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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.

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda host Condors Wednesday; San Jose defeated Bakersfield in last meeting

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San Jose Barracuda goaltender (32) Aaron Dell saved 26 shots, faced 30 shots and allowed four goals in a two goal loss to the Coachella Valley Firebirds at Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms CA on Sun Feb 23, 2025 (Coachella Valley Firebirds photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 The Coachello Valley Firebirds had a game plan and executed it well against the San Jose Barracuda on Sunday at Thousand Palms with a 5-3 win. The Firebirds scored twice in the first and second periods the Birds had a 4-2 advantage heading into the third period.

#2 Taking a review of Sunday’s scorers for the Firebirds first period Jani Nyman scored an unassisted goal at 48 seconds and Gustav Olofsson scored at 5:41. Barracuda answered right back with a goal from Danil Gushchin at 16:44 cutting Coachella’s lead to 2-1.

#3 Jagger Firkus scored the first goal of the second period at 7:42 and Ben Myers scored at 15:33 to help the Firebirds take a 4-1 lead. The Barracuda’s Andrew Poturalski scored his 21st goal of the season and cut the Firebirds lead to two goals 4-2.

#4 The Barracuda made a valent effort when Colin White scored at 19:14 to get San Jose within one goal making it 4-3. The Firebirds would add the last goal of the game coming away with a two goal 5-3 win when Logan Morrison scored at 19:58.

#5 Next up for the Barracuda the Bakersfield Condors on Wed Feb 26 a 7:00pm face off at Tech CU in San Jose. The Barracuda came away with a 5-4 win over the Condors in their last meeting Sat Feb 15th. How do you see this match up on Wednesday night.

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

Barracuda fall 5-3 to Firebirds, snapping a season-long win streak

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San Jose Barracuda vs Coachella Valley Firebirds on Sunday February 23, 2025 at Acrisure Arena at Thousand Palms CA

By Madison Montez

Coming into Saturday’s game, the San Jose Barracuda were looking to extend their winning streak to two games but just didn’t quite make it losing to the Coachella Firebirds 5-3 . The last time these two teams faced off was a month ago on January 22nd where the Barracuda won at home in a shootout. San Jose were looking to continue their win streak against Coachella for the season but fell short.

Coachella got started early, scoring 48 seconds into the game. Jani Nyman scoring his 23rd goal of the season. They extended their lead to two when Gustav Olofsson scoring his second goal of the season. Ville Ottavainen and David Goyette registering the assists.

San Jose cut into Coachella’s lead with Danil Guschin scoring his 15th goal of the season. Pavol Regenda and Colin White registering the assists.

Three seconds after San Jose killed a penalty, Coachella extended their lead again at 7:42 of the second. Jagger Firkus scoring his 11th of the season, John Hayden and Eduard Sale registering the assists. Firebirds made it 4-1 when Ben Meyers scored his 19th of the season. David Goyette and Nikolas Brouillard registering the assists.

The former FireBird cut the lead in half when Andrew Poturalski scored his 21st goal of the season. Lucas Carlsson and Ethan Cardwell registering the assists.

San Jose didn’t back down without a fight, scoring with 46 seconds left in the game. Colin White scoring his 8th goal of the season. Luca Cagnoni and Pavol Regenda registering the assists.

Logan Morrrison sealed the win scoring his 11th goal of the season with two seconds left. Ben Myers registering the lone assist.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  • 1. Ben Myers, 1G, 1A
  • 2. David Goyette, 2A
  • 3. Jagger Firkus, 1G

The Barracuda will be back in action against the Bakersfield Condors on Wednesday. They will be looking to get back in the win column after losing the last game of the road trip. The last time these two teams faced off was on January 11th where the Barracuda lost 5-4 in overtime. Brandon Coe, Scott Sabourin, and Ethan Cardwell all registering goals in the loss.

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Cuda hit the road against Canucks for two game set in Abbottsford

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San Jose Barracuda goaltender Aaron Dell stopped 51 shots and allowed five goals. Dell was busy all day in the Barracuda battle against the Bakersfield Condors at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Sun Jan 12, 2025 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuida podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 The San Jose Barracuda earned a point in their overtime loss to the Bakersfield Condors 5-4 at Mechanics Bank in Bakersfield on Saturday night.

