The San Jose Barracuda began their season with an unforgettable road trip -- the team got stuck in Texas for a week as the state was ravaged by a devastating winter storm and power crisis.
It's a classic minor league tale, featuring bus hijinks, close calls and 50 frozen DiGiorno pizzas. Combine that with the challenges of staging a season through a pandemic and ... you'll have to hear how it all unfolds.
But the story actually begins in Arizona. Due to Santa Clara County's contact sports ban, the Sharks' AHL affiliate relocated its training camp from California to Chandler, Arizona.