I started keeping track of the scoring rates of the players on the San Jose Sharks’ American Hockey League affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, way back in November because I feel it tells us something about their chances of making the NHL.
With a bigger sample size to work with, here’s an update on how the Baby Sharks are doing under head coach Roy Sommer. In two words: Not Bad.
From the original post:
Forwards 21 and younger who average fewer than 0.7 points per game are longshots to make the NHL. Once they hit 22, that number bumps up to a point per game.