The San Diego Barracudas were a professional

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team based in

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, California, that competed in

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. The team played its home games at the

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. The team played from 1993 through 1996. The team relocated to

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, in the 1998 and 1999 seasons; they were known as the Ontario Barracudas, and were considered a replacement for the Palm Desert/ Ontario Silvercats.

Leading scorers

*1993: Daniel Shank (28 goals, 31 assists) *1994:

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(28 goals, 33 assists) *1995: John Spoltore (14 goals, 34 assists) *1996: John Spoltore (16 goals, 48 assists)

Team records

*Most goals, season:

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, 29 (1993) *Most assists:

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, 87 *Most assists, season: John Spoltore, 48 (1996) *Most points, season: John Spoltore, 64 (1996) *Most penalty minutes: Daniel Shank & Max Middendorf, 107 *Most penalty minutes, season: Daniel Shank, 107 (1993) *Most games played: Alan Leggett, 72 *Most games played, goaltender:

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, 70

Season-by-season record

Alumni who also played in the NHL

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*Scott Gruhl *Rick Vargas *Max Middendorf *Daniel Shank *

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