Barracuda Head Coach Looks To Make AHL History This Weekend
Jan 22, 2016
Look Back:
The San Jose Barracuda (18-11-4-3, 43pts, .597%) presented by Barracuda Networks chomped five out of a possible eight points (2-1-1-0) in four games last week (including Monday afternoon) as they remain in 2nd place in the Pacific Division. The Barracuda began the week with an exciting 2-1 overtime win at San Diego on Jan 13 to kick off a brief three game road trip. San Jose grabbed an impressive 5-2 win in Rockford on Jan 15 and extended their season long point streak to nine games (7-0-2-0) with a 2-1 overtime loss in Iowa on Jan 16. San Jose returned home and dropped a 5-3 decision vs. Bakersfield on Jan 18 at the SAP Center. The Barracuda have now played an AHL high 13 overtime games this season which includes six of their last ten games.
The Barracuda hold a playoff position with the 2nd spot in the Pacific and are now 15-5-4-2 in their last 26 games overall. With the two wins last week, Head coach Roy Sommer picked up wins #634 and #635, trailing only Fred “Bun” Cook (636 wins) for the most wins in AHL history.
A number of transactions occurred in a very busy week for the Barracuda on and off the ice. Raffi Torres was loaned to the Barracuda on a conditioning assignment from the SJ Sharks on Jan 14 and made his debut in the Barracuda’s win in Rockford on Jan 15. Torres played two games last week and did not register a point for the Barracuda and remains with the club heading into the week. Forward Alex Gallant signed a standard player AHL contract for the rest of the season and for the 2016-17 season after he played 15 games on a PTO from the Utah Grizzlies (ECHL). Forward Greger Hanson was released from his PTO on Jan 18 and was returned to the Allen Americans (ECHL) and forward Ben Smith was loaned to the Barracuda on Jan 21 from the SJ Sharks.
Karl Stollery (2-1-3), Bryan Lerg (2-2-4), Ryan Carpenter (1-3-4), and Petter Emanuelsson (1-2-3) all contributed offensively for the Barracuda last week while goaltender Aaron Dell made 45 saves on Jan 16 to shine in between the pipes. Trevor Parkes led the way with five points (2-3-5) and currently rides a three game point streak for the Barracuda as San Jose begins a weekend home-and-home set with the Reign on Friday in Ontario.
The San Jose Barracuda player of the week nominee is forward Trevor Parkes. The 24-year-old from Fort Erie, Ontario recorded five points (2-3-5) in four games with the Barracuda last week to lead the way.
COMING UP:
The San Jose Barracuda play twice this weekend vs. the Ontario Reign (AHL affiliate of the LA Kings) in a battle of the two top teams in the Pacific Division.
On Friday, the Barracuda visit the Ontario Reign at 7pm. Coverage begins at 7pm on AM 1220 KDOW.
On Saturday, the Barracuda host the Ontario Reign on Military Appreciation Night at 7:30pm on a Sharks/Barracuda doubleheader day at the SAP Center. The Barracuda will wear a special camouflage jersey which will be auctioned off during the game to benefit Defending the Blue Line and military members will be recognized throughout the game. Doors open at 6:45pm as the San Jose Barracuda host the Reign at 7:30pm. January 23 marks the 9th 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 1pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games. Coverage begins at 7pm on AM 1220 KDOW.
All 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 (635 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 1380 AHL games – all with the SJ Sharks AHL affiliates. In total, Coach Sommer has been a head coach in 1,711 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 1 win to tie Fred “Bun Cook” (636 wins) for the most wins in AHL history!
Few things to know….
- The San Jose Barracuda are in 2nd place (18-11-4-3, 43pts, .597%) in the Pacific Division and 6th 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, Smith Tierney, Karlsson, and DeMelo).
- The San Jose Sharks are in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 6th place in the Western Conference with 49 points and a 23-18-3 record.
- Captain Bryan Lerg has 22 points (10-12-22) in 32 AHL games this season for the Barracuda and has dressed in six games for the SJ Sharks (0-0-0) this season.
- Ryan Carpenter (7-25-32) leads the Barracuda in points (32), assists (25), and +/- (+16) in 34 games this season. Carpenter made his NHL debut in the Sharks 2-0 loss to the Wild on Dec 12.
