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Barracuda’s losing streak extends to three with an overtime loss against Henderson 4-3

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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.

Silver Knights comeback from 2-goal deficit to beat Barracuda 4-3 in OT

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Barracuda forward Oscar Lindblom battles it out with Silver Knight forward Byron Froese at the Dollar Loan Center on Saturday OCT 21, 2023. (San Jose Barracuda photo)

by Marko Ukalovic

Grigori Denisenko scored the game winning goal at the 1:53 mark of overtime to bring home a Henderson Silver Knights 4-3 come from behind victory over the San Jose Barracuda on Saturday afternoon at Dollar Loan Center.

San Jose were swept out of the desert but earned a point in the two-game series. Henderson remained undefeated after its first four games.

The Barracuda (1-2-1-0) drew first blood early in the first period fresh off a penalty kill. Ryan Carpenter threaded a pass through a ton of traffic that was intended for Danil Gushchin. Brandon Coe ended up getting it on his stick before firing a shot past Silver Knights goalie Jesper Vikman for his third goal of the season at the 3:25 mark.

Henderson (4-0-0-0) answered back at the 8:42 mark of the opening 20 minutes with an even strength goal. Jakub Brabenec found Mason Morelli on the left wing and Morelli beat ‘Cuda goalie Magnus Chrona top shelf with a wrist shot for his second goal in as many games against San Jose.

San Jose regained the lead early in the second period. Nathan Todd cleaned up his own rebound to score his first goal of the season at the 3:29 mark.

Ethan Cardwell took advantage of a turnover by the Silver Knights inside their own zone. Cardwell skated in on a breakaway and beat Vikman with a wrist shot for his second goal of the season at the 11:20 mark.

Henderson scored two goals in a 11-second span late in the third period to even the game. First, Lukas Cormier sent a rink wide pass over to Gage Quinney who buried home a one-timer past Chrona for his first goal of the season.

Then after a faceoff win Dysin Mayo sent a seeing eye puck through traffic from the point to score his second goal of the season.

Quinney set up Denisenko’s heroics when he sent a pass over to a wide open Denisenko who lasered in a wrist shot past Chrona for his second goal of the season.

Vikman (1-0) stopped 20 of the 23 shots he faced to earn his first win of the season. Chrona (1-1) made 33 saves on 37 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: Both teams went 0-for-6 on the power play.

UP NEXT: San Jose hosts Henderson on Wednesday 10/25 at 7:00pm at Tech CU Arena.

Silver Knights edge Barracuda 5-4 with late power play goal to stay undefeated

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San Jose Barracuda forward Ryan Carpenter battles for the puck against Henderson Silver Knight defenseman Dysin Mayo at the Dollar Loan Center on Friday OCT 20, 2023. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

Sheldon Rempal scored a power play goal with 3:44 remaining in the third period for the game winning goal in the Henderson Silver Knights’ 5-4 victory over the San Jose Barracuda on Friday evening at the Dollar Loan Center.

Defenseman Nikita Okhotiuk made his debut for the Barracuda. Okhotiuk is on loan from the San Jose Sharks for a conditioning assignment with the ‘Cuda as he was paired with Valterri Pulli as the third pair on head coach John McCarthy’s blueline.

Another defenseman also made his debut for San Jose as Henry Thrun was sent down to the ‘Cuda after playing two games with the Sharks as he made their opening day roster.

San Jose (1-2-0-0) drew first blood with a power play goal just past the halfway mark of the first period. Ryan Carpenter sent a rink wide pass over to Danil Gushchin who quickly sent a touch pass toward the net and Justin Bailey tapped home the puck just inside the right post for his first goal of the season at the 11:44 mark.

Silver Knights goalie Jiri Patera made some big saves during the first period that kept Henderson from falling into a deeper hole.

Henderson (3-0-0-0) scored the equalizer late in the opening 20 minutes. Gage Quinney’s initial shot was saved by ‘Cuda goalie Eetu Makiniemi but Brendan Brisson cleaned up the rebound for his second goal of the season at the 16:47 mark.

