Barracuda Road Trip Continues in Texas
Apr 6, 2016
Look Back:
The San Jose Barracuda (29-24-7-3, 68pts, .540%) presented by Barracuda Networks chomped two out of a possible six points (1-2-0-0) in three games last week. The Barracuda closed out a season long six game home stand with a 3-2-1-0 record after an impressive 3-1 win over the Ontario Reign at SAP Center on March 30. San Jose then began a six game road trip with a 4-2 loss in Bakersfield on April 1 followed by a 5-3 loss in San Diego on April 2 to close out the three game week. The Barracuda play three games this week in Texas as San Jose looks to gain ground on the Charlotte Checkers for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
San Jose is currently in 4th place in the Pacific Division with a .540 winning percentage and currently .023 percentage points behind the Charlotte Checkers for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. If the 5th place team in the Central Division has a better winning percentage than the 4th place team in the Pacific – there would be a cross-over between the two divisions. (that is currently the case as the 5th place Checkers in the Central have a better winning percentage than the 4th place Barracuda in the Pacific). The Barracuda have five games remaining on their regular season schedule (1 home, 4 road) including three games this week. Please click HERE for the AHL’s playoff primer.
Head coach and Bay Area native Roy Sommer picked up record breaking win #637 in the 4-2 win over the Ontario Reign at SAP Center on Feb 10. The victory surpassed Fred “Bun” Cook (636 wins) on top of the AHL wins leader board. The SJ Sharks honored coach Sommer with a pregame ceremony before the Sharks and Coyotes game on Feb 13 – watch the ceremony HERE. Roy currently has 647 wins in the AHL.
The Barracuda added San Jose Sharks draft pick Alex Schoenborn (72nd overall by Sharks in 2014) to an ATO on March 31 and Alex made his professional debut for the Barracuda in the 4-2 loss in Bakersfield on April 1. Schoenborn picked up 57 points (27-30-57) in 67 games for the Portland Winterhawks this season. After appearing in one game for the Barracuda, Schoenborn then joined the Allen Americans on April 5. In addition, Nikita Jevpalovs was reassigned to the Allen Americans on March 31 and recorded three assists (0-3-3) in two games for Allen before returning to the Barracuda on April 5.
Highlights on the ice last week included forward Ryan Carpenter raking up points in all three games (1-3-4). Petter Emanuelsson scored twice while Nikolay Goldobin, Bryan Lerg, and Barclay Goodrow all scored their 18th goals of the season – which is a team high for the Barracuda. Aaron Dell made 35 saves on March 30 in the win over the Reign while defenseman Gus Young (0-2-2) and Joakim Ryan (0-3-3) shined on the blue line last week. In addition, forward Alex Gallant picked up his team leading 13th fighting major vs. Brian McGrattan on Apr 2 at San Diego.
The San Jose Barracuda player of the week nominee is forward Ryan Carpenter. The 25-year-old from Oviedo, Florida recorded four points (1-3-4) in three games last week and currently leads the club with 50 points on 61 games played. Carpenter was also named the San Jose Barracuda’s Man of the Year for all the work he has done in the San Jose community this season.
COMING UP:
On Wednesday, the Barracuda continue their six game road trip with a 5pm (pacific) start in San Antonio vs. the Rampage (AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche). Coverage begins on tape delay at 8pm on AM 1220 KDOW. Listen to every game live for free on KDOW.biz or AHL Live. Join the game day conversation on Facebook and follow the game on Twitter by following @SJBarracuda.
