Barracuda Look To Continue Success On The Road
Nov 17, 2015
Look Back:
The San Jose Barracuda (5-6-0-1, 11pts, .458%) presented by Barracuda Networks chomped four out of a possible six points last week (2-1-0-0) in three road games to kick off a season long seven game road trip. San Jose began the trip with a hard fought 2-1 loss in Ontario (LA Kings AHL affiliate) on Nov 11. The Barracuda bounced back with a come from behind 4-3 shootout thriller in San Diego (Anaheim Ducks AHL affiliate) vs. the Gulls on Nov 13 and closed out the week with a 4-3 win in regulation over the Gulls on Nov 14.
San Jose is now 2-1-0-0 on the seven game road trip and 4-2-0-0 away from the SAP Center this season. Jeremy Langlois is working on a four game point streak (3-2-5) as he recorded four points (2-2-4) and a shootout winner in three games last week. Troy Grosenick picked up his first two victories of the season with back-to-back wins in San Diego highlighted by a 32 saves performance on Nov 14. Captain Bryan Lerg extended his point streak to five games (4-2-6) on Nov 13 while Scott Timmins scored a goal with the extra attacker on Nov 13 to force overtime before the shootout win. Karl Stollery, Mark Cundari, and Greger Hanson (GWG) all picked up their first goals of the season while Barclay Goodrow scored his 2nd goal of the year for the Barracuda last week. In addition, Ryan Carpenter (0-3-3) and Dylan Demelo (0-2-2) each head into the two game road week with two game point streaks.
The Barracuda loaned Vincent Arseneau to the Allen Americans (ECHL) on Nov 12 and released Gary Steffes on Nov 12 from his PTO and sent him back to Allen. San Jose recalled Danny Doremus from Allen on Nov 12 and signed the 2015 Kelly Cup playoffs MVP Greger Hanson to a PTO on Nov 12 from the Americans. In addition, the Barracuda signed Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) forward Alex Gallant to a PTO on Nov 12 and signed Florida Everblades (ECHL) forward Mike Aviani to a PTO on Nov 15. Micheal Haley, Melker Karlson, Nikolay Goldobin, and Mirco Mueller all remain on recall with the SJ Sharks.
The San Jose Barracuda player of the week nominee is forward Jeremy Langlois. The 25-year-old from Tempe, AZ recorded four points (2-2-4), +3, 10 shots, and a shootout game winner in three games with the Barracuda last week.
COMING UP:
The San Jose Barracuda continue their season long seven game road trip with two games this week!
On Wednesday, the Barracuda head to Bakersfield to battle the Condors (Edmonton Oilers AHL affiliate) with a special start time of 10:30am for a School Day Game. Coverage begins at 10am online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com. Fans can listen on AM 1220 KDOW on a tape delay at 8pm.
On Saturday, the Barracuda battle the Heat (AHL affiliate of Calgary Flames) in Stockton at 7:30pm. Coverage begins live on AM 1220 KDOW at 7pm.
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 (622 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 1356 AHL games – all with the SJ Sharks AHL affiliates. In total, Coach Sommer has been a head coach in 1,690 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 14 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 (5-6-0-1, 11pts, .458%) in the Pacific Division and 11th place overall in the Western Conference.
- The San Jose Sharks currently have 14 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, Haley and Karlsson).
- The San Jose Sharks are in 4th place in the Pacific Division and 9th place in the Western Conference with 18 points and a 9-8-0 record.
- 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 almost a point a game (5-2-7) in eight AHL games this season for the Barracuda and has dressed in six games for the SJ Sharks (0-0-0) this season.
- Bryan Lerg (5-2-7), Jeremy Langlois (4-3-7), and Ryan Carpenter (1-6-7) are all tied for the team lead in points (7) for the Barracuda.
- 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 (0-5-5) through 12 games.
- Goaltender Aaron Dell is 3-3-0 this season with a 2.53 GAA and a .914 save %.
- Goaltender Troy Grosenick is 2-3-1 this season with a 3.10 GAA and a .905 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 5-5-0-1 vs. California teams this season.
- Score 4… the Barracuda are 5-0-0-0 when they score 4 goals in a game this season, but 0-6-0-1 when they score less than 4 goals.
- Coach Roy Sommer currently ranks 2nd in the AHL with 622 wins in his career (18th season) and 1st in games coached in the AHL with 1356.
Top 3… Last Week!
- Jeremy Langlois scored a goal and nabbed the game winner in the shootout in a 4-3SOW at San Diego on Nov 13!
- Troy Grosenick made 32 saves in the 4-3 regulation win in San Diego on Nov 14!
- Scott Timmins scored the game tying goal late in the third period in the 4-3SOW at San Diego on Nov 13!
