Barracuda Hit the Road For Seven Game Trip
Nov 10, 2015
Look Back:
The San Jose Barracuda (3-5-0-1, 7pts, .389%) presented by Barracuda Networks chomped zero out of a possible four points last week (0-2-0-0) in two home games. San Jose dropped a 3-2 decision to the San Diego Gulls (AHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks) on Saturday at the SAP Center and closed out a three game home stand with a 6-2 loss to the Bakersfield Condors (AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers) on Sunday afternoon.
San Jose closed out a three game home stand with a 1-2-0-0 record and are now 1-4-0-1 at the SAP Center this season. Barclay Goodrow scored in his first game with the Barracuda on Saturday while Nikita Jevpalovs and Jeremy Langlois also found the back of the net last week. Captain Bryan Lerg returned from the Sharks on Sunday and extended his AHL point streak to three games (3-1-4) with his 4th goal of the season. Julius Bergman picked up his first professional point (assist) on Sunday while Melker Karlsson was impressive with back-to-back games on Saturday and Sunday before he was recalled by the SJ Sharks after the Barracuda game on Sunday. The Barracuda fired a season high 42 shots on Sunday vs. the Condors as the Barracuda look forward to a season long seven game road trip which begins on Wednesday in Ontario.
The Barracuda had nine different recalls to the SJ Sharks last week (Nov 2-9) and also signed forward Garry Steffes to a PTO from the Allen Americans (ECHL) on Nov 5.
The San Jose Barracuda player of the week nominee is forward Melker Karlsson. The 25-year-old from Lychsele, Sweden recorded one point (0-1-1 and nine shots in two games with the Barracuda last week.
COMING UP:
The San Jose Barracuda hit the road for a season long seven game road trip.
On Wednesday, the Barracuda head to Ontario, CA for a 7pm date with the Reign (AHL affiliate of the LA Kings). Coverage begins live on AM 1220 KDOW at 7pm.
On Friday, the Barracuda battle the Gulls (AHL affiliate of Anaheim Ducks) in San Diego at 7:05pm. Coverage begins live on AM 1220 KDOW at 7pm.
On Saturday, the Barracuda square off again vs. the Gulls in San Diego at 7:05pm. Coverage begins live on AM 1220 KDOW at 6:35pm.
All three 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 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 1353 AHL games – all with the SJ Sharks AHL affiliates. In total, Coach Sommer has been a head coach in 1,687 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 16 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 5th place (3-5-0-1, 7pts, .389%) in the Pacific Division and 11th 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, Goldobin, Mueller, and Karlsson).
- The San Jose Sharks are in 4th place in the Pacific Division and 10th place in the Western Conference with 14 points and a 7-7-0 record.
- Micheal Haley leads the Barracuda in points (6), goals (4), power play goals (2), and game winning goals (2). – Haley is currently on recall with the SJ Sharks.
- Melker Karlsson played in four games for the Barracuda (0-2-2) this season and was recalled by the SJ Sharks on Nov 8.
- Captain Bryan Lerg is averaging a point a game (4-1-5) in five AHL games this season for the Barracuda and has dressed in six games for the SJ Sharks (0-0-0) this season.
- 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.
- Rookie Joakim Ryan leads all Barracuda defensemen in points (0-4-4) through nine games.
- Goaltender Aaron Dell is 3-2-0 this season with a 2.62 GAA and a .914 save %.
- Goaltender Troy Grosenick is 0-3-1 this season with a 3.21 GAA and a .903 save %.
- 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 3-4-0-1 vs. California teams this season.
- Coach Roy Sommer currently ranks 2nd in the AHL with 620 wins in his career (18th season) and 1st in games coached in the AHL with 1353.
Top 3… Last Week!
- Barclay Goodrow scored his 1st goal of the season in his first game with the Barracuda in a 3-2 loss vs. the Gulls on Saturday!
- Bryan Lerg scored in his 3rd straight AHL game in the Barracuda’s 6-2 loss to the Condors on Sunday!
- Melker Karlsson fired five shots on goal in the Barracuda’s 3-2 loss vs. the Gulls on Saturday!
Last Week: (0-2-0-0) 0pts, 2gp
| Sat. |
11/7 |
L |
San Diego Gulls 3 @ San Jose Barracuda 2 |
| Sun. |
11/8 |
L |
Bakersfield Condors 6 @ San Jose Barracuda 2 |
Next Week:
| Wed. |
11/11 |
San Jose Barracuda @ Ontario Reign – 7pm |
| Fri. |
11/13 |
San Jose Barracuda @ San Diego Gulls – 7:05pm |
| Sat. |
11/14 |
San Jose Barracuda @ San Diego Gulls – 7:05pm |
Rewind the Tape:
11.7.15 – San Diego 3 – San Jose 2 – L – SAP Center – San Jose CA
The San Jose Barracuda (3-4-0-1, 7pts) presented by Barracuda Networks lost 3-2 in regulation to the visiting San Diego Gulls (8-2-0-0, 16pts) in front of 4,053 fans at the SAP Center on Saturday afternoon. Barclay Goodrow (1-0-1) and Nikita Jevpalovs (1-0-1) scored the Barracuda’s two goals. Mike Sgarbossa (2-0-2) lead the way offensively for the Gulls scoring the first two goals with Joseph Cramarossa (1-0-1) scoring the game-winner late in the third period. John Gibson went the distance for the Gulls making 31 saves in his 6th win of the season. Troy Grosenick played made 25 saves in the loss for the Barracuda.