On Friday, the Barracuda travel to Austin, TX to battle the Stars (AHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars) with a 5:30pm (pacific) faceoff at the Cedar Park Arena. Coverage begins on tape delay at 8pm on AM 1220 KDOW. (you can listen live on www.kdow.bz or www.AHLLive.com)
On Saturday, the Barracuda have a 5pm (pacific) date with the Stars (AHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars) at the Cedar Park Arena. Coverage begins on tape delay at 6pm on AM 122O KDOW. (you can listen live on www.kdow.bz or www.AHLLive.com)
MILESTONE ALERT:
Head Coach Roy Sommer (1404 game coached) 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 1,407 AHL games – all with the SJ Sharks AHL affiliates. In total, Coach Sommer has been a head coach in 1,738 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 (647 wins) surpassed Fred “Bun Cook” (636 wins) for the most wins in AHL history on Feb 10, 2016 with a 4-2 win vs. the Ontario Reign at SAP Center.
Few things to know….
- The San Jose Barracuda are in 4th place (29-24-7-3, 68pts, .540%) in the Pacific Division and 9th place overall in the Western Conference. – the Barracuda are currently .023 percentage points behind the Charlotte Checkers for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
- The San Jose Sharks currently have 12 players on their roster that have spent time in the Sharks AHL affiliate (Couture, Pavelski, Wingels, Braun, Haley, Tennyson, Vlasic, Nieto, Hertl, Tierney, Karlsson, and DeMelo).
- The San Jose Sharks are in 3rd place in the Pacific Division and 6th place in the Western Conference with 96 points and a 45-29-6 record. The Sharks clinched a playoff spot on March 28.
- Captain Bryan Lerg has 46 points (18-28-46) in 59 AHL games this season for the Barracuda and has dressed in six games for the SJ Sharks (0-0-0) this season. The 18 goals are tied with Goldobin and Goodrow for the team lead.
- Ryan Carpenter (16-34-50) leads the Barracuda in points (50) and assists (34) in 61 games this season. Ryan was named the SJ Barracuda Man Of The Year for all of the work he has done in the San Jose community this season. Carpenter made his NHL debut in the Sharks 2-0 loss to the Wild on Dec 12 and was named to the 2016 AHL All-Star Classic where he added an assist for the Pacific Division.
- 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 eight fighting majors in 15 games with the SJ Sharks and has 23 points (12-11-23) in 41 games for the Barracuda. Haley scored his 1st NHL goal in 1814 days on March 5, 2016 vs Vancouver at SAP Center. – Haley is currently with the Sharks.
- Karl Stollery is 2nd among Barracuda defensemen in points (6-17-23) which includes 12 power play points (3-9-12) through 62 games.
- Rookie Joakim Ryan is 1st among Barracuda defensemen in points (2-23-25) through 61 games.
- Rookie Nikolay Goldobin has 37 points (18-19-37) in 55 games for the Barracuda and two points (1-1-2) in nine games for the SJ Sharks. Goldobin ranks 18th among AHL rookies in points.
- Barclay Goodrow has 34 points (18-16-34) in 52 games for the Barracuda this season along with three points (0-3-3) in 14 games with the Sharks this season. Goodrow was named to the 2016 AHL All Star Classic where he added an assist for the Pacific Division.
- Goaltender Aaron Dell is 15-14-5 this season with a 2.27 GAA and a .925 save %. Dell has stopped 12 of 13 shooters in the shootout this season and made at the time an AHL high 50 saves in net on Feb 10 vs. Ontario. Dell ranks 6th in the AHL on GAA and 5th in save %. Dell received his 1st NHL recall on Feb 27 and was the backup goaltender for two games for the Sharks.
- Goaltender Troy Grosenick is 11-10-4 this season with a 3.16 GAA and a .894 save %. Grosenick made at the time an AHL high 49 saves on Nov 21 in a 4-3SOL at Stockton.
- The San Jose Barracuda players wear the same jersey number with the SJ Sharks if they are to receive a NHL recall this season.
- The San Jose Barracuda are 20-18-5-3 vs. California teams this season.
- Score 4… the Barracuda are 23-0-1-0 when they score 4 goals in a game this season, but 6-24-6-3 when they score less than 4 goals.
