Barracuda Rising in Pacific Division
Jan 5, 2016
Look Back:
The San Jose Barracuda (14-10-2-3, 33pts, .556%) presented by Barracuda Networks chomped six out of a possible eight points last week (3-1-0-0) in four games to swim into 3rd place in the Pacific Division. The Barracuda began the week with a 4-1 home loss to the Checkers on Dec 28 but earned a split against Charlotte with a 3-2 shootout win over the Checkers on Dec 30. San Jose kicked off the New Year in style with an exciting 5-4 shootout victory in Bakersfield on Jan 2 and followed it up with a dominating 5-1 win on home ice over the Stars for the Barracuda’s first three game winning streak of the season. The Barracuda hold a playoff spot with the 3rd spot in the Pacific and are now 11-4-2-2 in their last 19 games overall.
A number of transactions occurred in a very busy week for the Barracuda on and off the ice. Forward Scott Timmins was signed to a standard player contract for the remainder of the season while Matt Tennyson was loaned to the Barracuda on a conditioning assignment on Dec 30 and played three games for the Barracuda before getting a recall back to the Sharks on Jan 3. (the Barracuda went 3-0-0 with Tennyson in the lineup). Alex Stalock was loaned to the Barracuda on a conditioning assignment on Jan 2 and made 21 saves in his first AHL start since Apr 20, 2013 in a 5-1 Barracuda win on Jan 3. Chris Tierney was loaned to the Barracuda on Jan 2 and recorded two assists for the Barracuda on Jan 3 in his first AHL game this season. Goaltender Troy Grosenick was recalled by the Sharks on Jan 2 and defenseman Mark Cundari returned from Switzerland on Jan 3 after he captured the Spengler Cup with Team Canada. Defenseman Rick Pinkston was recalled from Allen (ECHL) and played one game for the Barracuda before he was returned to Allen on Dec 31 while forward Jesse Mychan (Colorado Eagles – ECHL) signed a PTO with the Barracuda on Jan 1 and has played two scoreless games for San Jose before getting released on Jan 5.
Rookie Nikolay Goldobin had the biggest offensive performance of the week as he recorded three goals and an assist on Jan 3 vs. Texas. Ryan Carpenter is riding a three game goal scoring streak (3-0-3) and Micheal Haley had a three game goal scoring streak (4-0-4) snapped on Jan 3. Barclay Goodrow scored his team leading 12th goal of the season last week while Alex Gallant picked up a pair of fighting majors and now leads the club with five. Aaron Dell went 2-1-0 last week and stopped all ten shooters he saw in back-to-back shootout wins. Rookie defenseman Joakim Ryan had a five game point streak (0-6-6) snapped on Jan 3 while Jeremy Langlois had a shootout game winner and a regulation game winner in four games last week. Gus Young picked up his first multipoint game of the season with three assists and a +4 rating on Jan 3 as the Barracuda moved above .500 on home ice with an 8-7-0-1 record at the SAP Center this season.
The San Jose Barracuda player of the week nominee is forward Micheal Haley. The 29-year-old from Guelph, Ontario recorded four points (4-0-4), a fighting major, and had 13 shots on goal in four games with the Barracuda last week to lead the club offensively.
COMING UP:
The San Jose Barracuda continue their four game home stand with three games this week highlighted by an Evgeni Nabokov bobblehead giveaway on Saturday, Jan 9!
On Wednesday, the Barracuda host the Stockton Heat (AHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames) at 7:30pm. Coverage begins at 7pm on AM 1220 KDOW.
On Saturday, Jan 9 the Barracuda host the San Antonio Rampage (AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche) at 8:30pm on a Sharks/Barracuda doubleheader day at the SAP Center. Doors open at 7:45pm as the San Jose Barracuda host the Rampage at 8:30pm. The first 4,000 fans will receive a Evgeni Nabokov bobblehead as Nabby will sign autographs from 7:45-8:20pm and then drop the ceremonial first puck. January 9 marks the 7th of 13 San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season. The San Jose Sharks host the Toronto Maple Leafs at 4pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games. Coverage begins at 8pm on AM 1220 KDOW.
On Sunday, the Barracuda host the San Antonio Rampage at 3pm. Score a Barracuda Family Pack which includes four tickets, four hot dogs, four bags of chips, and four sodas starting at just $72! Coverage begins at 2:30pm 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 (631 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 1373 AHL games – all with the SJ Sharks AHL affiliates. In total, Coach Sommer has been a head coach in 1,707 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 5 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 3rd place (14-10-2-3, 33pts, .569%) in the Pacific Division and 8th place overall in the Western Conference.
