Category: San Jose Barracuda

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Shootout gets Barracuda win over Marlies at Coca Cola Arena; Cuda open 2 game series with Canucks Fri

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San Jose Barracuda celebrate their win over the Toronto Marlies in a shootout at Coca Cola Arena in Toronto on Sun Nov 24, 2024 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

On the San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 The San Jose Barracuda (10-6-0-0) might have another good goaltender in Gabriel Carriere who stopped 30 shots in what a huge difference defeating one of the AHL’s toughest teams the Toronto Marlies (10-1-2-3) 2-1 in a shootout.

#2 Danil Gushchin scored the Barracuda’s only goal and it was Gushchin to the rescue again scoring the game winner in the shootout.

#3 Carriere showed his talent and stamina turning aside both Marlie shooters that challenged him in the shootout.

#4 San Jose’s Andrew Poturalski scored the game winning goal in the bottom of the second round and the Cuda came away with the split.

#5 Marko, the Barracuda return to Tech CU for a face off with the Abbottsford Canucks (9-8-0-1) at 7:00pm PST. The Canucks are a handful how do you see this series with the Canucks this weekend.

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

San Jose Barracuda split the series and beat the Toronto Marlies in a shootout 2-1

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Anthony Vincent (76) and Justin Bailey (90) congratulate Andrew Poturalski (22) after shooting the winning shootout goal against the Toronto Marlies at the Coca Cola Coliseum in Toronto on Sun Nov 24, 2024 (Toronto Marlies photo)

By Madison Montez

In his season debut, Gabriel Carriere records his first win making 31 saves on 31 shots and denying both players in the shootout. The San Jose Barracuda split the two game series with the Toronto Marlies. The Barracuda taking the second game on Sunday 2-1 in a shootout at Coca Cola Arena in Toronto.

San Jose was the first to go on the powerplay at 8:51 of the 1st after Roni Hirvonen took a holding penalty but couldn’t take advantage. Toronto then got their powerplay opportunity when Lucas Vanroboys took a seat for tripping. John McCarthy’s key to the game today was to get pucks to the net and the Barracuda did so outshooting Toronto 6-3 although being scoreless after the 1st.

The Barracuda went on the penalty kill early 37 seconds in when Ethan Cardwell took a tripping penalty. Toronto couldn’t take advantage of that and went on the penalty kill two minutes later when Robert Mastrosimone took a tripping penalty. With nine seconds left, Sam Stevens opens up the scoring in back to back games to give Toronto the lead. Toronto outshot San Jose 13-8 in the second so there’s no doubt one of those would go in.

seven seconds into the Barracuda’s fifth powerplay, Danil Guschin scored his third goal of the season tying the game at 1-1 in the third assisted by Luca Cagnoni and Filip Bystedt.

Regulation and overtime wasn’t enough and the game went to a shootout. First to shoot for the Marlies was Braeden Kressler who was denied. The Barracuda called upon Danil Guschin and he scored. The Marlies then sent out Logan Shaw who was also denied. With the opportunity to win it for the Barracuda, John McCarthy called upon Alternate Captain Andrew Poturalski who scored on a backhand shot.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Gabriel Carriere: 31 SVs on 31 SOs
  2. Danil Guschin: 2 G’s
  3. Matt Murray: 27 SVs on 26 SOs

The San Jose Barracuda will be back at home on the 29th for a 2 game series against the Abbotsford Canucks. The last time these 2 teams faced off was on February 24th where the Barracuda fell 5-2 with Magnus Chrona recording the loss.

San Jose Barracuda fall 3-0 in first game against Toronto Marlies

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The San Jose Barracuda Jimmy Schuldt (59) take control of the puck against the Toronto Marlies at the Coca Cola Coliseum in Toronto on Sat Nov 23, 2024 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

By Madison Montez

In Jimmy Schuldt’s first game as the Barracuda’s captain, the Barracuda fall to Toronto 3-0 at the Coca Cola Coliseum in Toronto. The San Jose Barracuda traveled to Toronto to take on the Marlies for a two game series for the first time in franchise history.

