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COMMUNITY RECAP

2016-17 SEASON

SJBARRACUDA.COM

CONTENTS

3 - Season Review

6 - Community review

7 - Charitable SUMMARY

9 - MAN OF THE YEAR

10 - Programming

12 - Specialty Nights

18 - Collection DRIVES

19 - SPECIAL EVENTS

22 - ‘CUDA KIDS CLUB

23 - Street team

24 - Frenzy’s fun zone

25 - FRENZY

26 - YOUTH HOCKEY

28 - SOCIAL MEDIA

29 - CONTACT

SJBARRACUDA.COM 2 COMMUNITY RECAP

SEASON REVIEW After a successful campaign in the inaugural season, the san jose

Barracuda came back stronger than ever during the 2016-17 season. The

Barracuda came into the season with the youngest team in the AHL but

Throughout the season they proved that age was just a number.

The barracuda finished the season with a 43-16-4-5 record tallying 95

Points on the season which locked up the pacific division and the western

Conference regular season title. Throughout the season, nine different

Barracuda players made an appearance with the san jose sharks and

There were 61 total recalls during the season.

In the playoffs, the top seeded Barracuda matched up against the

Stockton heat during the first round. The hard fought series came down

To the wire as ryan carpenter scored shorthanded during overtime in a

Win or go home game 5. In round two, the barracuda squared off against

The san diego gulls. During the regular season, neither team was able to

Earn a victory on the road. after splitting two games in san jose The

barracuda went on to win three straight games in san diego and for the

First time in san jose sharks history, their ahl affiliate would move on

To play in the conference finals. Similar to the previous series, the

Barracuda split their first two games with the grand rapids griffins

However, they did not fair as well on the road as grand rapids went on to

Win their next three games at home, ending the barracuda Season.


SEASON REVIEW While the season ended earlier than expected, the barracuda had a

Tremendous season which earned them plenty of league wide recognition.

• AHL High 14 game win streak (1/25 to 2/26)

• Ahl high 15 game point streak (1/25 to 3/1)

• Two ahl all stars (grosenick, o’regan)

• John Chick trophy (Pacific division champions)

• Bud poile trophy (Western conference regular season champion)

• Ahl coach of the year (sommer)

• Ahl goaltender of the year (grosenick)

• Ahl rookie of the year (o’regan)

• Ahl all rookie team (o’regan)

• Ahl 1st team all star (grosenick)

• Ahl 2nd team all star (heed)


SEASON REVIEW

San jose barracuda stat leaders

• Goals – goodrow (25)

• Assists – Heed (42)

• Points – O’regan (23-35-58)

• Game winning goals – O’regan/Goodrow (5)

• Power play points – Heed (8-19-27)

• Shots – ryan (185)

• Plus/minus – Ryan (+27)

• Pim – gallant (126)

• Major penalties – gallant/stortini (10)

• Wins – grosenick (30)

• G.a.a – grosenick (2.04)

• Save % - grosenick (.926)

• Shutouts –grosenick (10)


Community review

Throughout the 2016-17 season, the san jose barracuda took the same

Approach off the ice as they did on the ice by being some of the hardest

Working players in the league. Building off their success from last

season, The barracuda worked hard to strengthen their bond with the

san jose Community.

The barracuda brought hockey education programming to 30+ schools

Where almost 3000 students were visited in 120 classrooms. San Jose

barracuda players were also involved in helping the organization

Establish themselves as a top tier ahl club. Barracuda players made 40

appearances on the season at various schools, hospitals, charity events

And other community outreach opportunities.

Not only were players a major factor in establishing a strong connection

To the community but so was the barracuda team mascot, frenzy. Since

His debut in January, frenzy has made over 150 outside appearances and

that number is Constantly growing.

There are many great events that the barracuda have participated In

Since moving to san jose and there are even more that we will attend in

The future. Continuing to create and strengthen the connection between

The team and the community is a top priority for the san jose barracuda.


CHARITABLE SUMMARY

One of the biggest ways in which the san jose barracuda stay involved

Within the community is through their charitable giving. Throughout

The course of the season, the barracuda fulfilled 100% of the donation

Requests we received. The barracuda also donated thousands of tickets

in an effort to help strengthen its young fan base. In addition to

memorabilia, san jose also made a number Of monetary donations to

local non-profits to support their individual Causes.

Numbers breakdown • Total Cash raised and donated: $235,000

• Tickets donated: 6500

• Pink in the rink/canary challenge: $3,160.04

• Star wars/vet tix: $5,494.55

• Santa claus/salvation army: $10,661.16

• Patriotic/operation: troop outreach: $10,030.98

• California flag/vet tix: $11,667.29

• fan design/jr. sharks: $8,569.47

• Kids club: $7,500

• Barracuda math class: $71,250

• Food drive: 700 lbs.

