Community
BEYOND THE REEF
The San Jose Barracuda's charitable arm, Barracuda: Beyond The Reef, is dedicated to fostering community, family, service, and inclusivity. Through meaningful outreach programs, we aim to support local families, strengthen our community, and promote a spirit of service. Rooted in inclusivity, our initiatives ensure that everyone, regardless of background, feels welcome and valued. Together, we strive to make a positive impact, one goal at a time.
RANCHO ROBEN RESCUES
Patrick Giles, Braden Hache, Luca Cagnoni, Cam Lund, Nolan Allan, and the entire front office took a trip out to Rancho Roben Rescues in February 2026. They fed the chickens, cleaned up pens, helped put up wood boards on a horse pen, and, of course, pet all of the animals. The Chuck-A-Puck proceeds for Country Night, presented by Bay Country, on February 21, 2026 will head back to the rescue to keep over 250 farm animals fed and happy!
KAISER HEALTHY LIVING HOCKEY CLINIC AT ANDERSON ELEMENTARY
Lucas Vanroyboys, Colin White, Shane Bowers, and Lucas Carlsson went to visit Anderson Elementary School to teach the kids how to play hockey! They worked with them by teaching the basics, doing hockey drills, and playing a scrimmage with the kids.
PATH FOOD DRIVE
We've teamed up with PATH for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons so far to collect nonperishable food items for their pantries. We can't do it without the help from Cuda Country! The organization's mission is to end homelessness for individuals, families and communities.
CULTIVATING LITERACY
We've continued our partnership with Cultivating Literacy to build reading kits for young students. The organization empowers families with young readers by providing materials and support. These kits help students become confident and joyful readers.
ONE MORE CHAPTER BOOK DRIVE
Another donation drive in the books (literally)! We received almost 700 books during a book driving during our One More Chapter game (2024-25 season). We're bringing these books to various organizations around the Bay Area to encourage reading at all ages.
OLD ORCHARD HOCKEY CLINIC
Pavol Regenda, Mitchell Russell, Brandon Coe, and Gabriel Carriere took a trip to Old Orchard School in February 2025. The players led a street hockey clinic for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classes. Students learned how to hold a stick properly, worked on some stick handling and passing, and took their best shot on net.
CONVOY OF HOPE
On March 11 and 12, 2025 we partnered with Convoy of Hope to help combat hunger in the San Jose area. We packaged 1,500 bags with non-perishable food items. Then, those bags were given out to various organizations in a drive-thru manner at Tech CU Arena.
PUCKS & PAWS NIGHT 2024
In November 2024, we hosted the first Pucks & Paws game, presented by Lagunitas Brewing Co., of the season. While it's a time for fans to bring their furry four-legged friends to the game, it's become so much more. It was a jam-packed few weeks featuring a shelter calendar shoot, a leash and collar drive, and live pet adoptions. Take a closer look at how the hockey team played a starring role in supporting the shelter's mission.
Barracuda Lends Support to Animal Shelter with Calendar Shoot, Supply Drive
LOS ANGELES WILDFIRE DONATION DRIVE
We teamed up with the other four California AHL member clubs in collecting items to be donated to those affected by the fires in Los Angeles. During our games on January 10, 25, and 26, 2024 we pledged all of our Chuck-A-Puck earnings to the LAFD Foundation.
Barracuda Partner with California AHL Teams to Collect Donations for Wildfire Relief