Category: San Jose Barracuda

Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE- After playing Charlotte Saturday and losing the Barracuda looked for a bounce-back win Sunday 5-1.

In goal for the Barracuda was Magnus Chrona while for Charlotte Spencer Knight started his second game in a row.

The Barracuda came out firing in this one as just 1:22 into the game Tanner Caspick scored his third goal of the season.

Then the blueline got involved offensively as Valtteri Pulli deposited the puck in the net getting his first of the campaign.

The period ended with each team getting two power plays apiece and the shots favoring San Jose 14-7.

Down but not out Charlotte got one back from Ryan McAllister getting his second goal in as many games.

The score remained close until late in the second when Scott Sabourin scored a short-handed goal on a Nick Cicek high-sticking penalty.

At the end of the second, the shots still favored San Jose 22-20.

Looking for the dagger Thomas Bordeleau was given a chance to do just that as he scored on an odd man rush making it 4-1.

Then on a delay of game penalty, Patrick Bailey scored his fifth goal of the season and the first power-play goal of the game.

That’s were the score would end up as the Barracuda won 5-1 with the shots tied at the end of the game at 27 apiece.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Thomas Bordeleau 2nd: Ethan Cardwell 3rd: Valtteri Pulli

San Jose won’t play again until Friday when they take on Colorado at home at 7 p.m.

Photo courtesy of Titus Wilkinson. Leon Gawanke protects the puck from a Charlotte player (taken on 10/11/23).

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE- For the first time in many years the Barracuda took on the Checkers at home in a first of back-to-backs.

Getting the start for San Jose was Georgi Romanov while for the Checkers Spencer Knight was in goal.

The first period saw Charlotte take three penalties though the Barracuda’s power play was unable to capitalize on any of them.

Thankfully for the Cuda Thomas Bordeleau was able to sneak in a shot off the rush unassisted 6:30 into the period.

Charlotte would get a response late from Lucas Carlsson as he ripped one in getting his fifth of the season and tying the game up at one.

At the end of the first the shots favored San Jose 14-12.

The second period scoring once again opened up with a goal from San Jose as this time Jacob Peterson scored on a one-timer getting his first career goal in the AHL.

It wouldn’t take long though for Charlotte to respond as a little over a minute later Ryan McAllister scored his fourth goal of the season tying the game right back up.

Then the offense flooded in for the Checkers as they’d score another two goals one from former Shark Jonah Gadjovich on the power play and a second one from Carlsson.

Late in the second San Jose got a goal to draw them back to within one as Ethan Cardwell scored a greasy goal in front of the net.

The period ended 4-3 with the shots now tied at 27 apiece.

San Jose would put Charlotte’s first period penalty parade to shame by taking five penalties in the third. One of those penalties got Brandon Coe ejected for boarding.

Funnily enough though the one goal Charlotte scored did not come on the power play as Gadjovich got his second of the night during even strength play.

San Jose would pull their goalie but were not able to tie the game as they fell 5-3 with their record dropping to 2-5-3 which puts them last in the Pacific division.

The shots finished at 40-38 in favor of Charlotte with both teams not impressing on the power play as the Checkers went 1/6 while San Jose went 0/5.

The three stars of the game were 1st: Lucas Carlsson 2nd: Thomas Bordeleau 3rd: Justin Sourdif

The Barracuda will look to bounce back on Sunday against the Checkers at 3 p.m.

Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda. Nikita Okhotiuk warms up (taken on October 25th 2023).

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE- The Barracuda battled the Firebirds on home ice and lost by a final of 5-4 in overtime.

In goal for the Barracuda was Georgi Romanov while for Coachella Valley Ales Stezka was in-between the pipes.

Breaking the ice in this one was Brandon Coe who scored on the power play just 1:32 into the game getting his fourth of the season.

It didn’t take long for San Jose to tack onto their lead as Patrick Bailey scored his fourth as well making it 2-0 less than five minutes in.

Coachella Valley would get a response from Kole Lind but Leon Gawanke scored for the Barracuda before the period ended making it 3-1.

At the end of the first the shots favored San Jose 14-5.

The second saw only the Firebirds score as Connor Carrick deposited the puck in the net at the 10:56 mark.

There was also two penalties in the period both against Coachella Valley though San Jose did not score on either.

The second ended with the shots in favor of San Jose still at 21-20.

