head coach in 1,698 games in the AHL and ECHL.  Coach Sommer picked up his 600th career AHL win in a 4-3 victory in Lehigh Valley on Feb 4, 2015 and surpassed Frank Mathers (610 wins) for 2nd all-time in AHL history on March 27 in Springfield with his 611th win!  Roy needs 10 wins to tie Fred “Bun Cook” (636 wins) for the most wins in AHL history!

Few things to know….

  • The San Jose Barracuda are in 6th place (9-8-0-3, 21pts, .525%) in the Pacific Division and 10th place overall in the Western Conference. 
  • The San Jose Sharks currently have 13 players on their roster that have spent time in the Sharks AHL affiliate (Couture, Pavelski, Wingels, Braun, Stalock, Tennyson, Vlasic, Nieto, Hertl, Tierney, Mueller, Karlsson, and DeMelo).
  • The San Jose Sharks are in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 7th place in the Western Conference with 28 points and a 14-12-0 record. 
  • Offense heating up… the Barracuda have scored 22 goals in their last five games (4-1-0-0).
  • Melker Karlsson played in four games for the Barracuda (0-2-2) this season and was recalled by the SJ Sharks on Nov 8.  Melker has four points (3-1-4) in 12 games with the Sharks.
  • Captain Bryan Lerg has 11 points (6-5-11) in 16 AHL games this season for the Barracuda and has dressed in six games for the SJ Sharks (0-0-0) this season.
  • Ryan Carpenter (2-16-18) leads the Barracuda in points (18), assists (16), and +/- (+12) in 20 games this season. Carpenter’s 16 assists is tied for 5th in the AHL.
  • Bryan Lerg, Mirco Mueller, Dylan DeMelo, Nikolay Goldobin, Micheal Haley, John McCarthy, and Barclay Goodrow have all played for the Barracuda (AHL) and the Sharks (NHL) this season.
  • Micheal Haley leads the SJ Sharks with four fighting majors in eight games and has six points (4-2-6) in eight games for the Barracuda.
  • Rookie Joakim Ryan leads all Barracuda defensemen in points (1-8-9) through 20 games.
  • Nikolay Goldobin has six points (4-2-6) in 12 games for the Barracuda and two points (1-1-2) in nine games for the SJ Sharks.
  • Barclay Goodrow has 11 points (8-3-11) in 13 games for the Barracuda this season along with three points (0-3-3) in 12 games with the Sharks this season.
  • Goaltender Aaron Dell is 4-4-1 this season with a 2.45 GAA and a .918 save %.  Aaron ranks 17th in the AHL in GAA.
  • Goaltender Troy Grosenick is 5-4-2 this season with a 3.22 GAA and an .899 save %.  Grosenick made an AHL high 49 saves on Nov 21 in a 4-3SOL at Stockton.
  • The San Jose Barracuda players will wear the same jersey number with the SJ Sharks if they are to receive a NHL recall this season.
  • The San Jose Barracuda are 7-5-0-3 vs. California teams this season.
  • Score 4… the Barracuda are 8-0-0-0 when they score 4 goals in a game this season, but 1-8-0-3 when they score less than 4 goals.
  • Coach Roy Sommer currently ranks 2nd in the AHL with 626 wins in his career (18th season) and 1st in games coached in the AHL with 1364. 

 Top 3… Last Week!

  • Barclay Goodrow recorded his 1st professional hat trick which included the game winner in San Jose’s 7-6 win over the Condors on Dec 5!
  • Ryan Carpenter had three assists and was an AHL season high +5 in the Barracuda’s 7-6 OTW vs. Bakersfield on Dec 5!
  • Aaron Dell made 43 saves in the Barracuda’s 5-3 win over the Heat on Dec 4!

