San Jose Barracuda | |
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City | San Jose, California |
League | American Hockey League |
Conference | Western |
Division | Pacific |
Founded | 1996 |
Home arena | Tech CU Arena |
Colors | Teal, orange, black, white |
Owner(s) | San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises (Hasso Plattner, Governor) |
General manager | Joe Will |
Head coach | John McCarthy |
Captain | Vacant |
Media | San Jose Mercury News CSN California KDOW (1220 AM) AHL.TV (Internet) |
Affiliates | San Jose Sharks (NHL) Wichita Thunder (ECHL) |
Franchise history | |
1996–2001 | Kentucky Thoroughblades |
2001–2006 | Cleveland Barons |
2006–2015 | Worcester Sharks |
2015–present | San Jose Barracuda |
Championships | |
Division titles | 1 (2016–17) |
Current season |
The San Jose Barracuda are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that began play in the 2015–16 season. The team has played at Tech CU Arena since the 2022–23 season.[1]
The Barracuda is a relocation of the former Worcester Sharks AHL franchise; it joined several other AHL franchises to form the AHL's Pacific Division in 2015.