Outshooting the Barracuda 16-8 in the first, The Toronto Marlies got on the board on a Sam Stevens goal assisted by Logan Shaw and Cade Webber at 14:28 of the first period. After initially making the save, Romanov didn’t see Shaw in the corner of the net. With that goal, Stevens has his first goal of the season.

At 10:15 of the second, Ethan Cardwell took a tripping penalty and 8 seconds into the penalty kill, Roni Hirvonen scored his 2nd PPG of the season assisted by Nick Abruzzese and Topi Niemela. Coming into today’s game, San Jose’s PK was 88.3% and Toronto’s PP was 25.5%.

Being down 2-0 with a minute left of the 3rd, San Jose pulled Georgi Romanov leaving an empty net. This lead to an empty net goal scored by Ryan Tverberg assisted by Jacob Quillan to seal the deal to a 3-0 win for the first game of a 2 game series.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

1. Artur Akhtyamov: 23 SVs / 23 SH

2. Sam Stevens: 1G

3. Roni Hirvonen: 1G

The Barracuda will play again tomorrow at 1:00pm PST looking to split the series.

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda put away first place Wranglers; San Jose takes on rough and tough Toronto this weekend

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San Jose Barracuda forward Colin Graf (51) scores a third period goal to tie up the game against the Calgary Wranglers at Tech CU in San Jose on Sun Nov 17, 2024 (San Jose Barracuda Flickr)

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko:

#1 It was the San Jose Barracuda’s (9-5-0-0) Luca Cagnoni overtime goal that got the Barracuda past the visiting Calgary Wranglers (12-3-1-0) at Tech CU on Sunday night 5-4. Cagnoni’s goal sent the happy hosts home avoiding a loss.

#2 The Barracuda had to play catch up three times scoring three times in the second period to tie the game 3-3 and once again tying the Wranglers in the third period scoring to tie it up 4-4 and force overtime and of course winning in OT 5-4.

#3 The overtime win marks the first time this season that the Barracuda had to use more than 60 minutes to win a game.

#4 In overtime the Barracuda’s Danil Gushchin nearly ended it early with a shot that hit the post in the first minute, but at 3:25 Cagnoni got a two on one pass that was intended for Andrew Poturalski that deflected off a Wrangler defender that went in for the game winner.

#5 The Barracuda are at the Coca Cola Arena in Toronto this Saturday and Sunday at 1:00pm PST. The Marlies are third in the North Division at 8-1-2-2 and are tough at home. This is a big road game for the Barracuda against the Marlies who have home ice.

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

San Jose Barracuda win in OT against Calgary

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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 17: The San Jose Barracuda complete the comeback and win in overtime against the first place in the Pacific Division Calgary Wranglers, splitting the weekend series.

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE – The Calgary Wranglers dominated the first period outshooting the Barracuda twelve to ten. The Barracuda were the first to the box when Thomas Bordeleau took a two-minute penalty for cross-checking a Wrangler into the bench at 11:55. Shortly after that, Calgary opened up the scoring at 14:11 with Rory Kerins scoring his 12th of the season assisted by Adam Klapka and Jeremie Poirier. Twenty-two seconds after scoring the first of the game, Calgary extended their lead to two on a David Silye goal assisted by Lucas Ciona.

At 4:57 of the second, the Barracuda cut into Calgary’s lead with a Jimmy Schuldt goal. Danil Guschin registered his third point of the weekend getting the main assist and Collin Graf getting the secondary assist. Two minutes later, the Barracuda tied the game at 2 on a Filip Bystedt goal assisted by Joey Keane and Shakir Mukhamadullin.

The Barracuda went to the box for the second time of the game with a Lucas Vanroboys 2 minute penalty for delay of game. Fifty-five seconds into the penalty, Calgary struck again with Kerins getting his second goal of the night assisted by William Strömgren and Jakob Pelletier. Calgary was given another powerplay opportunity when Donovan Houle went to the box for 2 minutes for boarding. San Jose tied it at 17:10 scoring their fifth shorthanded goal of the season scored by Justin Bailey assisted by Ethan Cardwell and Jimmy Schuldt. With that assist, that was Cardwells 50th AHL point.