Last Week: (2-1-0-0) 4pts, 3gp
| Wed. |
11/11 |
L |
San Jose Barracuda 1 @ Ontario Reign 2 |
| Fri. |
11/13 |
SOW |
San Jose Barracuda 4 @ San Diego Gulls 3 –shootout |
| Sat. |
11/14 |
W |
San Jose Barracuda 4 @ San Diego Gulls 3 |
Next Week:
| Wed. |
11/18 |
|
San Jose Barracuda @ Bakersfield Condors – 10:30am |
| Sat. |
11/21 |
|
San Jose Barracuda @ Stockton Heat – 7:30pm |
Rewind the Tape:
11.11.15 – Ontario 2– San Jose 1 – L – Citizens Business Bank Arena – Ontario, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (3-6-0-1, 7pts) presented by Barracuda Networks kicked off their season long seven game road trip with a 2-1 loss to the host Ontario Reign (8-1-2-0, 18pts) in front of 7,424 fans at the Citizens Business Bank Arena on Wednesday evening. Jeremy Langlois scored his 3rd goal in his last four games and Aaron Dell was solid with 21 saves in net for San Jose. Kurtis MacDermid and Sean Backman scored first period goals for the Reign while goaltender Peter Budaj made 16 saves for his 8th win of the season as Ontario won their third straight game.
11.13.15 – San Diego 3 – San Jose 4 – SOW – Valley View Casino Center – San Diego, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (4-6-0-1, 9pts) presented by Barracuda Networks came from behind to defeat the host San Diego Gulls (9-2-0-1, 19pts) by the score of 4-3 in the shootout in front of 10,010 fans at the Valley View Casino Center on Friday evening. Barclay Goodrow and Bryan Lerg scored second period goals for San Jose while Scott Timmins scored with 24 seconds left in the third period to tie the score at 3-3 to force overtime. Joakim Ryan had an overtime goal waved off, Troy Grosenick stopped a penalty shot in overtime, and Jeremy Langlois scored in the third round of the shootout for the walk-off game winner in a thriller.
11.14.15 – San Diego 3 – San Jose 4 – W – Valley View Casino Center – San Diego, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (5-6-0-1, 11pts) presented by Barracuda Networks defeated the host San Diego Gulls (9-3-0-1, 19pts) by the score of 4-3 in regulation in front of 11,396 fans at the Valley View Casino Center on Saturday evening. Troy Grosenick made 32 saves in his second straight win while Jeremy Langlois, Karl Stollery, Mark Cundari, and Greger Hanson all scored for San Jose. John McCarthy and Ryan Carpenter each added two assists as the Barracuda swept the weekend set in San Diego.
Barracuda in the Pacific:
PACIFIC |
GP
|
W
|
L
|
OTL
|
SOL
|
PTS
|
PCT
|
GF
|
GA
|
PIM
|
HOME
|
ROAD
|
LAST TEN
|
STREAK
|
S/O
|
|
1. San Antonio
|
13
|
8
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
20
|
0.769
|
44
|
36
|
213
|
3-0-2-0
|
5-1-2-0
|
6-1-3-0
|
2-0-0-0
|
1-0
|
|
2. Ontario
|
12
|
8
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
18
|
0.750
|
33
|
19
|
200
|
4-0-2-0
|
4-2-0-0
|
6-2-2-0
|
0-1-0-0
|
0-0
|
|
3. San Diego
|
13
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
19
|
0.731
|
41
|
33
|
277
|
6-1-0-1
|
3-2-0-0
|
6-3-0-1
|
0-1-0-1
|
3-1
|
|
4. Texas
|
14
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
17
|
0.607
|
55
|
41
|
155
|
4-3-0-0
|
4-2-0-1
|
4-5-0-1
|
0-2-0-0
|
0-1
|
|
5. Bakersfield
|
12
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
0.458
|
34
|
38
|
181
|
3-2-0-0
|
2-4-0-1
|
4-5-0-1
|
1-0-0-0
|
0-1
|
|
6. San Jose
|
12
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
0.458
|
29
|
36
|
157
|
1-4-0-1
|
4-2-0-0
|
4-5-0-1
|
2-0-0-0
|
1-1
|
|
7. Stockton
|
10
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
0.400
|
24
|
29
|
149
|
1-3-0-0
|
2-2-0-2
|
3-5-0-2
|
1-0-0-1
|
0-2
|
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 |
1,356GP |
622WINS |
| 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: 622-569-48-60-57. (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 3-3-0-0 (6pts in 6gp) record in November with 17 GF and 19 GA. PP is 3-23 (13.0%); opponents PP is 5-20 (25.0%); and the Barracuda have 4 fighting majors in November.
*Streakers….the Barracuda have won two straight games…Jeremy Langlois (3-2-5) has a four game point streak… Ryan Carpenter (0-3-3) and Dylan Demelo (0-2-2) each have a two game streak…Troy Grosenick has won two straight starts in net.
*Lucky 7’s… Bryan Lerg (5-2-7), Jeremy Langlois (4-3-7), and Ryan Carpenter (1-6-7) all have seven points to lead the 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 will be donated to local charities 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 are now 4-2-0-0 on the road this season and currently on a seven game road trip (2-1-0-0). Remaining Games: (@ BAK, @ STK, @ CHA, @ CHA)
*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.
