Barracuda to Finish up Trip, Eat Turkey, and Return Home for Two
November 24, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
San Jose Barracuda News Release
Look Back:
The San Jose Barracuda (5-6-0-3, 13pts, .464%) presented by Barracuda Networks chomped two out of a possible four points last week (0-0-0-2) in two road games as the season long seven game road trip continued. The Barracuda dropped a 2-1 shootout decision during a special 10:30am start in Bakersfield (AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers) on Nov 18 and finished up the week with a wild 4-3 shootout loss in Stockton on Nov 21.
San Jose is now 2-1-0-2 on the seven game road trip and 4-2-0-2 away from the SAP Center this season. The Barracuda are riding a four game point streak (2-0-0-2) with all four games decided by a single score. Four different goal scorers lit the lamp for San Jose last week as Bryan Lerg (6th), Barclay Goodrow (3rd), Scott Timmins (4th), and John McCarthy (2nd) all scored while defenseman Mark Cundari (0-2-2) was the only skater to record two points in the two games. Troy Grosenick made a career high 49 saves in the 4-3 shootout loss in Stockton on Nov 21 but the Barracuda fell 1-3 in the shootouts this season.
Nikolay Goldobin was loaned to the Barracuda from the Sharks on Nov 22 and will meet the club in Charlotte, NC. Micheal Haley, Melker Karlsson, and Mirco Mueller all remain on recall with the SJ Sharks.
The San Jose Barracuda player of the week nominee is defenseman Mark Cundari. The 25-year-old from Toronto, ON recorded two points (0-2-2), +1, with 7 shots on goal in two games with the Barracuda last week.
COMING UP:
The San Jose Barracuda wrap up their season long seven game road trip in Charlotte, NC before returning home for a pair of games at the SAP Center this weekend vs. the Texas Stars.
On Tuesday, the Barracuda head to Charlotte, NC to battle the Checkers (Carolina Hurricanes AHL affiliate) with a 4pm pacific time start. Coverage begins at 3:30pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com. Fans can listen on AM 1220 KDOW on a tape delay at 8pm.
On Wednesday, the Barracuda play game seven of the seven game road trip with a 4pm pacific time start in Charlotte vs. the Checkers. Coverage begins at 3:30pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com. Fans can listen on AM 1220 KDOW on a tape delay at 8pm.
On Saturday, the Barracuda return home to host the Texas Stars (Dallas Stars AHL affiliate) with a 1:15pm start at the SAP Center on Movember Day. Several San Jose Barracuda players and staff have been growing moustaches throughout the month on November to help raise awareness for men's health issues. Fans may purchase a special ticket package by clicking on the link
HERE (use code word MOVEMBER) with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Movember Foundation. In addition, all chuck-a-puck proceeds at the game will benefit the Movember Foundation and there will be several special in game promotions to highlight Movember. Fans may also make a donation at the Barracuda fan assistance table located at section 115. Doors open at 12:30pm as the San Jose Barracuda host the Texas Stars (AHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars) at 1:15pm. November 28 marks the second of 13 San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season. The San Jose Sharks host the Calgary Flames at 7pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games. Coverage begins at 12:45pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.
On Sunday, the Barracuda host the Texas Stars at 3pm. Coverage begins at 2:30pm on AM 1220 KDOW, online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.
All four 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 (622 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 1358 AHL games - all with the SJ Sharks AHL affiliates. In total, Coach Sommer has been a head coach in 1,692 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 14 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 7th place (5-6-0-3, 13pts, .464%) in the Pacific Division and 12th place overall in the Western Conference.
- The San Jose Sharks currently have 13 players on their roster that have spent time in the Sharks AHL affiliate (Couture, Pavelski, Wingels, Braun, Stalock, Tennyson, Vlasic, Nieto, Hertl, Tierney, Mueller, Haley and Karlsson).
- The San Jose Sharks are in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 4th place in the Western Conference with 26 points and a 13-8-0 record. The Sharks just wrapped up a six game road trip with a 6-0-0 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 (3-1-14) in seven games with the Sharks.
- Captain Bryan Lerg is averaging almost a point a game (6-2-8) in 10 AHL games this season for the Barracuda and has dressed in six games for the SJ Sharks (0-0-0) this season.
- Ryan Carpenter (1-8-9) leads the Barracuda in points (9) and assists (8) in 14 games this season.