- Bryan Lerg, Mirco Mueller, Dylan DeMelo, Nikolay Goldobin, Melker Karlsson, Micheal Haley, John McCarthy, Barclay Goodrow, Ryan Carpenter, Ben Smith, Matt Tennyson, Chris Tierney, and Alex Stalock have all played for the Barracuda (AHL) and the Sharks (NHL) this season.
- Micheal Haley has four fighting majors in eight games with the SJ Sharks and has 17 points (12-5-17) in 24 games for the Barracuda.
- Rookie Joakim Ryan leads all Barracuda defensemen in points (1-14-15) through 36 games.
- Nikolay Goldobin has 18 points (11-7-18) in 28 games for the Barracuda and two points (1-1-2) in nine games for the SJ Sharks. Goldobin ranks 4th among AHL rookies with a 20.0%% shooting percentage.
- Barclay Goodrow has 24 points (14-10-24) in 28 games for the Barracuda this season along with three points (0-3-3) in 14 games with the Sharks this season. Goodrow leads the Barracuda with 14 goals this season and was named to the 2016 AHL All Star Classic.
- Goaltender Aaron Dell is 6-7-4 this season with a 2.54 GAA and a .915 save %. Dell has stopped 12 of 13 shooters in the shootout this season.
- Goaltender Troy Grosenick is 10-4-3 this season with a 3.05 GAA and a .901 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 12-7-2-3 vs. California teams this season.
- Score 4… the Barracuda are 15-0-0-0 when they score 4 goals in a game this season, but 3-11-4-3 when they score less than 4 goals.
- Coach Roy Sommer currently ranks 2nd in the AHL with 635 wins in his career (18th season) and 1st in games coached in the AHL with 1380.
Top 3… Last Week!
- Aaron Dell made 45 saves in 2-1 overtime loss in Iowa on Jan 16!
- Karl Stollery scored the overtime goal in a 2-1 win at San Diego on Jan 13!
- Trevor Parkes scored a goal and added two assists in 5-2 win at Rockford on Jan 15!
Last Week: (2-1-1-0) 5pts, 4gp
| Wed. |
1/13 |
OTW |
San Jose Barracuda 2 @ San Diego Gulls 1 – OT |
| Fri. |
1/15 |
W |
San Jose Barracuda 5 @ Rockford Ice Hogs 2 |
| Sat. |
1/16 |
OTL |
San Jose Barracuda 1 @ Iowa Wild 2 |
| Mon. |
1/18 |
L |
Bakersfield Condors 5 @ San Jose Barracuda 3 |
This Week:
| Fri. |
1/22 |
|
San Jose Barracuda @ Ontario Reign – 7pm |
| Sat. |
1/23 |
|
Ontario Reign @ San Jose Barracuda – 7:30pm |
Rewind the Tape:
1.13.16 – San Diego 1 – San Jose 2 – OTW – Valley View Casino Center – San Diego, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (17-10-3-3, 40pts) presented by Barracuda Networks extended their season best point streak to seven games (6-0-1-0) with an exciting 2-1 overtime victory over the host San Diego Gulls (17-14-1-1, 36pts) in front of 6,023 fans at the Valley View Casino Arena on Wednesday evening. Head coach Roy Sommer picked up win #634, trailing only Fred “Bun” Cook (636 wins) for the most wins in AHL history and goaltender Troy Grosenick (9-4-3) was spectacular in net with 24 saves and a penalty shot stop midway through the third period. Karl Stollery scored at 4:32 of overtime and Mark Cundari also scored for the Barracuda as San Jose improved to 3-0-1 in San Diego this season. Anton Khudobin made 21 saves for the Gulls and Antoine Laganiere scored the only goal for San Diego.
1.15.16 – Rockford 2 – San Jose 5 – W – BMO Harris Bank Center – Rockford, IL
Barracuda Head coach Roy Sommer picked up win #635, trailing only Fred “Bun” Cook (636 wins) for the most wins in AHL history as the San Jose Barracuda (18-10-3-3, 42pts) presented by Barracuda Networks extended their season best point streak to eight games (7-0-1-0) with a 5-2 win over the host Rockford IceHogs (22-10-2-3, 49pts) in front of 4,062 fans at the BMO Harris Bank Center on Friday evening.
