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Barracuda fall 4-1 to the San Diego Gulls, avoid shutout with late goal

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San Jose Barracuda vs San Diego Gulls on Saturday October 24th at Pechanga Arena (via San Diego Gulls)

By Madison Montez

In their second matchup on the road, the San Jose Barracuda fell 4-1 to the San Diego Gulls.

Late into the first period, San Diego attacked first when Corey Schueneman scored his first goal of the season. Sean Farrell recorded the primary assist and Yegor Sidorov recorded the secondary assist. Seeing a wide open net, James Hamblin scored his second goal of the season. Anton Wahlberg recorded the primary assist while former Barracuda Jett Woo recorded the secondary assist.

Taking advantage of their second powerplay opportunity, James Hamblin scored his second of the game, third of the season. Anton Wahlberg recorded the primary assist and Lucas Pettersson recorded the secondary assist. San Jose avoided the shutout when Jimmy Huntington scored his fourth goal of the season. Cam Lund recorded the primary assist and Eric Pohlkamp recorded the secondary assist.

To seal the win, Nico Myatovic scored an empty net goal, unassisted.

After the first period, San Diego outshot San Jose 13-8. After the second period, both teams shot twice a piece. After the third period, San Diego outshot San Jose 12 to 9.

Although the game got a little out of hand and both teams started finishing their checks, both San Diego and San Jose only had one opportunity to show their powerplay unit. San Diego was able to take advantage of a late opportunity but San Jose was not able to capitalize on their chance.

Saturday night’s goalie matchup was Eric Comrie for San Jose vs Laurent Brossoit for San Diego. Recording Saturday night’s win, Brossoit recorded 28 saves on 29 shots. Recording Saturday night’s loss, Comrie recorded 33 saves on 36 shots.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. James Hamblin
  2. Laurent Brossoit
  3. Corey Schueneman

The Barracuda will be back in action on Wednesday October 28th where they will host a one game series at Tech CU Arena against the Abbotsford Canucks.

Barracuda win 5-2 in Coachella for their first road win of the season

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San Jose Barracuda vs Coachella Valley Firebirds on Friday October 23rd 2026 at Acrisure Arena (via firebirds/flickr)

By Madison Montez

San Jose picked up their first win on the road, winning 5-2 against the Coachella Valley Firebirds.

Picking up a breakaway, San Jose’s Andre Gasseau scored his fifth goal of the season to give San Jose an early 1-0 lead. Jimmy Huntington recorded the primary assist and Phillip Sinn recorded the secondary assist. To extend that lead to 2-0, Brett Leason scored his third goal of the season.

Leo Sahlin Wallenius recorded the primary assist and Filip Bystedt recorded the secondary assist. Coachella Valley cut into San Jose’s lead, taking advantage of a delayed penalty call. Lukas Dragicevic scored his second of the season, Alexis Bernier recorded the primary assist while Logan Morrison recorded the secondary assist.

Restoring the 2 goal lead, making it 3-1, Libor Hájek scored his first of the season. Brendan Hoffman recorded the primary assist and Carson Wetsch recorded the secondary assist. Keeping the momentum going, San Jose’s Donovan Houle scored his second goal of the season to make it a 4-1 game. Alex Barre-Boulet recorded the primary assist while Mattias Havelid recorded the secondary assist.

Sealing the lead, Ethan Cardwell scored an empty netter to make it 5-1. Jani Nyman scored his ninth goal of the season to score a late goal, making it 5-2.

After the first period, San Jose outshot Coachella Valley 11-4. After the second period, Coachella Valley outshot San Jose 9-8. After the third period, San Jose outshot Coachella Valley 15 to 11.

Friday night’s goalie matchup was Ilya Samsonov making his season debut for San Jose vs Nikke Koko for Coachella Valley. Recording 18 saves on 19 shots, Samsonov recorded Friday night’s win. Recording 27 saves on 31 shots, Koko recorded Friday night’s loss.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Libor Hajek
  2. Brett Leason
  3. Donovan Houle

The Barracuda will be back in action on Saturday October 24th where they will travel to Pechanga Arena in San Diego to face the Gulls.

San Jose Barracuda Marko Ukalovic: Can Barracuda keep the scoring up against Coachella Valley Friday?