#2 The Barracuda Brandon Coe scored his second goal of the season at 18:32 with assists from Joey Keane and Thomas Bordeleau to take a 1-0 lead.

#3 All the scoring took place in the second period with the Condors Jayden Grubbe scoring at 3:45, the Barracuda would answer back with three goals from Anthony Vincent at 11:02, Scott Sabourin at 11:44, and Ethan Cardwell at 16:20. with the score 3-2 the Condors would make it 4-2 when Conner Carrick at 19:25 scored.

#4 In the third period the Condors would score two unanswered goals to force overtime when Cameron Wright scored at 6:32 and at 7:28 Drake Caggiula to make it 4-4. In overtime at 2:45 the Condors Carrick scored the game winning goal for the 5-4 victory.

#5 The Barracuda are back in British Columbia for a battle with the Abbottsford Canucks Sat Jan 18th a 7:00pm PST puck drop its the first of a two game series. The Canucks are seventh in the Pacific Division at 16-15-1-1 and have won four of their last ten games. How do you see this match up this coming weekend.

Join Marko for the Barracuda podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda host Bakersfield Condors in AHL action at Tech CU this Friday night

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San Jose Barracuda center Filip Bystedt (18) and right winger Ethan Cardwell (56) defend against the Colorado Eagles defenseman Wyatt Aamodt (5) near the boards at Tech CU on Sun Jan 5, 2025 (San Jose Barracuda Flickr photo)

On the San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 What was impressive about Sunday’s 4-3 win for the San Jose Barracuda over the Colorado Eagles was they were able to score three unanswered goals to open up the game for a 3-0 lead?

#2 Marko, reviewing the three players who scored for the Barracuda in that first period Justin Bailey goal number six of the season at 8:30, Lucas Vanroboys scoring his eighth goal of the season at 11:37, and Thomas Bordeleau scored his seventh at 12:47 for a 3-0 lead.

#3 the Eagles came right back to start the second period with a goal from Maros Jedlicka scored his second goal of the season at 3:15 putting Colorado on the scoreboard making it 3-1. The Eagles yet struck again cutting San Jose’s lead to 3-1 when Jakc Ahcan scored his third of the season making it 3-2 at 7:26. The Barracuda came right back at 13:12 when Donavon Houle scored his seventh of the season making it 4-2. The Eagles had the last word in the third period when Jacob MacDonald scored his ninth goal of the season at 19:38 to make it 4-3.

#4 Marko talk about the third period a little both the Eagles and Barracuda couldn’t score and the Barracuda wound up with the one goal win 4-3. Barracuda goaltender Georgie Romanov allowed three goals saving 36 and Eagles goaltender Kevin Mandolese allowed four goals and saved 35.

#5 The Barracuda face off this Fri Jan 10th against the eighth place Bakersfield Condors for a 7:30pm PST face off at Tech CU. The Condors have won six of their last ten games and the second place Barracuda have now won four of their last ten games. How do you see this match up this Friday night Jan 10th in San Jose?

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

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Madison Montez: Barracuda look to get on the winning track face Silver Knights this weekend

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Bakersfield Condors defenseman Connor Corcoran (8) has the San Jose Barracuda forward Lucas Vanroboys (67) by the collar at the Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Sat Dec 21, 2024 (Bakersfield Condors photo)

On the San Jose Barracuda podcast with Madison Montez:

#1 Marko tough loss for the San Jose Barracuda on Saturday a 6-2 drubbing by the Bakersfield Condors at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield.

#2 The Condors came right out of the gate scoring two goals starting with Cam Dineen scoring his second goal of the season at 9:28 followed up by Matthew Savoie scored his seventh goal of the season at 15:40 in the first period it was quickly 2-0 Condors.

#3 In the second period the Condors Matthew Petrov scored his eighth goal of the season at 10:00 and Ronnie Attard scored his first goal of the season at 10:41. The Barracuda picked up their first goal at 12:18 when Filip Bystedt scored.

#4 Bystedt scored again in the third period at 16:04 for the only goal of the period and the Barracuda just couldn’t get off the mat to even come close to chasing the Condors for their second loss of the two game series.

#5 The Barracuda try it all over again as they face off with the Henderson Silver Knights this Saturday and Sunday at Lee’s Family Forum in Henderson. Knights are struggling in last in the Pacific Division they’ve lost their last six games in a row. The Barracuda are coming off a two game loss to Bakersfield how do you see this match up in Henderson?

