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Barracuda swept by Canucks, fall to 5th place

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San Jose Barracuda vs Abbotsford Canucks on Sunday March 29th at Tech CU Arena (via sjbarracuda/flickr)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE- 11 seconds in, tempers were flared after Braden Hache from San Jose and Jett Woo from Abbotsford dropped the mitts, both taking five minute fighting penalties.

30 seconds later on four on four action, Abbotsford got out to another early start. Sammy Blais scored his 13th of the season, recording his first point of the night.

Abbotsford extended their lead three times in the first, to make it four-zero. The first came off of a short handed goal. Chase Wouters, the captain, scored his ninth of the season. The second, came as a result of traffic in front of the net. Nate Smith netted his seventh of the season. The third, came on a goal courtesy of Jujhar Khaira. Khaira now has goals in back to back games.

Starting the second on a power-play, San Jose took advantage and scored. Pavol Regenda scored his sixth power-play goal of the season. After being a healthy scratch in last night’s game, Thompson picked up the secondary assist. This would end up being San Jose’s only goal throughout the whole game.

Abbotsford nearly dominated the whole game, outshooting San Jose in two of the three periods. San Jose also changed the amount of penalties they took. While Abbotsford took seven penalties, San Jose only took two. Four of the seven penalties the Canucks took, were in the second period.

Sealing the 5-1 win, Nate Smith scored his eighth of the season. Sammy Blais registered the secondary assist.

For Abbotsford, Sammy Blais recorded three points and Nate Smith recorded two points. For San Jose, with Rem Pitlick recording today’s primary assist, he’s extended his point streak to two.

Ty Young was Saturday’s winning goalie. Young made 14 saves on 15 shots. His record now improves to 8-3. Gabriel Carriere got the start for the second game in a row. After a little over halfway, Carriere was pulled again and Dell was put in. Before getting pulled, Carriere recorded seven saves on 11 shots. Dell recorded 17 saves on 18 shots.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  • 1. Nate Smith
  • 2. Sammy Blais
  • 3. Jujhar Khaira

The Barracuda will be back in action next Wednesday, hosting the Ontario Reign for a mid-week matchup.

Barracuda fall 5-1 to Abbotsford Canucks, extend losing streak to two

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San Jose Barracuda vs Abbotsford Canucks (via sjbarracuda/flickr)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE- Riding a seven game winning streak, Abbotsford Canucks was looking to keep the win streak alive and extend it to eight. Most recently, they defeated the Manitoba Moose 5-4. San Jose was coming off of a 4-3 overtime loss to the San Diego Gulls.

On Friday night the Canucks were able to extend their winning streak to eight games with a 5-1 win over the San Jose Barracuda at Tech CU Arena in San Jose.

Abbotsford got out to an early lead, scoring three times in the first period. Three different Canucks registered goals; Cooper Walker, Phillip Di Giuseppe, and Chase Wouters, each scored a goal in the first.

They extended their lead to four-nothing, five minutes into the second. Jujhar Khaira registered his fifth goal of the season. To extend their lead even further, Phillip Di Giuseppe scored his second of the night to move the score to 5-0. That was on Abbotsford’s fourth power-play opportunity. Di Giuseppe’s first power-play goal of the season.

To avoid the shutout, Joey Keane netted his second of the season. Guschin registering the main assist, he now extended his point streak to nine games.

Although the Barracuda got outscored five to one, the shots were close all game. The only time the Barracuda were in full control of the game was in the second period where San Jose out-shot Abbotsford 17 to 14. Other than that, Abbotsford outshot San Jose in the first 13 to 8, and in the third each team took 13 shots.

The difference in Friday night’s two teams were the power-play opportunities. Abbotsford had six power-play chances while San Jose only had two. Many of San Jose’s penalties came from fights. In the third period, there were six fighting penalties. Both Braden Hache and Lucas Vanroboys from the Barracuda were given game misconducts at 16:33 of the third period.