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SAN JOSE, CA – OCTOBER 16: San Jose Barracuda against the Calgary Wranglers at Tech CU Arena on October 16, 2026 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Andreea Cardani/San Jose Barracuda)

San Jose Barracuda Marko Ukalovic:

1. Donavan Houle: After scoring the game-winning goal and recording three points against Calgary, how important was Houle’s offensive production in helping the Barracuda secure the 5–4 victory?

2. Jimmy Huntington: How did the Barracuda captain’s three assists demonstrate his playmaking ability and leadership against the Wranglers?

3. Thomas Messineo: How important was Messineo’s early goal in responding to Calgary’s opening score and giving San Jose momentum?

4. Andre Gasseau: After scoring in the game and finding the net three times over two games, can Gasseau continue to provide consistent scoring for the Barracuda?

5. Brett Leason and Filip Bystedt: How did their offensive contributions help San Jose keep pace with Calgary in a high-scoring game, and what will the Barracuda need from them in future matchups?

Marko Ukalovic does the San Jose Barracuda podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda lasso up the Wranglers 5-4

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Calgary Wranglers defenseman Mike Benning fights for possession of the puck along the board with San Jose Barracuda forward Anthony Vincent at Tech CU Arena on Friday October 16, 2026. (Calgary Wranglers)

By Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Barracuda came back from three different deficits to defeat the Calgary Wranglers 5-4 on Friday night at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose snapped its three-game losing streak and finished their homestand 2-4. Calgary has lost just for the second time in six games.

Calgary (4-2-0) drew first blood 20 seconds into the game in what was a wild first period. Axle Hurtig scored his third goal of the season when shot from the left point caromed off the skate of Leo Shalin Wallenius past Cuda goalie Eric Comrie. Tyson Gross and Sam Morton were credited with helpers.

San Jose (2-4-0) responded 23 seconds later. Donovan Houle made a quick pass inside Calgary’s zone to Jimmy Huntington. The Cuda captain quickly found Thomas Messineo who got behind the defense and buried a backhander past Wranglers goalie Arsenii Sergeev for his second goal of the season.

Less than two minutes later William Stromgren scored his first goal of the season after poking him a centering pass by Gross at the 2:46 mark. Morton received the secondary assist.

Once again, the Barracuda answered back but this time 22 seconds later with a power play goal. Shalin Wallenius shot from the point pinballed in front of the crease. Brett Leason buried the loose puck into the back of the net for his second goal of the season just nine seconds into the man advantage.

In just over three minutes there were a combined seven shots and four goals.

San Jose gained its first lead just past the halfway mark of the opening frame with an even strength goal. Ethan Cardwell made a one-handed pass from the left boards over to Filip Bystedt who beat Sergeev to the short side with a quick wrist shot for his team leading fourth goal of the season at the 10:39 mark.

Ben Jones continued his hot start as he evened the scored early in the second period. Benning found Jones all alone in the middle of the ice as he skated in and beat Comrie with a wrist shot top shelf for his team leading fifth goal of the season. Jones has scored in four straight games.

Jones made the Cuda pay for their poor puck management while on a four-minute power play. Jones intercepted a poor pass from Gleason and skated down the right wing picking the upper far corner of the net with a wrist shot past Comrie for a short-handed goal, his sixth of the season at the 8:24 mark.

The Barracuda evened the game for a third time late in the middle frame. Huntington from behind the goal line split two Calgary defenders with a pass over to Andre Gasseau. The rookie forward sniped home a hard wrist shot off the left post and into the back of the net for his co-leading fourth goal of the season at the 14:42 mark.

San Jose gained its second lead of the game early in the third period thanks to a brilliant individual effort by Houle. Messineo found Houle with a stretch pass in the neutral zone. Houle skated in from left to right with the entire Wranglers team closing in on him. Houle rifled a wrist shot top shelf past Sergeev for his first goal of the season at the 5:59 mark. Eric Pohlkamp received the secondary assist.

Comrie stopped 26 of the 30 shots he faced to earn his first win of the season. Sergeev made 28 saves on 33 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 1-for-4 on the power play. Calgary went 0-for-1.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Houle (1G, 2A) 2) Jones (2G, 0A) 3) Huntington (0G, 3A).