• Equipment drive: 100+ pieces

• Pet supplies drive: 300+ pieces


Organizations supported

Aubri brown club

Jr sharks youth hockey

Canary challenge

Operation: troop outreach

Veteran tickets foundation

Sacred heart community services

School health clinics of Santa Clara county

Humane society silicon valley

March of dimes

Autism speaks bay area

The grateful garment

Valle vista elementary

Down syndrome connection of the bay area

Jewish federation of silicon valley

Fremont education foundation

Salvation army

DARE

Professional hockey players association

San Carlos education foundation

San jose sports hall of fame

Santa Clara university athletics

Shop with a cop foundation

Arch bishop mitty high school

Sunnyvale community services

Achieve kids

Discovery charter school

Christian athletic assc.

Campbell fast pitch softball

Kaiser santa clara

Healthier kids foundation

Tim Griffith foundation

Modesto police canine assc.

Second harvest food bank

Positive coaching alliance

Campbell ffa

American high school

Community youth services

Ymca

Santa Teresa little league

American cancer society

American heart association

Boy scouts of america

Old orchard service league

St. Stephen school

Bright days preschool

St. joseph of Cupertino

Daves avenue elementary

Trace high school

Including but not limited to:


MAN OF THE YEAR Every season, each AHL franchise nominates one player from their team

For the yanick dupré memorial award. This award annually recognizes the

American Hockey league player who demonstrates the greatest commitment

to Charitable organizations and his community throughout the season.

This season, the barracuda nominated goaltender troy grosenick. In his

Fourth pro season, grosenick had a breakout year which included

Leading the AHL in shutouts, ranking second in wins, and was named best

Goalie by his peers. Off the ice, grosenick made an even bigger impact. He

spent 20+ hours at Barracuda community appearances, he assisted In the

barracuda efforts in partnering with humane society silicon valley, And

he ensured that dozens of children would be able to celebrate their

Birthday by donating tickets to families through cake4kids.

Grosenick also was instrumental in making sure the barracuda received

100% player participation in this season’s gifts & goals event.


BARRACUDA MATH CLASS

Barracuda Math Class is a community outreach program for elementary

school-aged children designed to generate excitement and interest around

math. This program has been created based off of the standards outlined

by the California Board of Education to teach students all about the

game of hockey while simultaneously practicing their everyday math

Skills.

During each lesson, students get to know barracuda players, review

basic hockey information and discuss their favorite aspects of math.

Following that discussion, the group is split into two teams for a game

Of “math jeopardy”. All of the questions are about hockey but to answer

The questions, students will need to use their math skills. When the game

is over, all of the Students receive a school kit with pencils and a ruler,

an autographed Photo of the visiting player, and a ticket to a barracuda

home game.

In its second year, barracuda math class visited close to 3,000 students

In 120 Classrooms over the course of 50+ visits.


HOCKEY 101 For the san jose sharks, a major goal of their community involvement is

To help generate and maintain interest in the game of hockey around the

Bay area. Hockey 101 is a program where kids can learn to train like the

Pros. A program created in an effort to help Ryan carpenter get kids at

his wife’s school involved in hockey, hockey 101 has made 11 visits

During the 16-17 season.

During hockey 101, barracuda players and/or staff visit PE classes,

Youth Organizations and after school programs to give students a lesson

On how to play hockey. The visit kicks off with an introduction on the

Basic rules of hockey, how to hold a hockey stick, and the importance of

Passing and stick handling. After the introductory lesson, the players

and staff spilt the Students into groups where they run hockey drills

in shooting, Passing, stick handling, and they will exercising like the

Pros.


On november 5th, the san jose barracuda held their second annual pink

In the rink night, presented by kaiser permanente. The breast cancer

Awareness inspired jerseys were sponsored by kaiser and Proceeds from

the sold jerseys were donated to the canary challenge.

The game itself was a battle, but the barracuda ultimately fell to the san

Antonio rampage 6-5. five different barracuda players scored in the game

Including ryan carpenter and barclay goodrow.

The pink barracuda Jerseys were all sold during the Game that

Afternoon Through Raffle, silent and online auctions. The barracuda

raised a total of $9,280 and donated $3,160.04 to the canary challenge.


PINK IN THE RINK

STAR WARS NIGHT After the success of star wars night during the 15-16 season, the san

Jose barracuda elected to bring it back for another season. ON November

25th, WITH STAR WARS CHARACTERS ROAMING THE CONCOURSE, THE BARRACUDA

WORE SPECIAL storm trooper THEMED JERSEYS AS THEY TOOK ON THE

Bakersfield condors.