- Bryan Lerg, Mirco Mueller, Dylan DeMelo, Nikolay Goldobin, Micheal Haley, John McCarthy, and Barclay Goodrow have all played for the Barracuda (AHL) and the Sharks (NHL) this season.
- Rookie Joakim Ryan leads all Barracuda defensemen in points (0-6-6) through 14 games.
- Goaltender Aaron Dell is 3-3-1 this season with a 2.28 GAA and a .921 save %. Aaron ranks 13th in the AHL in GAA.
- Goaltender Troy Grosenick is 2-3-2 this season with a 3.05 GAA and a .912 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 5-5-0-3 vs. California teams this season.
- Score 4... the Barracuda are 5-0-0-0 when they score 4 goals in a game this season, but 0-6-0-3 when they score less than 4 goals.
- Coach Roy Sommer currently ranks 2nd in the AHL with 622 wins in his career (18th season) and 1st in games coached in the AHL with 1358.
Top 3... Last Week!
1. Troy Grosenick made a career high 49 saves in the 4-3SOL at Stockton on Nov 21!
2. Bryan Lerg scored his team leading 6th goal of season in 2-1SOL at Bakersfield on Nov 18!
3. Mark Cundari recorded two assists in 4-3SOL at Stockton on Nov 21!
Last Week: (0-0-0-2) 2pts, 2gp
Wed. 11/18 SOL San Jose Barracuda 1 @ Bakersfield Condors 2 - shootout
Sat. 11/21 SOL San Jose Barracuda 3 @ Stockton Heat 4 - shootout
Next Week:
Tue. 11/24 San Jose Barracuda @ Charlotte Checkers - 4pm
Wed. 11/25 San Jose Barracuda @ Charlotte Checkers - 4pm
Sat. 11/28 Texas Stars @ San Jose Barracuda - 1:15pm
Sun. 11/29 Texas Stars @ San Jose Barracuda - 3pm
Rewind the Tape:
11.19.15 - Bakersfield 2- San Jose 1 - SOL - Rabobank Arena - Bakersfield, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (5-6-0-2, 12pts) presented by Barracuda Networks dropped a 2-1 shootout decision to the host Bakersfield Condors (6-6-0-1, 13pts) in front 7,554 fans at the Rabobank Arena on Wednesday morning during a special school day game. Bryan Lerg scored in the third period for the Barracuda to force overtime while Aaron Dell made 27 saves in net as San Jose is now 2-1-0-1 on their season long seven game road trip. Marc-Olivier Roy scored a first period goal for the Condors while Laurent Brossoit made 37 saves in net and stopped all three shooters in the shootout for the win.
11.21.15 - Stockton 4 - San Jose 3 - SOL - Stockton Arena - Stockton, CA
The San Jose Barracuda (5-6-0-3, 13pts) presented by Barracuda Networks dropped a wild 4-3 shootout decision to the host Stockton Heat (5-5-0-2, 12pts) in front 6,171 fans at the Stockton Arena on Saturday evening. Troy Grosenick made 49 saves in net for the Barracuda as San Jose was able to battle back from an early 2-0 deficit to take a 3-2 lead early in the third period. Barclay Goodrow, Scott Timmins, and John McCarthy scored for San Jose but the Barracuda fell after a wild five round shootout. Heat netminder Kevin Poulin injured himself after John McCarthy scored in the first round of the shootout and was replaced by Kent Simpson who then stopped two of the four Barracuda shooters for the victory. The Barracuda are now 2-1-0-2 on their season long seven game road and now have points in four straight games (2-0-0-2).
Barracuda in the Pacific:
PACIFIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAK S/O
1. Ontario 14 10 2 2 0 22 0.786 44 28 234 4-0-2-0 6-2-0-0 6-2-2-0 2-0-0-0 0-0
2. San Antonio 16 9 2 5 0 23 0.719 55 46 244 4-1-3-0 5-1-2-0 4-2-4-0 0-1-1-0 1-0
3. San Diego 16 9 6 0 1 19 0.594 46 47 329 6-1-0-1 3-5-0-0 4-5-0-1 0-4-0-1 3-1
4. Texas 17 9 7 0 1 19 0.559 69 55 191 5-4-0-0 4-3-0-1 4-5-0-1 0-1-0-0 0-1
5. Bakersfield 15 7 7 0 1 15 0.5 39 43 243 4-2-0-0 3-5-0-1 6-4-0-0 0-1-0-0 1-1
6. Stockton 12 5 5 0 2 12 0.5 32 32 169 3-3-0-0 2-2-0-2 4-4-0-2 3-0-0-1 1-2
7. San Jose 14 5 6 0 3 13 0.464 33 42 173 1-4-0-1 4-2-0-2 3-5-0-2 2-0-0-2 1-3
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.
