SHARKS RECALL LUKAS RADIL FROM THE BARRACUDA

Nov 20, 2018

SAN JOSE, CA - San Jose Sharks (@sanjosesharks) general manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has recalled forward Lukas Radil from the San Jose Barracuda (@sjbarracuda), the team's top development affiliate in the American Hockey League.

Radil, 28, started the 2018-19 season with the San Jose Barracuda, earning six points (1g, 5a) in 11 contests. Radil's first AHL point occurred on Oct. 13 at Stockton with an assist and his first AHL goal was scored on Nov. 2 vs San Antonio. Radil is in his first full North American stint after skating with Spartak Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). 

Last season, Radil skated in 51 games for Spartak, earning 38 points (16g, 22a) in his third season with the club. Radil led the club in plus-minus (+11) and ranked second on the team in goals, assists, points and power-play goals (8). Previously in 2016-17, Radil also finished in the top three on the club in goals (second) and points (third).  

Internationally, Radil represented the Czech Republic in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, appearing in six games. During the 2016-17 season, he played for Czech Republic at the World Championships logging seven games and two points (1g, 1a).  

The six-foot-four, 205-pound native of Caslav, Czech Republic, was signed by San Jose as a free agent on Apr. 3, 2018. 

In a related move, center Dylan Gambrell has been reassigned to the Barracuda.