UP NEXT: San Jose heads down south to take on the Coachella Valley Firebirds on Friday October 23rd at 7:00pm at Acrisure Arena.

Barracuda fall to Wranglers 6-4 in morning matchup

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San Jose Barracuda vs Calgary Wranglers on Wednesday October 14th at Tech Cu Arena (via sjbarracuda)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE–The San Jose Barracuda dropped their third straight game in a row losing to the Calgary Wranglers on Classroom day at Tech CU on Wednesday morning 6-4.

San Jose’s Andre Gasseau opened up the scoring to give San Jose an early first period 1-0 lead. Donoan Houle Calgary quickly tied it up at 1-1. Ben Jones scored his fourth of the season, Mike Bennin recorded the primary assist while Connor Zary recorded the secondary assist.

Sam Morton took the lead at 2-1 when he scored his second of the season. Brayden Pachel recorded the primary assist while William Strömgren recorded the secondary assist.

Thomas Messineo scored his first of the season to tie the game at 2-2! Brett Leason recorded the primary assist while Ethan Cardwell recorded the secondary assist. Andre Gasseau scored his second of the day to take a 3-2 lead. Tye Felhaber recorded the lone assist. Two minutes later, Calgary tied the game at 3-3 when Tyson Gross scored his second of the season. Brayden Pachal recorded the primary assist while William Strömgren recorded the secondary assist.

Calgary regained their initial lead to make it 4-3 when Dryden Hunt scored his first goal of the season. Luke Philp recorded the primary assist while Hunter Brzustewicz recorded the secondary assist.

Unassisted, Brett Leason picked up a loose puck that was kept into the zone by Filip Bystedt and shot to make it a 4-4 game.

To take a late lead, Alex Nylander scored his first goal this season, assisted by Connor Zary. To seal the win, Sam Morton scored his second of the game. Brayden Pachal recorded the lone assist.

After the first period, Calgary outshot San Jose 12 to 11. After the second period, both teams got 10 shots a piece. After the third period, Calgary outshot San Jose 13 to 10.

Wednesday, special teams wasn’t efficient. San Jose went 0/3 while Calgary went 0/2.

Wednesday’s starting goaltender matchup was Eric Comrie for San Jose vs Arsenii Sergeev for Calgary. Making 27 saves on 31 shots, Sergeev was the winning goaltender. Making 29 saves on 34 shots, Comrie was the losing goaltender.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Andre Gasseau
  2. Sam Morton
  3. Brett Leason

The Barracuda will be back in action on Friday October 16th where they will host the Calgary Wranglers for a 7pm puck drop at Tech CU.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Wranglers-Cuda host classroom Wednesday match; Does the early game disrupt the players routine?

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San Jose Barracuda defenceman Adam Artem (8) and Tucson Roadrunner defenceman Montana Onyeduchi (79) anticpate the puck at Tech CU Arena in San Jose on Sat Oct 10, 2026 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic:

1. Roland McKeown scored San Jose’s only goal with less than two minutes remaining in the third period. How important was his late power-play goal in preventing the Barracuda from being shut out?

2. The Barracuda outshot Tucson 36–29 but still lost 4–1. What prevented San Jose players such as Filip Bystedt from generating more goals?

3. San Jose went 1-for-10 on the power play. What adjustments do the Barracuda need to make to improve their special-teams perform?

4. Tucson scored three goals in the second period, including a shorthanded goal by Yegor Borikov. How did that second-period collapse affect the Barracuda’s chances of mounting a comeback?

5. After losing both games of the weekend series to Tucson, what must Filip Bystedt, do to help the Barracuda bounce back in their next game?

Marko Ukalovic does the San Jose Barracuda podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda fall 6-4 to Tucson Roadrunners, Huntington 2 goal game

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San Jose Barracuda vs Tucson Roadrunners on Friday October 9th at Tech Cu Arena (via sjbarracuda/flickr)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE–Another tough loss for the San Jose Barracuda on Friday night losing to the visiting Tucson Roadrunners 6-4 at Tech CU. The loss was San Jose’s second in their last three games.