*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 1,358GP 622WINS
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: 622-569-48-60-59. (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 have a 3-3-0-2 (8pts in 8gp) record in November with 21 GF and 25 GA. PP is 4-27 (14.8%); opponents PP is 5-27 (18.5%); and the Barracuda have 4 fighting majors in November.
*Streakers....the Barracuda have points in a season high four straight games (2-0-0-2)...the Barracuda have played five straight games decided by a single goal (2-1-0-2).
*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.
*Situations...the Barracuda are....
o 2-0-0-1 when leading after 20 minutes
o 2-0-0-0 when leading after 40 minutes
o 2-0-0-0 when tied after 20 minutes
o 3-1-0-1 when tied after 40 minutes
o 1-6-0-1 when trailing after 20 minutes
o 0-5-0-2 when trailing after 40 minutes
o 0-2-0-1 when outshooting opponents
o 4-4-0-2 when outshot by opponent
*PTO's... Scott Timmins, Alex Gallant (Utah-ECHL), Greger Hanson (Allen-ECHL), and Mike Aviani (Florida-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 Saturday, Nov 28 as the Barracuda host the Texas Stars at 1:15pm while the Sharks host the Flames at 7:30pm.
*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 1-4-0-1 at the SAP Center this season and have been outscored 12-21.
*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.
*Road Warriors... the Barracuda are now 4-2-0-2 on the road this season and currently on a seven game road trip (2-1-0-2). Remaining Games: (@ CHA, @ CHA)
*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. Alex has missed the last game due to injury.
*Always remember your first... Nikita Jevpalovs scored his first professional goal in the Barracuda's 4-1 win in Stockton on Oct 15.
*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.
*Score first... the Barracuda have scored FIRST 6 times in 14 games this season (4-1-0-1). - Carpenter 1, Haley 1, Lerg 1, McCarthy 1, and Langlois 2.
*2nd period success...the Barracuda have outscored their opponents 13-8 in the second period this season.
*1st period troubles... San Jose has been outscored 9-19 in the first period this season...the worst goal differential (-10) in the first period in the AHL.
*Breaking down the roster.... The Barracuda opening roster features nine Americans, nine Canadians, three Swedes, one Russian, one Swiss, and one Latvian.
*3 National Champions... The Barracuda have three 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.
*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 five points (2-3-5) in 14 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 12 penalty minutes in seven 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 (2-5-7) in 13 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 12 players on their roster with NHL experience led by Frazer McLaren with 102.... Breaking down the rest.... Karl Stollery 12, Bryan Lerg 8, John McCarthy 88, Micheal Haley 62, Mirco Mueller 43, Mark Cundari 8, Melker Karlsson 57, Scott Timmins 24, Nikolay Goldobin 8, Barclay Goodrow 72, Troy Grosenick 2.
*Five for fighting... The Barracuda have 7 fighting majors through 14 games this season.... (McLaren 2, Young 2, Arseneau 1, Carpenter 1, and Cundari 1)
TRANSACTIONS:
Date
Player
Team
Transaction
11/22/2015
Nikolay Goldobin (LW)
San Jose
ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)
Season by the numbers...
