BARRACUDA CLINCH 2025 CALDER CUP PLAYOFF BERTH
Apr 11, 2025San Jose, CA – The San Jose Barracuda (@SJBarracuda), American Hockey League (@TheAHL) affiliate of the San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks), officially clinched a 2025 Calder Cup Playoff berth on Friday with a 4-1 win over the Ontario Reign.
It marks the first time since the 2021-22 season that the Barracuda have reached the postseason, and the first time since 2018-19 that they will participate in the Calder Cup Playoffs. In 2021-22, only Pacific Division teams took part in the postseason due to COVID-related adjustments.
With the win, the Barracuda are now within one point of the fourth seed in the Pacific Division with three games remaining. The top seed in the Pacific receives a first-round bye, while teams seeded 2 through 4 will host a best-of-three opening-round series.
Playoff dates, opponents, and venues are yet to be determined and will be announced at a later date.
About the Barracuda:
Celebrating its 10th season in 2024–25, the San Jose Barracuda serve as the primary development affiliate of the San Jose Sharks. In 2022–23, the team moved from SAP Center at San Jose—the home of the Sharks—to the state-of-the-art, 4,200-seat Tech CU Arena, located at Sharks Ice in San Jose. Since the team’s inception in 2015, more than 150 players have suited up for both the Barracuda and the Sharks, including current Sharks Lucas Carlsson, William Eklund, Barclay Goodrow, Noah Gregor, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Georgi Romanov, Henry Thrun, and Jack Thompson.
The Barracuda’s current roster features top prospects Yaroslav Askarov, Thomas Bordeleau, Filip Bystedt, Luca Cagnoni, Ethan Cardwell, Igor Chernyshov, Collin Graf, Danil Gushchin, and Quentin Musty—all of whom are 22 years old or younger.