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Coach Sommer Looks For Win #637 As Barracuda Get Ready For Playoff Push

Feb 5, 2016

Look Back:
The San Jose Barracuda (19-14-5-3, 46pts, .561%) presented by Barracuda Networks chomped two out of a possible six points (1-2-0-0) in three games last week as they entered the AHL All-Star break in 3rd place in the Pacific Division.  The Barracuda began their five game road trip with a 3-0 loss in Texas vs. the Stars on Jan 27.  San Jose dropped their season high 6th straight game (0-4-2-0) in a close 2-1 loss in San Antonio on Jan 29.  The Barracuda grabbed a 4-3 win on Jan 30 in San Antonio to close out the pre AHL All-Star break schedule with a .561 winning percentage which is good enough for a playoff spot in the Pacific Division.

Head coach Roy Sommer picked up record tying win #636 on Jan 30 in San Antonio, tying Fred “Bun” Cook (636 wins) for the most wins in AHL history.  Coach Sommer will look for the record breaking win in Ontario this weekend vs. the Reign.

It was a busy week for the Barracuda in regards to transactions.  Raffi Torres (conditioning assignment) was recalled by the SJ Sharks on Jan 28 after appearing in three games for the SJ Barracuda (0-0-0).  Torres was then loaned back to the Barracuda after clearing NHL waivers on Jan 30 and is currently on the Barracuda roster.  Rookie Nikita Jevpalovs was reassigned by the Sharks to the Allen Americans (ECHL) on Jan 28 and picked up three points (1-2-3) in three games with Allen before he was reassigned back to the Barracuda on Feb 1.  Defenseman Rick Pinkston was recalled from Allen on Feb 4 and will meet the club in Ontario.

San Jose Barracuda forwards Ryan Carpenter and Barclay Goodrow traveled to Syracuse, NY to represent the Barracuda at the 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic.  Carpenter and Goodrow each picked up an assist during the three game tournament for the Pacific Division.

Ryan Carpenter (2-1-3), John McCarthy (1-1-2), Ben Smith (1-1-2), Mirco Mueller (0-2-2), and Barclay Goodrow (0-2-2) all recorded at least two points for the Barracuda in three games last week.  The Barracuda recorded a season high three power play goals on Jan 30 at San Antonio while Petter Emanuelsson picked up his team leading 3rd game winning goal last week.  San Jose is now 1-2-0-0 on their five game road trip which concludes with two games this weekend in Ontario vs. the Reign.

The San Jose Barracuda player of the week nominee is forward Ryan Carpenter.  The 25-year-old from Oviedo, Florida recorded three points (1-2-3) in three games with the Barracuda last week to lead the way offensively for San Jose.

COMING UP:
The San Jose Barracuda will kick off their post all-star break schedule with two games this weekend in Ontario vs. the 1st place Reign.

Today, the Barracuda visit the Ontario Reign (AHL Affiliate of the LA Kings) at 7pm (pacific).  Coverage begins at 6:30pm online at www.kdow.biz and joined in progress live on AM 1220 KDOW at 7pm.
On Saturday, the Barracuda conclude their five game road trip with a rematch in Ontario at 6pm. Coverage begins at 5:30pm online at www.kdow.biz and joined in progress live on AM 1220 KDOW at 6pm.

MILESTONE ALERT:
Head Coach Roy Sommer (636 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 1385 AHL games – all with the SJ Sharks AHL affiliates. In total, Coach Sommer has been a head coach in 1,716 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 tied Fred “Bun Cook” (636 wins) for the most wins in AHL history on Jan 30 with a 4-3 win in San Antonio.

Few things to know….

