Posts About "Rourke Chartier"
San Jose Barracuda Game 5: Two Keys
May 2nd, 2017 For the San Jose Barracuda Game 5 is what the season comes down to for the Western Conference champions. Despite the 4-0 Game 1 score, it took an exceptional performance by Grosenick to take that win in what looked to be a very even game except in net, and the two teams have traded wins since then. But the entire season comes down to a...
Barracuda Brief: Another Split in Stockton Forces Game 5
May 1st, 2017 Welcome to the Barracuda Brief, your weekly one-stop shop for updates on the San Jose Barracuda. The Barracuda Brief will feature recaps, team news, quotes and other features to keep you up to date on the American Hockey League affiliate of the San Jose Sharks. The Week That Was: Barracuda & Heat Split Again The first-round...
Barracuda Brief: Goldobin Era & Winning Streak Both End
March 6th, 2017 Welcome to the Barracuda Brief, your weekly one-stop shop for updates on the San Jose Barracuda. The Barracuda Brief will feature recaps, team news, quotes and other features to keep you up to date on the American Hockey League affiliate of the San Jose Sharks. The Week That Was To start, the big roster news for both the Sharks and...
Ultimate California Hockey Road Trip: Sharks Are Winning, Times Are Good
January 25th, 2017 Visit California and The Hockey Writers sent Larry Fisher — an at-large contributor, columnist and podcast host — on the Ultimate California Hockey Road Trip with stops in San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles. This is the fourth of nine stories tracking those travels: • Gearing Up for the Ultimate California Hockey Road...
Ultimate California Hockey Road Trip: Day 1 Delivers Delicious Beers
January 24th, 2017 Visit California and The Hockey Writers sent Larry Fisher — an at-large contributor, columnist and podcast host — on the Ultimate California Hockey Road Trip with stops in San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles. This is the third of nine stories tracking those travels: • Gearing Up for the Ultimate California Hockey Road...
San Jose Barracuda Youth Leading
November 6th, 2016 This season, the San Jose Barracuda feature 12 players playing their rookie season in the American Hockey League. Unsurprisingly, that many rookies make San Jose the youngest team in AHL, with an average age under 23. The youth infusion is led by The Kid Line with versatile pivot Rourke Chartier centering the Barracuda's top scoring line...
Sharks' Preseason Hidden Gems
September 28th, 2016 The World Cup of Hockey has given NHL prospects and minor leaguers a new opportunity at training camps over the last week. It is not yet known what kind of ripple effect this will have on the 2016-17 season, but some of these newly opened doors may very well remain open throughout the preseason, and possibly into the regular...
Top 5 Sharks Prospects
September 15th, 2015 While the San Jose Sharks are still without a blue-chip center prospect with the potential to replace future Hall of Famer Joe Thornton, it is widely agreed upon that their overall prospect pool has improved significantly the past two or three seasons. San Jose has a number of young players who look to have significant NHL futures but...
Rourke Chartier Could be Dark Horse at Sharks Camp
September 13th, 2015 Very few teenagers play in the NHL. Those that do are almost always high first-round picks. The Connor McDavid and Jack Eichels of the world (first and second overall selections in the 2015 draft) enter the NHL immediately but they are the exception to the norm. Outside of the first handful of players (3-7) drafted each June, most 17-18...
Sharks' Prospects: Next Pavelski Could be Lurking
July 10th, 2015 The third annual San Jose Sharks prospect scrimmage was a bit of a snoozer. With no high-end elite prospect like Connor McDavid to wow the crowd, there wasn't much to digest for those of us watching these young players for the first time. However, led by a strong 2014-15 season from their 2014 draft class, the Sharks have a number of...
The Ideal Sharks Draft
June 12th, 2015 Shark Attack Draft Strategy The 2015 NHL Entry Draft is just weeks away. Scouts and front office folks for all 30 teams have been busy making final evaluations of prospective 17- and 18-year olds. So which players are bound to go to which teams? For those of you who love the ever popular mock drafts, you can find THW's official...
Rockets, Generals to Clash Again for Memorial Cup
May 30th, 2015 • Kelowna Rockets Team Preview • Quebec Remparts 4, Kelowna Rockets 3 • Kelowna Rockets 7, Rimouski Oceanic 3 • Oshawa Generals 2, Kelowna Rockets 1 The Kelowna Rockets have been hit-and-miss at this Memorial Cup, but they hit one out of the park in Friday’s semifinal. Rourke Chartier, Justin...
Generals, not Rockets, off to Final at Memorial Cup
May 26th, 2015 • Kelowna Rockets Team Preview • Quebec Remparts 4, Kelowna Rockets 3 • Kelowna Rockets 7, Rimouski Oceanic 3 Ken Appleby and the Oshawa Generals are off to the Memorial Cup final. Leon Draisaitl and the Kelowna Rockets will need to take a longer road to get there. Appleby, Oshawa’s undrafted goaltender,...