In the third the Barracuda saw their lead evaporate as Ryan Winterton tied the game up at three. San Jose took the lead back less than five minutes later as Radim Simek scored his first of the campaign.

The Barracuda looked to hold on to their lead but were unable to as Andrew Poturalski scored on the power play forcing overtime.

In overtime Danil Gushchin took a high-sticking penalty and Coachella Valley took advantage as Shane Wright scored to end the game 5-4.

The power play for San Jose went 1/4 while Coachella Valley went 2/4.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Shane Wright 2nd: Danil Gushchin 3rd: Henry Thrun

San Jose will look to snap their losing streak against the Wranglers on the road at 12 p.m. on Friday.

Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda. Oskar Lindblom fires a shot on goal as players crash to the net (taken on 10/28/23).

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE- The Barracuda opened up a weekend series against Coachella Valley with a loss by a final of 8-2.

Getting the start for San Jose was Magnus Chrona while for the Firebirds Chris Driedger was in between the pipes.

The goal-scoring was kicked off by Coachella Valley as 5:18 into the first Luke Henman scored his first goal of the season assisted by Andrew Poturalski and Kole Lind.

Then on Radim Simek’s second penalty of the period, the Firebird’s powerplay scored as Max McCormick got his first of the season.

With less than five minutes left in the first Coachella Valley tacked on to their lead with Ryker Evans getting the goal.

At the end of the first, the shots favored the Firebirds 19-10.

In the second the scoring got going quickly as just 1:09 in Shane Wright extended their lead to 4-0.

Later in the period, Jacob Melanson made it a five-goal lead, and then Marian Studenic followed that up with a goal before the second period ended.

At the end of the second, the shots favored Coachella Valley 29-18.

The third period saw San Jose swap goalies as Georgi Romanov was now in goal.

Getting his second of the game was McCormick in the third who made it 7-0 followed up by a shorthanded goal by Ryan Winterton for the Firebirds.

San Jose would not be shutout as Danil Gushchin scored his second of the season making it 8-1. The assists go to Nikita Okhotiuk and Valterri Pulli.

Gushchin was not done as he scored another one this time assisted by Leon Gawanke.

At the end of the game, the shots favored the Firebirds 39-35. San Jose’s powerplay went 0/2 while Coachella Valley’s went 1/3.

McCormick ended up having himself a game as he not only got two goals but also three assists.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Max McCormick 2nd: Chris Driedger 3rd: Danil Gushchin

The second of this weekend series will be played tomorrow in San Jose at 3 p.m.

Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda. Adam Raska gets warmed up before the game.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

The Barracuda took on the Silver Knights for the third night in a row and suffered an overtime loss at home 4-3.

Getting the start in goal for San Jose was Georgi Romanov while Henderson had Jesper Vikman get the start.

It was a quick start for the Cuda offense as just 3:23 in Danil Gushchin scored his first goal of the season. Both Justin Bailey and Leon Gawanke got assists on the play.

The response from Henderson took some time but was decisive as Brendan Brisson scored his third on the campaign tying the game back up.

Before the first came to a close, San Jose found a way to break the tie as Ozzy Wiesblatt scored his first of the season, making it 2-1. Radim Simek and Cole Cassels got the assists.

The first San Jose lead in shots 19-10.

In the second there would be a total of five penalties combined but neither team gave up a power play goal.

Instead late in the second Bailey found the back of the net with less than one minute remaining making it 3-1. Gushchin and Gawanke both picked up assists.

At the end of the second, the shots favored Henderson 29-27.

Quickly the Silver Knights opened up the scoring as just 32 seconds in Jakub Demek scored his first of the season making it 3-2.

Then on a 5-on-3 Henderson tied the game at three as Byron Froese shocked the home crowd with his third goal of the season.

The score would remain that way meaning overtime was on the way.

In overtime, it did not take long to find the winner as just 59 seconds in Froese got his second of the night sending fans packing for the exit.

The shots ended tied at 41-41. Both team’s powerplays were not particularly effective as Henderson went 1/5 and San Jose went 0/2.

This game caps off a stretch where the Barracuda played the Silver Knights thrice and lost all three games.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Byron Froese 2nd: Danil Gushchin 3rd: Jesper Vikman

San Jose will look to bounce back on Saturday when they take on the Firebirds at home at 6 p.m.