Last Week: (2-0-0-0) 4pts, 2gp
Fri.          12/4       W           Stockton Heat 3 @ San Jose Barracuda 5
Sat.        12/5       OTW     Bakersfield Condors 6 @ San Jose Barracuda 7 – OT

Next Week:
Sat.        12/12                    San Diego Gulls @ San Jose Barracuda – 1:30pm
Sun.       12/13                    San Jose Barracuda @ Ontario Reign  – 3pm

Rewind the Tape:
12.4.15 – Stockton 3 – San Jose 5 – W – SAP Center – San Jose, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (8-8-0-3, 19pts) presented by Barracuda Networks, defeated the visiting Stockton Heat (6-8-0-2, 14pts) 5-3 in front of 3,755 fans at the SAP Center on Friday evening.  John McCarthy (1-0-1), Ryan Carpenter (1-2-3), Julius Bergman (1-0-1), Barclay Goodrow (1-3-4) and Jeremy Langlois (1-0-1) scored for San Jose while Aaron Dell made 43 saves in the home win.  Kenny Agostino (2-0-2) and Aaron Johnson (1-0-1) scored for the Heat while goaltender Joni Ortio made 13 saves in the loss as the Barracuda improved to 2-1-0-0 on their five game home stand.

12.5.15 – Bakersfield 6 – San Jose 7 – OTW – SAP Center – San Jose, CA
Barclay Goodrow scored just 23 second into overtime for his first professional hat trick as the San Jose Barracuda (9-8-0-3, 21pts) presented by Barracuda Networks defeated the visiting  Bakersfield Condors (9-9-1-1, 20pts) by the score of 7-6 in front of 3,688 fans at the SAP Center on Saturday afternoon on Ugly Sweater Night.  Barclay Goodrow (3-0-3) completed his first career hat trick in a wild back and forth affair including the game winner in overtime to give the Barracuda the win.  Ryan Carpenter (0-3-3, +5), Petter Emanuelsson (2-1-3, +3), Daniel Doremus (1-1-2), Mark Cundari (1-1-2, +3) and Karl Stollery (0-2-2) all had multipoint games for San Jose while Troy Grosenick (5-4-2) made 23 saves on 29 shots in the win.  Matthew Ford (2-0-2) and Josh Currie (2-0-2) both scored two goals apiece in the loss for Bakersfield.  Goaltender Ben Scrivens made seven saves on 11 shots through 20 minutes and was replaced by Laurent Brossoit who made 15 saves on 18 shots and picked up the OT loss in net.

Barracuda in the Pacific:


PACIFIC

GP

W

L

OTL

SOL

PTS

PCT

GF

GA

PIM

HOME

ROAD

LAST TEN

STREAK

S/O

1. Ontario

19

13

4

2

0

28

0.737

57

37

352

5-1-2-0

8-3-0-0

7-3-0-0

2-0-0-0

0-0

2. San Antonio

22

11

5

6

0

28

0.636

71

66

317

4-3-3-0

7-2-3-0

4-4-2-0

0-2-0-0

1-0

3. Texas

23

12

9

1

1

26

0.565

91

77

250

5-4-1-0

7-5-0-1

4-5-1-0

0-1-1-0

0-1

4. San Diego

21

11

9

0

1

23

0.548

61

65

471

7-2-0-1

4-7-0-0

2-7-0-1

0-2-0-0

3-1

5. San Jose

20

9

8

0

3

21

0.525

56

62

248

4-5-0-1

5-3-0-2

6-2-0-2

2-0-0-0

1-3

6. Bakersfield

20

9

9

1

1

20

0.500

60

65

274

5-4-0-0

4-5-1-1

5-4-1-0

1-0-1-0

1-1

7. Stockton

17

7

8

0

2

16

0.471

48

49

247

4-4-0-0

3-4-0-2

5-4-0-1

1-0-0-0

1-2

Coaching Milestones….
*1257 GAMES…..With the 5-3 win in Lewiston, ME vs. the Pirates on March 26, 2014, head coach Roy Sommer surpassed Frank Mathers (1,256 games) for the most games coached in the AHL.