The Silver Knights gained it first lead 17 seconds into the second period on the man advantage. Rempal led a rush into the ‘Cuda zone. He fed a pass over to Mason Morelli who buried a wrist shot to the far side for his second goal of the year.

Then 32 seconds later Morelli found Jakub Brabenec open along the wing and he beat Makiniemi with a wrist shot for his first goal of the season to give Henderson a 3-1 lead.

Henderson scored its fourth unanswered goal while killing a penalty. A loose puck inside the ‘Cuda zone was picked up by Dysin Mayo who blasted a slap shot past Makiniemi to the far side of the net for his first goal of the season at the 4:13 mark.

San Jose cut Henderson’s lead in half with an even strength goal. After a clean face off win, Shakir Mukhamadullin fed Leon Gawanke along the right slot and the rookie defenseman beat Patera with a hard wrist shot for his first goal of the season at the 7:59 mark.

Carpenter made it a 4-3 game when he cleaned up a point-blank rebound after a shot by Brandon Coe was initially stopped by Patera for his team-leading third goal of the season at the 13:48 mark. Anthony Vincent was credited with the secondary assist.

The Barracuda scored its third unanswered goal on the power play. A wrist shot from Gawanke went off the mask of Patera and Coe buried home the rebound from the crease for his second goal of the season at the 13:40 mark. Mukhamadullin picked up his second assist on the equalizer.

Patera (3-0) finished the game stopping 31 of the 35 shots he faced to earn his third win of the season. Makiniemi (1-1) made 18 shots on 23 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 2-for-3 on the power play. Henderson went 2-for-3.

Defenseman Radim Simek was assigned to the Barracuda after being placed on waivers by the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.

The Three Stars of the Game were: 1) Rempal 2) Brabenec 3) Morelli.

UP NEXT: San Jose and Henderson conclude their two-game series on Saturday at 1:00pm at Dollar Loan Center.

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Cuda happy to get second game to split with Rockford; SJ gets ready for Henderson next weekend

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San Jose Sharks center Ethan Cardwell celebrates his first AHL career goal which he scored against the Rockford Ice Hogs on Sat Oct 14, 2023 at Tech CU Arena in San Jose (@sjbarracuda photo)

On the San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko:

#1 After losing the the Rockford Ice Dogs on 7-2 on Friday the San Jose Barracuda turned around and got even with the Ice Dogs with their own 7-2 win at Tech CU Arena in San Jose to split the two game series.

#2 Making his professional debut for the Barracuda was goaltender Georgi Romanov while the IceHogs had Jaxson Stauber in between the pipes.

#3 The Barracuda opened up on offense with scoring three goals in each of the second and third periods. Barracuda head coach John McCarthy had an offensive plan going into the second game of this series.

#4 The difference was the Barracuda took way more shots and opportunities at the Rockford net with 49 San Jose shots to Rockford’s 28 shots on goal.

#5 The Barracuda face off against the Henderson Silver Knights in Southern Nevada. The Knights who are the affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights are noted for their successful organization over the years. Can McCarthy and the Barracuda find success next weekend in Henderson?

Join Marko for podcast analysis on Barracuda hockey each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda flip script on IceHogs beating them 7-2

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Photo taken by Titus Wilkinson. Jacob Peterson skates with the puck as Antti Saarella pursues (photo taken on 10/13/23).

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE- The Barracuda bounced back against the IceHogs coming out on top with a convincing victory 7-2.

Making his professional debut for the Barracuda was goaltender Georgi Romanov while the IceHogs had Jaxson Stauber in between the pipes.

Scoring in this one took a little bit to get going but it would come from a newcomer as Ethan Cardwell scored his first career AHL goal. The goal came 17:42 in as Cole Cassels got the lone assist.

That was all the scoring in the first as the shots finished 11-9 in favor of Rockford.

Th second ended up being the opposite as just 1:48 in Joey Anderson scored unassisted tying the game up.

