San Jose Barracuda To Spend A Lot of Time At Home in Month of December
Dec 1, 2015Look Back:
The San Jose Barracuda (7-8-0-3, 17pts, .472%) presented by Barracuda Networks chomped four out of a possible eight points last week (2-2-0-0) in four games. The Barracuda split a two game set in Charlotte, NC with a 3-1 loss to the Checkers on Nov 24 but returned the favor with a 3-1 win in Charlotte on Nov 25 to close out their season long seven game road trip with a 3-2-0-2 record. San Jose kicked off a five game home stand with a thrilling 5-4 win over the Texas Stars on Nov 28 but dropped a 3-2 decision to the Stars on Nov 29 to close out the week at 2-2-0-0.
The Barracuda scored a season high five goals vs. Texas on Nov 28 in a game that featured four 2nd period goals. Loaned by the Sharks to the Barracuda on Nov 22, Nikolay Goldobin recorded four points (3-1-4) in four games with the Barracuda last week. Joakim Ryan and Julius Bergman each scored their first professional goals vs. the Stars on Nov 28 while Gus Young scored his 1st goal of the season on Nov 29. Troy Grosenick has made three straight starts (2-1-0) in net for San Jose while Trevor Parkes had a solid week with three points (2-1-3) in the four contests. Jeremy Langlois, Greger Hanson, and Barclay Goodrow also scored for the Barracuda last week as San Jose is now 1-1-0-0 on their current five game home stand.
Nikolay Goldobin (Nov 22) and Micheal Haley (Nov 28) were both loaned to the Barracuda from the Sharks last week. Forward Chris Crane was reassigned by the Sharks to the Allen Americans (ECHL) from the Barracuda on Nov 27. Dylan Demelo was recalled by the Sharks and returned after taking warm-ups vs. the Flames on Nov 28 and Mike Aviani was released from his PTO on Nov 29. Karl Stollery was recalled by the Sharks in the morning on Dec 1 and was returned to the Barracuda after the morning skate.
The San Jose Barracuda player of the week nominee is forward Nikolay Goldobin. The 20-year-old from Mockobckar, Russia recorded four points (3-1-4), +2, and had 7 shots on goal in four games with the Barracuda last week to lead the club offensively.
COMING UP:
The San Jose Barracuda continue their five game home stand at the SAP Center with a pair of games this weekend.
On Friday, the Barracuda host the Stockton Heat (AHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames) at 7:30pm. Coverage begins at 7pm on AM 1220 KDOW, online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.
On Saturday, the Barracuda host the Bakersfield Condors (Edmonton Oilers AHL affiliate) with a 1:30pm start at the SAP Center on UGLY SWEATER DAY presented by Barracuda Networks. The Barracuda players will wear a specialty ugly sweater jersey which will be auctioned off throughout the game. Fans are encouraged to bring new or lightly used winter clothing (jackets, sweaters, hats, gloves, blankets) to the game to be donated to the Sacred Heart Community Service. For each donation, fans will receive a free ticket to the Barracuda game on December 30 vs. the Charlotte Checkers. Doors open at 12:45pm. December 5 marks the 3rd of 13 San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season. The San Jose Sharks host the Tampa Bay Lightning at 7pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games. Coverage begins at 1pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.
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 1362 AHL games – all with the SJ Sharks AHL affiliates. In total, Coach Sommer has been a head coach in 1,696 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 12 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 (7-8-0-3, 17pts, .472%) in the Pacific Division and 12th place overall in the Western Conference.
- The San Jose Sharks currently have 11 players on their roster that have spent time in the Sharks AHL affiliate (Couture, Pavelski, Wingels, Braun, Stalock, Tennyson, Vlasic, Nieto, Hertl, Tierney, Mueller, and Karlsson).
- The San Jose Sharks are in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 5th place in the Western Conference with 28 points and a 14-9-0 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. Melker has four points (3-1-4) in nine games with the Sharks.
- Captain Bryan Lerg has ten points (6-4-10) in 14 AHL games this season for the Barracuda and has dressed in six games for the SJ Sharks (0-0-0) this season.
- Ryan Carpenter (1-10-11) leads the Barracuda in points (11) and assists (10) in 18 games this season.
- Bryan Lerg, Mirco Mueller, Dylan DeMelo, Nikolay Goldobin, Micheal Haley, John McCarthy, and Barclay Goodrow have all played for the Barracuda (AHL) and the Sharks (NHL) this season.
- Rookie Joakim Ryan leads all Barracuda defensemen in points (1-8-9) through 18 games.
