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Barracuda Above .500 Mark at Holiday Break

Dec 24, 2015

Look Back:
The San Jose Barracuda (10-9-2-3, 25pts, .521%) presented by Barracuda Networks chomped three out of a possible four points last week (1-0-1-0) in two games.  The Barracuda dropped a 3-2 overtime decision in San Diego on Dec 18 followed by an exciting 5-4 home victory over the Stockton Heat on Dec 20 to head into the holiday break riding a three game point streak (1-0-2-0) and with a record over .500 at 10-9-2-3.

Barclay Goodrow returned from the Sharks and was the #1 star with three points (1-2-3) in the 5-4 win on Dec 20.  Goaltender Troy Grosenick started in both games for San Jose and made a highlight reel save in the 5-4 home win on Dec 20.  Forward Ryan Carpenter continues his hot streak after making his NHL debut on Dec 12 as he rides a four game point streak (1-8-9) with the Barracuda and leads the club in points (20) and +/- (+15).   Rookie Nikolay Goldobin scored in both games last week while Karl Stollery, Micheal Haley, Petter Emanuelsson, and Gus Young also lit the lamp for San Jose.

Ryan Carpenter and Barclay Goodrow both returned to the AHL from the Sharks last week.  Ten players have already played for the Barracuda and the Sharks this season.  Defenseman Mark Cundari was reassigned by the Sharks from the Barracuda to Team Canada for the Spengler Cup on Dec 22.

The San Jose Barracuda player of the week nominee is forward Nikolay Goldobin.  The 20-year-old from Mockobckar, Russia recorded two points (2-0-2), +1, and had four shots on goal in two games with the Barracuda last week to lead the club offensively.

COMING UP:
The San Jose Barracuda enjoy five days off the ice (Monday through Friday) before returning back to action on Dec 27 for game two of a four game home stand.

On Sunday, the Barracuda host the Stockton Heat (AHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames) at 5pm. Coverage begins at 4:30pm on AM 1220 KDOW.

On Monday, Dec 28 the Barracuda host the Charlotte Checkers (AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes) at 1:15pm on a Barracuda/Sharks doubleheader day at the SAP Center.  Doors open at 12:30pm as the San Jose Barracuda host the Checkers at 1:15pm.  December 28 marks the 5th of 13 San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season.  The San Jose Sharks host the Colorado Avalanche at 7:30pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games.   Coverage begins at 12:45pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.

On Wednesday, Dec 30 the Barracuda host the Charlotte Checkers at 1:15pm on a Barracuda/Sharks doubleheader day at the SAP Center.  Doors open at 12:30pm as the San Jose Barracuda host the Checkers at 1:15pm.  December 30 marks the 6th of 13 San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season.  The San Jose Sharks host the Philadelphia Flyers at 7:30pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games.   Coverage begins at 12:45pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.

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.

MILESTONE ALERT:
Head Coach Roy Sommer (626 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 1368 AHL games – all with the SJ Sharks AHL affiliates. In total, Coach Sommer has been a head coach in 1,702 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 9 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 5th place (10-9-2-3, 25pts, .521%) in the Pacific Division and 11th place overall in the Western Conference. 
  • The San Jose Sharks currently have 15 players on their roster that have spent time in the Sharks AHL affiliate (Couture, Pavelski, Wingels, Braun, Stalock, Tennyson, Vlasic, Nieto, Hertl, Tierney, Mueller, Karlsson, DeMelo, Smith, and Goodrow).
  • The San Jose Sharks are in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 7th place in the Western Conference with 36 points and a 17-15-2 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 19 games with the Sharks.
  • Captain Bryan Lerg has 11 points (6-7-13) in 20 AHL games this season for the Barracuda and has dressed in six games for the SJ Sharks (0-0-0) this season.
  • Ryan Carpenter (2-18-20) leads the Barracuda in points (20), assists (18), and +/- (+15) in 22 games this season. Carpenter’s 18 assists is tied for 5th in the AHL.  Carpenter made his NHL debut in the Sharks 2-0 loss to the Wild on Dec 12.
  • Bryan Lerg, Mirco Mueller, Dylan DeMelo, Nikolay Goldobin, Melker Karlsson, Micheal Haley, John McCarthy, Barclay Goodrow, Ryan Carpenter, and Ben Smith have all played for the Barracuda (AHL) and the Sharks (NHL) this season.
  • Micheal Haley leads the SJ Sharks with four fighting majors in eight games and has seven points (5-2-7) in 12 games for the Barracuda.
  • Rookie Joakim Ryan leads all Barracuda defensemen in points (1-10-11) through 24 games.
  • Nikolay Goldobin has eight points (6-2-8) in 16 games for the Barracuda and two points (1-1-2) in nine games for the SJ Sharks.
  • Barclay Goodrow has 14 points (9-5-14) in 16 games for the Barracuda this season along with three points (0-3-3) in 14 games with the Sharks this season.
  • Goaltender Aaron Dell is 4-5-2 this season with a 2.68 GAA and a .910 save %.
  • Goaltender Troy Grosenick is 6-4-3 this season with a 3.18 GAA and a .897 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 8-6-2-3 vs. California teams this season.
  • Score 4… the Barracuda are 9-0-0-0 when they score 4 goals in a game this season, but 1-9-2-3 when they score less than 4 goals.
  • Coach Roy Sommer currently ranks 2nd in the AHL with 627 wins in his career (18th season) and 1st in games coached in the AHL with 1368. 

