Category: San Jose Barracuda

Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda Twitter. Barracuda forward Jasper Weatherby battles on the face-off against a Firebirds player.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

In their second game in a row against the Firebirds the Barracuda were down 2-0 but came back only to lose in the shootout by a final of 3-2.

Early on in the game both teams took roughing penalties resulting in a four-on-four with Coachella Valley maintaining most of the possession.

No goals were scored during the two minutes however, on a rush going back the other way Cameron Hughes slid the puck across to a streaking Jesper Froden who scored on a wide open net.

With game 1-0 the Firebirds continued to press at one point in the period out shooting the Barracuda 12-2.

On the 13th shot of that period for Coachella Valley Kole Lind on a nice feed from Brogan Rafferty one timed that shot home to make it 2-0.

While the scoring ended there in the first the shots continued to pile on as by the end of the first the shots favored the Firebirds 18-6.

After the first which saw Coachella Valley dominate the second period got off to a much slower start. With each team only getting a few shots.

At the 14:10 mark the Barracuda were given a chance to comeback as Lind took a slashing penalty. San Jose’s power play though was unsuccessful which that ended up being their last power play of the game.

Less than five minutes after the PP unit got off the ice Adam Raska fired a shot from the point that was tipped by Luke Johnson making it a one goal game. It was Johnson’s seventh goal of the season and that late in the period it seemed to give San Jose a little bit of life.

The Barracuda did not end the period on a great note though as Will Riedell and Montana Onyebuchi took penalties just a little bit apart.

Heading into the third on a five-on-three San Jose needed a big kill and got just that as the Firebirds walked away empty handed.

The rest of the third similar to the second was a close checking game with not a ton of opportunities either way.

Jasper Weatherby did take a cross-checking penalty but once again the penalty kill came up big keeping it a one goal game.

With the score still close and San Jose needing a goal Aaron Dell was pulled with just 1:30 left in the game.

30 seconds later Thomas Bordeleau one timed a shot pass across to Danil Gushchin who slid in back door and deflected the pass in off of his skate and scored tying the game up at two.

In dramatic fashion the Barracuda had tied and officially forced the game into overtime.

The overtime period much like the rest of the game was close with a total of two shots taken by each team.

Neither of those shots ended up going in meaning a shootout was next.

The shootout was even more drama filled with both teams goalies standing on their heads and making save after save.

It took until the seventh round before finally Lind scored putting the pressure on San Jose.

William Eklund shot next and was stopped by Joey Daccord who emphatically celebrated as Coachella Valley had won the game 3-2.

The shots at the end of the game were 36-22 in favor of the Firebirds.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Kole Lind 2nd: Jesper Froden 3rd: Joey Daccord

San Jose’s next game will be on the road this time in San Diego on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda. Barracuda forward Scott Reedy fights for possession of the puck.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

San Jose on the road faced off against the Coachella Valley Firebirds who has had their number all year and tonight was no different as the Firebirds won 4-0.

Coachella Valley did not take long to find the back of the net as just 4:28 into the game Brogan Rafferty scored his fourth goal of the season. Both Ryker Evans and Max McCormick assisted on the goal.

Just a little under five minutes after the goal Adam Raska and Max McCormick dropped the gloves looking to give a spark to their respective teams.

After the fight San Jose took a holding penalty and the Firebirds punished them as former Barracuda Alexander True scored his fourth of the campaign. Cameron Hughes and Kole Lind assisted on the goal.

That ended up being all the scoring in the first with the shots at the end of the period favoring Coachella Valley at 17-8.

The second period started with a flurry of opportunities for San Jose but Joey Daccord turned aside eight straight shots to keep them off the board.

Daccord was rewarded for his effort as Cameron Hughes scored his fourth goal of the season to put the Firebirds up 3-0. Both True and Lind assisted on the goal.

San Jose was given a power play chance as Jesper Froden took a tripping penalty but their PP unit was unable to convert.

At the end of the second the shots in total now favored San Jose at 27-23.

The Barracuda started off the third period in not great fashion as 3:04 in Patrick Holway took a tripping penalty.

The Firebirds did not score on the power play but mere seconds later they did score five-on-five as Carsen Twarynski got his seventh goal on the year. Matt Tennyson and Luke Henman assisted on the goal.

In the third the Barracuda pushed for an answer but none was found as Daccord ended up shutting out San Jose making 39 saves on the night.

The shots in total at the end of the night did favor the Barracuda at 39-31.

The three stars of the game were 1st: Joey Daccord 2nd: Alexander True 3rd: Cameron Hughes

San Jose will look to bounce back Tuesday on the road against these same Firebirds at 7 p.m.

The San Jose Barracuda who battled against the Coachella Valley Firebirds on Sat Dec 31, 2022 at Tech CU Arena in San Jose in AHL action. The Barracuda host the Henderson Silver Knights Wed Jan 4, 2023 in San Jose (photo by the San Jose Barracuda)

On the San Jose Barracuda with Marko:

#1 The San Jose Barracuda (13-18-0-1) continue to struggle, last Saturday the Barracuda fell behind two goals to the Coachella Valley Firebirds in an eventual 4-1 loss at Tech CU Arena.