Record: 5-6-0-3, 11 points, .464% - 7th in Pacific
Win percentage: .464% - 12th in West
Home Record: 1-4-0-1
Away Record: 4-2-0-2
Attendance: 24,261 through 6 games this season at SAP Center - 4,043 average
Goals Scored: 33, 2.36 goals per game, 26th in AHL
Goals Allowed: 42, 3.00 goals against per game, 21st in AHL
Shots per game: 28.64 - 21st in AHL
Shots allowed per game: 32.71 - 25th in AHL
Score 1st: 4-1-0-1 when scoring first (.750%)
1 goal games: 3-2-0-3 in one goal games
PP: 13.7%, 20th in AHL (7-51)
PK: 78.8%, 26th in AHL (11-52)
SHG - 1 shorthanded goal scored
SHGA - 2 shorthanded goal allowed
PIMS - 12.36 penalty minutes per game, 23rd in AHL
Fighting Majors: 7
OT Games - 4 - (0-0 record in OT)
SO Games - 4 - (1-3 record in SO)
Roster Players - the Barracuda used 31 players this season
Goalies - the Barracuda used 2 goaltenders this season
Players receiving call-ups to San Jose - 8 (Goldobin, Lerg, Mueller, Haley, McCarthy, Stollery, Cundari, and Karlsson)
NHL debuts - 2 San Jose Barracuda alumni making their NHL debuts this season (Goldobin and Demelo)
Call-ups to NHL - 18 different call-ups to the San Jose Sharks this season
Top San Jose Barracuda:
o Goals Lerg (6)
o Game Winners Haley (2)
o Assists Carpenter (8)
o Points Carpenter (1-8-9)
o Power play Points Haley (2-1-3)
o Shots Langlois (41)
o PIM Parkes (20)
o Fighting Pen. McLaren and Young (2)
o Plus/Minus Haley (+3)
o Wins Dell (3)
o G.A.A. Dell (2.28)
o Save % Dell (.921)
o Shutouts N/A
SJ Sharks:
San Jose Sharks currently have 13 players on their roster that have spent time in the Sharks AHL affiliate (Couture, Pavelski, Wingels, Braun, Stalock, Tennyson, Vlasic, Nieto, Hertl, Tierney, Mueller, Haley and Karlsson).
The San Jose Sharks are in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 4th place in the Western Conference with 26 points and a 13-8-0 record. The Sharks just wrapped up a six game road trip with a 6-0-0 record!
Upcoming San Jose Sharks schedule: (all times are Pacific)
WED Nov 25 V. Chicago 7pm
SAT Nov 28 V. Calgary 7pm
Allen Americans: (ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and Barracuda)
The 2015 Kelly Cup Champion Allen Americans are 12-6-0-0, 24pts this season good for 2nd place in the Central Division and 4th in the Western Conference.
Joel Rumpel (10-4-0-0, 2.60 GAA, and .910 save%), Danny Federico (11gp 1-2-3), and Rick Pinkston (12gp 1-4-5), and Vincent Arseneau (7gp 2-4-6) are all under contract by the Barracuda or the Sharks.
Upcoming Allen Americans schedule: (all times are Pacific)
FRI Nov 27 @ Utah 6:05pm
SAT Nov 28 @ Utah 6:05pm
Coming Up for the San Jose Barracuda:
The San Jose Barracuda wrap up their season long seven game road trip in Charlotte, NC before returning home for a pair of games at the SAP Center this weekend vs. the Texas Stars.
On Tuesday, the Barracuda head to Charlotte, NC to battle the Checkers (Carolina Hurricanes AHL affiliate) with a 4pm pacific time start. Coverage begins at 3:30pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com. Fans can listen on AM 1220 KDOW on a tape delay at 8pm.
On Wednesday, the Barracuda play game seven of the seven game road trip with a 4pm pacific time start in Charlotte vs. the Checkers. Coverage begins at 3:30pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com. Fans can listen on AM 1220 KDOW on a tape delay at 8pm.
On Saturday, the Barracuda return home to host the Texas Stars (Dallas Stars AHL affiliate) with a 1:15pm start at the SAP Center on Movember Day. Several San Jose Barracuda players and staff have been growing moustaches throughout the month on November to help raise awareness for men's health issues. Fans may purchase a special ticket package by clicking on the link
HERE (use code word MOVEMBER) with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Movember Foundation. In addition, all chuck-a-puck proceeds at the game will benefit the Movember Foundation and there will be several special in game promotions to highlight Movember. Fans may also make a donation at the Barracuda fan assistance table located at section 115. Doors open at 12:30pm as the San Jose Barracuda host the Texas Stars (AHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars) at 1:15pm. November 28 marks the second of 13 San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season. The San Jose Sharks host the Calgary Flames at 7pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games. Coverage begins at 12:45pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.
On Sunday, the Barracuda host the Texas Stars at 3pm. Coverage begins at 2:30pm on AM 1220 KDOW, online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.
All four 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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