Goaltender Troy Grosenick (10-4-3) made 33 saves and Trevor Parkes scored a goal and added two assists as San Jose improved to 10-1-3-0 in their last 14 games. Petter Emanuelsson, Bryan Lerg, Micheal Haley, and Jeremy Langlois also scored for San Jose as the Barracuda improved to 2-0-0-0 on their three game road trip. Mark Visentin allowed five goals on 32 shots for the IceHogs as Mark McNeill provided the only two goals for Rockford as they dropped their first Friday night game this season in regulation (9-1-0-1).
1.16.16 – Iowa 2 – San Jose 1 – OTL– Wells Fargo Arena – Des Moines, IA
The San Jose Barracuda (18-10-4-3, 43pts) presented by Barracuda Networks extended their season best point streak to nine games (7-0-2-0) but dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to the host Iowa Wild (10-25-2-3, 25pts) in front of 12,455 fans at the Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday evening. Barracuda Head coach Roy Sommer remained with 635 wins and looks to tie Fred “Bun” Cook (636 wins) for the most wins in AHL history on Monday when the Barracuda host the Bakersfield Condors at 1:15pm at the SAP Center. Goaltender Aaron Dell (6-6-4) made 45 saves and Trevor Parkes scored the only goal as San Jose is now to 9-1-4-0 in their last 14 games. Jordan Schroeder tied the game in the third period for the Wild and Gustav Olofson won the game in overtime as Leland Irving made 25 saves in net for the home win. The Barracuda finished with a 2-0-1-0 on their three game road trip.
1.18.16 – Bakersfield 5 – San Jose 2 – L– SAP Center – San Jose, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (18-11-4-3, 43pts) presented by Barracuda Networks had their season high nine game point streak come to an end in a hard fought 5-3 loss to the visiting Bakersfield Condors (16-14-2-2, 36pts) in front of 5,872 fans at the SAP Center on Monday afternoon. Goaltender Troy Grosenick (10-5-3) made three saves on six shots before being replaced by Aaron Dell (6-6-4) who made 19 saves in relief. Ryan Carpenter (1-1-2), Karl Stollery (1-0-1) and Bryan Lerg (1-0-1) scored as San Jose is now 9-2-4-0 in their last 15 games. Eetu Laurikainen made 42 saves in the win for the Condors with Ryan Hamilton (1-0-1), Rob Klinkhammer (2-1-3), Tyler Pitlick (1-1-2) and Joshua Winquist (1-1-2) scoring for the Condors.
Barracuda in the Pacific:
PACIFIC |
GP
|
W
|
L
|
OTL
|
SOL
|
PTS
|
PCT
|
GF
|
GA
|
PIM
|
HOME
|
ROAD
|
LAST TEN
|
STREAK
|
S/O
|
|
1. Ontario
|
35
|
22
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
47
|
0.671
|
94
|
71
|
634
|
13-5-2-1
|
9-5-0-0
|
5-5-0-0
|
2-0-0-0
|
0-1
|
|
2. San Jose
|
36
|
18
|
11
|
4
|
3
|
43
|
0.597
|
104
|
106
|
475
|
10-8-1-1
|
8-3-3-2
|
7-1-2-0
|
0-1-1-0
|
3-3
|
|
3. Texas
|
42
|
21
|
15
|
3
|
3
|
48
|
0.571
|
159
|
143
|
506
|
10-6-2-0
|
11-9-1-3
|
6-2-1-1
|
0-1-0-0
|
0-3
|
|
4. Bakersfield
|
34
|
16
|
14
|
2
|
2
|
36
|
0.529
|
100
|
99
|
539
|
9-6-0-1
|
7-8-2-1
|
5-3-1-1
|
2-0-0-0
|
1-2
|
|
5. San Diego
|
36
|
18
|
16
|
1
|
1
|
38
|
0.528
|
94
|
107
|
769
|
9-5-1-1
|
9-11-0-0
|
3-6-1-0
|
1-0-0-0
|
4-1
|
|
6. San Antonio
|
41
|
16
|
18
|
7
|
0
|
39
|
0.476
|
114
|
129
|
611
|
4-12-3-0
|
12-6-4-0
|
2-7-1-0
|
0-4-0-0
|
1-0
|
|
7. Stockton
|
33
|
14
|
16
|
1
|
2
|
31
|
0.470
|
98
|
105
|
534
|
8-6-0-0
|
6-10-1-2
|
5-4-1-0
|
1-0-0-0
|
2-2
|
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.