*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.
*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.
*Score first… the Barracuda have scored FIRST 6 times in 12 games this season (4-1-0-1). – Carpenter 1, Haley 1, Lerg 1, McCarthy 1, and Langlois 2.
*2nd period success…the Barracuda have outscored their opponents 12-8 in the second 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.
*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 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 four points (2-2-4) in 12 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 (1-5-6) in 11 games with the Barracuda and (0-0-0) in one game with the SJ Sharks.
*Young Guns… the Barracuda have dressed 10 AHL rookies already this season. (Joakim Ryan, Adam Helewka Patrick McNally, Nikita Jevpalovs, Vinny Arseneau, Nikolay Goldobin, Chris Crane, Julius Bergman, Alex Gallant, and Danny Doremus)
*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 60, Mirco Mueller 41, Mark Cundari 8, Melker Karlsson 53, Scott Timmins 24, Nikolay Goldobin 7, Barclay Goodrow 72, Troy Grosenick 2.
*Five for fighting… The Barracuda have 7 fighting major through 12 games this season…. (McLaren 2, Young 2, Arseneau 1, Carpenter 1, and Cundari 1)
TRANSACTIONS:
Season by the numbers...
Record: 5-6-0-1, 11 points, .458% – 6th in Pacific
Win percentage: .458% – 11th in West
Home Record: 1-4-0-1
Away Record: 4-2-0-0
Attendance: 24,261 through 6 games this season at SAP Center – 4,043 average
Goals Scored: 29, 2.42 goals per game, 25th in AHL
Goals Allowed: 36, 3.00 goals against per game, 19th in AHL
Shots per game: 27.50 – 26th in AHL
Shots allowed per game: 31.33 – 22nd in AHL
Score 1st: 4-1-0-1 when scoring first (.750%)
1 goal games: 3-2-0-1 in one goal games
PP: 12.8%, 23rd in AHL (6-47)
PK: 75.6%, 28th in AHL (11-45)
SHG – 1 shorthanded goal scored
SHGA – 2 shorthanded goal allowed
PIMS – 13,08 penalty minutes per game, 21st in AHL
Fighting Majors: 7
OT Games – 2 – (0-0 record in OT)
SO Games – 2 – (1-1 record in SO)
Roster Players – the Barracuda used 30 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:
| Goals |
Lerg (5) |
| Game Winners |
Haley (2) |
| Assists |
Carpenter (6) |
| Points |
Lerg (5-2-7), Langlois (4-3-7), and Carpenter (1-6-7) |
| Power play Points |
Haley (2-1-3) |
| Shots |
Langlois (32) |
| PIM |
Cundari (17) |
| Fighting Pen. |
McLaren and Young (2) |
| Plus/Minus |
Carpenter and Haley (+3) |
| Wins |
Dell (3) |
| G.A.A. |
Dell (2.53) |
| Save % |
Dell (.914) |
| Shutouts |
N/A |
SJ Sharks:
San Jose Sharks currently have 14 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, Haley and Karlsson).
The San Jose Sharks are in 4th place in the Pacific Division and 9th place in the Western Conference with 18 points and a 9-8-0 record.
Upcoming San Jose Sharks schedule: (all times are Pacific)
| TUE |
Nov 17 |
@ Boston |
4pm |
| THU |
Nov 19 |
@ Philadelphia |
4pm |
| SAT |
Nov 21 |
@ Pittsburgh |
4pm |
| SUN |
Nov 22 |
@ Columbus |
2pm |
Allen Americans: (ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and Barracuda)
The 2015 Kelly Cup Champion Allen Americans are 10-4-0-0, 20pts this season good for 2nd place in the Central Division and 4th in the Western Conference.
Joel Rumpel (9-3-0-0, 2.45 GAA, and .915 save%), Danny Federico (11gp 1-2-3), and Rick Pinkston (8gp 1-4-5), and Vincent Arseneau (3gp 1-2-3) are all under contract by the Barracuda or the Sharks.
Upcoming Allen Americans schedule: (all times are Pacific)
| TUE |
Nov 17 |
@ Missouri |
5:05pm |
| FRI |
Nov 20 |
@ Wichita |
5:05pm |
| SAT |
Nov 21 |
V. Tulsa |
5:05pm |
| SUN |
Nov 22 |
@ Tulsa |
2:05pm |
Coming Up for the San Jose Barracuda:
The San Jose Barracuda continue their season long seven game road trip with two games this week!
On Wednesday, the Barracuda head to Bakersfield to battle the Condors (Edmonton Oilers AHL affiliate) with a special start time of 10:30am for a School Day Game. Coverage begins at 10am online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com. Fans can listen on AM 1220 KDOW on a tape delay at 8pm.
On Saturday, the Barracuda battle the Heat (AHL affiliate of Calgary Flames) in Stockton at 7:30pm. Coverage begins live on AM 1220 KDOW at 7pm.
There are plenty of ways to follow the Barracuda when they hit the road this season!
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