PROCEEDS FROM THE BARRACUDA STAR WARS JERSEYS WERE DONATED TO THE

Veterans tickets foundation. The barracuda defeated the condors by a

Score of 4-1 and rookie forward colin blackwell scored the first goal

Of his professional career.

With the help a loyal fan base, the barracuda raised a total of $12,401.65

and donated $5,494.55 to vet tix. All money was Raised through Raffle,

Silent and Online auctions.


Santa jersey One of the most popular specialty jerseys worn by the barracuda are the

Holiday themed jerseys. This past season, the barracuda wore santa suit

Inspired jerseys during their game against bakersfield on december 17th.

A portion of the proceeds from jersey sales were donated to the

Salvation army.

the barracuda were winners off the ice as Well as on the ice for cuda

Christmas. Through raffle, silent and online auctions, the Barracuda

Raised a total of $16,597 and donated $10,661.16 to salvation army.

In the game itself, the barracuda defeated the condors 5-0. jon martin

Scored the first goal of his professional career and goaltender troy

Grosenick extended his franchise record shutout streak to 241 minutes

And 36 seconds. The shutout was grosenick’s fifth of the season.


MILITARY NIGHT The January 14th game against stockton was the second annual military

appreciation night held by the san jose barracuda. featuring special

Red, white and blue jerseys, the barracuda played an integral role in an

Organization wide military appreciation weekend. Proceeds from the sold

jerseys were later donated to operation: troop outreach.

The barracuda defeated the heat 2-0 by scoring two third period goals.

Goaltender mantas armalis recorded his second shutout of the season

Registering 19 saves during the contest.

The patriotic jerseys were sold during the Game that night Through

raffle, Silent, and online auctions. The barracuda raised a total of

$16,051.01 and donated $10,030.98 to operation: troop outreach.


California jersey The most successful specialty jersey of the 16-17 season was worn on

February 12th when the barracuda took on the ontario reign. The state

Flag inspired jerseys were an instant hit with barracuda fans, who helped

Raise $17,932.

The 4-1 barracuda win made it eight in a row for san jose and goaltender

Troy grosenick matched a career high seven straight wins. Dan kelly

Scored his first goal as a member of the san jose barracuda and nikolay

Goldobin netted the game winner during the 2nd period.

Part of the proceeds from the jersey sale would later be

Donated to the veterans tickets foundation. In all, the barracuda raised

$17,932 and donated $11,667.29 to The foundation.


Fan designed jersey

The sixth and final specialty jersey was worn on march 11th against the

Grand rapids griffins. Barracuda fans were encouraged to design and

Submit their Own specialty jersey in the months prior to the game. The

Top four designs were then voted on by the fans to decide which jersey

Would be featured in the game.

The black, teal and gray sweaters were modeled after throwback

sharks jerseys. Barracuda networks sponsored the jerseys and Part of

the proceeds from the jersey sale would later be Donated to the junior

Sharks. In all, the barracuda raised $16,404 and donated $58,569.47 to

The junior sharks organization.

In the game that afternoon, the barracuda and the griffins went the

Distance going all the way to a shootout, where daniel o’regan potted the

game winner.


collection DRIVEs Throughout the season, the san jose barracuda held eight different

Collection drives prior to games. Fans were encouraged to bring items

That corresponded to the collection for that day and all who donated

Were entered to win prizes during the game.

Thanks to the best fans in the American hockey league, the barracuda

Were able to provide food, clothing, schools supplies, pet supplies, oral

Healthcare necessities, and more to those in need.

Food Drive: 700+ lbs

Clothing Drive: 100+ pieces

School Supplies Drive: 200+ pieces

Oral Healthcare Drive: 200+ pieces

Pet Supplies Drive: 300+ pieces

Sports equipment drive: 100+ pieces

Teddy bear drive: 2500 bears


TEDDY BEAR TOSS As it was during the inaugural season, One of the more successful

promotions that the san jose barracuda ran was their teddy bear toss.

On december 17th, all fans who Attended the game brought new or lightly

used teddy bears with them to Their seats which they could throw on the

Ice when the barracuda scored their first goal of the game.

With just over a minute left in the first period, marcus sorensen broke

Free from the defense and snapped his 10 game pointless streak with the

First goal of the game. Over 2500 teddy bears were collected thrown

Onto the ice and later donated to a number of local charities. Some of

the bears were also held aside So they could be hand delivered by

barracuda players around the pediatric wing at the Kaiser Permanente

Santa Clara location.


GIFTS AND GOALS Right before Christmas, the barracuda held their second annual Gifts

and goals event. For this event, each barracuda player is Responsible for

buying a gift for a child associated with a local youth organization.

Without the help Of the barracuda players, many of these children would

not receive gifts For the holidays. This season, All of the children were

associated with school health clinics of Santa Clara county.