*1,600 GAMES… With the 3-0 loss vs. the Norfolk Admirals on April 12, 2014, head coach Roy Sommer coached in his 1,600th professional game.

*500 WINS!.... With a 3-2 shootout victory in Hershey on February 11, 2012, head coach Roy Sommer became just the 4th coach in AHL history to reach the 500 win plateau. 

*600 WINS!....with the 4-3 win at Lehigh Valley on February 4, 2015, head coach Roy Sommer became just the 3rd coach in AHL history to reach the 600 win plateau.

*611 WINS…. With the 6-3 win at Springfield on March 27, 2015, head coach Roy Sommer moved past Frank Mather (610) for the 2nd most wins in AHL history with his 611th win.

AHL COACHING WINS – ALL-TIME

1. Fred “Bun” Cook 1937-56 19seasons 1,171GP 636 WINS
2. Roy Sommer 1998-current 18seasons 1,364GP 626 WINS
3. Frank Mathers 1956-85 18seasons 1,256GP 610 WINS
4. John Paddock 1981-2010 16seasons 1,125GP 589 WINS

*San Jose Barracuda Head Coach Roy Sommer, who plays a major role in developing players for the San Jose Sharks, is currently the longest-tenured coach (18th season) in the American Hockey League. His current regular season record is now: 626-571-48-60-59. (W-L-T-OTL-SOL)

*In Coach Sommer’s first AHL victory….   The Kentucky Thoroughblades defeated the Albany River Rats 6-4 at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky on October 17, 1998. 

Barracuda Bites:
*Captains for the 2015-16 season:  Bryan Lerg was named captain on Oct 6 while John McCarthy was named an alternate captain.  Micheal Haley, Karl Stollery, and Dylan DeMelo have all worn the A this season as well for the Barracuda.

*Breaking down October… The Barracuda had a 2-3-0-1 (5pts in 6gp) record in October with 12 GF and 17 GA. PP went 3-24 (12.5%); opponents PP went 6-25 (15.4%), and the Barracuda had 3 fighting majors in October.

*Breaking down November…The Barracuda had a 5-5-0-2 (12pts in 12gp) record in November with 32 GF and 36 GA. PP was  6-50 (12.0%); opponents PP was 8-39 (20.5%); and the Barracuda had 5 fighting majors in November.

*Breaking down December…The Barracuda have a 2-0-0-0 (4pts in 2gp) record in December with 12 GF and 9 GA. PP is  1-5 (20.0%); opponents PP is 3-9 (33.3%); and the Barracuda have 2 fighting majors in December.

*Streakers…. Barclay Goodrow (4-3-7), Ryan Carpenter (1-6-7), and Petter Emanuelsson (2-2-4) all have two game point streaks.

*What a weekend… the line of Goodrow/Carpenter/Emanuelsson combined for 18 (7-11-18) points in two games (Dec 4-5) for the Barracuda in back-to-back wins vs. the Heat and the Condors.  The line scored 7 of the 13 goals for the Barracuda.

*1st pro hat trick… Barclay Goodrow recorded his first professional hat trick in the Barracuda’s 7-6 overtime win over the Condors on Dec 6. Goodrow scored three tiebreaking goals, the last coming 23 seconds into overtime as San Jose defeated Bakersfield, 7-6. The hat trick was the first multiple-goal game of Goodrow’s professional career, and gave him seven points in a span of less than 21 hours. 

*Plus Player… Ryan Carpenter registered an AHL season high +5 in San Jose’s 7-6OTW vs. Bakersfield on Dec 5.  Carpenter leads the Barracuda with a +12 rating this season.

*Monkey of the back…Petter Emanuelsson scored his first two goals of the season on Dec 5 in the 7-6OTW vs. the Condors.  The goals broke an 18 game goalless drought to start the season and were his first since Oct 24, 2014 vs. Syracuse.

*Lots of saves… goaltender Troy Grosenick made 49 saves in the 4-3SOL at Stockton on Nov 21. The 49 saves was a career high for Troy and the most saves by a goaltender this season in the AHL.