Nikita Tolopilo was the winning goalie, nearly recording a perfect game, making 38 saves on 39 shots. Gabriel Carriere got the start for the third game in a row. Carriere made seven saves on ten shots until getting pulled and Dell came in. Dell gave up one goal, making 29 saves on 31 shots.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  • 1. Philip Di Giuseppe
  • 2. Chase Wouters
  • 3. Tristen Neilsen

The Barracuda will be back in action Saturday at 7:00pm PDT against Abbotsford, looking to avoid the sweep.

Barracuda fall 4-3 in the final matchup with Gulls

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San Jose Barracuda vs San Diego Gulls on Wednesday March 26th at Pechanga Arena (via SDGullsAHL/x)

By Madison Montez

In this last matchup between the San Jose Barracuda and San Diego Gulls this season, the Barracuda fell short falling 4-3 on Wednesday night.

San Jose kept their scoring spree up, scoring six minutes into the game on a goal courtesy of Lucas Vanroboys. San Diego’s Roland McKeown tied the game, ten minutes later.

Ethan Cardwell gave San Jose their lead back, three minutes into the second period.

San Diego took the lead going into the third, scoring twice in the second period. Ryan Carpenter with his 19th goal, Jan Mysak with his 17th goal of the season.

To send the game into overtime, Pavol Regenda scored his fifth power-play goal of the season. With the secondary assist, Poturalski recorded two assists on the night. This power-play goal set a team record of power-play goals in tenth consecutive games.

2:29 into the overtime period, Carsen Twarynski scored his fifth goal of the season.

Gabriel Carriere got the start, his second in a row. Making 22 saves on 25 shots, Carriere recorded his 9-6 win/loss of the season.

Each team had equal amounts of power-play time. San Jose had four power-play opportunities while San Diego also had four. San Jose was the only one that could capitalize on the penalties.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  • 1. Carsen Twarynski, 1G
  • 2. Roland McKeown, 1G 1A
  • 3. Ian Moore, 2A

The Barracuda will be back in action Friday night, hosting the Abbotsford Canucks for the last matchup between the two teams. In the Pacific Division, San Jose and Abbotsford are in a three way tie for third with Coachella. This weekend will be important for a San Jose play-off chasing team.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda rally to defeat Condors 6-3 Sunday; SJ heads to San Diego for Wed face off with Gulls

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San Jose Barracuda forward Pavol Regenda (77) tries to get the puck past Bakersfield Condors goaltender Olivier Rodrigue (33) at Tech CU Arena in San Jose on Sun Mar 23, 2025 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 The San Jose Barracuda scored three special team goals in a 6-3 route of the Bakersfield Condors on Sunday afternoon at Tech CU Arena.

#2 San Jose swept the weekend home-and-home series and has won three games in a row. Bakersfield has lost three games in a row. 

#3 The Barracuda moved up to fifth place in the Pacific Division one point ahead of the Calgary Wranglers with 72 points.

#4 Marko, the Barracuda got defense and offense in this one on Sunday. On the defensive side they held the Condors to only one goal in the first period and allowed two in the second and on offense the Barracuda scored twice in the second period and three times in the third period to put it away with a three goal win.

#5 The Barracuda travel to San Diego for a Wednesday night game and a 7:00pm PDT face off. The Gulls are in last in the Pacific Division and have lost five of their last ten games. The Barracuda are sixth and have won six of their last ten games. Set this one up for us.

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

Barracuda win 8-6, Poturalski hat trick

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San Jose Barracuda vs Bakersfield Condors on Saturday March 22nd at Dignity Health Arena (via Madison Montez)

By Madison Montez

BAKERSFIELD–After a failure to make the glove save by Aaron Dell, the Condors struck first, three minutes in. Connor Carrick scored his second of the season as the San Jose Barracuda defeated the Condors 8-6 at Dignity Health Arena.

The start of the first period was all Bakersfield, scoring three goals in the span of four minutes. Bakersfield is currently in eighth place in the standings of the Pacific Division, chasing a playoff spot.

San Jose cut into that lead when Braden Hache scored his second of the season and Walker Duehr scored his 14th of the season. Donavan Houle and Thomas Bordeleau registered the assists on both goals, recording two points in the first period alone.