- The San Jose Sharks currently have 16 players on their roster that have spent time in the Sharks AHL affiliate (Couture, Pavelski, Wingels, Braun, Stalock, Tennyson, Vlasic, Nieto, Hertl, Smith Tierney, Mueller, Karlsson, DeMelo, Smith, and Goodrow).
- The San Jose Sharks are in 5th place in the Pacific Division and 11th place in the Western Conference with 38 points and an 18-17-2 record.
- Captain Bryan Lerg has 16 points (7-9-16) in 25 AHL games this season for the Barracuda and has dressed in six games for the SJ Sharks (0-0-0) this season.
- Ryan Carpenter (5-20-25) leads the Barracuda in points (25), assists (20), and +/- (+17) in 27 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 leads the SJ Sharks with four fighting majors in eight games and has 11 points (9-2-11) in 17 games for the Barracuda.
- Rookie Joakim Ryan leads all Barracuda defensemen in points (1-14-15) through 29 games.
- Nikolay Goldobin has 14 points (9-5-14) in 21 games for the Barracuda and two points (1-1-2) in nine games for the SJ Sharks.
- Barclay Goodrow has 18 points (12-6-18) in 21 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 12 goals this season.
- Goaltender Aaron Dell is 6-6-2 this season with a 2.72 GAA and a .907 save %. Dell has stopped 12 of 13 shooters in the shootout this season.
- Goaltender Troy Grosenick is 7-4-3 this season with a 3.03 GAA and a .902save %. Grosenick made an AHL high 49 saves on Nov 21 in a 4-3SOL at Stockton and is currently on recall with the SJ Sharks.
- 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 10-6-2-3 vs. California teams this season.
- Score 4… the Barracuda are 12-0-0-0 when they score 4 goals in a game this season, but 2-10-2-3 when they score less than 4 goals.
- Coach Roy Sommer currently ranks 2nd in the AHL with 631 wins in his career (18th season) and 1st in games coached in the AHL with 1373.
Top 3… Last Week!
- Nikolay Goldobin recorded four points (3-1-4) and was +4 in 5-1W vs. Texas on Jan 3!
- Aaron Dell made 31 saves and went 3-for-3 in the shootout in 3-2 shootout win vs. Charlotte on Dec 30!
- Micheal Haley scored twice and fired six shots in a 5-4SOW at Bakersfield on Jan 2!
Last Week: (3-1-0-0) 6pts, 4gp
Mon. 12/28 L Charlotte Checkers 4 @ San Jose Barracuda 1
Wed. 12/30 SOW Charlotte Checkers 3 @ San Jose Barracuda 2 – shootout
Sat. 1/2 SOW San Jose Barracuda 5 @ Bakersfield Condors 4 – shootout
Sun. 1/3 W Texas Stars 1 @ San Jose Barracuda 5
This Week:
Wed. 1/6 Stockton Heat @ San Jose Barracuda – 7:30pm
Sat. 1/9 San Antonio Rampage @ San Jose Barracuda – 8:30pm
Sun. 1/10 San Antonio Rampage @ San Jose Barracuda – 3pm
Rewind the Tape:
12.28.15 – Charlotte 4 – San Jose 1 – L – SAP Center – San Jose, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (11-10-2-3, 27pts) presented by Barracuda Networks had their four game point streak snapped in a 4-1 loss to the visiting Charlotte Checkers (17-11-1-0, 35pts) in front of 3,471 fans at the SAP Center on Monday afternoon. The Barracuda had a 1-0 lead after 40 minutes until the Checkers came from behind and scored four unanswered goals in the third period. Micheal Haley (1-0-1) scored a second period power play goal while Aaron Dell made 31 saves in the loss for San Jose. Justin Shugg (1-1-2), David Wohlberg (1-1-2), Ethan Werek (1-0-1), and Zach Boychuk (1-0-1) all scored in the win for the Checkers as goaltender Daniel Altshuller (4-0-0) got his fourth win of the season saving 20 out of the 21 shots he faced.