The score was tied at three in the third until Calgary regained their lead at 11:33 on a goal scored by Adam Klapka assisted by Sam Hutson and David Silye. With a minute and forty seconds left in the third, Collin Graf tied the game at 4 assisted by Luca Cagnoni and Danil Guschin.

Both teams picked up a point with the game ending tied at regulation. San Jose won at 3:25 with a goal scored by Luca Cagnoni assisted by Andrew Poturalski.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

1. Luca Cagnoni: GWG, 1A

2. Collin Graf: 1G, 1A

3. Rory Kerins: 2G

The Barracuda will be back in action on Saturday November 23rd where they will travel to Toronto to take on the Marlies. They will spend the weekend there for a 2 game series and then return home on Friday November 29th to take on the Abbotsford Canucks.

Barracuda win 2-1 in midweek matchup against the San Diego Gulls

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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 13: The San Jose Barracuda host the San Diego Gulls at Tech CU Arena on November 13, 2024 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Andreea Cardani/San Jose Barracuda)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE–Yaroslav Askarov made 48 saves on 49 shots in his 100th AHL game. Tonight’s game was a goalie duel between starters Calle Clang and Yaraslav Askarov only letting in 3 goals combined. The San Jose Barracuda won against the San Diego Gulls on Wednesday night for a one game series.

Forward Sam Colangelo opened up the scoring at 8:03 of the 2nd period netting his 2nd PPG of the season assisted by Tristan Luneau and Yegor Sidorov. After 4 separate PP opportunies in the 1st period, San Diego took advantage and scored on a Jimmy Schuldt high-stick penalty.

San Jose took advantage of their own powerplay when Thomas Bordeleau scored his 1st of the season on a Nikita Nesterenko interferance penalty, assisted by Collin Graf and Luca Cagnoni. When asked how he felt after scoring, he smiled and said “it felt good-when I don’t score, I’m not too happy with myself”.

Bordeleau gave the Barracuda a late lead of 2-1 at 12:49 of the 3rd period. Cagnoni registered his 2nd assist of the night and Poturalski registered the 2nd assist. Bordeleau and Cagnoni had success together all night. When asked, they had similar responses, “I know what to expect, he’s a good player and knows the game well”.

Collin Graf and Luca Cagnoni have been a staple in assists being the top two on the team. They combine for 19 assists on the season. Graf is 3rd in the AHL for points with 15, and Cagnoni is on a 4-game assist streak. When asked what makes him successful, he chuckled and responded with “I’m just playing hockey. Having fun and sticking with it”

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Yaroslav Askarov: 48 saves on 49 shots
  2. Thomas Bordeleau: 2 goals
  3. Luca Cagnoni: 2 assists

The Barracuda will host the Calgary Wranglers on Saturday and Sunday for a 2-game series. San Jose is currently second place in the Pacific Division 3 games behind Calgary which makes this an important series. When asked what preparation looks like for this series, Head Coach John McCarthy said “Have practice the next few days, look over film. It’s going to be a challenge, they’re a first place team who have had a lot of success.

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda scores twice in third period to take 5-3 win over Colorado

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San Jose Barracuda Tristen Robbins (52) who scored twice skates in front of the Barracuda bench after scoring one of his two goals against the Colorado Avalanche on Sun Nov 10, 2024 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Tristen Robins scored two goals to help the San Jose Barracuda defeat the Colorado Eagles 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at Tech CU Arena.

#2 San Jose snapped two streaks as it split the weekend series with the Eagles. They snapped their season long three-game losing streak and 12-game losing streak to their Pacific Division rival.

#3 After failing to finish the game the night before against Colorado, San Jose had a chip on its shoulder as they got off to a strong start in the opening frame. 

#4 The Barracuda scored twice to take a two goal 5-3 lead in third period. Both San Jose goals came from Tristen Robbins who contributed big in this win.

