What is San Jose Barracuda?
{{Hockey team | team = San Jose Barracuda | color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#216b74 5px solid; border-bottom:#de8a41 5px solid; | color text = #000100 | city = [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California]] | league = [[American Hockey League]] | conference = Western | division = Pacific | founded = [[1996–97 AHL season|1996]] | arena = [[Tech CU Arena]] | colours = Teal, orange, black, white<br>{{color box|#216b74}} {{color box|#de8a41}} {{color box|#000100}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} | coach = [[John McCarthy (ice hockey)|John McCarthy]] | GM = [[Joe Will (ice hockey)|Joe Will]] | affiliates = [[San Jose Sharks]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]])<br>[[Wichita Thunder]] ([[ECHL]]) | website = [https://www.sjbarracuda.com Official website] | name1 = [[Kentucky Thoroughblades]] | dates1 = 1996–2001 | name2 = [[Cleveland Barons (2001–06)|Cleveland Barons]] | dates2 = 2001–2006 | name3 = [[Worcester Sharks]] | dates3 = 2006–2015 | name4 = '''San Jose Barracuda''' | dates4 = {{nowrap|2020–present}} | division_titles = '''1''' ([[2016–17 AHL season|2016–17]]) | conf_titles= | calder_cups= }} The '''San Jose Barracuda''' are an American professional [[ice hockey]] team. They began playing in [[2015–16 AHL season|2015]]. The team plays in the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL). They play their home games in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California]] at the [[Tech CU Arena]]. They are the AHL affiliate for the [[San Jose Sharks]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Their [[ECHL]] affiliate is the [[Wichita Thunder]]. The team originally played in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]] as the [[San Antonio Rampage]] from 2002 to 2020. On January 21, 2015, it was announced that the Sharks would be moving to [[San Jose, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/01/21/sharks-moving-top-farm-team-to-san-jose/|accessdate=January 21, 2024|title=Sharks moving top farm team to San Jose|publisher=[[The Mercury News]]}