- Nikolay Goldobin has six points (4-2-6) in 10 games for the Barracuda and two points in nine games for the SJ Sharks.
- Barclay Goodrow has four points (4-0-4) in 11 games for the Barracuda this season along with three points (0-3-3) in 12 games with the Sharks this season.
- Goaltender Aaron Dell is 3-4-1 this season with a 2.39 GAA and a .914 save %. Aaron ranks 14th in the AHL in GAA.
- Goaltender Troy Grosenick is 4-4-2 this season with a 2.95 GAA and a .909 save %. Grosenick made an AHL high 49 saves on Nov 21 in a 4-3SOL at Stockton.
- 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 5-5-0-3 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 0-6-0-3 when they score less than 4 goals.
- Coach Roy Sommer currently ranks 2nd in the AHL with 624 wins in his career (18th season) and 1st in games coached in the AHL with 1362.
Top 3… Last Week!
- Nikolay Goldobin scored twice in the Barracuda’s 5-4 win vs. Texas on Nov 28!
- Troy Grosenick made 19 saves in San Jose’s 3-1 win at Charlotte on Nov 25!
- Trevor Parkes had a goal and an assist in the 3-1 win at Charlotte on Nov 25!
Last Week: (2-2-0-0) 4pts, 4gp
Tue. 11/24 L San Jose Barracuda 1 @ Charlotte Checkers 3
Wed. 11/25 W San Jose Barracuda 3 @ Charlotte Checkers 1
Sat. 11/28 W Texas Stars 5 @ San Jose Barracuda 4
Sun. 11/29 L Texas Stars 3 @ San Jose Barracuda 2
Next Week:
Fri. 12/4 Stockton Heat @ San Jose Barracuda – 7:30pm
Sat. 12/5 Bakersfield Condors @ San Jose Barracuda – 1:30pm
Rewind the Tape:
11.24.15 – Charlotte 3– San Jose 1 – L – Bojangles’ Coliseum – Charlotte, NC
The San Jose Barracuda (5-7-0-3, 13pts) presented by Barracuda Networks fell by the score of 3-1 to the host Charlotte Checkers (9-8-0-0, 18pts) in front 3,719 fans at the Bojangles’ Coliseum on Tuesday evening. Charlotte scored three goals in the final six minutes of the first period as Jeremy Langlois scored the only San Jose goal with 14 seconds left in the third period in the 3-1 loss. Aaron Dell made 16 saves in net as the Barracuda had their four game point streak (2-0-0-2) come to an end with the regulation loss. The Barracuda are now 2-2-0-2 on their season long seven game road trip.
11.25.15 – Charlotte 1 – San Jose 3 – W – Bojangles’ Coliseum – Charlotte, NC
The San Jose Barracuda (6-7-0-3, 15pts) presented by Barracuda Networks played an excellent road game with a 3-1 win over the host Charlotte Checkers (9-9-0-0, 18pts) in front 5,116 fans at the Bojangles’ Coliseum on Wednesday evening. Greger Hanson, Trevor Parkes and Nikolay Goldobin scored for San Jose while goaltender Troy Grosenick made 19 saves in net as the Barracuda finished up their season long seven game road trip with a 3-2-0-2 record.
11.28.15 – Texas 4 – San Jose 5 – W – SAP Center – San Jose, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (7-7-0-3, 17pts) presented by Barracuda Networks kicked off their five game home stand with a thrilling 5-4 victory over the visiting Texas Stars (11-8-0-1, 23pts) in front of 4,032 fans at the SAP Center on Saturday afternoon. The Barracuda exploded for four goals in the second period as Nikolay Goldobin scored twice, Joakim Ryan netted his 1st pro goal, and Barclay Goodrow netted his 4th of the season with just 10 seconds remaining in the second frame. After Texas tied the score late, rookie Julius Bergman scored his first pro goal at 19:12 of the third period to give San Jose the 5-4 win. Troy Grosenick picked up his 4th win of the season with 26 saves as the Barracuda came back from a pair of two goal deficits for the victory.
11.29.15 – Texas 3 – San Jose 2 – L – SAP Center – San Jose, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (7-8-0-3, 17pts) presented by Barracuda Networks fell short 3-2 to the visiting Texas Stars (12-8-0-1, 25pts) in front of 3,056 fans at the SAP Center on Sunday afternoon.
