Andrew Poturalski is the AHL points leader this season. He’s also the San Jose Barracuda’s leading goal scorer. And perhaps most importantly, per head coach John McCarthy, he and fellow Coachella Valley Firebirds alumni Jimmy Schuldt have helped lead the transformation of the Barracuda locker room.
Forward Andrew Poturalski recently expressed his hunger to crack the roster of the San Jose Sharks in a recent interview with Bill Hoppe of Buffalo Hockey.
The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?
So far, Andrew Poturalski’s perennial status as one of the AHL’s most dynamic, consistent and clutch scorers has earned him just a few cups of coffee in the NHL.
It seems the NHL is in a good place. Ratings are up, talent levels are high, and the league added two teams to get up to 32 in the not-too-distant past.
The San Jose Sharks announced the team has signed forward Andrew Poturalski to a two-year contract. The deal pays the 30-year-old forward $800,000 at the NHL level and he’ll earn $475,000 in the minors in 2024-25 and $500,000 the following season.