Six Players Have Suited Up For the Barracuda and Sharks This Season
Oct 27, 2015
Look Back:
The San Jose Barracuda (2-3-0-1, 5pts, .417%) presented by Barracuda Networks chomped one out of a possible six points last week (0-2-0-1) in three games. San Jose extended their point streak to three games (2-0-0-1) with a 3-2 shootout loss vs. San Diego on Oct 21 but had the streak snapped in a 3-0 loss to the Gulls on Oct 23. The Barracuda wrapped up the week with a 3-0 loss in Ontario on Oct 24.
Bryan Lerg (1-1-2) led the way offensively for the Barracuda and received his 2nd NHL recall of the season after the game on Oct 21. Scott Timmins scored the 1st shorthanded goal in franchise history on Oct 21. Goaltenders Aaron Dell (45 saves, 4GA) and Troy Grosenick (40 saves, 3GA) each stood their ground in between the pipes for the Barracuda. Defenseman Dylan Demelo made his SJ Barracuda debut on Oct 21 after beginning the season with the Sharks.
Mirco Mueller, Bryan Lerg, John McCarthy, and Micheal Haley all received NHL recalls last week to the San Jose Sharks but are all currently with the Barracuda as of Oct 27. Forward Adam Helewka was released from his ATO on Oct 25 and returned to Spokane in the WHL.
The San Jose Barracuda player of the week nominee is veteran forward Bryan Lerg. The 29-year-old from Livonia, Michigan recorded two points (1-1-2), +2, and five shots in one game with the Barracuda before receiving his 2nd NHL recall of the season.
COMING UP:
The San Jose Barracuda play just one game this week.
On Sunday, Nov 1 the Barracuda host the Ontario Reign (AHL affiliate of the LA Kings) at 3pm. Score a family pack for just $72 which includes 4 tickets, 4 hotdogs, 4 sodas, and 4 Pepsis by calling 408-977-4747! Radio coverage begins at 2:30pm on AM 1220 KDOW. Fans may watch the game for a small fee at www.AHLLive.com.
MILESTONE ALERT:
Head Coach Roy Sommer surpassed Frank Mathers (1256 games coached) for the most games coached in AHL history on March 26, 2014 in the Sharks 5-3 win in Lewiston, ME over the Portland Pirates. Coach Sommer has coached 1350 AHL games – all with the SJ Sharks AHL affiliates. In total, Coach Sommer has been a head coach in 1,686 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 17 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 (2-3-0-1, 5pts, .417%) in the Pacific Division and 11th place overall in the Western Conference.
- The San Jose Sharks currently have 10 players on their roster that have spent time in the Sharks AHL affiliate (Couture, Pavelski, Wingels, Braun, Stalock, Vlasic, Nieto, Goodrow, Hertl, and Tierney,).
- The San Jose Sharks are in 3rd place in the Pacific Division and 9th place in the Western Conference with 10 points and a 5-3-0 record.
- 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.
- Melker Karlsson has played in two games for the Barracuda (0-1-1) this season.
- Captain Bryan Lerg is averaging a point a game (3-1-4) in four AHL games this season for the Barracuda and has dressed in three games for the SJ Sharks (0-0-0) this season.
- Bryan Lerg, Mirco Mueller, Dylan DeMelo, Nikolay Goldobin, Micheal Haley and John McCarthy have all played for the Barracuda (AHL) and the Sharks (NHL) this season.
- Goaltender Aaron Dell is 2-1-0 this season with a 2.21 GAA and a .926save %.’
- Goaltender Troy Grosenick is 0-2-1 this season with a 2.90 GAA and a .917save %.
- 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 2-2-0-1 vs. California teams this season.
- Coach Roy Sommer currently ranks 2nd in the AHL with 619 wins in his career (18th season) and 1st in games coached in the AHL with 1350.
Top 3… Last Week!
- Bryan Lerg had a goal and assist in the Barracuda’s 3-2 shootout loss to the Gulls on Oct 21.
- Scott Timmins scored a shorthanded goal and a team high seven shots in 3-2 shootout loss to the Gulls on Oct 21.
- Vincent Arseneau picked up a fighting major in the Barracuda’s 3-0 loss to the Gulls on Oct 23.