- Coach Roy Sommer currently is 1st in the AHL with 647 wins in his career (18th season) and 1st in games coached in the AHL with 1407.
Top 3… Last Week!
- Aaron Dell made 35 saves in 3-1 win over the Reign on March 30!
- Gus Young was +3 and added two assists in 3-1 win over Reign on March 30
- Petter Emanuelsson scored 10th goal of season in 5-3 loss in San Diego on April 2!
Last Week: (1-2-0-0) 2pts, 3gp
Wed. 3/30 W Ontario Reign 1 @ San Jose Barracuda 3
Fri. 4/1 L San Jose Barracuda 2 @ Bakersfield Condors 4
Sat. 4/2 L San Jose Barracuda 3 @ San Diego Gulls 5
This Week:
Wed. 4/6 San Jose Barracuda @ San Antonio Rampage – 5pm
Fri. 4/8 San Jose Barracuda @ Texas Stars – 5:30pm
Sat. 4/9 San Jose Barracuda @ Texas Stars – 5pm
Rewind the Tape:
3.30.16 – Ontario 1 – San Jose 3 – W – SAP Center – San Jose, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (29-22-7-3, 68pts) presented by Barracuda Networks closed out a season long six game home stand with a 3-1 victory over the Ontario Reign (39-17-4-1, 83pts) in front 3,920 fans at SAP Center on Wednesday evening. With the win, the Barracuda move past the Charlotte Checkers for the 8th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Petter Emanuelsson, Bryan Lerg, and Nikolay Goldobin scored for San Jose while Aaron Dell made 35 saves in net for the win. Gus Young added two assists as the Barracuda chased goaltender Peter Budaj from the net midway through the second period. The Barracuda now hit the road for six games before returning home on April 17 to close out the regular season vs. the Stockton Heat.
4.1.16 – Bakersfield 4 – San Jose 2 – L – Rabobank Arena – Bakersfield, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (29-23-7-3, 68pts) presented by Barracuda Networks began a six game road trip with a 4-2 loss to the host Bakersfield Condors (28-25-6-2, 64pts) in front 6,283 fans at Rabobank Arena on Friday evening. With the loss, the Barracuda fall behind the Charlotte Checkers for the 8th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Ryan Carpenter and Jeremy Morin scored for San Jose while Joakim Ryan added two assists in the loss. Aaron Dell made 20 saves on 23 shots as the Barracuda allowed two power goals, a shorthanded goal, and an empty net goal to Bakersfield. Eetu Laurikainen made 37 saves in net as Bakersfield is now within four points of the Barracuda in the Pacific Division.
4.2.16 – San Diego 5 – San Jose 3 – L – Valley View Casino Center – San Diego, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (29-24-7-3, 68pts) presented by Barracuda Networks dropped a 5-3 decision to the host San Diego Gulls (36-22-2-2, 76pts) in front 9,651 fans at Valley View Casino Center on Saturday evening. With the loss, the Barracuda remain behind the Charlotte Checkers for the 8th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Barclay Goodrow, John McCarthy, and Petter Emanuelsson scored for San Jose while Troy Grosenick allowed five goals in 24 shots in net in the loss. Shea Theodore added three assists for the Gulls to lead the way offensively and Matt Hackett made 22 saves in net for San Diego.
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, Dylan DeMelo, and Ryan Carpenter 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 had a 7-4-3-0 (17pts in 14gp) record in January with 39 GF and 36 GA. PP was 10-55 (18.1%); opponent’s power play was 6-54 (11.1%); and the Barracuda had 6 fighting majors in January.
*Breaking down February…. The Barracuda had a 4-4-1-0 (9pts in 9gp) record in February with 28 GF and 24 GA. PP was 6-24 (25.0%); opponent’s power play was 3-25 (12.0%); and the Barracuda had 3 fighting majors in February.