  • The San Jose Barracuda are in 3rd place (19-14-5-3, 46pts, .579%) in the Pacific Division and 6th place overall 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, Stalock, Tennyson, Vlasic, Nieto, Hertl, Tierney, Karlsson, and DeMelo).
  • The San Jose Sharks are in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 6th place in the Western Conference with 56 points and a 26-19-4 record. 
  • Captain Bryan Lerg has 25 points (10-15-25) in 37 AHL games this season for the Barracuda and has dressed in six games for the SJ Sharks (0-0-0) this season.
  • Ryan Carpenter (9-26-35) leads the Barracuda in points (35), assists (26), and +/- (+15) in 39 games 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 four fighting majors in eight games with the SJ Sharks and has 17 points (12-5-17) in 27 games for the Barracuda.
  • Rookie Joakim Ryan leads all Barracuda defensemen in points (1-14-15) through 41 games.
  • Nikolay Goldobin has 20 points (11-9-20) in 33 games for the Barracuda and two points (1-1-2) in nine games for the SJ Sharks. 
  • Barclay Goodrow has 26 points (14-12-26) in 33 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 14 goals this season and was named to the 2016 AHL All Star Classic where he added an assist for the Pacific Division.
  • Goaltender Aaron Dell is 7-8-5 this season with a 2.62 GAA and a .914 save %.  Dell has stopped 12 of 13 shooters in the shootout this season.
  • Goaltender Troy Grosenick is 10-6-3 this season with a 2.96 GAA and a .904 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 12-8-3-3 vs. California teams this season.
  • Score 4… the Barracuda are 16-0-0-0 when they score 4 goals in a game this season, but 3-14-5-3 when they score less than 4 goals.
  • Coach Roy Sommer currently is tied for 1st in the AHL with 636 wins in his career (18th season) and 1st in games coached in the AHL with 1385. 

 Top 3… Last Week!

  • Ben Smith had a goal and an assist in the 4-3 win at San Antonio on Jan 30!
  • Troy Grosenick made 35 saves in 2-1 loss at San Antonio on Jan 29!
  • John McCarthy scored a goal and an assist in the 4-3 win at San Antonio on Jan 30!
Last Week: (1-2-0-0) 2pts, 2gp
Wed. 1/27 L San Jose Barracuda 0 @ Texas Stars 3
Fri. 1/29 L San Jose Barracuda 1 @ San Antonio Rampage 2
Sat. 1/30 W San Jose Barracuda 4 @ San Antonio Rampage 3
       
This Week:
Fri. 2/5   San Jose Barracuda @ Ontario Reign – 7pm
Sat. 2/6   San Jose Barracuda @ Ontario Reign – 6pm

Rewind the Tape:
1.27.16 – Texas 3 – San Jose 0 – L – Cedar Park Arena – Austin, TX
The San Jose Barracuda (18-13-5-3, 44pts) presented by Barracuda Networks dropped their season high 5th straight game (0-3-2-0) with a  3-0 loss to the host Texas Stars (24-16-3-3, 52pts) in front of 4,175 fans at the Cedar Park Center on Wednesday evening. Rookie goaltender Maxime Lagace made 35 saves for his 1st AHL shutout while Aaron Dell made 33 saves in the losing effort.  Curtis McKenzie scored twice and added an assist as the Stars picked up their first shutout win of the season and leap frogged past the Barracuda into second place in the Pacific Division.

1.29.16 – San Antonio 2 – San Jose 1 – L – AT&T Center – San Antonio, TX
The San Jose Barracuda (18-14-5-3, 44pts) presented by Barracuda Networks dropped their season high 6th straight game (0-4-2-0) with a close 2-1 loss to the host San Antonio Rampage (19-19-7-0, 45pts) in front of 6,661 fans at the AT&T Center on Friday evening.  Ryan Carpenter scored for the Barracuda while goaltender Troy Grosenick made 35 saves in net in the loss.  Dennis Everberg scored two first period goals and netminder Roman Will made 29 saves in net for the win.  The two teams combined to go 0-11 on the power play as San Jose is now 0-2-0-0 on their five game road trip.