Less than three minutes later on the power play Brett Seney suddenly shot the IceHogs ahead with assists going to Anderson and Ethan Del Mastro.

San Jose would get a quick response from Justin Bailey who scored his first goal in a Barracuda uniform. Cassels once again got the lone assist.

The Barracuda continued to fight back as Tanner Kaspick gave them the lead with Anthony Vincent and Adam Raska getting the assists.

Ryan Carpenter would extend the lead to 4-2 with a goal just two second before the period was to come to an end. Valtteri Pulli and Bailey got the assists.

At the end of the second the shots favored San Jose 33-16.

This time in the third the Barracuda got on the board first as Cassels continued his solid night scoring shorthanded just 2:33 in.

Later in the period both Oskar Lindblom and Ryan Carpenter tacked on the lead making it 7-2.

That’s where the score stayed at as the Barracuda won outshooting the IceHogs 49-28.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Ryan Carpenter 2nd: Justin Bailey 3rd: Georgi Romanov

The Barracuda won’t play again until Friday when they take on the Silver Knights on the road at 7p.m.

Icehogs take advantage of controversial call in 7-2 route of Barracuda in season opener

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The Rockford IceHogs celebrate one of their seven goals in the 7-2 win over the San Jose Barracuda at Teach CU Arena on Friday OCT 13, 2023. (San Jose Barrcuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

The Rockford IceHogs took advantage of a five-minute power play scoring two goals in what turned a close game into a laugher during a 7-2 victory over the San Jose Barracuda in the season opener for both teams on Friday evening at Tech CU Arena.

The opening 20 minutes featured a physical battle with both team throwing hits to get themselves acquainted with one another. ‘Cuda starting goalie Magnus Chrona stoned Josh Healey on a short-handed breakaway opportunity at the 9:46 mark.

Rockford (1-0-0-0) drew first blood with the power play goal just halfway past the first period. The IceHogs only needed eight second to convert when Joey Anderson fed a rink wide pass through the crease and Anders Bjork buried a one-timer past Chrona for his goal of the season at the 10:47 mark.

The IceHogs doubled its lead with an even strength goal at the 14:05 mark. Joey Anderson found Mike Hardman with a backdoor pass and Hardman tapped in an easy one for his first goal of the season. Bjork received the secondary assist on the play.

San Jose (0-1-0-0) responded less than two minutes later with an even strength goal. Ethan Cardwell whipped a no-look backhand pass through the crease and Brandon Coe beat IceHogs goalie Drew Commesso with a one-timer for his first goal of the season at the 15:58 mark.

The game changing moment came at the 3:12 mark of the second period when Ozzy Wiesblatt was given a five-minute major penalty for a high hit on Kale Howarth, who was injured on the play and did not return to the game. The officiating crew ruled the hit to be a check to the head and Wiesblatt’s night was over on a questionable call that looked to have been a clean hit delivered by Wiesblatt.

“Not really,” said ‘Cuda head coach John McCarthy when asked if he received any explanation from the officials. “That’s what they saw. They said it was contact to the head. We gotta deal with it. It set us on our heels on the scoreboard, but also momentum wise.”

Rockford took full advantage as they scored twice during the five-minute penalty. Michal Telply cleaned up a rebound off a blocked shot from the point to score his first goal of the season at the 5:16 mark to regain a two-goal lead for the IceHogs. David Gust made it 4-1 29 seconds later when he drove in a point-blank shot through the five-hole of Chrona for his first goal of the season.

Cole Cassels had a chance to cut the IceHogs lead in half when he was awarded a penalty shot after being tripped up by Louis Crevier on a breakaway attempt at the 15:51 mark. However, Cassels’ shot rung off the far post.

Gust scored his second goal of the game after he finished a two-on-one odd man rush with Brett Seney. Gust received the cross-ice pass and made a move around Chrona before tapping home the puck inside the net at the 12:05 mark of the third period.

Ryder Rolston scored his first goal of the season for Rockford after slamming home a puck into an open net after receiving a pass from Jalen Luypen at the 14:06 mark.