Last Week: (0-2-0-1) 1pts, 3gp
Wed. 10/21 SOL San Diego Gulls 3 @ San Jose BARRACUDA 2
Fri. 10/23 L San Diego Gulls 3 @ San Jose BARRACUDA 0
Sat. 10/24 L San Jose BARRACUDA 0 @ Ontario Reign 3
Next Week:
Sun. 11/1 Ontario Reign @ San Jose Barracuda – 3pm
Rewind the Tape:
10.21.15 – San Diego 3 – San Jose 2 – SOL – SAP Center – San Jose, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (2-1-0-1, 5pts) presented by Barracuda Networks fell short 3-2 in an exciting shootout loss to the visiting San Diego Gulls (3-0-0-0, 6pts) at the SAP Center on Wednesday evening. The two teams battle again at the SAP Center on Friday night at 7pm. Bryan Lerg (1-1-2) and Scott Timmins (1-0-1) scored for the Barracuda while Troy Grosenick made 29 saves in net for San Jose in the shootout loss. Nick Ritchie and Stefan Noesen scored for the Gulls in the shootout and John Gibson made 25 saves in net as the Gulls won their third straight game to open the season.
10.23.15 – San Diego 3 – San Jose 0 – L – SAP Center – San Jose CA
The San Jose Barracuda (2-2-0-1, 5pts) presented by Barracuda Networks lost 3-0 to the visiting San Diego Gulls (4-0-0-0, 8pts) in front of 3,156 fans at the SAP Center on Friday evening. The San Jose Barracuda hit the road to battle the Ontario Reign on Saturday at 6pm. Aaron Dell made 31 saves in net for San Jose in the 3-0 loss. Chris Wagner (1-0-1), Chris Mueller (1-1-2) and Nick Ritchie (1-0-1) scored for San Diego. John Gibson made 23 saves for the shutout as the Gulls won their fourth straight game to begin the season and swept the two game set in San Jose.
10.24.15 – Ontario 3 – San Jose 0 – L – Citizens Business Bank Arena – Ontario, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (2-3-0-1, 5pts) presented by Barracuda Networks dropped their third straight game after a 3-0 loss to the host Ontario Reign (5-0-0-0, 10pts) in front of 8,285 fans at the Citizens Business Bank Arena on Saturday evening. The Barracuda are back in action on Sunday, November 1 at 3pm vs. the Reign at the SAP Center. Ontario netminder Peter Budaj picked up his third shutout of the season with 24 saves as the Barracuda have now been shutout in eight consecutive periods. Andrew Crensenzi’s goal just 67 seconds into the contest stood tall but the Reign added insurance goals by Adrian Kempe and Michael Mersch in the third period for the home victory.
Barracuda in the Pacific:
PACIFIC |
GP
|
W
|
L
|
OTL
|
SOL
|
PTS
|
PCT
|
GF
|
GA
|
PIM
|
HOME
|
ROAD
|
LAST TEN
|
STREAK
|
S/O
|
|
1. Ontario
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
1.000
|
18
|
5
|
71
|
2-0-0-0
|
3-0-0-0
|
5-0-0-0
|
5-0-0-0
|
0-0
|
|
2. San Antonio
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
0.875
|
16
|
8
|
61
|
1-0-0-0
|
2-0-1-0
|
3-0-1-0
|
3-0-1-0
|
0-0
|
|
3. San Diego
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
0.800
|
16
|
12
|
125
|
2-0-0-0
|
2-1-0-0
|
4-1-0-0
|
0-1-0-0
|
2-0
|
|
4. Texas
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0.714
|
30
|
16
|
74
|
1-1-0-0
|
4-1-0-0
|
5-2-0-0
|
1-0-0-0
|
0-0
|
|
5. Stockton
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0.500
|
10
|
9
|
37
|
1-1-0-0
|
1-1-0-0
|
2-2-0-0
|
0-1-0-0
|
0-0
|
|
6. San Jose
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
0.417
|
12
|
17
|
75
|
0-2-0-1
|
2-1-0-0
|
2-3-0-1
|
0-2-0-1
|
0-1
|
|
7. Bakersfield
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
0.417
|
16
|
20
|
103
|
2-2-0-0
|
0-1-0-1
|
2-3-0-1
|
1-0-0-0
|
0-1
|
Coaching Milestones….
*1257 GAMES…..With the 5-3 win in Lewiston, ME vs. the Pirates on March 26, 2014, head coach Roy Sommer surpassed Frank Mathers (1,256 games) for the most games coached in the AHL.
*1,600 GAMES… With the 3-0 loss vs. the Norfolk Admirals on April 12, 2014, head coach Roy Sommer coached in his 1,600th professional game.
*500 WINS!.... With a 3-2 shootout victory in Hershey on February 11, 2012, head coach Roy Sommer became just the 4th coach in AHL history to reach the 500 win plateau.
*600 WINS!....with the 4-3 win at Lehigh Valley on February 4, 2015, head coach Roy Sommer became just the 3rd coach in AHL history to reach the 600 win plateau.