*Breaking down March…. The Barracuda had a 6-4-1-0 (13 points in 11gp) record in March with 32 GF and 23 GA. PP went 10-58 (17.2%); opponent’s power play went 4-40 (10.0%); and the Barracuda had 7 fighting majors in March.
*Breaking down April… the Barracuda are 0-2-0-0 (0 points in 2gp) record in April with 5 GF and 9 GA. PP is 1-6 (16.7%); opponents power play is 3-9 (33.3%); and the Barracuda have 1 fighting major in April.
*Playoff watch… the Barracuda trail the Checkers by .023 percentage points for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Each team has 5 games remaining
****BARRACUDA POSSIBLE PLAYOFF SCENERIOS as of April 4, 2016****
Charlotte Checkers….
35-27-3-5 record with 78 points through 70 games = .557 win %
Apr 5 vs. Rockford (.616% - battling for home ice in Central) – Charlotte wins 2-1 in overtime
Apr 6 vs. Rockford (.616% - battling for home ice in Central)
Apr 9 vs. Milwaukee (.659% - battling for top spot in Central)
Apr 10 vs. Milwaukee (.659% - battling for top spot in Central)
Apr 14 @ Lake Erie (.629% - battling for home ice in Central)
Apr 15 @ Lake Erie (.629% - battling for home ice in Central)
*12 possible points left
76 game season = 152 possible points
If the Checkers get…. (out of 12 remaining points)
0 points = 78pts or .5131%
1 points = 79pts or .5197%
2 points = 80pts or .5263% - won 2 points on April 5 vs. Rockford
3 points = 81pts or .5328%
4 points = 82pts or .5394%
5 points = 83pts or .5460%
6 points = 84pts or .5526% (Charlotte goes .500% the rest of the way)
7 points = 85pts or .5592%
8 points = 86 pts = .5657%
9 points = 87 pts = .5723%
10 points = 88pts = .5789% - Charlotte clinch playoffs if 5-1-0 or 4-0-2
11 points = 89pts = .5855% - Charlotte clinch playoffs if 5-0-1
12 points = 90pts = .5921% - Charlotte clinch playoffs if 6-0-0
San Jose Barracuda…
29-24-7-3 record with 68 points through 63 games = .540%
Apr 6 @ San Antonio (.465% - eliminated from playoffs)
Apr 8 @ Texas (.597% - battling for home ice in Pacific)
Apr 9 @ Texas (.597% - battling for home ice in Pacific)
Apr 16 @ Stockton (.516% - trying to get in race)
Apr 17 vs. Stockton (.516% - trying to get in race)
*10 possible points left
68 game season = 136 possible points
If the Barracuda get.... (out of remaining 10 points)
0 points = 68pts or .5000% - eliminated
1 points = 69pts or .5073% - eliminated
2 points = 70pts or .5147% - Charlotte can only get 0/12pts
3 points = 71pts or .5220% - Charlotte can only get 1/12pts
4 points = 72pts or .5294% - Charlotte can only get 2/12pts
5 points = 73pts or .5367% - Charlotte can only get 3/12pts (Barracuda go .500 the rest of the way)
6 points = 74pts or .5441% - Charlotte can only get 4/12pts
7 points = 75pts or .5514% - Charlotte can only get 5/12pts (Barracuda go 3-1-1)
8 points = 76pts or .5588% - Charlotte can only go. 500% or get 6/12pts (Barracuda go 4-1-0 or 3-0-2)
9 points = 77pts or .5661% - Charlotte can only get 7-8/12pts (Barracuda go 4-0-1)
10 points = 78pts or .5735% - Charlotte can only get 9/12pts (Barracuda go 5-0-0)
*ALSO – Bakersfield and Stockton have a .516 win % with 6 games left each (64pts through 62games)
(San Jose plays Stockton twice and Stockton/Bakersfield plays against each other once)
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*2015… the Barracuda finished the 2015 calendar year with a 12-10-2-3 record.
*2016… the Barracuda are 17-14-5-0 in the calendar year 2016.