11.8.15 – Bakersfield 6 – San Jose 2 – L – SAP Center – San Jose CA
The San Jose Barracuda (3-5-0-1, 7pts) presented by Barracuda Networks fell 6-2 to the visiting Bakersfield Condors (4-5-0-1, 9pts) in front of 3,009 fans at the SAP Center on Sunday afternoon. Jeremy Langlois (1-0-1) and Bryan Lerg (1-0-1) scored for the Barracuda in the 6-2 loss. Five different Condors lit the lamp led by Jujhar Khaira striking for a pair of goals. Goaltender Laurent Brossoit (4-2-1) got his fourth win of the season for Bakersfield saving 40 of 42 shots as the Barracuda dropped to 1-4-0-1 at the SAP Center this season.
Barracuda in the Pacific:
PACIFIC |
GP
|
W
|
L
|
OTL
|
SOL
|
PTS
|
PCT
|
GF
|
GA
|
PIM
|
HOME
|
ROAD
|
LAST TEN
|
STREAK
|
S/O
|
|
1. Ontario
|
10
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
16
|
0.800
|
31
|
15
|
155
|
3-0-2-0
|
4-1-0-0
|
7-1-2-0
|
2-0-0-0
|
0-0
|
|
2. San Antonio
|
10
|
6
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
16
|
0.800
|
33
|
25
|
157
|
1-0-2-0
|
5-0-2-0
|
6-0-4-0
|
6-0-4-0
|
0-0
|
|
3. San Diego
|
10
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
0.800
|
29
|
24
|
209
|
5-0-0-0
|
3-2-0-0
|
8-2-0-0
|
1-0-0-0
|
3-0
|
|
4. Texas
|
11
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
15
|
0.682
|
45
|
30
|
121
|
3-2-0-0
|
4-1-0-1
|
6-3-0-1
|
0-1-0-0
|
0-1
|
|
5. Bakersfield
|
10
|
4
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
0.450
|
30
|
32
|
135
|
2-2-0-0
|
2-3-0-1
|
4-5-0-1
|
2-0-0-0
|
0-1
|
|
6. San Jose
|
9
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
0.389
|
20
|
28
|
100
|
1-4-0-1
|
2-1-0-0
|
3-5-0-1
|
0-2-0-0
|
0-1
|
|
7. Stockton
|
8
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
0.313
|
15
|
21
|
103
|
1-3-0-0
|
1-2-0-1
|
2-5-0-1
|
0-4-0-1
|
0-1
|
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 |
1,353GP |
620WINS |
| 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: 620-568-48-60-57. (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 have a 1-2-0-0 (2pts in 3gp) record in November with 8 GF and 11 GA. PP is 1-12 (8.3%); opponents PP is 2-7 (28.6%); and the Barracuda have 1 fighting major in November.
*Streakers….Bryan Lerg (3-1-4) and John McCarthy (1-3-4) each have a three game point streak for the Barracuda.
*High 5’s….Bryan Lerg (4-1-5), Scott Timmins (2-3-5), and Ryan Carpenter (1-4-5) all rank tied 2nd on the club with five points each.
*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 will be donated to local charities
Later this 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, Nov 28 as the Barracuda host the Texas Stars at 1:15pm while the Sharks host the Flames at 7:30pm.
*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 1-4-0-1 at the SAP Center this season and have been outscored 12-21.
*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. Haley leads the Barracuda in points (4-2-6), goals (4), and game winners (2).
- 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.
*Road warriors… the Barracuda hit the road for a season high seven games beginning on Nov 11 at Ontario. San Jose is 2-1-0-0 on the road this season outscoring their opponents 8-7.
*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.
*First goal of the season goes to…(last 10 years of Sharks AHL affiliates) Mathieu Darche in 2006, Graham Mink in 2007, Cory Larose in 2008, Andrew Desjardins in 2009, Jonathan Cheechoo in 2010, Curt Gogol in 2011, Sebastian Stalberg in 2012, and Eriah Hayes in 2013, Ryan Carpenter in 2014, and Micheal Haley in 2015
*Starting Goalies… Troy Grosenick allowed four goals on 41 shots on Friday to kick off the 2015-15 season… Past starting goaltenders on opening night include; Dmitri Patzold 3GA in 2006, Thomas Greiss 2GA in 2007, Thomas Greiss 5GA in 2008, Alex Stalock 2GA in 2009, Alex Stalock 5GA in 2010, Tyson Sexsmith 3GA in 2011, Alex Stalock 3GA in 2012, and Harri Sateri 4GA in 2013, and Troy Grosenick 2GA in 2014.
