SAN JOSE - The San Jose Barracuda (@SJBarracuda), presented by Barracuda Networks, and Barracuda General Manager Joe Will officially announced today that Oakland native Roy Sommer will serve as the head coach for the Barracuda for the 2015-16 season, marking Sommer's 18th season as head coach of San Jose's American Hockey League development affiliate.
The team also announced that Assistant Coach Ryan Mougenel will return for the 2015-16 season.
Sommer holds the AHL record for most games coached (1,344) and is poised to become the League's all-time winningest coach (617 wins), trailing only Hockey Hall of Famer Fred "Bun" Cook (636).