#2 The Firebirds Jimmy Schudt scored at 2:28 in the first period top shelf and teammate Kole Lind scored on a turnover to make it 2-0 at intermission.

#3 In the second period the Barracuda’s Thomas Bordeleau scored from the right side of the crease to cut Coachella’s lead to 2-1.

#4 Third period the Firebird Max McCormick scored top shelf on Barracuda goaltender Eetu Makiniemi and Firebird Ryan Evans scored his third goal of the season 60 second later at 10:48 to round off all the scoring for the night.

#5 Marko, the Barracuda continue this four game home stand Wednesday night against the Henderson Silver Knights a 7pm face off at Tech CU in San Jose.

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Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda Twitter. William Eklund stick-handles in front of a Firebirds defender.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE – In the second of back to backs against the Firebirds on home ice the Barracuda one again turned in a disappointing performance this time losing 4-1.

It was a quick start compared to yesterday’s game between these two teams as just 44 seconds in Ryker Evans took a holding penalty putting San Jose on the power play.

The power play however did not go to plan as shorthanded Jimmy Schuldt scored his fourth of the season putting the Firebirds on the board.

For San Jose the power play continued to struggle going 0/3 in the first though no more shorthanded goals were scored.

At the 9:59 mark Kole Lind extended Coachella Valley’s lead to two scoring his 14th goal of the season with no assists on the play.

That ended up being all the scoring in the first with the shots favoring San Jose at 14-9.

The following period saw San Jose’s power play unit get another chance as Kole Lind was sent to the box for slashing.

This time on a beautiful passing play Thomas Bordeleau scored his 15th goal of the season on the power play as Danil Gushchin and William Eklund assisted on the goal.

The rest of the period played out closely with neither team pulling away offensively and so the score finished at the end of the second 2-1.

The shots at the end of the second still favored San Jose at 24-17.

Unlike the first two period the third period ended up being a penalty fest as in total 11 penalties were called.

On one of these penalties the Firebirds responded as Max McCormick scored his 12th goal of the season. Both Brogan Rafferty and Cameron Hughes assisted on the goal.

Coachella Valley looking to pull away got another goal this time it was Evans scoring his second of the game. Tye Kartye and Alexander True both assisted on the goal.

The score now becoming out of reach 15:12 into the third Patrick Sieloff took a boarding penalty as well as receiving a game misconduct and penalty for abuse of an official.

With that play the game was essentially over as the Barracuda had to spend the rest of the game killing off Sieloff’s penalties.

The shots at the end of the game favored the Barracuda at 31-30.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Jimmy Schuldt 2nd: Thomas Bordeleau 3rd: Joey Daccord

San Jose’s next game will be Wednesday at home at 7 p.m. against the Henderson Silver Knights.

Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda Twitter. Patrick Sieloff battles for the puck.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE- Continuing their home stand the Barracuda dropped another one in front of their fans this time against the Coachella Valley Firebird by a final of 4-0.

The Barracuda got off to a good start in the game with a couple good chances against Coachella Valley goalie Christopher Gibson. However the goalie held his own long enough for the Firebirds to get his team in the game.

With the momentum carrying the other way 16:49 into the first period Ville Petman scored his seventh goal of the season to get the Firebirds on the board. Both Austin Poganski and Carsen Twarynski assisted on the goal.

That ended up being all the scoring in the first with the shots finishing at the end of the first in favor of Coachella Valley 16-8.

The second period got off to a quiet start with the first major play of the period coming 10:42 in when Alexander True took a cross-checking penalty.

San Jose was given a great opportunity though when John Hayden took a delay of game penalty for batting the puck with his hand on the face-off. Giving the Barracuda a five-on-three.

Coachella’s penalty kill rose to the challenge and killed off what could have been a huge momentum swing for San Jose.

Then in the dying moments of the period John Hayden made up for his penalty by scoring his tenth goal of the season with both Kole Lind and Alexander True assisting on the play.

The score at the end of the second finished 2-0 in favor of the Firebirds with the shots also in favor of Coachella Valley at 28-18.

Heading into the third the Barracuda needed a big push on offense but got off to a rough start as just over five minutes in Danil Gushchin took a slashing penalty.

San Jose’s penalty kill also was just as strong on the night killing off the penalty and every other penalty they took on the night.

With the score still close the Barracuda pulled Aaron Dell to try to equalize the score.

Jesper Froden had other plans though as he scored on the empty net to get his 15th goal of the season. Tye Kartye got the lone assist on the goal.

San Jose pulled Dell again and this time Hayden scored on the unguarded cage getting his second goal on the night. Both True and Lind assisted on the goal.

The shots at the end of the game favored the Firebirds 37-24.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Ville Petman 2nd: Christopher Gibson 3rd: Aaron Dell

“I liked our start tonight I thought we came out we were ready to play. Took some penalties and they got a little momentum they found their game a little bit and I felt they controlled the play after that,” Barracuda head coach John McCarthy commented after the game.

The Barracuda’s next game will be at home tomorrow at 3 p.m. against these same Firebirds.