Bryce Kindopp closed out the scoring for Rockford with an unassisted empty net goal at the 15:58 mark.

‘Cuda defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin scored his goal of the season with San Jose on a 5-on-3 advantage. Danil Guhschin found him at the right point and Mukhamadullin fired a wrist shot past Commesso at the 16:51 mark.

Commeesso finished then night stopping 34 of the 36 shots to earn his first victory of the season. Chrona made 27 saves on 33 shots in the losing effort.

“We left him (Chrona) (hung) out to dry. We didn’t give up a ton of chances, but the quality of the chances we gave up was high. Bad reads, bad reads in the offensive zone. (We) put ourselves in a bad spot there. It wasn’t on him,” McCarthy said.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 1-for-4 on the power play. Rockford went 3-for-5.

The Three Stars of the Game were: 1) Gust 2) Coe 3) Bjork.

UP NEXT:San Jose and Rockford conclude their two-games series on Saturday 10/14 at 2:00pm at Tech CU Arena.

Barracuda get dominated in season opener against IceHogs 7-2

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Photo taken by Titus Wilkinson. Ethan Del Mastro skates with the puck as Ryan Carpenter pursues (taken on 10/13/23.)

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE- The Barracuda opened up their season at home against Rockford and let down the home fans losing 7-2.

Getting the start for San Jose was Magnus Chrona while Rockford had Drew Commesso in between the pipes.

The first period started tight as neither team was able to get many chances early.

The ice was broken at 9:13 by Rockford one the power play as Anders Bjork found himself wide open backdoor and tapped one home. The goal was assisted by Joey Anderson and David Gust.

With the momentum on their side the IceHogs pushed for another one and scored off the rush as Mike Hardman was the recipient of a backdoor feed. Assists were credited to Anderson and Bjork.

The Barracuda were able to end the period on a positive note though as Brandon Coe scored the first goal of the regular season. Ethan Cardwell and Jacob Peterson got the assists.

At the end of the first the shots favored San Jose 11-10.

For San Jose the second period needed to be a bounce back frame but it did not get off to a great start. As 3:12 into the period Ozzy Wiesblatt got a match penalty for a check to the head. That meant Rockford would have a five minute power play.

On the power play the IceHogs continued to be effective as first it was Michal Telpy who slapped one home on a broken play. Isaak Phillips and Mike Hardman got the assists. They weren’t done there as David Gust was allowed to walk right into the slot and deke out Chrona making it 4-1. This time Anderson and Brett Seney got the assists.

The Barracuda were given a golden oppurtunity to respond as Cole Cassels was tripped from behind on a breakaway meaning a penalty shot. On the penalty shot Cassels was unable to convert as the IceHogs still had a three goal lead.

At the end of the second the shots still favored San Jose at 29-23.

In the final frame things didn’t get much better as Gust scored his second of the game making it 5-1. Less than three minutes after that Ryder Rolston tacked on to the lead with a goal of his own.

With the score now 6-1 the Barracuda still pulled their goalie to try and get back into it but Bryce Kindopp put the dagger in as he scored.

The IceHogs took a couple of penalties late which resulted in a goal from Shakir Mukhamadulin assisted by Danil Gushchin and Ryan Carpenter.

That goal ended up being the last of the game as it ended 7-2 with Rockford convincingly on top.

Rockford was deadly on the power play in this one going 3/5 while San Jose went 1/4.

The three stars of the game were 1st: David Gust 2nd: Brandon Coe 3rd: Anders Bjork

San Jose will look to bounce back at home tomorrow against the IceHogs this time at 2. p.m.

Barracuda end preseason on a high note beating Condors 5-2

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Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE- The Barracuda remained undefeated beating the Condors at home by a final of 5-2.

Getting the start in goal was Eetu Makiniemi while the Condors had Tyler Parks in between the pipes.

This one did not get off to a great start for the Barracuda as just less than a minute in Tyler Tullio scored for Bakersfield.