12.30.15 – Charlotte 2 – San Jose 3 – SOW – SAP Center – San Jose, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (12-10-2-3, 29pts) presented by Barracuda Networks closed out the 2015 calendar year with an exciting 3-2 shootout victory over the visiting Charlotte Checkers (17-11-1-1, 36pts) in front of 4,064 fans at the SAP Center on Wednesday afternoon. Captain Bryan Lerg scored the only goal in the shootout while Aaron Dell (5-6-2) made 31 saves and stopped all three shooters in the shootout for the win. Micheal Haley (1-0-1) and Ryan Carpenter (1-0-1) scored for the Barracuda in a hard fought hockey game. Sergey Tolchinsky (1-1-2) and Jake Chelios (1-0-1) scored for the Checkers with Daniel Altshuller (4-0-1) making 32 saves in the loss.
1.2.16 – Bakersfield 4 – San Jose 5 – SOW – Rabobank Arena – Bakersfield, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (13-10-2-3, 31pts) presented by Barracuda Networks opened up the New Year with a 5-4 shootout decision over the host Bakersfield Condors (13-11-2-2, 30pts) in front of 5,016 fans at the Rabobank Arena on Saturday evening. Micheal Haley scored twice, John McCarthy and Bryan Lerg each added two assists while Aaron Dell stopped all seven shooters in the shootout for his 6th win of the season. Ryan Carpenter scored in his 2nd straight game and Barclay Goodrow scored his team leading 12th goal of the season as San Jose won their second straight game via the shootout. Matthew Ford scored twice for the host Condors and Laurent Brossoit made 38 saves in the shootout loss for Bakersfield as San Jose jumped into sole possession on 4th place in the Pacific Division.
1.3.16 – Texas 1 – San Jose 5 – W – SAP Center – San Jose, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (14-10-2-3, 33pts) presented by Barracuda Networks won their third straight game with a commanding 5-1 victory over the visiting Texas Stars (17-14-2-3, 39pts) in front of 3,425 fans at the SAP Center on Sunday afternoon. With the win, San Jose moved into sole possession of third place in the Pacific Division. Goaltender Alex Stalock (1-0-0) made his first AHL start since April 20, 2013 and made 21 saves for the Barracuda in the win. Nikolay Goldobin (3-1-4), Jeremy Langlois (1-0-1), and Ryan Carpenter (1-0-1) scored for the Barracuda with Gus Young (0-3-3), Chris Tierney (0-2-2), Barclay Goodrow (0-1-1), and Trevor Parkes (0-1-1) adding assists. Goaltender Philippe Desrosiers (0-1-0) made 19 saves for the Stars in his AHL debut with Jason Dickinson (1-0-1) scoring their lone goal.
Barracuda in the Pacific:
PACIFIC |
GP
|
W
|
L
|
OTL
|
SOL
|
PTS
|
PCT
|
GF
|
GA
|
PIM
|
HOME
|
ROAD
|
LAST TEN
|
STREAK
|
S/O
|
|
1. Ontario
|
28
|
17
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
37
|
0.661
|
72
|
58
|
542
|
8-4-2-1
|
9-4-0-0
|
5-4-0-1
|
0-3-0-0
|
0-1
|
|
2. San Diego
|
30
|
17
|
12
|
0
|
1
|
35
|
0.583
|
85
|
87
|
650
|
9-2-0-1
|
8-10-0-0
|
6-4-0-0
|
2-0-0-0
|
4-1
|
|
3. San Jose
|
29
|
14
|
10
|
2
|
3
|
33
|
0.569
|
83
|
88
|
395
|
8-7-0-1
|
6-3-2-2
|
6-2-2-0
|
3-0-0-0
|
3-3
|
|
4. Texas
|
36
|
17
|
14
|
2
|
3
|
39
|
0.542
|
139
|
130
|
433
|
8-6-2-0
|
9-8-0-3
|
4-4-0-2
|
0-1-0-1
|
0-3
|
|
5. Bakersfield
|
29
|
13
|
12
|
2
|
2
|
30
|
0.517
|
84
|
87
|
445
|
8-4-0-1
|
5-8-2-1
|
4-3-2-1
|
0-1-0-1
|
1-2
|
|
6. San Antonio
|
34
|
14
|
13
|
7
|
0
|
35
|
0.515
|
100
|
105
|
490
|
4-9-3-0
|
10-4-4-0
|
3-6-1-0
|
0-3-1-0
|
1-0
|
|
7. Stockton
|
28
|
12
|
14
|
0
|
2
|
26
|
0.464
|
81
|
86
|
450
|
7-6-0-0
|
5-8-0-2
|
4-6-0-0
|
3-0-0-0
|
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 |
631 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: 631-573-48-62-59. (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 2-0-0-0 (4pts in 2gp) record in January with 10 GF and 5 GA. PP is 2-10 (20.0%); opponent’s power play is 1-7 (14.2%); and the Barracuda have 1 fighting major in January.