San Jose opened up the scoring when Captain Jimmy Huntington. Filip Bystedt recording the lone assist. Tucson tied the game at 1-1 when Zac Jones scored his first AHL goal. Joshua Roy recorded the primary assist while Gabe Smith recorded the secondary assist. Roadrunners’s Cameron Hebig scored his first goal of the season to make it 2-1 Tucson.

Tucson kept the foot on the gas making it 3-1 to make it their third player scoring their first goal of the season, Caleb Desnoyers. T.J Iginla recorded the lone assist. Cutting the Roadrunners’s lead down to 3-2, Filip Bystedt, who assisted on the Huntington goal, scored to make it a one goal game.

The dedicated Tucson Roadrunners kept the scoring up early in the second period. Just six minutes into the second period, Ben McCartney scored the first powerplay goal of the game. Vadim Moroz recorded the primary assist and Gabe Smith recorded his second assist of the night.

The Birthday Boy Brendan Hoffman scored his first goal of the season to make it a one goal game, again. This time 4-3. Phillip Sinn recorded the primary assist while Anthony Vincent recorded the secondary assist. Two minutes later, the Tech CU crowd erupted when Jimmy Huntington scored his second goal of the night to tie the game at 4-4.

Ethan Cardwell recorded the primary assist while Eric Pohlkamp recorded the secondary assist. Tucson quickly regained their lead to make it 5-4 when Vadim Moroz scored his second goal of the season. Gabe Smith recorded the primary assist while Ben McCartney recorded the secondary assist.

The gritty Tucson Roadrunners kept shooting and made it a 6-4 game when Artem Duda shot from the blue line and scored. Gabe Smith recorded the primary assist while Cameron Hebig recorded the secondary assist. Kevin Rooney sealed the win for Tucson when he scored an empty netter.

After the first period, San Jose outshot Tucson 12-10. After the second period, shots were 12 a piece. After the third period, San Jose outshot Tucson 12-9.

Two games into the season, San Jose ranks third on the powerplay and ninth shorthanded in the Pacific Division. On the other side, the Tucson Roadrunners ranked last on the powerplay and third shorthanded. Friday night, San Jose went 2/5 and Tucson went 2/3.

The starting goaltender matchup Friday night was Eric Comrie for San Jose vs Michael Hrabal for Tucson. Recording Friday night’s win, Hrabal made 32 saves on 36 shots. Recording tonight’s loss, Comrie made 24 saves on 30 shots.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Gabe Smith
  2. Jimmy Huntington
  3. Cameron Hebig

The San Jose Barracuda will be back in action Saturday at 6:00pm PDT against this same Tucson Roadrunners team. The goalie matchup looks like it’ll be.for Tucson Michael Hrabal and for San Jose Eric Comrie at Tech CU.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Cuda to host Tucson in back to back games Fri and Sat at Tech CU

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It was a battle between the San Diego Gulls and San Jose Barracuda at Tech CU in San Jose on Sun Oct 4, 2026 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Ethan Cardwell scored in the opener and was again part of San Jose’s attack. How did Cardwell’s performance contribute to the Barracuda’s offensive response on Sunday?

#2 What impact did Filip Bystedt have in the game, particularly in helping San Jose generate scoring chances against the Gulls?

#3 How did Jimmy Huntington, the Barracuda’s newly appointed captain, demonstrate leadership in San Jose’s comeback and overtime victory?

#4 Eric Comrie made 28 saves in Saturday’s 5–1 loss. Goalie Matt Davis started on Sunday compare and how important was his goaltending to the Barracuda’s win?

#5 How did Andre Gasseau and Anthony Vincent contribute to San Jose’s effort, and which Barracuda players stood out most in the 5–4 overtime victory?

Join Marko Ukalovic for the San Jose Barracuda podcasts each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Barracuda win 5-4 in overtime against the San Diego Gulls

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San Jose Barracuda vs San Diego Gulls on Sunday October 4th at Tech CU Arena (via sjbarracuda)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE–The San Jose Barracuda made it really count in the extra stanza with a 5-4 win over the San Diego Gulls at Tech CU on Sunday afternoon.

