San Jose Barracuda
2022-23 San Jose Barracuda Time On Ice Stats Revealed (+)
If you could choose one stat, and only one stat, to evaluate all hockey players, what would it be?
“If you’re going to ask me about value for a player, and I had to pick one statistic, it would be time on ice. Because coaches know to play good players,” ex-Minnesota Wild lead hockey researcher Andrew C. Thomas told Craig Custance in a 2019 episode of “The Full 60” podcast.
It’s not a perfect statistic, but time on ice does tell an undeniably important story, which is why I seek it out every year for the San Jose Barracuda. The AHL does not track icetime on their website.
So how important was top San Jose Sharks prospect William Eklund to the Barracuda this season? Who was the Barracuda’s most valuable forward and defenseman, based on time on ice? How much icetime did other highly-regarded Sharks prospects Thomas Bordeleau, Tristen Robins, and Danil Gushchin receive this year?
All Barracuda time on ice statistics are from SPORTLOGiQ.