*2015… the Barracuda finished the 2015 calendar year with a 12-10-2-3 record.
*2016… the Barracuda are 2-0-0-0 in the calendar year 2016.
*Streakers….Ryan Carpenter (3-0-3) has a three game point streak… Nikolay Goldobin (3-2-5) and Barclay Goodrow (1-1-2) each have a two game point streak.
*Three Gamer… the Barracuda are currently on a season high three game winning streak (3-0-0-0) and have points in 15 of their last 19 games overall (11-4-2-2).
*Still in their 20’s… The Barracuda have featured a line of Bryan Lerg, John McCarthy, and Micheal Haley over the last four games. All three skaters are 29 years old.
*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.
*PT a game in AHL… forward Chris Tierney picked up two assists in his Barracuda debut on Jan 3. Tierney now has 31 points (8-23-31) in 30 games in the AHL with Worcester and San Jose.
*Racking up PIMS… forward Alex Gallant has 54 penalty minutes in his last seven games (7 minor, 6 majors, and a game misconduct).
*Piling up the goals… Barclay Goodrow leads the Barracuda with 12 goals in just 21 games this season.
*Sharp Shooters… the Barracuda have three players with a shooting percentage over 20% this season (Haley 25.0%, Goldobin 22.5%, Goodrow 22.2%).
*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!
*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 +17 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.
*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 2-0-1-0 vs. the Gulls in San Diego with an 10-9 scoring edge.
*Cooling off the Heat… the Barracuda are 4-0-0-1 in four games vs. the Stockton Heat this season and hold a 22-13 scoring advantage.
*Situations...the Barracuda are….
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- 7-0-1-1 when leading after 20 minutes
- 9-0-1-0 when leading after 40 minutes
- 4-1-1-0 when tied after 20 minutes
- 5-1-0-1 when tied after 40 minutes
- 3-9-0-2 when trailing after 20 minutes
- 0-8-1-2 when trailing after 40 minutes
- 7-5-1-1 when outshooting opponents
- 5-5-1-2 when outshot by opponent
- 9-3-0-1 when scoring a power play goal
- 11-6-1-1 when allowing a power play goal
- 8-3-2-3 in one goal games
*PTO’s… 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, Jan 9. 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
Barracuda are 3-3-0-0 Sharks are 2-4-0-0
*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 8-7-0-1 at the SAP Center this season and have been 50-54. San Jose has won four of the last five games on home ice.
*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 now 6-3-2-2 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 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 13 times in 29 games this season (8-2-2-1). – Carpenter 1, Haley 2, Lerg 1, McCarthy 2, Langlois 2, Hanson 1, Parkes 2, Stollery 1, Goldobin 1.
*2nd period success…the Barracuda have outscored their opponents 33-24 in the second period this season.
*1st period troubles… San Jose has been outscored 25-34 in the first period this season – a -9 goal differential.
*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 seven points (2-5-7) in 29 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 (3-10-13) in 28 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 Pinkson)
*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 17 players on their roster with NHL experience led by Ben Smith with 181…. Breaking down the rest…. Frazer McLaren 102, Karl Stollery 12, Bryan Lerg 8, John McCarthy 88, Micheal Haley 63, Mirco Mueller 45, Mark Cundari 8, Melker Karlsson 68, Scott Timmins 24, Nikolay Goldobin 8, Barclay Goodrow 73, Chris Tierney 79, Troy Grosenick 2, Dylan Demelo 12, Alex Stalock 59, Matt Tennyson 54.
*Five for fighting… The Barracuda have 18 fighting majors through 29 games this season…. (McLaren 3, Young 3, Arseneau 1, Carpenter 1, Cundari 1, Goodrow 1, Lerg 1, Gallant 5, Haley 1, Hanson 1)
TRANSACTIONS:
Season by the numbers...