Trevor Parkes (1-0-1) and Gus Young (1-0-1) scored the Barracudas while Troy Grosenick (4-4-2) saved 25 of the 28 shots he faced in the loss. Both teams had one penalty shot in the 1st period that were both saved by the goaltenders. Curtis McKenzie (1-0-1), Radek Faksa (1-0-1) and Brendan Ranford (1-0-1) scored for the Stars while John Muse (5-1-1) made 33 save on 35 shots for the win as the Stars earned a spilt in the two game weekend set.
Barracuda in the Pacific:
PACIFIC |
GP |
W |
L |
OTL |
SOL |
PTS |
PCT |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
HOME |
ROAD |
LAST TEN |
STREAK |
S/O |
|
1. Ontario |
17 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
24 |
0.706 |
49 |
35 |
293 |
5-1-2-0 |
6-3-0-0 |
6-4-0-0 |
0-2-0-0 |
0-0 |
|
2. San Antonio |
20 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
28 |
0.700 |
67 |
57 |
303 |
4-1-3-0 |
7-2-3-0 |
5-3-2-0 |
2-0-1-0 |
1-0 |
|
3. San Diego |
19 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
23 |
0.605 |
55 |
55 |
422 |
7-2-0-1 |
4-5-0-0 |
4-5-0-1 |
2-0-0-0 |
3-1 |
|
4. Texas |
21 |
12 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
0.595 |
84 |
66 |
230 |
5-4-0-0 |
7-4-0-1 |
5-5-0-0 |
1-0-0-0 |
0-1 |
|
5. Bakersfield |
18 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
0.472 |
48 |
54 |
255 |
4-4-0-0 |
4-5-0-1 |
6-4-0-0 |
0-1-0-0 |
1-1 |
|
6. San Jose |
18 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
0.472 |
44 |
53 |
216 |
2-5-0-1 |
5-3-0-2 |
4-4-0-2 |
0-1-0-0 |
1-3 |
|
7. Stockton |
15 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
0.467 |
41 |
42 |
197 |
3-4-0-0 |
3-3-0-2 |
4-5-0-1 |
1-0-0-0 |
1-2 |
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 | 1,362GP | 624 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: 624-571-48-60-59. (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 is 8-39 (20.5%); and the Barracuda have 5 fighting majors in November.
*Streakers….Joakim Ryan (1-2-3) has a three game point streak…Gus Young (1-1-2) and Bryan Lerg (0-2-2) each have a two game point streak.
*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.
*Situations...the Barracuda are….
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- 3-0-0-1 when leading after 20 minutes
- 4-0-0-0 when leading after 40 minutes
- 2-0-0-0 when tied after 20 minutes
- 3-1-0-1 when tied after 40 minutes
- 2-8-0-2 when trailing after 20 minutes
- 0-7-0-2 when trailing after 40 minutes
- 2-4-0-1 when outshooting opponents
- 4-4-0-2 when outshot by opponent
*PTO’s… Scott Timmins, 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, December 7. Breakdown of the doubleheaders this season at SAP Center:
Nov 7 Barracuda lose 3-2 to SD Gulls Sharks lose 1-0 to Anaheim Ducks
Nov 28 Barracuda win 5-4 to Texas Stars Sharks win 5-2 to Calgary Flames
*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 2-5-0-1 at the SAP Center this season and have been outscored 19-28.
*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.
*Road Warriors… the Barracuda are now 5-3-0-2 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. Alex has missed the last five games due to injury.
*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.
*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 7 times in 18 games this season (5-1-0-1). – Carpenter 1, Haley 1, Lerg 1, McCarthy 1, Langlois 2, and Hanson 1.
*2nd period success…the Barracuda have outscored their opponents 19-13 in the second period this season.
*1st period troubles… San Jose has been outscored 11-24 in the first period this season…the worst goal differential (-13) in the first period in the AHL.
*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 and Greger Hanson 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).
*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 18 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 seven 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 (2-8-10) in 17 games with the Barracuda and (0-0-0) in one game with the SJ Sharks.
*Young Guns… the Barracuda have dressed 11 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, and Mike Aviani)
*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 62, Mirco Mueller 44, Mark Cundari 8, Melker Karlsson 57, Scott Timmins 24, Nikolay Goldobin 8, Barclay Goodrow 72, Troy Grosenick 2.
*Five for fighting… The Barracuda have 8 fighting majors through 18 games this season…. (McLaren 2, Young 2, Arseneau 1, Carpenter 1, Cundari 1, and Goodrow 1)
TRANSACTIONS:
Date |
Player |
Team |
Transaction |
|
12/01/2015 |
San Jose |
DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL) |
|
|
11/29/2015 |
San Jose |
DEL Released from PTO |
|
|
11/28/2015 |
San Jose |
DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL) |
|
|
11/28/2015 |
San Jose |
ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL) |
|
|
11/28/2015 |
San Jose |
ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL) |
|
|
11/27/2015 |
San Jose |
DEL Reassigned by San Jose (NHL) to Allen (ECHL) |
|
|
11/22/2015 |
San Jose |
ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL) |
Season by the numbers...