*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.
*Always remember your first… Nikita Jevpalovs scored his first professional goal in the Barracuda’s 4-1 win in Stockton on Oct 15.
*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.
*Score first… the Barracuda have scored FIRST 5 times in 9 games this season (3-1-0-1). – Carpenter 1, Haley 1, Lerg 1, McCarthy 1, and Langlois (1).
*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 and Vincent Arseneau each won the Kelly Cup (ECHL Championship) with the Allen Americans last season.
*CHL Championship… Aaron Dell 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).
*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 three points (2-2-4) in nine 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 six 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 (1-3-4) in eight games with the Barracuda and (0-0-0) in one game with the SJ Sharks.
*Young Guns… the Barracuda have dressed 8 AHL rookies already this season. (Joakim Ryan, Adam Helewka Patrick McNally, Nikita Jevpalovs, Vinny Arseneau, Nikolay Goldobin, Chris Crane, and Julius Bergman)
*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 10 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 59, and Mirco Mueller 40, Mark Cundari 8, Melker Karlsson 53, Scott Timmins 24, Troy Grosenick 2.
*Five for fighting… The Barracuda have 4 fighting major through 9 games this season…. (McLaren 2, Young 1, Arseneau 1)
TRANSACTIONS:
Season by the numbers...
Record: 3-5-0-1, 7 points, .389% – 6th in Pacific
Win percentage: .389% – 11th in West
Home Record: 1-4-0-1
Away Record: 2-1-0-0
Attendance: 24,261 through 6 games this season at SAP Center – 4,043 average
Goals Scored: 20, 2.22 goals per game, 25th in AHL
Goals Allowed: 28, 3.11 goals against per game, 21st in AHL
Shots per game: 28.56 – 21st in AHL
Shots allowed per game: 32.00 – 23rd in AHL
Score 1st: 3-1-0-1 when scoring first (.700%)
1 goal games: 1-1-0-1 in one goal games
PP: 11.1%, 26th in AHL (4-36)
PK: 75.0%, 28th in AHL (8-32)
SHG – 1 shorthanded goal scored
SHGA – 2 shorthanded goal allowed
PIMS – 12.11 penalty minutes per game, 27th in AHL
Fighting Majors: 4
OT Games – 1 – (0-0 record in OT)
SO Games – 1 – (0-1 record in SO)
Roster Players – the Barracuda used 25 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 – 18 different call-ups to the San Jose Sharks this season
Top San Jose Barracuda:
o Goals Haley and Lerg (4)
o Game Winners Haley (2)
o Assists Carpenter and Ryan (4)
o Points Haley (4-2-6)
o Power play Points Haley (2-1-3)
o Shots Carpenter (24)
o PIM McLaren (12)
o Fighting Pen. McLaren (2)
o Plus/Minus Haley (+3)
o Wins Dell (3)
o G.A.A. Dell (2.62)
o Save % Dell (.914)
o Shutouts N/A
SJ Sharks:
The San Jose Barracuda are in 5th place (3-5-0-1, 7pts, .389%) in the Pacific Division and 11th 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, Goldobin, Mueller, and Karlsson).
Upcoming San Jose Sharks schedule: (all times are Pacific)
TUE Nov 10 V. NY Islanders 7:30pm
FRI Nov 13 @ Detroit 4:30pm
SAT Nov 14 @ Buffalo 4pm
Allen Americans: (ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and Barracuda)
The 2015 Kelly Cup Champion Allen Americans are 7-3-0-0, 14pts this season good for 2nd place in the Central Division and 4th in the Western Conference.
Joel Rumpel (7-2-0-0, 2.01 GAA, and .928 save%), Daniel Doremus (10gp 1-2-3), Danny Federico (10gp 1-1-2), and Rick Pinkston (4gp 1-1-2) are all under contract by the Barracuda or the Sharks.
Upcoming Allen Americans schedule: (all times are Pacific)
TUE Nov 10 V. Wichita 5:05pm
FRI Nov 13 @ Tulsa 5:05pm
SAT Nov 14 V. Colorado 5:05pm
SUN Nov 15 V. Colorado 1:05pm
Coming Up for the San Jose Barracuda:
The San Jose Barracuda hit the road for a season long seven game road trip.
On Wednesday, the Barracuda head to Ontario, CA for a 7pm date with the Reign (AHL affiliate of the LA Kings). Coverage begins live on AM 1220 KDOW at 7pm.
On Friday, the Barracuda battle the Gulls (AHL affiliate of Anaheim Ducks) in San Diego at 7:05pm. Coverage begins live on AM 1220 KDOW at 7pm.
On Saturday, the Barracuda square off again vs. the Gulls in San Diego at 7:05pm. Coverage begins live on AM 1220 KDOW at 6:35pm.
There are plenty of ways to follow the Barracuda when they hit the road this season!
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