Record: 14-10-2-3, 33 points, .569% – 3rd in Pacific
Win percentage: .569% – 8th in West
Home Record: 8-7-0-1
Away Record: 6-3-2-2
Attendance: 62,096 through 16 games this season at SAP Center – 3,881 average
Goals Scored: 83, 2.86 goals per game, 17th in AHL
Goals Allowed: 88, 3.17 goals against per game, 21st in AHL
Shots per game: 29.10 – 21st in AHL
Shots allowed per game: 30.55 – 17th in AHL
Score 1st: 8-2-2-1 when scoring first (.731%)
1 goal games: 8-3-2-3 in one goal games
PP: 12.7%, 27th in AHL (15-118)
PK: 77.0%, 30th in AHL (26-113)
SHG – 2 shorthanded goals scored
SHGA – 4 shorthanded goals allowed
PIMS – 13.62 penalty minutes per game, 20th in AHL
Fighting Majors: 13
OT Games – 9 – (1-2 record in OT)
SO Games – 6 – (3-3 record in SO)
Roster Players – the Barracuda have used 37 players this season
Goalies – the Barracuda used 3 goaltenders this season
Players receiving call-ups to San Jose – 14 (Goldobin, Lerg, Mueller, Haley, McCarthy, Stollery, Cundari, Karlsson, Demelo, Goodrow, Carpenter, Smith, Tennyson, Grosenick)
NHL debuts – 3 San Jose Barracuda alumni making their NHL debuts this season (Goldobin, Demelo, and Carpenter)
Call-ups to NHL – 32 different call-ups to the San Jose Sharks this season
Top San Jose Barracuda:
o Goals Goodrow (12)
o Game Winners Haley, Emanuelsson, Langlois, Goodrow (2)
o Assists Carpenter (20)
o Points Carpenter (5-20-25)
o Power play Points Carpenter (2-3-5), Lerg (3-2-5), Ryan (0-5-5)
o Shots Langlois (77)
o PIM Gallant (54)
o Fighting Pen. Gallant (54)
o Plus/Minus Carpenter (+17)
o Wins Grosenick (7)
o G.A.A. Dell (2.72)
o Save % Dell (.907)
o Shutouts N/A
SJ Sharks:
The San Jose Sharks currently have 16 players on their roster that have spent time in the Sharks AHL affiliate (Couture, Pavelski, Wingels, Braun, Stalock, Tennyson, Vlasic, Nieto, Hertl, Smith Tierney, Mueller, Karlsson, DeMelo, Smith, and Goodrow).
The San Jose Sharks are in 5th place in the Pacific Division and 11th place in the Western Conference with 38 points and an 18-17-2 record.
Upcoming San Jose Sharks schedule: (all times are Pacific)
THU Jan 7 V. Detroit 7:30pm
SAT Jan 9 V. Toronto 4pm
Allen Americans: (ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and Barracuda)
The 2015 Kelly Cup Champion Allen Americans are 19-13-1-0, 39pts 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 (26gp 1-3-4), and Rick Pinkston (24gp 1-9-10), and Vincent Arseneau (16gp 4-7-11) are all under contract by the Barracuda or the Sharks.
Upcoming Allen Americans schedule: (all times are Pacific)
FRI Jan 8 V. Colorado 5:05pm
SUN Jan 10 V. Colorado 2:05pm
Coming Up for the San Jose Barracuda:
The San Jose Barracuda continue their four game home stand with three games this week highlighted by an Evgeni Nabokov bobblehead giveaway on Saturday, Jan 9!
On Wednesday, the Barracuda host the Stockton Heat (AHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames) at 7:30pm. Coverage begins at 7pm on AM 1220 KDOW.
On Saturday, Jan 9 the Barracuda host the San Antonio Rampage (AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche) at 8:30pm on a Sharks/Barracuda doubleheader day at the SAP Center. Doors open at 7:45pm as the San Jose Barracuda host the Rampage at 8:30pm. The first 4,000 fans will receive a Evgeni Nabokov bobblehead as Nabby will sign autographs from 7:45-8:20pm and then drop the ceremonial first puck. January 9 marks the 7th of 13 San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season. The San Jose Sharks host the Toronto Maple Leafs at 4pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games. Coverage begins at 8pm on AM 1220 KDOW.
On Sunday, Jan 10 the Barracuda host the San Antonio Rampage at 3pm. Score a Barracuda Family Pack which includes four tickets, four hot dogs, four bags of chips, and four sodas starting at just $72! Coverage begins at 2:30pm 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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