Thanks to barracuda captain john mCcarthy and goalie troy grosenick,

the team Had 100% player participation in the event. All of the players

Bought The gifts themselves and over $3,000 worth of toys were given To

the children.

Following the barracuda game on December 18th, players Personally gave

their gifts to the children who were in attendance that Night. Each child

also received a photo and an autographed puck from the Player who

Bought them their gift.


MEET AND GREETs Following the barracuda games on April 1st, head coach Roy Sommer

took time to speak to members of the silicon valley down syndrome

Network and the down syndrome connection in honor of down syndrome

Awareness night. A week later, coach sommer met with the bay area

autism Society and friends of children with special needs as a part of

Autism awareness night. Coach sommer spoke to The groups about being

a head coach, his daily routine and having his son Marley, who has both

down syndrome and autism, help out in the locker room.

Early on in the year the san jose barracuda made a hospital visit and

While there, Colin blackwell befriended a young girl named paris who was

Battling cancer. On valentine’s day, paris came to Watch Colin and the

rest of the barracuda who visited her in the hospital. After the game, she

Got a chance to meet with colin and other barracuda players.


‘CUDA KIDS CLUB The ‘Cuda kids club is a fan engagement program for kids ages 12 and

Under. Fans could sign up their kids at any barracuda home game for

Just $10 and with their membership they received all kinds of amazing

Benefits.

This season, the ‘cuda kids club sold all 750 available memberships and

Had 80 additional free sign ups after all memberships were accounted

For. all 750 members received a Personalized member card, kids club

t-shirt, ticket to a barracuda game plus a number of discounts on tickets

And barracuda merchandise. The first 500 members to sign up also

Received an exclusive frenzy bobblehead.

Members were also invited to a couple of special events throughout the

Season including a private viewing of barracuda practice, a barracuda

bite night skate at sharks ice, a Number of gameday experiences and an

End of the year party at California's great america.


Street team Whether they are handing out Barracuda swag at a giveaway table or

helping you brush up on your slapshot technique, the San Jose

Barracuda Street Team can be found at a number of events throughout

the year. The barracuda Street team is responsible for many things but

their most important job Is being the connection between the community,

our fans and the team.

This season, the barracuda street team has made over 100 visits to local

Schools, fairs, festivals, farmer’s markets, and a number of other major

Community events. The street team also played a vital role on game days

As they managed chuck-a-puck, kids club, and frenzy’s fun zone.

You can book the barracuda street team for your event by

filling out a request form at sjbarracuda.com/streetteam.


Frenzy’s fun zone A brand new addition to barracuda games this season was frenzy’s fun

Zone. This family friendly area on the concourse of sap center can only

Be found during barracuda home games and features a number of fun

Activities for fans of all ages including:

• Inflatable Slapshot booth

• Bubble hockey

• Cornhole

• Video game station

• Skee puck

on select nights there is even more fun for fans including face painting,

themed photo booths, or visits from special guests.


FRENZY With a year under his belt, frenzy is expanding his reach around the bay

Area. In the past year, Frenzy has made over 150 appearances at various

Fairs, festivals, schools, hockey rinks, birthdays, and barracuda games.

A few highlights for frenzy this year included the 2017 ahl all star

Classic in lehigh valley, the santa teresa little league hit-a-thon, bowling

For badges, and the Fitness faceoff.

You can book a frenzy appearance by filling out a request form at

sjbarracuda.com/frenzy. You can also follow frenzy on social media at

@frenzyahl.


YOUTH HOCKEY In january, the san jose barracuda made multiple visits to solar4america

Ice at san jose to help run youth hockey practices for the jr sharks.

Highlights of These practices included troy grosenick giving a private

Goaltending lesson to members of the jr sharks Pee Wee 11AAA and 12AAA

teams. Barracuda forwards nikolay goldobin and nikita jevpalovs also

Volunteered to help out with two of the girls squirt house league teams.

The san jose barracuda also took part in a number of other events at

Solar4america iceduring the season including valley Christian hockey

class, the Silver stick tournament, learn to skate lessons on Saturday

Mornings, and barracuda bite night where fans were invited to Come and

skate at a barracuda themed public session.



social

Stay up to date with the san jose barracuda on social media

@Sjbarracuda

@sjbarracuda

/sjbarracuda

sjbarracuda

Follow frenzy to learn more about his whereabouts in the community

@freznyahl

@frenzyahl

/frenzyahl


CONTACT

Joey Goldstein

Fan development coordinator

[email protected]

408-999-5731


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COMMUNITY RECAP - San Jose Barracuda · memorabilia, san jose also made a number Of monetary donations to local non-profits to support their individual Causes. Numbers breakdown •