 Top 3… Last Week!

  • Barclay Goodrow scored his 9th goal of the season and grabbed two assists in a 5-4 win vs. Stockton On Dec 20!
  • Nikolay Goldobin scored his 5th goal of the season to force overtime in the 3-2 overtime loss in San Diego on Dec 18!
  • Petter Emanuelsson scored the game winner and was +2 in the 5-4 win vs. Stockton on Dec 20!

Last Week: (1-0-1-0) 3pts, 2gp
Fri.          12/18     OTL       San Jose Barracuda 2 @ San Diego Gulls 3
Sun.        12/20      W           Stockton Heat 4 @ San Jose Barracuda 5

This Week:
Sun.       12/27                    Stockton Heat @ San Jose Barracuda – 5pm
Mon.     12/28                    Charlotte Checkers @ San Jose Barracuda – 1:15pm
Wed.     12/30                    Charlotte Checkers @ San Jose Barracuda – 1:15pm

Rewind the Tape:
12.18.15 – San Diego 3 – San Jose 2 – OTL – Valley View Casino Center – San Diego, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (9-9-2-3, 23pts) presented by Barracuda Networks dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to the host San Diego Gulls (13-10-0-1, 27pts) in front of 9,421 fans at the Valley View Casino Arena on Friday evening.  Karl Stollery and Nikolay Goldobin scored for the Barracuda while Troy Grosenick made 28 saves in net in the overtime loss as San Jose dropped their third straight game (0-1-2-0).  Stefan Noesen scored twice for the Gulls, including the game winner in overtime as Anton Khudobin made 30 saves in his first AHL start of the season as San Diego won their 8th home game of the season.

12.20.15 – Stockton 4 – San Jose 5 – W – SAP Center – San Jose, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (10-9-2-3, 25pts) presented by Barracuda Networks came back from a 3-0 deficit to beat the visiting Stockton Heat (9-11-0-2, 20pts) 5-4 in front of 4,181 fans at the SAP Center on Sunday afternoon.  Micheal Haley (1-0-1), Barclay Goodrow (1-2-3), Nikolai Goldobin (1-0-1), Gus Young (1-0-1) and Petter Emanuelsson (1-0-1) all scored for the Barracuda in the 5-4 win over the visiting Stockton Heat.  Jeremy Langlois and Joakim Ryan each added two assists as San Jose snapped a three game losing skid.  The Barracuda were trailing 3-0 with nine minutes gone in the second period and came back to score four goals in a span of 3:22.  Troy Grosenick made 26 saves in the win.  Four different players scored for the Heat and goaltender Joni Ortio made 26 saves in the loss.

Barracuda in the Pacific:


PACIFIC

GP

W

L

OTL

SOL

PTS

PCT

GF

GA

PIM

HOME

ROAD

LAST TEN

STREAK

S/O

1. Ontario

23

16

4

2

1

35

0.761

66

43

412

8-1-2-1

8-3-0-0

7-2-0-1

5-0-0-1

0-1

2. San Diego

25

14

10

0

1

29

0.580

72

72

513

8-2-0-1

6-8-0-0

5-5-0-0

3-0-0-0

4-1

3. San Antonio

29

13

10

6

0

32

0.552

85

86

438

4-6-3-0

9-4-3-0

3-7-0-0

2-0-0-0

1-0

4. Texas

30

14

12

2

2

32

0.533

114

106

369

6-5-2-0

8-7-0-2

3-4-2-1

0-2-0-1

0-2

5. San Jose

24

10

9

2

3

25

0.521

64

76

316

5-6-0-1

5-3-2-2

5-3-2-0

1-0-2-0

1-3

6. Bakersfield

25

11

11

2

1

25

0.500

70

75

348

6-4-0-0

5-7-2-1

4-4-2-0

0-1-1-0

1-1

7. Stockton

22

9

11

0

2

20

0.455

62

66

329

5-5-0-0

4-6-0-2

4-6-0-0

0-1-0-0

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.