A power play for San Jose ended up doing the trick tying this one back up as Danil Gushchin scored.

The first period continued to be back-and-forth as the Condors responded with a goal from Matthew Wedman.

Once again though the Cuda got a response this time from Justin Bailey who tied the game back up at 2-2.

At the end of a high-flying second, the shots favored San Jose 13-11.

Rather than giving up an early one in the second San Jose instead potted the first goal as Tristen Robins put the puck in the net.

The Barracuda tacked on to their lead with another goal in the second this time from Leon Gawanke.

Looking to try and come back Bakersfield would pull their goalie late in the third down 4-2. Instead of tying the game up though they gave up an empty netter as Nathan Todd sealed the deal at 18:56.

Makiniemi had a stellar night making 35 saves while Parks made 22 saves in the loss.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Tristen Robins 2nd: Brandon Coe 3rd: Leon Gawanke

The Barracuda will open their season on Friday, October 13 against the Rockford IceHogs at home.

Barracuda upend Condors 3-2 in OT in preseason opener

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San Jose Barracuda forward Adam Raska looks on with his teammates during the game against the Bakersfield Condors at Mechanics Bank Arena on Friday OCT 6, 2023. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

BAKERSFIELD, CA – The San Jose Barracuda battled it out on Friday night at the Mechanics Bank Arena, as they defeated the Bakersfield Condors 3-2 in overtime.  

The first period saw the Barracuda pick up the first goal of the game with Brandon Coe tipping in a Shakir Mukhamadullin shot at the 2:57 mark. When both teams were 4-on-4, Adam Raška showed a display of individual effort to pick up an unassisted goal 12:56 into the period. San Jose finished the period leading 2-0. 

In the second period, Xavier Bourgault put the Condors on the board at 10:12 of the middle frame. Following the Bakersfield goal, San Jose completed a planned goalie swap with Georgi Romanov taking over for Magnus Chrona in net. 

At the 16:11 of the third period, Bourgault picked up his second of the night to tie the game and neither team would be able to find the regulation winner. 

With 1:15 remaining in overtime, 2022-23 Sharks prospect of the year Ethan Cardwell scored the game winner for his unofficial first goal in the American Hockey League 

Tyler Parks (BAK) finished the night with 23 saves on 26 Barracuda shots while Chrona went 22/23 and Romanov stopped 15 of the 16 shots he faced. 

The Barracuda ended the night 0-for-4 on the power play. The Condors went 1-for-5 on the man advantage. 

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda to face Bakersfield Friday for pre season and Saturday for opener

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Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen (34) blocks a shot by San Jose Sharks left wing William Eklund (72) during the third period at SAP Center on Thu Oct 28, 2023. Eklund is back from his time playing in Sweden during the summer. Eklund has been suited up for all the Sharks pre season games and a big help for the San Jose Barracuda last season. (AP file photo)

On the SJ Barracuda podcast with Marko:

#1 The San Jose Barracuda will play 72 games for the 2023-24 season and will play 36 of those at home. How much of a home ice advantage do you see the Barracuda having this season?

#2 Marko some of the Barracuda participated in some of the San Jose Sharks pre season action. For the Sharks Henry Thrun got to skate with the big club he scored two goals in his first 20 minutes during the Sharks first pre season game on Sun Sep 24 vs. the Vegas Golden Knights.

#3 Nathan Todd who was with the Springfield Thunderbirds (Florida Panthers parent club) last season. Todd has played eight games for the Sharks last season, will most likely play most of this season with the Barracuda.

#4 Daniel Gushchin had a great 2022-23 season with 22 goals for San Jose. Gushchin as assisted Thrun on his second goal against the Knights. Gushchin had a remarkable rookie year with 22 goals last season.

#5 Last week Tuesday the Sharks William Eklund has 19:26 leading all forwards in ice time, Eklund and Marc-Edouard Vlasic scored in the loss to the Anaheim Ducks in San Jose’s second exhibition game. Shakir Mukhamadullin got an assist on Eklund’s second goal.

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