Record: 7-8-0-3, 17 points, .472% – 6th in Pacific
Win percentage: .472% – 12th in West
Home Record: 2-5-0-1
Away Record: 5-3-0-2
Attendance: 31,349 through 6 games this season at SAP Center – 3,918 average
Goals Scored: 44, 2.44 goals per game, 27th in AHL
Goals Allowed: 53, 2.94 goals against per game, 17th in AHL
Shots per game: 29.11 – 18th in AHL
Shots allowed per game: 30.83 – 19th in AHL
Score 1st: 5-1-0-1 when scoring first (.786%)
1 goal games: 4-3-0-3 in one goal games
PP: 12.2%, 24th in AHL (9-74)
PK: 78.1%, 28th in AHL (14-64)
SHG – 1 shorthanded goal scored
SHGA – 2 shorthanded goal allowed
PIMS – 12.00 penalty minutes per game, 26th in AHL
Fighting Majors: 8
OT Games – 4 – (0-0 record in OT)
SO Games – 4 – (1-3 record in SO)
Roster Players – the Barracuda used 32 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 – 20 different call-ups to the San Jose Sharks this season
Top San Jose Barracuda:
o Goals Lerg (6)
o Game Winners Haley (2)
o Assists Carpenter (10)
o Points Carpenter (1-10-11)
o Power play Points Haley (2-1-3)
o Shots Langlois (51)
o PIM Stollery (28)
o Fighting Pen. McLaren and Young (2)
o Plus/Minus Carpenter (+4)
o Wins Grosenick (4)
o G.A.A. Dell (2.39)
o Save % Dell (.914)
o Shutouts N/A
SJ Sharks:
The San Jose Sharks currently have 11 players on their roster that have spent time in the Sharks AHL affiliate (Couture, Pavelski, Wingels, Braun, Stalock, Tennyson, Vlasic, Nieto, Hertl, Tierney, Mueller, and Karlsson).
The San Jose Sharks are in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 5th place in the Western Conference with 28 points and a 14-9-0 record.
Upcoming San Jose Sharks schedule: (all times are Pacific)
TUE Dec 1 V. Pittsburgh 7:30pm
FRI Dec 4 @ Anaheim 7pm
SAT Dec 5 V. Tampa Bay 7:30pm
Allen Americans: (ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and Barracuda)
The 2015 Kelly Cup Champion Allen Americans are 12-8-0-0, 24pts this season good for 2nd place in the Central Division and 4th in the Western Conference.
Joel Rumpel (10-5-0-0, 2.71 GAA, and .909 save%), Danny Federico (13gp 1-2-3), and Rick Pinkston (14gp 1-5-6), and Vincent Arseneau (9gp 2-5-7) are all under contract by the Barracuda or the Sharks.
Upcoming Allen Americans schedule: (all times are Pacific)
FRI Dec 4 V. Rapid City 5:05pm
SAT Dec 5 V. Utah 5:05pm
Coming Up for the San Jose Barracuda:
The San Jose Barracuda continue their five game home stand at the SAP Center with a pair of games this weekend.
On Friday, the Barracuda host the Stockton Heat (AHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames at 7:30pm. Coverage begins at 7pm on AM 1220 KDOW, online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.
On Saturday, the Barracuda host the Bakersfield Condors (Edmonton Oilers AHL affiliate) with a 1:30pm start at the SAP Center on UGLY SWEATER DAY presented by Barracuda Networks. The Barracuda players will wear a specialty ugly sweater jersey which will be auctioned off throughout the game. Fans are encouraged to bring new or lightly used winter clothing (jackets, sweaters, hats, gloves, blankets) to the game to be donated to the Sacred Heart Community Service. For each donation, fans will receive a free ticket to the Barracuda game on December 30 vs. the Charlotte Checkers. Doors open at 12:45pm. December 5 marks the 3rd of 13 San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season. The San Jose Sharks host the Tampa Bay Lightning at 7pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games. Coverage begins at 1pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.
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.
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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Season ticket packages and group tickets for the 2015-16 season are on sale now by contacting the Barracuda Office at 408-977-4747 or by crashing the net at www.SJBarracuda.com.