*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
2. Roy Sommer 1998-current 18seasons 1,368GP 627 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: 627-572-48-62-59. (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 was 8-39 (20.5%); and the Barracuda had 5 fighting majors in November.

*Breaking down December…The Barracuda have a 3-1-2-0 (8pts in 6gp) record in December with 20 GF and 23 GA. PP is 2-18 (11.1%); opponents PP is 8-26 (30.7%); and the Barracuda have 5 fighting majors in December.

*Streakers….Ryan Carpenter (1-8-9) has a four game point streak…Nikolay Goldobin (2-0-2), Petter Emanuelsson (1-1-2), and Bryan Lerg (0-2-2) all have two game point streaks.

*Three Gamer… the Barracuda are currently on a three game point streak (1-0-2-0) and have points in 11 of their last 14 games overall (7-3-2-2).

*Racking up PIMS… forward Alex Gallant has 31 penalty minutes in his last three games (3 minor, 3 majors, and a game misconduct).

*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. 

*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.

*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 2-0-1-0 vs. the Gulls in San Diego with an 10-9 scoring edge.

*Cooling off the Heat… the Barracuda are 3-0-0-1 in four games vs. the Stockton Heat this season and hold a 17-12 scoring advantage.

*Situations...the Barracuda are….

    • 5-0-1-1 when leading after 20 minutes
    • 7-0-1-0 when leading after 40 minutes
    • 2-0-1-0 when tied after 20 minutes
    • 3-1-0-1 when tied after 40 minutes
    • 3-9-0-2 when trailing after 20 minutes
    • 0-8-1-2 when trailing after 40 minutes
    • 3-5-1-1 when outshooting opponents
    • 5-4-1-2 when outshot by opponent
    • 7-2-0-1 when scoring a power play goal

*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 Monday, December 28. 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 4                     Barracuda win 5-3 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

*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 5-6-0-1 at the SAP Center this season and have been outscored 36-46.

*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 now 5-3-2-2 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 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 10 times in 24 games this season (6-1-2-1). – Carpenter 1, Haley 1, Lerg 1, McCarthy 2, Langlois 2, Hanson 1, Parkes 1, and Stollery (1).

*2nd period success…the Barracuda have outscored their opponents 26-20 in the second period this season.

*1st period troubles… San Jose has been outscored 19-31 in the first period this season…the 31 goals are the most 2nd allowed in the AHL 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.

*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 24 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 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 (3-8-11) in 23 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 13 players on their roster with NHL experience led by Ben Smith with 181…. Breaking down the rest…. Frazer McLaren 102, Karl Stollery 12, Bryan Lerg 8, John McCarthy 88, Micheal Haley  63, Mirco Mueller 45, Mark Cundari 8, Melker Karlsson 63, Scott Timmins 24,  Nikolay Goldobin 8, Barclay Goodrow 73, Troy Grosenick 2, Dylan Demelo 8

*Five for fighting… The Barracuda have 13 fighting majors through 24 games this season…. (McLaren 3, Young 3, Arseneau 1, Carpenter 1, Cundari 1, Goodrow 1, Lerg 1, Gallant 2)

TRANSACTIONS:


Date

Player

Team

Transaction

12/22/2015

Mark Cundari (D)

San Jose

DEL Reassigned by San Jose (NHL) to Team Canada - Spengler Cup

12/18/2015

Barclay Goodrow (RW)