Madison Montez filled in for Marko Ukalovic for the SJ Barracuda podcast heard each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda up for a tough challenge with Firebirds on Wednesday night at Tech CU

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The San Jose Barracuda got a lot of offense against the Bakersfield Condors on Sat Feb 17, 2024 at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Marko talk about how the San Jose Barracuda scored four power play goals on the Bakersfield Condors and how much that made up a difference in a 7-3 win at Mechanics Bank Arena on Saturday night.

#2 Talk about Cole Cassels who had one goal two assists with a team high of three points and turned out to be his first three point game of the season.

#3 Marko talk about the first period scoring Cassels with his seventh goal of the season, Nathan Todd his fifth goal of the season and Scott Sabourin his 11th goal of the season giving the Barracuda a 3-1 lead.

#4 Ethan Cardwell scored his 15th goal and Kyle Rau his fifth of the season in the second period and in the third period Jacob Peterson his ninth of the season and Anthony Vincent with his first of the season as the Barracuda came away with the four goal win.

#5 Marko, another tall order as the Coachella Valley Firebirds come calling at Tech CU. The last time the Barracuda faced the Firebirds last Thursday they were shutout 4-0 at Coachella Valley. Will Barracuda head coach John McCarthy have his offense turn it up a notch this Wednesday night 7:00pm PT.

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

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Titus Wilkinson: Barracuda and Condors conclude their 8 game meeting for the season tonight in Bakersfield

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San Jose Barracuda goaltender Magnus Chrona stopped 28 out of 30 shots he faced against the Bakersfield Condors on Sat Feb 10, 2024 at Acrisure Arena in Bakersfield (photo from NHL.com)

On the SJ Barracuda podcast with Titus Wilkinson:

#1 The San Jose Barracuda (16-23-8-0) end their three game road trip tonight against Bakersfield Condors and this will be the final meeting between the Barracuda and Condors for the 2023-24 season.

#2 The Barracuda defeated the Condors last week Saturday at Tech CU 4-2. Magnus Chrona returned to work between the pipes in goal for the Barracuda stopping 28 of 30 shots against the Condors.

#3 The tough trip on Thursday against the Coachella Valley Firebirds at Acrisure Arena at Coachella Valley saw the Barracuda get shutout 4-0. The Firebirds got goals from Kole Lind in the first period at 15:24 and Max McCormick at 1:25 of the third period.

#4 Before Thursday’s loss to the Firebirds the Barracuda had held the opposition to three of fewer goals in their last eight games and were 5-2-1-0 during that run.

#5 The last time the Barracuda met the Condors they split a two game series Fri Feb 9 in Bakersfield in a 3-2 overtime loss and defeated the Condors on Sat Feb 10 4-2 at Tech CU the following night. These two teams match up again in Bakersfield tonight how do you see the match up in their final season meeting?

Titus Wilkinson is a San Jose Barracuda beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda hits road against Gulls Wednesday night

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San Jose Barracuda forward Nathan Todd (45) scored three goals to help the Barracuda defeat the Bakersfield Condors at Tech CU in San Jose on Sat Feb 10, 2024 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

On the SJ Barracuda podcast with Marko:

#1 San Jose Barracuda Nathan Todd scored his first career hat trick which included the game winning goal and the ice sealer as the San Jose Barracuda shot down the Bakersfield Condors 4-2 on Saturday evening at Tech CU Arena.

#2 San Jose split the home and home weekend series with its Pacific Division rival. Bakersfield has its three-game winning streak snapped

#3 Todd’s second goal of his hat trick, which also was the Cuda’s first team hat trick of the season, was the eventual game winning goal with 3:34 remaining in the third period. 

#4 Brandon Coe centered the puck out in front of the crease from behind the net and Todd tucked home the puck inside the near post for his 12th goal of the season sending hats everywhere on from the announced crowd of 3,986.

#5 San Jose takes on the San Diego Gulls on Wednesday 2/14 at 7:00pm at Pechanga Arena of San Diego. I know you have a weak spot for your alma matter and San Diego has a special place for you not to mention it’s a tough place to play for the Barracuda.

Join Marko Ukalovic for the SJ Barracuda podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com