1.30.16 – San Antonio 3 – San Jose 4 – W – AT&T Center – San Antonio, TX
Barracuda Head Coach Roy Sommer picked up win #636 tying Fred “Bun” Cook on top of the AHL’s all-time win list as the San Jose Barracuda (19-14-5-3, 46pts) presented by Barracuda Networks snapped a six game skid with a 4-3 win over the host San Antonio Rampage (19-20-7-0, 45pts) in front of 7,267 fans at the AT&T Center on Saturday evening. Now in his 18th season as the San Jose Sharks AHL affiliate’s head coach, Sommer ranks 1st in the AHL in games coached (1,385) and will go for win #637 when the Barracuda visit the Ontario Reign (AHL affiliate of the LA Kings) at 7pm (pacific time) on Friday, Feb 4. In the AHL, he has coached 120 players who have gone on to play in the NHL, including 95 who have spent a portion of their careers with San Jose. In all, 20 players who have dressed for San Jose this season played for Sommer in the AHL at one point in their career. Ryan Carpenter (1-1-2), John McCarthy (1-1-2), Ben Smith (1-1-2) and Mirco Mueller (0-2-2) all had multi point games for the Barracuda while Aaron Dell made 23 saves in net.  San Jose scored a season high three power play goals but the game winner was an even strength snipe by Petter Emanuelsson at 13:59 of the third period as San Jose enters the AHL All-Star break in third place in the Pacific Division.

Barracuda in the Pacific:


PACIFIC

GP

W

L

OTL

SOL

PTS

PCT

GF

GA

PIM

HOME

ROAD

LAST TEN

STREAK

S/O

1. Ontario

40

26

10

3

1

56

0.700

106

76

678

15-5-2-1

11-5-1-0

7-2-1-0

6-0-1-0

0-1

2. Texas

48

25

17

3

3

56

0.583

180

154

574

12-7-2-0

13-10-1-3

7-3-0-0

1-0-0-0

0-3

3. San Jose

41

19

14

5

3

46

0.561

112

119

534

10-9-1-1

9-5-4-2

3-4-3-0

1-0-0-0

3-3

4. Stockton

37

18

16

1

2

39

0.527

109

111

573

12-6-0-0

6-10-1-2

7-2-1-0

5-0-0-0

3-2

5. Bakersfield

39

18

17

2

2

40

0.513

117

119

599

11-6-0-1

7-11-2-1

5-5-0-0

0-1-0-0

1-2

6. San Diego

39

19

18

1

1

40

0.513

99

116

808

9-6-1-1

10-12-0-0

3-6-1-0

0-2-0-0

4-1

7. San Antonio

46

19

20

7

0

45

0.489

131

143

678

7-14-3-0

12-6-4-0

4-6-0-0

0-1-0-0

1-0

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
1. Roy Sommer 1998-current 18seasons 1,367GP 636 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: 636-577-48-65-59. (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, 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.

*February…the Barracuda play only nine games in the month of February (3 home, 6 away).

*2015… the Barracuda finished the 2015 calendar year with a 12-10-2-3 record.

*2016… the Barracuda are 7-4-3-0 in the calendar year 2016.

*Streakers…. Ryan Carpenter (2-1-3) and Barclay Goodrow (0-2-2) each have a two game point streak.

*League Leaders….

  • Ryan Carpenter – 19th in AHL in points (35) and 5th in assists (26).
  • Alex Gallant – 5th in AHL in major penalties (10) and 1st among rookies in majors (10) and 2nd among rookie in penalty minutes (92)

*Nine Gamer… the Barracuda had a season high nine game point streak (7-0-2-0) from Dec 30 – Jan 16 and still have points in 23 of their last 31 games overall (16-8-5-2).

*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 88.9% since Jan 1.

*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 %.

*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 92 penalty minutes in his last 14 games (11 minor, 10 majors, a ten minute misconduct, and a game misconduct).

*Piling up the goals… Barclay Goodrow leads the Barracuda with 14 goals in just 33 games this season.

*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 14 overtime games this season – the 2nd most in the AHL.  The Barracuda played six of nine games in OT in a stretch from Dec 30-Jan 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 +15 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.