#5 San Jose continues its five-game homestand when they host the San Diego Gulls on Wednesday 11/13 at 7:00pm at Tech CU Arena.

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

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda get swept by Wild in Des Moines losing Sunday 5-2; San Jose drops third straight game

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San Jose Barracuda forward Andrew Poturalski (22) scored twice against the Iowa Wild at Iowa Wild Arena in Iowa on Sun Nov 3, 2024 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Marko tough road trip to Iowa as the San Jose Barracuda (6-3-0-0) were swept in a brief two game series to the Iowa Wild (3-6-1-0) and on Sunday losing 5-2.

#2 The Barracuda after winning four straight now have lost three straight for head coach John McCarthy is there any concern right now? The Wild in those two games seemed to have figured out the Barracuda’s formula?

#3 The Wild scored the first three goals of the game all unanswered, in the first period at 13:19 Liam Olgren and at 18:18 David Spacek, Michael Milne scored the first goal of the second period at 5:13 the Wild were quickly up 3-0.

#4 At 19:13 of the second period Andrew Poturalski scored the first of two unanswered goals for the Barracuda and in the third period at 8:32 cutting the Wild’s lead to 3-2.

#5 The Wild would put it out of reach in the third period at 13:18 on Hunter Haight’s goal and at 15:50 Devine Shore scored the game’s last goal for a 5-2 final. Tough Sunday for Barracuda goaltender Georgi Romanov allowing five goals stopping 31 shots.

#5 Up next the Barracuda open up a two game set against the Colorado Eagles on Sat Nov 9th at Tech CU for a 6:00pm PST. The Eagles have won their last two games are in fourth in the Pacific Division at 4-3-0-1. How do you see these two games this coming Saturday?

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

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda host Firebirds Wednesday night; Coachella faces improved San Jose team

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The San Jose Barracuda celebrate a two game sweep over the Henderson Silver Knights at Lee’s Family Forum in Henderson on Sun Oct 27, 2024 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 The San Jose Barracuda scored three goals in the third period to take control of a close game as they defeated the Henderson Silver Knights 5-3 took on Friday morning at Lee’s Family Forum.

#2 San Jose has won a season best four games in a row, including five of their first six games and swept its second straight series,

#3 Henderson has lost four games in a row and five of their first six to start their season. Their a struggling group are the Silver Knights a worthy opponent and Barracuda took care of business or were the Knights easy pickings for the Barracuda?

#4 How much of a factor has goaltender Yaroslav Askarov been in the recent success for the Barracuda in preventing goals against and do you see Askarov not long for joining the struggling San Jose Sharks and helping them out in net at the NHL level at some point?

#5 The Barracuda face off against the Coachella Valley Firebirds Wednesday night Oct 30th in San Jose. The Firebirds have always been a thorn in the Barraducda’s side. This year’s Barracuda have been getting some solid defense and had strong games against the Iowa Wild and most recently against the Knights. Will this match up be much different than past Barracuda and Firebird match ups?

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San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda sniping the puck over the weekend in sweeping Iowa

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San Jose Barracuda right wing Scott Sabourin (49) takes control of the puck against the Iowa Wild in AHL action at Tech CU in San Jose on Sun Oct 20, 2024 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

On the San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 The San Jose Barracuda scored five goals in the second period to route the Iowa Wild 7-3 on Sunday afternoon at Tech CU Arena.

#2 San Jose swept the two-game series and has jumped out to a great start in the young season. Iowa remained defeated through their first four games.

#3 San Jose (3-1-0) drew first blood early in the first period with an even strength goal. Anthony Vincent sent the puck back up to the point to Luca Cagnoni. 

#4 The Barracuda kept it going with all second period scoring 13:23 Lucas Vanroboys, 15: 23 Scott Sabourin, 16:03 Filip Bystedt, 17:40 Colin White, 18:07 Ethan Frisch.

#5 The Barracuda are coming off a two game sweep of the Iowa Wild and winning with authority on both ends 5-0 and 7-3. It’s off to Nevada and the Henderson Silver Knights on Wed 23rd a 7:00pm PT face off.

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