SAN JOSE, Calif. (Oct. 14, 2026) – Despite a two-goal performance from Andre Gasseau and a goal and an assist from Brett Leason, the San Jose Barracuda (1-4-0-0) suffered a 6-4 loss to the Calgary Wranglers (4-1-0-0) on Wednesday morning at Tech CU Arena. The loss marked San Jose's third consecutive defeat as the Barracuda hosted their first Cuda Classroom Day of the season in front of 3,891 fans.

The Barracuda opened the scoring at 15:23 of the first period when Gasseau snapped a shot into the net from atop the right circle after receiving a rink-wide pass from Donavan Houle. The goal gave San Jose its first lead in regulation this season. Calgary responded with just 22 seconds remaining in the opening frame when Ben Jones extended his goal-scoring streak to four games, cleaning up a rebound to send the teams into the first intermission tied at 1-1.

The Wranglers grabbed their first lead of the morning at 7:06 of the second period when Sam Morton deflected in a point shot. San Jose answered just 1:23 later when defenseman Thomas Messineo ripped a shot into the top corner for his first professional goal. The Barracuda regained the lead at 12:15 when Gasseau buried his second goal of the game, capitalizing on a rebound off the end boards after a Tye Felhaber shot went wide.

Calgary responded with two goals in a span of 50 seconds to retake the lead. Tyson Gross evened the score at 3-3 at 14:42 with a seeing-eye wrist shot from the right point before Dryden Hunt put the Wranglers ahead 4-3 at 15:32 with his first goal of the season, finishing a pass from Luke Philp that left him wide open on the right wing.

San Jose continued to battle, pulling even once again at 17:11 when Leason capitalized on a Mike Benning giveaway, firing a shot past Calgary netminder Arsenii Sergeev for his first goal of the season. The teams combined for six goals in the middle frame, with the lead changing hands multiple times before entering the second intermission tied at 4-4.

After a scoreless opening 19 minutes of the third period, Calgary broke the tie with just 50 seconds remaining in regulation when Alex Nylander redirected a shot from Connor Zary into the net, giving the Wranglers a 5-4 advantage. Morton added an empty-net goal just 17 seconds later to seal the 6-4 victory.

Eric Comrie made 29 saves on 34 shots for San Jose, while Sergeev stopped 27 of 31 shots to earn the win. The Wranglers finished with a 35-31 advantage in shots on goal. Neither team converted on the power play, with San Jose finishing 0-for-3 and Calgary going 0-for-2.

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UP NEXT: The Barracuda return to action on Friday, Oct. 16, at Tech CU Arena for Pucks & Paws Night (7 p.m.) as they once again take on the Wranglers. Fans are invited to bring their four-legged friends and the first 1,500 fans will receive a collapsible dog bowl. For human and dog tickets, go to SJBarracuda.com.