*Situations...the Barracuda are….

  • 5-0-0-1 when leading after 20 minutes
  • 6-0-0-0 when leading after 40 minutes
  • 2-0-0-0 when tied after 20 minutes
  • 3-1-0-1 when tied after 40 minutes
  • 2-8-0-2 when trailing after 20 minutes
  • 0-7-0-2 when trailing after 40 minutes
  • 2-4-0-1 when outshooting opponents
  • 5-4-0-2 when outshot by opponent

*PTO’s… Scott Timmins, Alex Gallant (Utah-ECHL), and Greger Hanson (Allen-ECHL) are all under player try-out contracts currently for the SJ Barracuda.

*Teddy Bear Toss… Hundreds of teddy bears hit the ice on the first teddy bear toss game presented by Kaiser Permanente on Nov 7.  Barclay Goodrow scored the first Barracuda goal of the game at 18:37 of the second period in San Jose’s 3-2 loss to the Gulls.  The teddy bears were donated to local charities last week.

*Doubleheaders… the first of 13 Sharks/Barracuda doubleheaders at the SAP Center occurred on Saturday, Nov 7.  The Barracuda fell to the SD Gulls (AHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks) 3-2 at 1:15pm while the Sharks dropped a 1-0 game to the Ducks at 7:30pm. The next doubleheader is Saturday, December 12. Breakdown of the doubleheaders this season at SAP Center:

Nov 7                    Barracuda lose 3-2 to Gulls                           Sharks lose 1-0 to Anaheim Ducks           
Nov 28                  Barracuda win 5-4 over Stars                       Sharks win 5-2 over Calgary Flames
Dec 4                     Barracuda win 5-3 over Condors                 Sharks lose 4-3 to Tampa Bay Lightning

*Goal drought… the Barracuda had been shutout in 164:04 of play before John McCarthy scored at 2:45 of the first period on Nov 1 vs. Ontario.…the last goal scored was a shorthanded goal by Scott Timmins
at 18:40 of the first period vs. the Gulls on Oct 21.

*SAP Center…the Barracuda picked up their first win on home ice in a 4-2 victory over the Ontario Reign on Nov 1… San Jose is now 4-5-0-1 at the SAP Center this season and has been outscored 31-37.

*Other Barracuda 1sts…

  • Micheal Haley scored the first goal in franchise history at 19:47 of the first period vs. Rockford on Oct 9.  The goal was a power play goal scored on Michael Leighton and assisted by Nikita Jevpalovs and Scott Timmins
  • Frazer McLaren picked up the first fighting major in Barracuda history with a 2nd period scrap vs. Mike Liambas on Oct 9.
  • The San Jose Barracuda picked up their first win in franchise history in a 4-1 victory over the Heat in Stockton on Oct 15.
  • Scott Timmins scored the first shorthanded goal in franchise history on Oct 21 vs. San Diego.
  • Mirco Mueller became the first defenseman to score a goal for the Barracuda in the 4-2 win vs. Ontario on Nov 1.
  • Barclay Goodrow recorded the first hat trick in team history in the Barracuda’s 7-6OTW on Dec 5.
  • Barclay Goodrow scored the 1st overtime game winner in franchise history at 23 seconds of overtime in 7-6 win over Condors on Dec 5.

*Road Warriors… the Barracuda are now 5-3-0-2 on the road this season and finished up on a seven game road trip (3-2-0-2) with a 3-1 win in Charlotte on Nov 25.

*Suspensions…San Jose Barracuda defenseman Karl Stollery was suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of an elbowing incident in a game vs. San Diego on Oct. 21. Stollery was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 28.1 (supplementary discipline). Karl missed San Jose’s game on Oct. 23 vs. San Diego.

*Pro Debuts:  Patrick McNally and Nikita Jevpalovs each made their professional debuts for the Barracuda on Oct 9….Adam Helewka made his professional debut Oct 15 at Stockton.

