POTURALSKI NAMED PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH

Apr 1, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League (@TheAHL) announced today that San Jose Barracuda (@SJBarracuda) forward Andrew Poturalski, Rochester Americans forward Noah Östlund and Texas Stars goaltender Remi Poirier have been selected as the league’s award winners for March.

Poturalski, the AHL Player of the Month, recorded nine goals and 13 assists for a league-high 22 points in 12 games during March.

Poturalski’s month included seven multiple-point efforts, beginning with a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Henderson on Mar. 1. The following night he notched his second career five-point game, picking up a goal and four assists in a 6-5 overtime win over the Silver Knights. Poturalski registered two goals and an assist at Tucson on Mar. 16, and tallied four points – including a natural hat trick in the third period – as the Barracuda rallied for an 8-6 win at Bakersfield on Mar. 22.

Bidding for a record-tying third career AHL scoring title, Poturalski has compiled 28 points in 18 games since returning to the Barracuda lineup on Feb. 15 following a stint with the parent San Jose Sharks. The ninth-year pro from Williamsville, N.Y., has scored a career-high 30 goals and leads the league with 73 points in 59 games this season. In 527 regular-season AHL games with San Jose, Coachella Valley, Chicago, San Diego and Charlotte, Poturalski has totaled 161 goals and 332 assists for 493 points. He has added 26 goals and 47 assists in 81 career postseason games, winning Calder Cup championships with the Checkers (2019) and Wolves (2022) before returning to the Finals with the Firebirds in 2023 and 2024.

Poturalski, who signed as a free agent with the Sharks on July 1, 2024, has one assist in three NHL games this season and three assists in nine career NHL contests with San Jose, Seattle and Carolina.

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