*Raffi Watch… Raffi Torres played five games with the SJ Barracuda this season and did not register a point. Raffi Torres was traded On Feb 22 by the Sharks along with 2nd round draft picks in 2017 and 2018 for defenseman Roman Polak and forward Nick Spaling. Torres was reassigned by the Maple Leafs to the Barracuda on Feb 22 and is currently on the Barracuda roster. Torres announced on Feb 26 that he was not going to play the rest of the season. (heal injury)
*5 left… San Jose has just 5 games left in the regular season, with all 5 off those against Pacific Division opponents. (1 home, 4 away)
*Streakers…. Ryan Carpenter (2-3-5) has a four game point streak.
*30 goal scorer added… the Barracuda received Jeremy Morin in the trade that saw Alex Stalock and Ben Smith go to Toronto on Feb 27. Morin had 30 goals with Rockford in 67 AHL games in 2012-13. The 24 year old from Auburn, NY has played in 82 games in the NHL with Chicago and Columbus. Morin has nine points (4-5-9) in 13 games for the Barracuda so far since the trade.
*Cundari Loaned… defenseman Mark Cundari was reassigned to the Lake Eric Monsters on March 7. Cundari had eight points (3-5-8) in 34 games for the Barracuda.
*Good Barracuda…the Barracuda were not whistled for a single penalty in the 3-1 loss to the SD Gulls at SAP Center on March 27. The Gulls were whistled for 6 minor penalties in the game.
*PP Explosion… the Barracuda exploded for 4 power play goals in the 7-1 win over the Stockton Heat at SAP Center on March 1. San Jose went 4-7 with the man advantage and received power play goals from John McCarthy, Nikolay Goldobin X2, and Karl Stollery. In addition, Jeremy Langlois scored a shorthanded goal in the victory.
*Debut Winner…. Goaltender Joel Rumpel won his 1st AHL start with 22 saves in a 4-2 win vs. Bakersfield on March 6.
*League Leaders….
- Alex Gallant – 2nd among rookies in majors (14) and 4th among rookie in penalty minutes (114)
- Aaron Dell – 6th in GAA (2.27) and 5th in save % (.925%)
- Nikolay Goldobin ranks 18th among AHL rookies in points (37)
*100+ shots… eight players have at least 100 shots for the Barracuda this season (Lerg 153, Langlois 139, Goodrow 149, Morin 145, Carpenter 132, McCarthy 121, Goldobin 111, and Parkes 112)
*1814 days….Micheal Haley scored his 1st NHL goal in 1814 days on March 5, 2016 vs the Vancouver Canucks at SAP Center. His last NHL goal was with the NY Islanders on March 19 2011 in Florida.
*All even… forward Trevor Parkes has 36 points this season (a career high in AHL) – not one of those points has been scored on special teams.
*Nine Gamer… the Barracuda had a season high nine game point streak (7-0-2-0) from Dec 30 – Jan 16.
*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) and have a penalty kill success rate of 87.8% (108-123) since Jan 3.
*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 %. Stalock was traded to Toronto at the NHL trade deadline.
*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 114 penalty minutes in just 24 games (12 minors, 14 majors, a ten minute misconduct, and a game misconduct).
*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 17 overtime games this season…The Barracuda played six of nine games in OT in a stretch from Dec 30-Jan 16. San Jose is 4W-7L in OT and 3W-3L in the shootout.
*16 shots against… the Barracuda allowed a season low 16 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Ontario Reign on March 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.
*1st pro point…. rookie defenseman Patrick McNally (Harvard Univ) picked up his first pro point (assist) in the 2-1 loss at San Antonio on Jan 29.
*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 +18 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.
*Monkey of Back X2… Nikita Jevpalovs broke a 31 game goalless drought with his 3rd goal of the season on Feb 13 vs. San Antonio.
*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 at that point of the season in the AHL.