*AHL Debut… Alex Gallant played his 1st AHL game on Nov 13 at San Diego. Alex has missed the last five games due to injury.

*Always remember your first… Nikita Jevpalovs scored his first professional goal in the Barracuda’s 4-1 win in Stockton on Oct 15… Joakim Ryan and Julius Bergman each scored their first pro goals in the Barracuda’s 5-4 win vs. Texas on Nov 28.

*First AHL goals…Danny Doremus scored his first AHL goal and grabbed his first AHL assist in 7-6OTW vs. Condors.

*Nikolay Goldobin became the first SJ Barracuda player to receive an NHL recall on Oct 15 and scored his 1st NHL goal in his 2nd NHL game in the Sharks 6-3 loss at the NY Islanders on Oct 17.

*OT penalty shot… goaltender Troy Grosenick stopped Gulls defenseman Brandon Montour at 1:05 of the overtime period in the Barracuda’s 4-3 shootout win at San Diego on Nov 13.

*2 Penalty Shots, 1 period…referee Garrett Rank awarded two penalty shots in the 1st period of the Barracuda’s 3-2 loss to the Stars on Nov 29. Troy Grosenick stopped Curtis MacKenzie at 10:52 while John Muse stopped Jeremy Langlois at 14:53.

*Score first… the Barracuda have scored FIRST 8 times in 20 games this season (6-1-0-1). – Carpenter 1, Haley 1, Lerg 1, McCarthy 2, Langlois 2, and Hanson 1.

*2nd period success…the Barracuda have outscored their opponents 21-17 in the second period this season.

*1st period troubles… San Jose has been outscored 18-26 in the first period this season…the 26 goals are the most allowed in the AHL this season.

*Breaking down the roster…. The Barracuda opening roster features nine Americans, nine Canadians, three Swedes, one Russian, one Swiss, and one Latvian.

*3 National Champions… The Barracuda have three players that won the NCAA Division 1 Championships…. Gus Young was captain with Yale University in 2013….John McCarthy with Boston University in 2009…Bryan Lerg with Michigan State in 2007.

*Memorial Cups…defenseman Mark Cundari and forward Scott Timmins each won a pair of Memorial Cups in 2009 and 2010 with the Windsor Spitfires (OHL). Vincent Arseneau won the Cup with the Shawinigan Cataractes in 2012.

*Swedish Elite League Championship…. both Melker Karlsson and Petter Emanuelsson won back-to-back championships with Skelleftea AIK in the SWEHL in 2013 and 2014.

*Kelly Cup Champions… Chris Crane, Vincent Arseneau, and Greger Hanson each won the Kelly Cup (ECHL Championship) with the Allen Americans last season.

*CHL Championship… Aaron Dell and Greger Hanson won the Central Hockey League Championship with the Allen Americans in 2013.

*Oldest/Youngest… Bryan Lerg is the oldest player on the Barracuda roster (born Jan 20, 1986) while Julius Bergman is the youngest (born Nov 2, 1995).

*Bros… Alex Gallant’s older brother Brett plays for the Lake Erie Monsters in the AHL.

*High scorer in the Q… rookie Nikita Jevpalovs recorded 100 points (49-51-100) in 64 games for Blainville-Boisbriand in the QMJHL last season. The 21-year-old from Riga, Latvia has seven points (2-5-7) in 20 games for the Barracuda.

*The Sherriff… Frazer McLaren re-signed in the off-season with the SJ Sharks organization after spending the last 2+ seasons in the Toronto organization. McLaren holds the Worcester Sharks franchise record with 577 penalty minutes and has 12 penalty minutes in eight games for the Barracuda.

*J-Mac… John McCarthy led the Worcester Sharks in points (151) and goals (63) and was tied in the franchise lead in games played (277).  McCarthy also served as the Worcester Sharks captain in 2012-13 and was the Worcester Sharks MVP in 2011-12. McCarthy is (3-8-11) in 19 games with the Barracuda and (0-0-0) in one game with the SJ Sharks.