*1700 GAMES… with a 2-1 overtime loss at the Ontario Reign on December 13, 2015, head coach Roy Sommer coached in his 1,700th 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 |
1,367GP |
635 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: 635-574-48-64-59. (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 had a 5-2-2-0 (12pts in 9gp) record in December with 29 GF and 30 GA. PP went 4-34 (11.8%); opponents PP was 12-40 (30.0%); and the Barracuda had 9 fighting majors in December.
*Breaking down January… the Barracuda have a 6-1-2-0 (14pts in 9gp) record in January with 31 GF and 23 GA. PP is 6-34 (17.7%); opponent’s power play is 3-29 (10.3%); and the Barracuda have 5 fighting majors in January.
*2015… the Barracuda finished the 2015 calendar year with a 12-10-2-3 record.
*2016… the Barracuda are 6-1-2-0 in the calendar year 2016.
*Streakers….Troy Grosenick is 5-0-0 in his last six starts… Trevor Parkes (2-3-5) and Bryan Lerg (2-2-4) each have a three game point streak.
*Nine Gamer… the Barracuda had a season high nine game point streak (7-0-2-0) from Dec 30 – Jan 16 and have points in 21 of their last 26 games overall (15-5-4-2).
*PK Improving… the Barracuda had not allowed a power play goal in a season high seven straight games from Jan 3 – Jan 16 (17-for-17 on the kill).
*PTO to AHL…Scott Timmins and Alex Gallant each began the seasons on PTO contracts before signing a SPC for the rest of the season. In addition, Alex Gallant signed an AHL deal for the Barracuda for the 2016-17 season as well.
*Welcome Back Al… goaltender Alex Stalock was loaned to the Barracuda on a conditioning assignment on Jan 2. Stalock had a 76-53-10 record with a 2.63 GAA and a .909 save percentage with the Worcester Sharks in the AHL. Al made 21 saves in a 5-1 win over the Texas Stars on Jan 3 in his first AHL start since April 20, 2013 at Syracuse. Stalock picked up his 80th AHL win on Jan 6 and as recalled by the Sharks on Jan 7 after posting a 2-0-0 record with the Barracuda along with a 1.96 GAA and a .930 save %.
*PT a game in AHL… forward Chris Tierney picked up two assists in his Barracuda debut on Jan 3. Tierney now has 32 points (9-23-32) in 31 games in the AHL with Worcester and San Jose.
*Racking up PIMS… forward Alex Gallant has 85 penalty minutes in his last 12 games (10 minor, 9 majors, a ten minute misconduct, and a game misconduct).
*Piling up the goals… Barclay Goodrow leads the Barracuda with 14 goals in just 28 games this season.
*Sharp Shooters… the Barracuda have two players with a shooting percentage over 20% this season (Haley 22.6%, Goldobin 20.0%).
*Shootout success… goaltender Aaron Dell has stopped 12 of 13 shooters he has faced in the shootout this season. (.923%)
*Shootout Success X2… forward Jeremy Langlois is 3-for-4 in the shootout this season (75%) with two game winners!
*Free Hockey… the Barracuda have played in 13 overtime games this season – the most in the AHL. The Barracuda played six of nine games in OT in a stretch from Dec 30-Jan 16.
*Quick strikes… the Barracuda scored four goals in a 3:20 span in the second period on Dec 20 in 5-4 win vs. Stockton. San Jose scored three goals in :50 seconds to close out the goal scoring rush.
*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.
*1st pro hat trick X2…. Nikolay Goldobin scored three goals, added an assist, and was +4 in the Barracuda’s 5-1 win over the Texas Stars on Jan 3, 2016.
*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 +16 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.
*Nice Record… Grosenick is 5-0-0- in his last six starts and 10-1-2 in his last 14 starts overall.
*Strange but true… the Barracuda are 0-3-0-1 vs. the Gulls at the SAP Center and have been outscored 4-14 in the process…meanwhile the Barracuda are 3-0-1-0 vs. the Gulls in San Diego with an 12-10 scoring edge.
*Cooling off the Heat… the Barracuda are 5-0-0-1 in four games vs. the Stockton Heat this season and hold a 26-16 scoring advantage.