*Nice Record… Grosenick is 5-2-0 in his last eight starts and 10-3-2 in his last 16 starts overall.

*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 3-0-1-0 vs. the Gulls in San Diego with an 12-10 scoring edge.

*Cooling off the Heat… the Barracuda are 5-0-0-1 in six games vs. the Stockton Heat this season and hold a 26-16 scoring advantage.

*All 41 games… Jeremy Langlois, Joakim Ryan, Trevor Parkes, and Gus Young have played in all 41 games this season for the Barracuda.

*Situations...the Barracuda are….

    • 9-0-2-1 when leading after 20 minutes
    • 11-1-3-0 when leading after 40 minutes
    • 5-1-3-0 when tied after 20 minutes
    • 7-1-1-1 when tied after 40 minutes
    • 5-13-0-2 when trailing after 20 minutes
    • 1-12-1-2 when trailing after 40 minutes
    • 10-6-1-1 when outshooting opponents
    • 7-8-4-2 when outshot by opponent
    • 13-4-1-1 when scoring a power play goal
    • 11-8-2-1 when allowing a power play goal
    • 11-5-5-3 in one goal games

*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, Feb 13. 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
Jan 9 Barracuda win 6-4 over Rampage Sharks win 7-0 over Toronto Maple Leafs
Jan 18 Barracuda lose 5-3 to Condors Sharks lose 4-3 SOL to Ottawa Senators
Jan 23 Barracuda lose 2-1 to Reign Sharks win 4-3 over Minnesota Wild
  Barracuda are 4-5-0-0 Sharks are 4-4-0-1

*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 10-9-1-1 at the SAP Center this season and have been outscored 64-69.   The Barracuda have points in seven of their last 10 home games (6-3-1-0).

*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 9-5-4-2 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.  San Jose is in the middle of a stretch where they play nine of 11 games on the road. 

*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 17 times in 41 games this season (9-3-4-1). – Carpenter 2, Haley 2, Lerg 1, McCarthy 2, Langlois 2, Hanson 1, Parkes 3, Stollery  2, Goldobin 1, Cundari 1

*2nd period success…the Barracuda have outscored their opponents 40-28 (+12) in the second period this season.

*1st period troubles… San Jose has been outscored 35-49 (-14) 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.

*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 eight points (2-8-10) in 37 games for the Barracuda and three points (1-2-3) in three 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 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 (5-13-18) in 40 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 20 points (9-11-20) in 41 games for the Barracuda surpassing his previous high of 9 points in 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15.

*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 Pinkston)
    
*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.

Checking in on the 2nd rounder… rookie defenseman Julius Bergman (London-OHL) has seven points (2-5-7) in 33 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  63, Mirco Mueller 45, Mark Cundari 8, Melker Karlsson 78, Scott Timmins 24,  Nikolay Goldobin 8, Barclay Goodrow 73, Chris Tierney 88, Troy Grosenick 2, Dylan Demelo 22, Alex Stalock 61, Matt Tennyson 54.

*Five for fighting… The Barracuda have 23 fighting majors through 41 games this season…. (McLaren 3, Young 3, Arseneau 1, Carpenter 1, Cundari 1, Goodrow 1, Lerg 1, Gallant 9, Haley 1, Hanson 1, McNally 1)

TRANSACTIONS:


Date

Player

Team

Transaction

02/04/2016

Rick Pinkston (D)

San Jose

ADD Recalled from loan to Allen (ECHL)

02/01/2016

Nikita Jevpalovs (RW)

San Jose

ADD Reassigned by San Jose (NHL) from Allen (ECHL)

01/30/2016

Raffi Torres (LW)

San Jose

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

01/28/2016

Nikita Jevpalovs (RW)

San Jose

DEL Reassigned by San Jose (NHL) to Allen (ECHL)

01/27/2016

Raffi Torres (LW)