*50 stops… netminder Aaron Dell made 50 saves in the 4-2 win over the Ontario Reign on Feb 10 – at the time was the most saves by an AHL goaltender this season.
*Strange but true… the Barracuda went 1-4-0-1 vs. the Gulls at the SAP Center and were outscored 8-17 in the process…meanwhile the Barracuda were 3-2-1-0 vs. the Gulls in San Diego (17 GF, 20 GA).
*Strange again…the Barracuda went 2-4-0-0 vs. the Condors at the SAP Center but are 3-2-0-1 at the Rabobank Arena vs the Condors this season.
*Cooling off the Heat… the Barracuda are 8-0-1-1 in 10 games vs. the Stockton Heat this season and hold a 46-25 scoring advantage. (average 4.6 goals scored per game)
*Hump Day… the Barracuda are 7-2-1-2 on Wednesdays this season.
*House of Horrors… the Barracuda finished with a 0-4-2-0 record at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, CA this season.
*Can’t solve the Reign… the Barracuda had a 3-6-3-0 record against the Reign this season and were outscored 21-28 in the process.
*All 63 games… Jeremy Langlois, Trevor Parkes, and Gus Young have played in all 63 games this season for the Barracuda.
*Situations...the Barracuda are….
- 16-2-3-1 when leading after 20 minutes
- 18-1-3-0 when leading after 40 minutes
- 7-1-3-0 when tied after 20 minutes
- 10-1-2-1 when tied after 40 minutes
- 6-21-1-2 when trailing after 20 minutes
- 1-22-2-2 when trailing after 40 minutes
- 16-13-2-1 when outshooting opponents
- 11-11-5-2 when outshot by opponent
- 20-8-1-1 when scoring a power play goal
- 12-13-4-1 when allowing a power play goal
- 13-9-7-3 in one goal games
- 10-9-2-0 in 1st game of a back-to-back
- 7-11-3-0 in 2nd game of a back-to-back
*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 17-13-2-1 at the SAP Center this season and outscored their opponents 101-94.
*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.
- Aaron Dell picked up 1st Barracuda shutout in 5-0 win vs. San Antonio on Feb 13.
*Road Warriors… the Barracuda are 12-11-5-2 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…. Mike Brodzinski and Jon Martin made their pro debuts on March 26 vs. San Diego…. Alex Schoenborn made his pro debut on April 1 at Bakersfield.
*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…. Patrick McNally scored his 1st pro goal Feb 13 vs. San Antonio.
*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 30 times in 63 games this season (18-5-6-1). – Carpenter 3, Haley 2, Lerg 3, McCarthy 2, Langlois 3, Hanson 1, Parkes 4, Stollery 2, Goldobin 3, Cundari 1, Smith 1, Goodrow 2, Jevpalovs 1, Emanuelsson 2)
*2nd period success…the Barracuda have outscored their opponents 58-51 (+7) in the second period this season.
*Even better in 3rd… San Jose is +9 in the third period with a 58-49 scoring edge.
*1st period troubles… San Jose has been outscored 54-66 (-12) 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.
*Stanley Cup Champion… Ben Smith won the Stanley Cup in 2013 with the Chicago Blackhawks.
*Oldest/Youngest… Raffi Torres is the oldest player on the Barracuda roster (born Oct 8, 1981) 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…. Mike Brodzinski’s older brother Jonny plays for the Ontario Reign.