*All 36 games… Jeremy Langlois, Joakim Ryan, Trevor Parkes, and Gus Young have played in all 36 games this season for the Barracuda.
*Situations...the Barracuda are….
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- 9-0-1-1 when leading after 20 minutes
- 11-1-2-0 when leading after 40 minutes
- 5-1-3-0 when tied after 20 minutes
- 6-1-1-1 when tied after 40 minutes
- 4-10-0-2 when trailing after 20 minutes
- 1-9-1-2 when trailing after 40 minutes
- 9-6-1-1 when outshooting opponents
- 7-5-3-2 when outshot by opponent
- 12-4-0-1 when scoring a power play goal
- 11-7-1-1 when allowing a power play goal
- 10-3-4-3 in one goal games
*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, Jan 23. 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 5 |
Barracuda win 7-6OT over Condors |
Sharks lose 4-3 to Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Dec 12 |
Barracuda lose 5-0 to Gulls |
Sharks lose 2-0 to Minnesota Wild |
| Dec 28 |
Barracuda lose 4-1 to Checkers |
Sharks lose 6-3 to Colorado Avalanche |
| Dec 30 |
Barracuda win 3-2SOW over Checkers |
Sharks win 4-2 over Philadelphia Flyers |
| Jan 9 |
Barracuda win 6-4 over Rampage |
Sharks win 7-0 over Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Jan 18 |
Barracuda lose 5-3 to Condors |
Sharks lose 4-3 SOL to Ottawa Senators |
| |
Barracuda are 4-4-0-0 |
Sharks are 3-4-0-1 |
*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 10-8-1-1 at the SAP Center this season and have been outscored 63-67. The Barracuda have points in seven of their last nine home games (6-2-1-0).
*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.
- The Barracuda dropped their first overtime game 2-1 in Ontario on Dec 13.
*Road Warriors… the Barracuda are 8-3-3-2 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. San Jose is in the middle of a stretch where they play nine of 11 games on the road. The three regulation losses are tied for the least in the AHL with Toronto.
*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 and picked up his first AHL fighting major vs. Curt Gogol on Dec 13 at Ontario.
*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 15 times in 36 games this season (9-2-3-1). – Carpenter 1, Haley 2, Lerg 1, McCarthy 2, Langlois 2, Hanson 1, Parkes 3, Stollery 1, Goldobin 1, Cundari 1
*2nd period success…the Barracuda have outscored their opponents 39-28 (+11) in the second period this season.
*1st period troubles… San Jose has been outscored 30-41 (-11) in the first period this season.
*Breaking down the roster…. The Barracuda opening roster features nine Americans, nine Canadians, three Swedes, one Russian, one Swiss, and one Latvian.
*4 National Champions… The Barracuda have had four 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… Ben Smith with Boston College in 2008 and 2010.
*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.
*Spengler Cup… defenseman Mark Cundari won a gold medal at the 2016 Spengler Cup for Team Canada.
*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 eight points (2-8-10) in 35 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 19 penalty minutes in 10 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 (4-12-16) in 35 games with the Barracuda and (0-0-0) in one game with the SJ Sharks.
*Young Guns… the Barracuda have dressed 12 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, Mike Aviani, and Rick Pinkston)
*I’ll take a draft… nine San Jose Barracuda players were drafted by the San Jose Sharks. (McCarthy, McLaren, Helewka, Crane, Goldobin, Mueller, Ryan, Bergman, and Tierney)
*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 18 players on their roster with NHL experience led by
Raffi Torres 635…Breaking down the rest…. Ben Smith with 181, Frazer McLaren 102, Karl Stollery 12, Bryan Lerg 8, John McCarthy 88, Micheal Haley 63, Mirco Mueller 45, Mark Cundari 8, Melker Karlsson 74, Scott Timmins 24, Nikolay Goldobin 8, Barclay Goodrow 73, Chris Tierney 84, Troy Grosenick 2, Dylan Demelo 18, Alex Stalock 61, Matt Tennyson 54.
*Five for fighting… The Barracuda have 22 fighting majors through 36 games this season…. (McLaren 3, Young 3, Arseneau 1, Carpenter 1, Cundari 1, Goodrow 1, Lerg 1, Gallant 8, Haley 1, Hanson 1, McNally 1)
TRANSACTIONS:
Season by the numbers...
