![]() We didn’t have that camp last year, so having it this year was a great opportunity to grow.”įor their first trip north of the border this season, the San Jose Barracuda (5-4-1) were reminded of the damp, cold conditions of Canada where they faced the Vancouver Canucks’ affiliate for the first time in over a decade. The summer time gave me a good look at what I’d be working with at the next level. “It was a high-end camp,” Sawchenko reflected of his experience. With the San Jose Sharks’ development camp this summer, Sawchenko was thrilled to compete alongside those skilled skaters competing for jobs while working alongside Sharks’ goaltending coaches Evgeni Nabokov and Dany Sabourin. To pass the time, Sawchenko cooked, walked, watched movies, and observed the Barracuda games from afar. Sawchenko lives with Gregor and Jayden Halbgewachs, so they had to quarantine in their respective parts of their living quarters. It was tough at times, but I’ve been able to manage.” It was just a matter of keeping my head into the game. “I didn’t have any side effects or symptoms whatsoever so I was able to live my life as best as I could. Sawchenko was asymptomatic during the week where he missed games against the Texas Stars and Abbotsford Canucks. Shortly after, he tested positive for COVID-19 along with forward Noah Gregor and the two Barracuda members were put in the American Hockey League’s COVID protocol. “It all turned out pretty good.”īeginning his third season with the Barracuda, Sawchenko picked up his first win over the Colorado Eagles in a 3-2 victory on Oct. “We have one of the coolest team logos and team names in the league, so the Jaws-themed Shark is pretty awesome,” Sawchenko said. Overall, Sawchenko was pleased with how the mask reached its final form to represent the San Jose Sharks organization. “I also put a strip down the middle with the team colors too with the San Jose Sharks logo on either side.” “I’ve always put my nickname on the front on basically every mask I’ve done,” Sawchenko said. On each of Sawchenko’s previous masks, the 23-year-old netminder has utilized his nickname as a seasonal tradition. ![]() Sawchenko used a painter from Calgary, Dave Fried, to design his personal mask, which includes his nickname, “Sawzy”, in a signature style on the forefront. The back features his most personalized elements with the Canadian flag to represent his homeland of Calgary, Alberta, his number 36, and the San Jose Sharks-inspired emblem. It’s the last thing you look at when you put the helmet on, so that’s why I threw it on the back.” That’s something I’ve always held close to. Sometimes the year can get long, so just believe in yourself. “It’s a simple word, but it holds a lot of meaning. “I liked that Ted Lasso and his team rallied around that little sign in the locker room,” Sawchenko said. On Sawchenko’s mask, he displays that mantra on the back of his helmet at the mouth of a shark to symbolize his competitive spirit through the season. In the show, coach Ted Lasso, played by Jason Sudeikis, hangs a gold banner above the coaches room for AFC Richmond with the word “Believe” striped across in blue. 910 SV%.It’s not often television show motifs and goaltender masks come hand in hand.įor San Jose Barracuda goaltender Zachary Sawchenko, part of his newly-designed mask takes inspiration from the Emmy Award-winning show “Ted Lasso”. Kahkonen is 12-9-3 this season with a 2.91 GAA and. With the Sharks on the second of a back-to-back, they will start Kaapo Kahkonen. He can secure his thirteenth win in his seventeenth game played. Frankie has gone above and beyond in his backup role this season. With Darcy Kuemper getting the last two starts, I’d imagine we see Pavel Francouz between the pipes for Colorado. Jeffrey Viel - Lane Pederson - Scott Reedy Sasha Chmelevski - Nick Bonino - John Leonard Rudolfs Balcers - Logan Couture - Noah Gregor Timo Meier - Tomas Hertl - Alexander Barabanov He and Timo Meier are undoubtedly the future of the Sharks franchise. On the bright side of things, the Sharks were able to sign Avalanche killer Thomas Hertl to an extension this season. They sit twelve points out of the west’s second and final wild-card spot with just sixteen games to play. ![]() The Sharks have had a tough go in the 2021-22 season. Kurtis MacDermid - Erik Johnson San Jose Sharks ![]() Valeri Nichushkin - Nathan MacKinnon - Mikko RantanenĪrtturi Lehkonen - Nazem Kadri - Andre BurakovskyĪndrew Cogliano - Darren Helm - Logan O’Connor Hopefully, more ice time leads to hot streaks for depth players in the meantime. The lineup we will see come playoff time will begin to take shape once we see the return of Captain Gabriel Landeskog and defenseman Sam Girard. Nathan MacKinnon WILL play tonight against the Sharks! Per Jared Bednar on #GoAvsGo- Adrian Hernandez March 31, 2022
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