*The Barracuda added two new players to the roster in late March as Jon Martin (#71) and Mike Brodzinski (#75) each made their professional debuts for the Barracuda on March 26. Jon Martin signed an entry level contract with the San Jose Sharks on March 2. Martin, 20, led the Swift Current Broncos with 69 points (38 goals, 31 assists) and posted 74 penalty minutes (two fighting majors) in 66 games in the Western Hockey League (WHL) this season. He ranked 9th in the league in goals and was named the WHL's Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 18. He has posted career highs in goals, assists and points this season as Swift Current's captain. Mike Brodzinski signed an ATO with the San Jose Barracuda on 3/26 after playing three seasons with the U. of Minnesota. Brodzinski, 20, finished his junior season ranking 1st among University of Minnesota defensemen in points (21), goals (8) and assists (8) in 37 games. His 11 power-play points ranked 1st on the team, and he set a career highs in goals, assists, points, penalty minutes and games played, while being named to the Big Ten Second All-Star Team this season. Other accolades in his third year with Minnesota include being named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week (Oct. 27), being named to the Mariucci Classic All-Tournament Team, becoming the first Big Ten defenseman to tally a hat trick (Jan. 23), and became just the second defenseman in league history to be named the first star of the week (Jan. 26).
*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 12 points (4-8-12) in 55 games for the Barracuda and six points (1-5-6) in five games for the Allen Americans.
*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 12 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 (15-23-38) in 62 games with the Barracuda and (0-0-0) in one game with the SJ Sharks.
*Career High… forward Trevor Parkes has already set a career AHL high in points this season. Parkes has 36 points (15-21-36) in 63 games for the Barracuda surpassing his previous high of 9 points in 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15.
*No sophomore slump… 2nd year pro Ryan Carpenter has already surpassed his point totals from last season (74gp, 12-22-34pts). Carpy has 50 points (16-34-50) in 61 games this season for the Barracuda.
*Young Guns… the Barracuda have dressed 16 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, Rick Pinkston, Joel Rumpel, Mike Brodzinski, Jon Martin, and Alex Schoenborn)
*I’ll take a draft… 11 San Jose Barracuda players were drafted by the San Jose Sharks. (McCarthy, McLaren, Helewka, Crane, Goldobin, Mueller, Ryan, Bergman, Tierney, Brodzinski, Schoenborn)
*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.
*Checking in on the 2nd rounder… rookie defenseman Julius Bergman (London-OHL) has nine points (2-7-9) in 55 games for the Barracuda. Bergman, the 46th pick overall by the Sharks in the 2014 Draft hails from Stockholm, Sweden.
*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 71, Mirco Mueller 45, Mark Cundari 8, Melker Karlsson 115, Scott Timmins 24, Nikolay Goldobin 8, Barclay Goodrow 73, Chris Tierney 120, Troy Grosenick 2, Dylan DeMelo 42, Alex Stalock 62, Matt Tennyson 58.
*Five for fighting… The Barracuda have 34 fighting majors through 63 games this season…. (McLaren 3, Young 4, Arseneau 1, Carpenter 1, Cundari 1, Goodrow 1, Lerg 1, Gallant 13, Haley 4, Hanson 1, McNally 1, Torres 1, Pinkston 1, Stollery 1)
TRANSACTIONS:
Season by the numbers...