*Young Guns… the Barracuda have dressed 11 AHL rookies already this season. (Joakim Ryan, Adam Helewka Patrick McNally, Nikita Jevpalovs, Vinny Arseneau, Nikolay Goldobin, Chris Crane, Julius Bergman, Alex Gallant, Danny Doremus, and Mike Aviani)
    
*I’ll take a draft… eight San Jose Barracuda players were drafted by the San Jose Sharks. (McCarthy, McLaren, Helewka, Crane, Goldobin, Mueller, Ryan, Bergman)
                                                                                                                                      
*1st Rounders… the Barracuda had two first round draft picks dressed on opening night.  Mirco Mueller (18th in 2013 by SJ) and Nikolay Goldobin (27th in 2014 by SJ).

*1st Rounders score…both Mirco Mueller and Nikolay Goldobin scored their first AHL goals of the season in the Barracuda’s 4-2 win vs. Ontario on Nov 1.

*NHL Experience…. The Barracuda have had 12 players on their roster with NHL experience led by Frazer McLaren with 102…. Breaking down the rest…. Karl Stollery 12, Bryan Lerg 8, John McCarthy 88, Micheal Haley  63, Mirco Mueller 45, Mark Cundari 8, Melker Karlsson 59, Scott Timmins 24,  Nikolay Goldobin 8, Barclay Goodrow 72, Troy Grosenick 2.

*Five for fighting… The Barracuda have 10 fighting majors through 20 games this season…. (McLaren 2, Young 3, Arseneau 1, Carpenter 1, Cundari 1, Goodrow 1, Lerg 1)

TRANSACTIONS:


Date

Player

Team

Transaction

12/07/2015

Bryan Lerg (LW)

San Jose

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

12/07/2015

Chris Tierney (C)

San Jose

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

12/07/2015

John McCarthy (LW)

San Jose

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

12/07/2015

Mirco Mueller (D)

San Jose

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

12/06/2015

Bryan Lerg (LW)

San Jose

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

12/06/2015

John McCarthy (LW)

San Jose

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

12/05/2015

Chris Tierney (C)

San Jose

ADD Loaned from San Jose (NHL)

12/05/2015

Mirco Mueller (D)

San Jose

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

12/04/2015

Micheal Haley (LW)

San Jose

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

12/04/2015

Mirco Mueller (D)

San Jose

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

12/03/2015

Dylan DeMelo (D)

San Jose

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

12/03/2015

Micheal Haley (LW)

San Jose

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

12/02/2015

Mirco Mueller (D)

San Jose

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

12/01/2015

Karl Stollery (D)

San Jose

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

12/01/2015

Karl Stollery (D)

San Jose

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

Season by the numbers...
Record: 9-8-0-3, 21 points, .525% – 5th in Pacific
Win percentage: .525% – 10th in West
Home Record: 4-5-0-1
Away Record: 5-3-0-2
Attendance: 38,792 through 10 games this season at SAP Center – 3,879 average
Goals Scored: 56, 2.80 goals per game, 20th in AHL
Goals Allowed: 62, 3.10 goals against per game, 21st in AHL
Shots per game: 28.55 – 24th in AHL
Shots allowed per game: 31.50 – 21st in AHL
Score 1st: 6-1-0-1 when scoring first (.813%)
1 goal games: 5-3-0-3 in one goal games
PP: 12.7%, 24th in AHL (10-79)
PK: 77.0%, 30th in AHL (17-74)
SHG – 1 shorthanded goal scored
SHGA – 3 shorthanded goal allowed
PIMS – 12.40 penalty minutes per game, 23rd in AHL
Fighting Majors:  10
OT Games – 5 – (1-0 record in OT) 
SO Games – 4 – (1-3 record in SO)
Roster Players – the Barracuda used 32 players this season
Goalies – the Barracuda used 2 goaltenders this season
Players receiving call-ups to San Jose – 8 (Goldobin, Lerg, Mueller, Haley, McCarthy, Stollery, Cundari, and Karlsson)
NHL debuts – 2 San Jose Barracuda alumni making their NHL debuts this season (Goldobin and Demelo)
Call-ups to NHL – 27 different call-ups to the San Jose Sharks this season