Record: 18-11-4-3, 43 points, .597% – 2nd in Pacific
Win percentage: .597% – 6th in West
Home Record: 10-8-1-1
Away Record: 8-3-3-2
Attendance: 83,094 through 20 games this season at SAP Center – 4,154 average
Goals Scored: 104, 2.89 goals per game, 14th in AHL
Goals Allowed: 106, 2.94 goals against per game, 19th n AHL
Shots per game: 29.39 – 20th in AHL
Shots allowed per game: 30.83 – 19th in AHL
Score 1st: 9-2-3-1 when scoring first (.733%)
1 goal games: 10-3-4-3 in one goal games
PP: 13.4%, 26th in AHL (19-142)
PK: 79.4%, 26th in AHL (28-135)
SHG – 2 shorthanded goals scored
SHGA – 5 shorthanded goals allowed
PIMS – 13.19 penalty minutes per game, 22nd in AHL
Fighting Majors: 22
OT Games – 13 – (3-4 record in OT)
SO Games – 6 – (3-3 record in SO)
Roster Players – the Barracuda have used 38 players this season
Goalies – the Barracuda used 3 goaltenders this season
Players receiving call-ups to San Jose – 16 (Goldobin, Lerg, Mueller, Haley, McCarthy, Stollery, Cundari, Karlsson, Demelo, Goodrow, Carpenter, Smith, Tennyson, Grosenick, Stalock, and Tierney)
NHL debuts – 3 San Jose Barracuda alumni making their NHL debuts this season (Goldobin, Demelo, and Carpenter)
Call-ups to NHL – 34 different call-ups to the San Jose Sharks this season
Top San Jose Barracuda:
o Goals Goodrow (14)
o Game Winners Goldobin, Haley, Emanuelsson, Langlois, Goodrow , Parkes (2)
o Assists Carpenter (25)
o Points Carpenter (7-25-32)
o Power play Points Carpenter (2-6-8)
o Shots Langlois and Lerg (92)
o PIM Gallant (85)
o Fighting Pen. Gallant (8)
o Plus/Minus Carpenter (+16)
o Wins Grosenick (10)
o G.A.A. Dell (2.54)
o Save % Dell (.915)
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, Smith Tierney, Karlsson, DeMelo).
The San Jose Sharks are in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 6th place in the Western Conference with 49 points and a 23-18-3 record.
Upcoming San Jose Sharks schedule: (all times are Pacific)
MON Jan 18 V. Ottawa 7:30pm (Sharks lose 4-3 in OT)
THU Jan 21 @ Phoenix 6pm
SAT Jan 23 V. Minnesota 1pm
SUN Jan 24 V. Los Angeles 7pm
Allen Americans: (ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and Barracuda)
The 2015 Kelly Cup Champion Allen Americans are 21-14-2-1, 45pts this season good for 2nd place in the Central Division and 4th in the Western Conference.
Joel Rumpel (11-5-1-1, 2.66 GAA, and .909 save %), Danny Federico (31gp 1-3-4), and Rick Pinkston (29gp 1-9-10), Vincent Arseneau (16gp 4-7-11), and Chris Crane (20gp 7-5-12) are all under contract by the Barracuda or the Sharks.
Upcoming Allen Americans schedule: (all times are Pacific)
FRI Jan 22 @ Wichita 5:05pm
SAT Jan 23 @ Wichita 5:05pm
SUN Jan 24 V. Wichita 1:05pm
Coming Up for the San Jose Barracuda:
The San Jose Barracuda play twice this weekend vs. the Ontario Reign (AHL affiliate of the LA Kings) in a battle of the two top teams in the Pacific Division.
On Friday, the Barracuda visit the Ontario Reign at 7pm. Coverage begins at 7pm on AM 1220 KDOW.
On Saturday, the Barracuda host the Ontario Reign on Military Appreciation Night at 7:30pm on a Sharks/Barracuda doubleheader day at the SAP Center. The Barracuda will wear a special camouflage jersey which will be auctioned off during the game to benefit Defending the Blue Line and military members will be recognized throughout the game. Doors open at 6:45pm as the San Jose Barracuda host the Reign at 7:30pm. January 23 marks the 9th 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 1pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games. Coverage begins at 7pm on AM 1220 KDOW.
All 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.
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