AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE AND SAN JOSE BARRACUDA ANNOUNCE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR THE 2024 ALL-STAR CLASSIC PRESENTED BY TECH CU
Feb 1, 2024San Jose, CA – The American Hockey League and the San Jose Barracuda (@SJBarracuda), proud AHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks), have announced the schedule for the 2024 AHL All-Star Weekend in San Jose.
The top players in the AHL will all be coming to San Jose to participate in the AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Sun., Feb. 4 and the AHL All-Star Challenge presented at Tech CU on Mon., Feb. 5 at Tech CU Arena. Those players include Barracuda forward Danil Gushchin and defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin, and Gilroy native goaltender Dustin Wolf, who currently plays for the Calgary Wranglers.
The AHL has a full weekend of events planned in San Jose around the two signature on-ice competitions for fans. Prior to Sunday and Monday’s events at Tech CU Arena, the AHL Fan Fest will take place outside of Tech CU. The Fan Fest includes fan activations like a mechanical shark, face painting, mascot broomball presented by Sharks Ice, as well as the opportunity to get autographs from former AHL and Sharks players Dan Boyle, Jonathan Cheechoo, Scott Hannan and Mark Smith (Sunday only). Sunday’s Fan Fest will also include a red-carpet arrival from the 2024 AHL All-Stars prior to the skills competition.
Ticket packages start as low as $56 and include admission to both the Skills Competition and the Challenge. For more information, fans can visit www.sjbarracuda.com/allstar.
The weekend also includes the 2024 AHL Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony, which will be held at the Montgomery Theater in San Jose on Mon., Feb. 5 at 11 a.m. The 2024 AHL Hall of Fame class includes Oakland native Roy Sommer. Sommer spent 25 seasons behind the bench of American Hockey League teams – 24 with the San Jose Sharks organization in Kentucky, Cleveland, Worcester, and the Barracuda, followed by one season as the head coach of the San Diego Gulls. He is the AHL’s all-time leader in games coached (1,813) and wins (828).
The All-Star Skills Competition and AHL All-Star Challenge presented at Tech CU will be televised live on NHL Network. The AHL Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony will be streamed for free on AHLTV. All three events will also be broadcast live on the Sharks Audio Network.
MEDIA CREDENTIAL PICKUP
Media who have requested and been approved for credentials for the weekend can pick them up at the Signia by Hilton San Jose Hotel (170 S Market St) on Sunday from 8am-1pm, or at Tech CU Arena prior to the Skills Competition or All-Star Challenge. Media credential pick-up at Tech CU Arena is located at the rear of Tech CU Arena.
ABOUT THE AHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC
The 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU will feature the top young talent in the American Hockey League: since 1995, more than 94 percent of All-Star Classic participants have gone on to compete in the National Hockey League, including Cam Atkinson, Drake Batherson, Jordan Binnington, Thomas Bordeleau, John Carlson, Thatcher Demko, Lukas Dostal, Connor Hellebuyck, Tristan Jarry, Jordan Kyrou, Jonathan Marchessault, Jacob Markstrom, J.T. Miller, Brandon Montour, William Nylander, Kyle Palmieri, Mikko Rantanen, Dylan Strome, Tyler Toffoli, Linus Ullmark, Vitek Vanecek and Mats Zuccarello, as well as current San Jose Sharks Logan Couture, Mike Hoffman, Luke Kunin, Kaapo Kahkonen, Mackenzie Blackwood and Jacob MacDonald.
Monday’s All-Star Challenge will feature a live first intermission performance from the Berkeley-based band Mom Jeans on the 217 Deck of Tech CU Arena.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League serves as the top development league for the players, coaches, managers, executives, broadcasters, and staff of all 32 National Hockey League teams. Nearly 90 percent of today’s NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame spent time in the AHL in their careers.
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