Top San Jose Barracuda:
o Goals                                    Goodrow (8)
o Game Winners                   Haley and Goodrow (2)
o Assists                                  Carpenter (16)
o Points                                   Carpenter (2-16-18)
o Power play Points              Haley (2-1-3), Carpenter (1-2-3), and Mueller (1-2-3)
o Shots                                    Langlois (53)
o PIM                                       Stollery (34)
o Fighting Pen.                       Young (3)
o Plus/Minus                          Carpenter (+12)
o Wins                                     Grosenick (6)
o G.A.A.                                   Dell (2.45)
o Save %                                  Dell (.918)
o Shutouts                              N/A

SJ Sharks:
The San Jose Sharks currently have 13 players on their roster that have spent time in the Sharks AHL affiliate (Couture, Pavelski, Wingels, Braun, Stalock, Tennyson, Vlasic, Nieto, Hertl, Tierney, Mueller, Karlsson, and DeMelo).

The San Jose Sharks are in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 7th place in the Western Conference with 28 points and a 14-12-0 record. 

Upcoming San Jose Sharks schedule: (all times are Pacific)
TUE        Dec 8     @ Calgary            6pm
WED      Dec 9     @ Edmonton     6:30pm
SAT        Dec 12   V. Minnesota     7:30pm

Allen Americans: (ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and Barracuda)

The 2015 Kelly Cup Champion Allen Americans are 14-8-0-0, 28pts this season good for 2nd place in the Central Division and 4th in the Western Conference. 

Joel Rumpel (11-5-0-0, 2.68 GAA, and .912 save%), Danny Federico (15gp 1-3-4), and Rick Pinkston (16gp 1-7-8), and Vincent Arseneau (11gp 3-6-9) are all under contract by the Barracuda or the Sharks.

Upcoming Allen Americans schedule: (all times are Pacific)
WED      Dec 9     V. Idaho               5:05pm
SUN       Dec 5     V. Idaho               2:05pm

Coming Up for the San Jose Barracuda:
The San Jose Barracuda play two games this weekend as they look for their first three game winning streak of the season.

On Saturday, the Barracuda host the San Diego Gulls (Anaheim Ducks AHL affiliate) with a 1:30pm start at the SAP Center with the first 4,000 fans receiving a Barracuda scarf presented by Sharks Ice.  Fans are encouraged to bring canned food items to benefit the School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County. All fans that donate will receive a free ticket to the Barracuda game on Dec 30 vs. the Charlotte Checkers.
Doors open at 12:45pm. December 12 marks the 4th of 13 San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season.  The San Jose Sharks host the Minnesota Wild at 7:30pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games.   Coverage begins at 1pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.

On Sunday, The Barracuda head to Ontario to battle the Reign (AHL affiliate of the LA Kings) at 3pm.  Coverage begins at 2:30pm on AM 1220 KDOW.

Both games can be heard live online at www.kdow.biz with a 30 minute pregame show before puck drop.  Fans may watch the games online for a small fee at www.ahllive.com.

There are plenty of ways to follow the Barracuda when they hit the road this season!
Listen to every game live for free on KDOW.biz or AHL Live. Watch the road games for a small fee at AHL Live. Join the game day conversation on Facebook and follow the game on Twitter by following @SJBarracuda.
Bring a group to sing the national anthem, book a fundraising event, host a birthday party, or have a blast in the high five tunnel.... secure your personalized Barracuda experience today!

Season ticket packages and group tickets for the 2015-16 season are on sale now by contacting the Barracuda Office at 408-977-4747 or by crashing the net at www.SJBarracuda.com.

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