San Jose didn’t back down without a fight. Guschin tied the game up in the second period scoring two goals in the span of 27 seconds. 52 seconds later, Ethan Cardwell gave San Jose their first lead of the game.

Two power-play goals and one regular goal by Andrew Poturalski in the third, gave San Jose the win.

Guschin was the standout player for the Barracuda, registering four points. two goals and two assists.

Aaron Dell was the starting goalie, making 33 saves on 39 shots. Carriere will get the start tomorrow.

Bakersfield is now on a one game winning streak. San Jose is now on a two game winning streak.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  • 1. Andrew Poturalski, 3G 1A
  • 2. Danil Guschin, 2G 2A
  • 3. Cam Dineen, 2G 1A

The Barracuda will be back in action Sunday at 5pm against this same Condors team, at home at Tech CU Arena.

Barracuda shutout Gulls 4-0 in midweek morning matchup

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San Jose Barracuda vs San Diego Gulls on Wednesday March 19th at Tech CU Arena (via flickr.com/sjbarracuda)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE–The Barracuda took on the San Diego Gulls for a morning midweek matchup. The last time these two teams faced off was on Wednesday March 5th where the Barracuda fell in overtime. Former Barracuda captain Ryan Carpenter scored the overtime winner.

This time on Wed Mar 19th the Barracuda shutout the Gulls at Tech CU 4-0.

Tuesday it was announced that the second leading defenseman Luca Cagnoni was recalled to the Sharks. In the AHL this season, Cagnoni has 13 goals and 34 assists, adding up to 47 total points.

San Jose got started early, scoring at 9:38 of the first. Lucas Vanroboys scored his ninth of the season, coming off of a rebound shot. Danil Guschin and Braden Hache registered the assists.

Going 4 for 7 on the powerplay on Sunday against Tucson, San Jose kept the power-play momentum going. On their first opportunity of the game, Danil Guschin scored his 4th power-play goal of the season. Pavol Regenda and Rem Pitlick registered the assists.

San Jose further extended their lead at 14:23 of the second. Ethan Frisch scored his 3th goal of the season. Ethan Cardwell and Colin White registered the assist.

With 56 seconds left, Colin White scored an empty net goal to seal the win. Ethan Cardwell registered the lone assist. White and Cardwell both with their second point.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  • 1. Danil Guschin
  • 2. Lucas Vanroboys
  • 3. Ethan Frisch

The Barracuda will be back in action on Saturday where they will travel to Bakersfield to take on the Condors. The last time these two teams faced off was on Wednesday February 26th where they fell 3-2. Thomas Bordeleau and Danil Guschin both scoring in the loss.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic Mon Mar 17, 2025: Cuda host Gulls for classroom matinee Wed at 10:30AM at SAP

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The Tucson Roadrunners right wing Egor Sokolov (13) collides into the San Jose Barracuda forward Thomas Bordeleau (17) as Barracuda defenseman Lucas Carlsson (36) looks on at the Tucson Convention Center in Tucson on Sun Mar 16, 2025 (Tucson Roadrunners flickr photo)

On the San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Tough loss for the San Jose Barracuda 6-5 to the Tucson Roadrunners in shootout at the Tucson Convention Center.

#2 Scoring in the first period the Roadrunners Hunter Drew scoring his 13th goal at 7:28 Yotes in the lead 1-0. The Barracuda would score two unanswered goals at 9:11 by Danil Gushchin (21) unassisted, at 10:27 by Lucas Carlsson (10), Cuda in the lead 2-1. The Roadrunners Ben McCartney (12) scored at 13:38, the Barracuda Andrew Poturalski (26) scored at 14:53 with the Barracuda in the lead 3-2 at the end of the first period.

#3 Potrualski (27) ended the first period with a goal and opened the second period with a goal at 4:38 it would be a crucial goal to keep the lead as the Roadrunners Curtis Douglas (7) scored at 5:50 and it was 4-3 Barracuda after the second period.