*611 WINS…. With the 6-3 win at Springfield on March 27, 2015, head coach Roy Sommer moved past Frank Mather (610) for the 2nd most wins in AHL history with his 611th win.
AHL COACHING WINS – ALL-TIME
1. Fred “Bun” Cook 1937-56 19seasons 1,171GP 636 WINS
2. Roy Sommer 1998-current 18seasons 1,350GP 619WINS
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: 619-566-48-60-57. (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.
*Streakers….no current point streaks for the SJ Barracuda.
*Quiet times ahead… the Barracuda are in the middle of a stretch where they play just one game over a 13 day stretch (game on Nov 1).
*Goal drought… the Barracuda have been shutout in their last 161:20 of play…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 are still looking for their first win on home ice this season (0-2-0-1) after three home games. San Jose has been outscored 4-10 on home ice this season.
*Suspensions…San Jose Barracuda defenseman Karl Stollery was suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of an elbowing incident in a game vs. San Diego on Oct. 21. Stollery was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 28.1 (supplementary discipline). Karl missed San Jose’s game on Oct. 23 vs. San Diego.
*First goal of the season goes to…(last 10 years of Sharks AHL affiliates) Mathieu Darche in 2006, Graham Mink in 2007, Cory Larose in 2008, Andrew Desjardins in 2009, Jonathan Cheechoo in 2010, Curt Gogol in 2011, Sebastian Stalberg in 2012, and Eriah Hayes in 2013, Ryan Carpenter in 2014, and Micheal Haley in 2015
*Starting Goalies… Troy Grosenick allowed four goals on 41 shots on Friday to kick off the 2015-15 season… Past starting goaltenders on opening night include; Dmitri Patzold 3GA in 2006, Thomas Greiss 2GA in 2007, Thomas Greiss 5GA in 2008, Alex Stalock 2GA in 2009, Alex Stalock 5GA in 2010, Tyson Sexsmith 3GA in 2011, Alex Stalock 3GA in 2012, and Harri Sateri 4GA in 2013, and Troy Grosenick 2GA in 2014.
*Pro Debuts: Patrick McNally and Nikita Jevpalovs each made their professional debuts for the Barracuda on Oct 9….Adam Helewka made his professional debut Oct 15 at Stockton.
*Always remember your first… Nikita Jevpalovs scored his first professional goal in the Barracuda’s 4-1 win in Stockton on Oct 15.
*Nikolay Goldobin became the first SJ Barracuda player to receive an NHL recall on Oct 15 and scored his 1st NHL goal in his 2nd NHL game in the Sharks 6-3 loss at the NY Islanders on Oct 17.
*Score first… the Barracuda have scored FIRST 3 times in 6 games this season (2-0-0-1). – Carpenter 1, Haley 1, and Lerg 1.
*Breaking down the roster…. The Barracuda opening roster features nine Americans, nine Canadians, three Swedes, one Russian, one Swiss, and one Latvian.
*3 National Champions… The Barracuda have three players that won the NCAA Division 1 Championships…. Gus Young was captain with Yale University in 2013….John McCarthy with Boston University in 2009…Bryan Lerg with Michigan State in 2007.
*Memorial Cups…defenseman Mark Cundari and forward Scott Timmins each won a pair of Memorial Cups in 2009 and 2010 with the Windsor Spitfires (OHL). Vincent Arseneau won the Cup with the Shawinigan Cataractes in 2012.
*Swedish Elite League Championship…. both Melker Karlsson and Petter Emanuelsson won back-to-back championships with Skelleftea AIK in the SWEHL in 2013 and 2014.
*Kelly Cup Champions… Chris Crane and Vincent Arseneau each won the Kelly Cup (ECHL Championship) with the Allen Americans last season.
*CHL Championship… Aaron Dell won the Central Hockey League Championship with the Allen Americans in 2013.
*Oldest/Youngest… Bryan Lerg is the oldest player on the Barracuda roster (born Jan 20, 1986) while Julius Bergman is the youngest (born Nov 2, 1995).
*High scorer in the Q… rookie Nikita Jevpalovs recorded 100 points (49-51-100) in 64 games for Blainville-Boisbriand in the QMJHL last season. The 21-year-old from Riga, Latvia has three points (1-2-3) in six 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 seven penalty minutes in four 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 (0-0-0) in five games with the Barracuda and (0-0-0) in one game with the SJ Sharks.