Record: 29-24-7-3, 68 points, .540% – 4th in Pacific
Win percentage: .540% – 9th in West
Home Record: 17-13-2-1
Away Record: 12-11-5-2
Attendance: 143,015 through 33 games this season at SAP Center – 4,333 average
Goals Scored: 177, 2.81 goals per game, 17th in AHL
Goals Allowed: 176, 2.79 goals against per game, 12th n AHL
Shots per game: 29.59 – 19th in AHL
Shots allowed per game: 29.90 – 14th in AHL
Score 1st: 18-5-6-1 when scoring first (.717%)
1 goal games: 13-9-7-3 in one goal games
PP: 15.9%, 20th in AHL (40-251)
PK: 82.5%, 18th in AHL (41-234)
SHG – 6 shorthanded goals scored
SHGA – 8 shorthanded goals allowed
PIMS – 12.29 penalty minutes per game, 27th in AHL
Fighting Majors: 34
OT Games – 17 – (4-7 record in OT)
SO Games – 6 – (3-3 record in SO)
Roster Players – the Barracuda have used 43 players this season
Goalies – the Barracuda used 4 goaltenders this season
Players receiving call-ups to San Jose – 17 (Goldobin, Lerg, Mueller, Haley, McCarthy, Stollery, Cundari, Karlsson, Demelo, Goodrow, Carpenter, Smith, Tennyson, Grosenick, Stalock, Tierney, Dell)
NHL debuts – 3 San Jose Barracuda alumni making their NHL debuts this season (Goldobin, Demelo, and Carpenter)
Call-ups to NHL – 53 different call-ups to the San Jose Sharks this season
Top San Jose Barracuda:
| o Goals |
Goodrow, Goldobin, Lerg (18) |
| o Game Winners |
Emanuelsson, Goldobin, McCarthy, Goodrow (3) |
| o Assists |
Carpenter (34) |
| o Points |
Carpenter (16-34-50) |
| o Power play Points |
Carpenter (6-9-15) |
| o Shots |
Lerg (153) |
| o PIM |
Gallant (114) |
| o Fighting Pen. |
Gallant (13) |
| o Plus/Minus |
Carpenter (+18) |
| o Wins |
Dell (15) |
| o G.A.A. |
Dell (2.27) |
| o Save % |
Dell (.925) |
| o Shutouts |
Dell (2) |
SJ Sharks:
The San Jose Sharks currently have 12 players on their roster that have spent time in the Sharks AHL affiliate (Couture, Pavelski, Wingels, Braun, Haley, Tennyson, Vlasic, Nieto, Hertl, Tierney, Karlsson, and DeMelo).
The San Jose Sharks are in 3rd place in the Pacific Division and 6th place in the Western Conference with 96 points and a 45-29-6 record. The Sharks clinched a playoff spot on March 28.
Upcoming San Jose Sharks schedule: (all times are Pacific)
TUE Apr 5 @ Minnesota 5pm (Sharks WIN 3-0)
THU Apr 7 V. Winnipeg 7:30pm
SAT Apr 9 V. Arizona 7:30pm
END OF REGULA SEASON
Allen Americans: (ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and Barracuda)
The 2015 Kelly Cup Champion Allen Americans are 39-23-3-4, 85pts this season good for 2nd place in the Central Division and 4th in the Western Conference. – The Allen Americans have clinched a playoff spot in the Kelly cup playoffs.
Joel Rumpel (21-11-2-2, 2.81 GAA, and .907 save %), Danny Federico (62gp 1-6-7), and Rick Pinkston (42gp 2-12-14), Vincent Arseneau (38gp 13-13-26), and Chris Crane (41gp 21-17-38) are all under contract by the Barracuda or the Sharks.
Upcoming Allen Americans schedule: (all times are Pacific)
WED Apr 6 V. Evansville 5:05pm
FRI Apr 8 V. Evansville 5:05pm
SAT Apr 9 V. Evansville 5:05pm
END OF REGUAL SEASON
Coming Up for the San Jose Barracuda:
On Wednesday, the Barracuda continue their six game road trip with a 5pm (pacific) start in San Antonio vs. the Rampage (AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche). Coverage begins on tape delay at 8pm on AM 1220 KDOW. Listen to every game live for free on KDOW.biz or AHL Live. Join the game day conversation on Facebook and follow the game on Twitter by following @SJBarracuda.
On Friday, the Barracuda travel to Austin, TX to battle the Stars (AHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars) with a 5:30pm faceoff at the Cedar Park Arena. Coverage begins on tape delay at 8pm on AM 1220 KDOW. (you can listen live on www.kdow.bz or www.AHLLive.com)
On Saturday, the Barracuda have a 5pm date with the Stars (AHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars) at the Cedar Park Arena. Coverage begins on tape delay at 6pm on AM 122O KDOW. (you can listen live on www.kdow.bz or www.AHLLive.com)
All games can be heard live online at www.kdow.biz with a 30 minute pregame show before puck drop.
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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