Stian Solberg scored the first goal of the game, scoring his second goal of the season at 8:43 of the first period. Nathan Gaucher quickly fed off of that, scoring his first of the season less than a minute later. San Jose cut into that lead, making it 2-1 when the newly named Jimmy Huntington got things started.

Ethan Cardwell recorded the lone assist. San Jose tied the game at 2-2 when Filip Bystedt scored his first goal of the season. Leo Sahlin-Wallenius recorded the primary assist while Tye Felhaber recorded the secondary assist.

Roger McQueen regained the San Diego lead at 3-2, scoring his second goal of the season. Sean Farrell recorded the primary assist while Jett Woo recorded the secondary assist. Anton Wahlberg extended that lead to 4-2 for his first goal of the season.

Roman Kinal with the primary assist and Nathan Gaucher with the secondary assist. Andre Gasseau scored his first goal of the season to make it 4-3. Ethan Cardwell recorded the primary assist and Eric Pohlkamp recorded the secondary assist.

Filip Bystedt tied the game at 4-4 for his second goal of the season. Tye Felhaber recorded the primary assist while Ethan Cardwell recorded the secondary assist.

Regulation wasn’t enough as the game went into overtime. With two minutes left, Roland McKeown scored his first in San Jose to win it 5-4.

After the first period, San Jose outshot San Diego 13-10. After the second period, San Diego outshot San Jose 12-10 in the third period, both teams has nine a piece. To end the game, San Jose outshot San Diego 33 to 32.

Both teams had opportunies to score on the powerplay. San Diego went 0/2 while San Jose went 1/3.

Sunday night’s goalie matchup was Matt Davis for San Jose vs Damian Clara for San Diego. Recording Sunday’s win, Davis made 28 saves on 33 shots. Recording today’s loss, Clara made 28 saves on 33 shots.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Roland Mckeown
  2. Filip Bystedt
  3. Nathan Gaucher

The Barracuda will be back in action on Friday October 9th hosting the Tucson Roadrunners at home for the first time this season. They will host a weekend series that goes from October 9th until October 10th.

San Jose Barracuda lose season opener 5-1 against San Diego Gulls

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San Jose Barracuda vs San Diego Gulls on Saturday October 3rd at Tech CU Arena (via sjbarracuda)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE–It was not the ideal home opener at Tech CU for the San Jose Barracuda as they got trounced by the San Diego Gulls in the first game in San Jose 5-1.

San Diego opened the scoring, 15:39 into the second period. James Hablin scored his first of the year, Stian Solberg recording the primary assist while Nico Myatovic recorded the secondary assist. San Diego extended that lead to 2-0 when they took advantage of their powerplay opportunity. Matthew Phillips notched his first of the year, Stian Solberg recording his second assist of the night.

San Diego extended that 2-0 lead even further to 3-0. They scored their second powerplay goal of the night, Roger McQueen scoring his first of the season. Former Barracuda Ryan Carpenter recorded the primary assist while Sean Farrell recorded the secondary assist. San Diego did not let the foot off the pedal, Nico Mytatovic scored his first of the season. Matthew Phillips recorded the primary assist while James Hamblin recorded the secondary assist.

San Jose avoided the shutout with Ethan Cardwell scoring his first of the season. Anthony Vincent recording the primary assist while goalie Eric Comrie recorded the secondary. Right after, San Diego sealed the win scoring an empty-netter, Stian Solberg scoring his first of the season.

After the first period, San Diego outshot San Jose sixteen to five. After the second period, shots were nine a piece. After the third period, San Jose outshot San Diego sixteen to eight. To end the game San Diego outshot San Jose 33 to 30.

Both teams Saturday night had opportunities to shine in their speciality teams but only San Diego was able to capitalize. San Jose went 0/1on the powerplay while San Diego went 2/4.

Saturday night’s goalie matchup was Eric Comrie for San Jose vs former Barracuda Laurent Brossoit. Recording Saturday night’s win, Laurent Brossoit made 29 saves 30 on shots. Recording tonights loss, Eric Comrie 28 made 32 saves on shots.

Three stars of the game:

  1. James Hamblin
  2. Stian Solberg
  3. Matthew Phillips

The Barracuda will be back in action Sunday, wrapping up the first series of the season. They will host the San Diego Gulls again at 3pm at Tech CU Arena.