*Young Guns… the Barracuda have dressed 8 AHL rookies already this season. (Joakim Ryan, Adam Helewka Patrick McNally, Nikita Jevpalovs, Vinny Arseneau, Nikolay Goldobin, Chris Crane, and Julius Bergman)
*I’ll take a draft… eight San Jose Barracuda players were drafted by the San Jose Sharks. (McCarthy, McLaren, Helewka, Crane, Goldobin, Mueller, Ryan, Bergman)
*1st Rounders… the Barracuda had two first round draft picks dressed on opening night. Mirco Mueller (18th in 2013 by SJ) and Nikolay Goldobin (27th in 2014 by SJ).
*NHL Experience…. The Barracuda have 10 players on their roster with NHL experience led by Frazer McLaren with 102…. Breaking down the rest…. Karl Stollery 12, Bryan Lerg 5, John McCarthy 88, Micheal Haley 57, and Mirco Mueller 40, Mark Cundari 8, Melker Karlsson 53, Scott Timmins 24, Troy Grosenick 2.
*Five for fighting… The Barracuda have 3 fighting major through 6 games this season…. (McLaren 1, Young 1, Arseneau 1)
TRANSACTIONS:
Season by the numbers...
Record: 2-3-0-1, 5 points, .417% – 6th in Pacific
Win percentage: .417% – 10th in West
Home Record: 0-2-0-1
Away Record: 2-1-0-0
Attendance: 13,160 through 3 games this season at SAP Center – 4,387 average
Goals Scored: 12, 2.00 goals per game, 24th in AHL
Goals Allowed: 15, 2.83 goals against per game, 15th in AHL
Shots per game: 25.50 – 27th in AHL
Shots allowed per game: 32.33 – 23rd in AHL
Score 1st: 2-0-0-1 when scoring first (.833%)
1 goal games: 1-0-0-1 in one goal games
PP: 12.5%, 21st in AHL (3-24)
PK: 76.0%, 24th in AHL (6-25)
SHG – 1 shorthanded goals scored
SHGA – 1 shorthanded goals allowed
PIMS – 12.50 penalty minutes per game, 21st in AHL
Fighting Majors: 3
OT Games – 1 – (0-0 record in OT)
SO Games – 1 – (0-1 record in SO)
Roster Players – the Barracuda used 24 players this season
Goalies – the Barracuda used 2 goaltenders this season
Players receiving call-ups to San Jose – 5 (Goldobin, Lerg, Mueller, Haley, and McCarthy)
NHL debuts – 2 San Jose Barracuda alumni making their NHL debuts this season (Goldobin and Demelo)
Call-ups to NHL – 6 different call-ups to the San Jose Sharks this season
Top San Jose Barracuda:
o Goals Haley (4)
o Game Winners Haley (2)
o Assists Carpenter (3)
o Points Haley (4-2-6)
o Power play Points Haley (2-1-3)
o Shots Carpenter and Timmins (13)
o PIM Cundari (10)
o Fighting Pen. McLaren, Arseneau, and Young (1)
o Plus/Minus Emanuelsson, Haley, and Ryan (+3)
o Wins Dell (2)
o G.A.A. Dell (2.21)
o Save % Dell (.926)
o Shutouts N/A
SJ Sharks:
The San Jose Sharks currently have 10 players on their roster that have spent time in the Sharks AHL affiliate (Couture, Pavelski, Wingels, Braun, Stalock, Vlasic, Nieto, Goodrow, Hertl, and Tierney,).
The San Jose Sharks are in 3rd place in the Pacific Division and 9th place in the Western Conference with 10 points and a 5-3-0 record.
Upcoming San Jose Sharks schedule: (all times are Pacific)
WED Oct 28 V. Nashville 7:30pm
SAT Oct 31 @ Dallas 12pm
SUN Nov 1 @ Colorado` 12pm
Allen Americans: (ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and Barracuda)
The 2015 Kelly Cup Champion Allen Americans are 4-2-0-0, 8pts this season good for 2nd place in the Central Division in the Western Conference.
Joel Rumpel (4-2-0-0, 2.34 GAA, and .922 save%), Daniel Doremus (6gp 1-1-2), Danny Federico (6gp 1-0-1), and Rick Pinkston (1gp 0-0-0) are all under contract by the Barracuda or the Sharks.
Upcoming Allen Americans schedule: (all times are Pacific)
SAT Oct 31 V Missouri 5:05pm
Coming Up for the San Jose Barracuda:
On Sunday, Nov 1 the Barracuda host the Ontario Reign (AHL affiliate of the LA Kings) at 3pm. Score a family pack for just $72 which includes 4 tickets, 4 hotdogs, 4 sodas, and 4 Pepsis by calling 408-977-4747! Radio coverage begins at 2:30pm on AM 1220 KDOW. Fans may watch the game 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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