#4 In the third period at 0:56 Pavol Regenda (9) scored for the Barracuda, the Roadrunners Douglas (8) scored his second goal of the game cutting the Barracuda lead to 5-4. The Roadrunners Sammy Walker (7) would score at 18:10 to tie up 5-5 the game and force overtime and then a shootout. In the shootout the Raodrunners from Sammy Walker and Max Szuber to get them the 6-5 win.

#5 The Barracuda now in sixth place in the AHL Pacific Division at 29-21-4-4 will host the San Diego Gulls ninth place at 23-27-5-2. The puck drops on Wednesday morning at 10:30AM how do you see this match up?

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

Tucson completes the comeback, Barracuda fall 6-5 in shootout

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San Jose Barracuda vs Tucson Roadrunners on Sunday March 16th at Tucson Convention Center (via Will MacNeil)

By Madison Montez

Wrapping up the four-game roadtrip, the San Jose Barracuda looked to split the series against the Tucson Roadrunners. Bordeleau drew back into the lineup after missing last night’s game due to a lower-body injury. Bordeleau played on the first line alongside Brandon Coe and Andrew Poturalski. Despite Poturalski’s two goals the Barracuda fell short in the shootout losing 6-5 at the Tucson Convention Center on Sunday.

Tucson continued scoring early and playing with a lead. Hunter Drew scored his 13th goal of the season at 7:28 of the first. Travis Barron and Egor Sokolov registered the assists.

On San Jose’s first power-play opportunity, Danil Guschin scored his tenth power-play goal of the season, unassisted. To give San Jose their first lead of the weekend, Lucas Carlsson scored his fifth power-play goal on their second power-play goal. Colin White and Thomas Bordeleau registered the assists.

Tucson tied the game at 2-2 when Ben McCartney scored his 12th of the season. Hunter Drew and Travis Barron registered the assists.

San Jose regained their lead at 4:38 when Andrew Poturalski scored his 11th power-play goal. Luca Cagnoni and Danil Guschin registered the assists. Guschin’s second point of the game.

Starting the third period on the power-play, San Jose kept their foot on the gas, scoring at 0:56 of the third. Pavol Regenda with his fourth power-play goal of the season. Andrew Poturalski and Luca Cagnoni registered the assists, each with their third point.

Tucson cut into San Jose’s lead again at 14:00 when Curtis Douglas scored his second of the night. Julian Lutz registered the lone assist.

With 14 seconds left on the 5-3 powerplay, Sammy Walker tied the game 5-5 at 18:10 of the third to send the game into overtime. Walker scored his seventh goal of the season, Max Szuber and Andrew Agozzino registering the assists.

Overtime wasn’t enough as the game went into a shootout. Both Roadrunners scored, neither Barracuda scored. Tucson secured the comeback 6-5 win.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  • 1. Sammy Walker
  • 2. Curtis Douglas
  • 3. Hunter Drew

The Barracuda will be back in action on Wednesday March 19th at 10:30AM PDT against the San Diego Gulls in San Jose. The last time these two teams faced off was on Wednesday March 5th. San Diego walked away with the win that night when former Barracuda captain Ryan Carpenter scored in overtime.

Poturalski sets franchise record in 6-3 loss to Tucson

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San Jose Barracuda vs Tuscon Roadrunners on Saturday March 15th at Tucson Convention Center Arena (via Will MacNeil)

By Madison Montez

Coming into Saturday night’s game, the Barracuda looked to get back in the win column coming off of a 5-4 overtime against the Abbotsford Canucks on March 8th. In the loss, Jimmy Schuldt, Pavol Regenda, and Colin White all registered goals. Getting back in the win column the Barracuda were able to do some rebounding with some aggressive offense with a 6-3 win over the Tucson Roadrunners on Saturday night.

San Jose played without the hot streak of Thomas Bordeleau. Bordeleau was in warm-ups but had an aggravated lower body. The Barracuda will be playing without one of their top five goal scorers.

Carl Berglund, who was acquired via the Jake Walman trade, drew in making his San Jose debut. Previous to this, Berglund was with the Bakersfield Condors where he had two goals and ten assists through 45 games played.