San Jose

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

Season by the numbers...
Record: 10-9-2-3, 25 points, .521% – 5th in Pacific
Win percentage: .521% – 11th in West
Home Record: 5-6-0-1
Away Record: 5-3-2-2
Attendance: 47,151 through 12 games this season at SAP Center – 3,929 average
Goals Scored: 64, 2.67 goals per game, 25th in AHL
Goals Allowed: 76, 3.17 goals against per game, 24th in AHL
Shots per game: 28.58 – 24th in AHL
Shots allowed per game: 30.96 – 18th in AHL
Score 1st: 6-1-2-1 when scoring first (.750%)
1 goal games: 6-3-2-3 in one goal games
PP: 12.1%, 26th in AHL (11-91)
PK: 75.6%, 30th in AHL (22-90)
SHG – 2 shorthanded goal scored
SHGA – 3 shorthanded goal allowed
PIMS – 13.17 penalty minutes per game, 20th in AHL
Fighting Majors:  13
OT Games – 7 – (1-2 record in OT) 
SO Games – 4 – (1-3 record in SO)
Roster Players – the Barracuda have used 33 players this season
Goalies – the Barracuda used 2 goaltenders this season
Players receiving call-ups to San Jose – 12 (Goldobin, Lerg, Mueller, Haley, McCarthy, Stollery, Cundari, Karlsson, Demelo, Goodrow, Carpenter, Smith)
NHL debuts – 3 San Jose Barracuda alumni making their NHL debuts this season (Goldobin, Demelo, and Carpenter)
Call-ups to NHL – 30 different call-ups to the San Jose Sharks this season

Top San Jose Barracuda:
o Goals                                 Goodrow (9)
o Game Winners                   Haley and Goodrow (2)
o Assists                                Carpenter (18)
o Points                                Carpenter (2-18-20)
o Power play Points              Haley (2-1-3), Carpenter (1-2-3), Mueller (1-2-3), Lerg (2-1-3), Ryan (0-3-3)
o Shots                                  Langlois (64)
o PIM                                   Stollery (36)
o Fighting Pen.                       Young and McLaren(3)
o Plus/Minus                          Carpenter (+15)
o Wins                                  Grosenick (6)
o G.A.A.                               Dell (2.68)
o Save %                               Dell (.910)
o Shutouts                              N/A

SJ Sharks:
The San Jose Sharks currently have 15 players on their roster that have spent time in the Sharks AHL affiliate (Couture, Pavelski, Wingels, Braun, Stalock, Tennyson, Vlasic, Nieto, Hertl, Tierney, Mueller, Karlsson, DeMelo, Smith, and Goodrow).

The San Jose Sharks are in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 7th place in the Western Conference with 36 points and a 17-15-2 record. 

Upcoming San Jose Sharks schedule: (all times are Pacific)
TUE        Dec 22   @ Los Angeles   7:30pm
MON     Dec 28   V. Colorado        7:30pm
WED      Dec 30   V. Philadelphia  7:30pm

Allen Americans: (ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and Barracuda)

The 2015 Kelly Cup Champion Allen Americans are 16-11-1-0, 33pts this season good for 2nd place in the Central Division and 4th in the Western Conference. 

Joel Rumpel (11-5-0-0, 2.68 GAA, and .912 save %), Danny Federico (21gp 1-3-4), and Rick Pinkston (21gp 1-9-10), and Vincent Arseneau (16gp 4-7-11) are all under contract by the Barracuda or the Sharks.

Upcoming Allen Americans schedule: (all times are Pacific)
SAT        Dec 26   V. Missouri         5:05pm
SUN       Dec 27   @ Wichita            3:05pm

Coming Up for the San Jose Barracuda:
The San Jose Barracuda enjoy five days off the ice (Monday through Friday) before returning back to action on Dec 27 for game two of a four game home stand.

On Sunday, the Barracuda host the Stockton Heat (AHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames) at 5pm. Coverage begins at 4:30pm on AM 1220 KDOW.

On Monday, Dec 28 the Barracuda host the Charlotte Checkers (AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes) at 1:15pm on a Barracuda/Sharks doubleheader day at the SAP Center.  Doors open at 12:30pm as the San Jose Barracuda host the Checkers at 1:15pm.  December 28 marks the 5th of 13 San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season.  The San Jose Sharks host the Colorado Avalanche at 7:30pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games.   Coverage begins at 12:45pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.

On Wednesday, Dec 30 the Barracuda host the Charlotte Checkers at 1:15pm on a Barracuda/Sharks doubleheader day at the SAP Center.  Doors open at 12:30pm as the San Jose Barracuda host the Checkers at 1:15pm.  December 30 marks the 6th of 13 San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season.  The San Jose Sharks host the Philadelphia Flyers at 7:30pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games.   Coverage begins at 12:45pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.

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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