San Jose

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

Season by the numbers...
Record: 19-14-5-3, 46 points, .561% – 3rd in Pacific
Win percentage: .561% – 6th in West
Home Record: 10-9-1-1
Away Record: 9-5-4-2
Attendance: 88,718 through 20 games this season at SAP Center – 4,224 average
Goals Scored: 112, 2.73 goals per game, 20th in AHL
Goals Allowed: 119, 2.90 goals against per game, 14th n AHL
Shots per game: 29.24 – 20th in AHL
Shots allowed per game: 30.93 – 21st in AHL
Score 1st: 9-3-4-1 when scoring first (.676%)
1 goal games: 11-5-5-3 in one goal games
PP: 14.1%, 25th in AHL (23-163)
PK: 80.6%, 24th in AHL (31-160)
SHG – 2 shorthanded goals scored
SHGA – 5 shorthanded goals allowed
PIMS – 13.02 penalty minutes per game, 22nd in AHL
Fighting Majors:  23
OT Games – 14 – (3-5 record in OT) 
SO Games – 6 – (3-3 record in SO)
Roster Players – the Barracuda have used 38  players this season
Goalies – the Barracuda used 3 goaltenders this season
Players receiving call-ups to San Jose – 16 (Goldobin, Lerg, Mueller, Haley, McCarthy, Stollery, Cundari, Karlsson, Demelo, Goodrow, Carpenter, Smith, Tennyson, Grosenick, Stalock, and Tierney)
NHL debuts – 3 San Jose Barracuda alumni making their NHL debuts this season (Goldobin, Demelo, and Carpenter)
Call-ups to NHL – 34 different call-ups to the San Jose Sharks this season

Top San Jose Barracuda:

Goals Goodrow (14)
o Game Winners Emanuelsson (3)
o Assists Carpenter (26)
o Points Carpenter (9-26-35)
o Power play Points Carpenter (3-7-10)
o Shots Langlois (105)
o PIM Gallant (92)
o Fighting Pen. Gallant (9)
o Plus/Minus Carpenter (+15)
o Wins Grosenick (10)
o G.A.A. Dell (2.62)
o Save % Dell (.914)
o Shutouts N/A

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, Stalock, Tennyson, Vlasic, Nieto, Hertl, Tierney, Karlsson, and DeMelo).

The San Jose Sharks are in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 6th place in the Western Conference with 56 points and a 26-19-4 record. 

Upcoming San Jose Sharks schedule: (all times are Pacific)

TUE Feb 2 @ Colorado 7pm (Sharks lost 3-2)
THU Feb 4 @ St Louis 5pm
SAT Feb 6 @ Nashville 5pm

Allen Americans: (ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and Barracuda)
The 2015 Kelly Cup Champion Allen Americans are 26-16-2-1, 55pts this season good for 2nd place in the Central Division and 4th in the Western Conference. 

Joel Rumpel (15-7-1-1, 2.70 GAA, and .912 save %), Danny Federico (38gp 1-6-7), and Rick Pinkston (36gp 2-11-13), Vincent Arseneau (16gp 4-7-11), and Chris Crane (27gp 12-8-20) are all under contract by the Barracuda or the Sharks.

Upcoming Allen Americans schedule: (all times are Pacific)
FRI          Feb 5     V. Utah                 5:05pm
SAT        Feb 6     V. Wichita            5:05pm

Coming Up for the San Jose Barracuda:
The San Jose Barracuda will kick off their post all-star break schedule with two games this weekend in Ontario vs. the 1st place Reign.

On Friday, the Barracuda visit the Ontario Reign (AHL Affiliate of the LA Kings) at 7pm (pacific).  Coverage begins at 6:30pm online at www.kdow.biz and joined in progress live on AM 1220 KDOW at 7pm.

On Saturday, the Barracuda conclude their five game road trip with a rematch in Ontario at 6pm. Coverage begins at 5:30pm online at www.kdow.biz and joined in progress live on AM 1220 KDOW at 6pm.

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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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.

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