Tucson opened up the scoring at 7:30 of the first period. Curtis Douglas extended his goal streak to three, scoring his sixth of the season. Ryan McGregor and Max Szuber registering the assists. The Roadrunners extended their lead at 10:04 when their captain Agozzino scored his 15th of the season. Robbie Russo and Sammy Walker registering the assists.

On an Andrew Poturalski tripping penalty, the fifth ranked power-play team were given their second opportunity. Andrew Agozzino scored his 6th power-play goal of the season, his second goal of the night. Kailer Yamamoto and Max Szuber registering the assists. Agozzino and Szuber both with their second points of the night.

San Jose didn’t back down without putting up a fight. Colin White scored early at 1:35 of the second. Danil Guschin and Pavol Regenda registering the assists. White extending his point streak to two, Guschin extending his point streak to three and Regenda extending his point streak to two.

Tucson extended their lead again when Andrew Agozzino completed the hat-trick, scoring his third goal, also his second power play goal of the night. With the Agozzino hat-trick, San Jose has now given up five hat-tricks this season. Max Szuber and Ben McCartney registering the assists. Szuber assisted on three of Tucson’s four goals.

San Jose showed life when they scored their 51st power-play of the season, remaining the top ranked power-play team in the division. Andrew Poturalski scored his tenth power-play goal of the season. Not only does Poturalski lead the AHL in points but he now has set a franchise record for points in a single season (62). Danil Guschin and Luca Cagnoni registering the assists. Guschin with his second point of the night.

Cutting back into Tucson’s lead, San Jose scored their second power-play goal of the night scored by Rem Pitlick. Danil Guschin and Luca Cagnoni registering the assists. Guschin’s third assist and Cagnoni’s second of the night.

With 44.1 seconds left, Yamamoto sealed the win for the Roadrunners scoring an empty net goal.

20 seconds later, Ben McCartney scored another empty net goal to make it a 6-3 final.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  • 1. Andrew Agozzino
  • 2. Max Szuber
  • 3. Curtis Douglas

The Barracuda will be back in action tomorrow against the Roadrunners once again. San Jose is now 1-2-0 against Tuscon this season.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda looking for weekend win in Tucson on Saturday night

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It was a physical game between the Abbotsford Canucks left wing Arshdeep Bains (13), San Jose Barracuda forward Scott Sabourin (49), Kirsten Welsh linesperson (10) squeezed in the mix, and Canucks defenseman Christian Wolanin (86), at Abbotsford Arena in Abbotsford BC Sat Mar 8, 2025 (photo by San Jose Barracuda)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Saturday the San Jose Barracuda’s (29-30-4-3) Colin White scored twice but couldn’t get San Jose to seal the deal against the Abbotsford Canucks (29-23-2-1) in a game that resulted in a 5-4 loss at Abbotsford Centre.

#2 It was a tough loss for the Barracuda as they attacked early scoring the first two goals of the game with Jimmy Schuudlt and Pavol Regenda to open the game with a 2-0 lead after the first period.

#3 The Canucks in the second period started to make a move scoring two. The Canucks Max Sasson scored at 1:19, the Barracuda’s Colin White would answer back with a goal at 5:27, and the Canucks cut the Barracuda lead to 3-2 when Danila Klimovich scored at 9:06 to end the second period.

#4 Third period the Tristen Nielsen scored at 3:52 to tie up it up 3-3 for the Canucks. White would score again for the Barracuda to take a brief lead again at 4-3 at 5:27. Then there’s Linus Karlsson who tied the game up once again 4-4 at 17:22. The game went into overtime and Karlsson struck again scoring his second goal of the game for the game winner at 3:09 in a 5-4 Canucks win.

#5 It’s off to Tucson on Sat Mar 15 at 7:00pm PDT and the Tucson Roadrunners 27-23-3-2 seventh in the Pacific Division. The Barracuda are catching the Roadrunners during a hot spell who have won six of their last ten games. The Barracuda have won four of their last ten games and are fifth in the Pacific at 29-20-4-3. How do you see this match up on Saturday night at the Tucson Convention Arena.

Marko Ukalovic is a San Jose Barracuda beat writer and podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com