Worcester Sharks Announce Training Camp Roster
September 21, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
WORCESTER - Worcester Sharks General Manager Wayne Thomas announced the training camp roster for the Sharks in preparation for the teams' fourth season of hockey in Worcester. The Sharks will begin training camp at the New England Sports Center in Marlboro on Tuesday, Sept. 22.
The Sharks will begin training camp with 34 players (19 forwards, 11 defensemen, and four goaltenders).
WORCESTER SHARKS 2009 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER (As of Sept. 21)
NO FORWARD HT WT S BORN BIRTHPLACE 2008-09 TEAM LGE GP G A PTS PIM ACQ
41 Judd Blackwater 6-0 193 L 6/22/87 Lethbridge, Alberta Stockton ECHL 49 7 15 22 48 Camp
Roch / Rockford AHL 21 4 1 5 9
13 Kerry Bowman 6-0 180 R 12/7/84 Leamington, Ontario Port Huron IHL 71 7 12 19 28 Camp
36 Mathieu Curadeau 6-1 185 L 1/23/85 Montreal, Quebec Fort Wayne IHL 52 34 31 65 71 Camp
Norfolk AHL 18 2 1 3 21
23 Dan DaSilva 6-1 195 R 4/30/85 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Phoenix ECHL 36 9 12 21 40 AHL/08
Worcester AHL 26 6 7 13 27
22 Andrew Desjardins 6-0 200 L 7/27/86 Lively, Ontario Worcester AHL 74 8 14 22 99 AHL/08
Phoenix ECHL 5 2 0 2 6
47 Kevin Henderson 6-3 205 L 12/3/86 Toronto, Ontario U New Brunswick CIS 28 19 31 50 28 FA/09
12 Matt Jones 6-4 200 R 1/13/86 Kentwood, Michigan Worcester AHL 46 2 6 8 19 FA/08
Phoenix ECHL 2 0 0 0 2
26 Devon LeBlanc 6-2 170 L 3/9/88 Brandon, Manitoba Seattle WHL 70 14 16 30 136 Camp
18 Carter Lee 6-2 195 R 7/2/84 Brick, New Jersey Lake Superior St NCAA 11 2 2 4 2 Camp
38 Bill Loupee 5-10 175 R 9/21/84 Bloomfield, Michigan U of Miami-Ohio NCAA 36 3 6 9 12 Camp
7 John McCarthy 6-1 190 L 8/9/86 Boston, Massachusetts Boston University HE 45 6 23 29 24 ED/06
34 Steve McClellan 6-1 185 L 4/22/85 Milton, Massachusetts DNP
40 Sean O'Connor 5-11 180 R 1/31/87 Brownstown, Michigan Fort Wayne IHL 59 23 24 47 28 Camp
27 Jon Pelle 5-8 160 R 3/29/86 West Islip, New York Rapid City CHL 50 23 23 46 26 Camp
11 Corey Quirk 5-8 180 L 7/3/86 Brockton, Massachusetts UMass-Amherst HE 39 11 19 30 24 AHL/09
Albany AHL 11 5 2 7 4
19 Evgeni Saidachev 5-10 175 R 7/21/85 Khabarovsk, Russia Bossier-Shreveport CHL 12 0 3 3 18 Camp
16 Dean Strong 5-8 180 R 7/17/85 Mississauga, Ontario U of Vermont HE 39 5 19 24 10 AHL/09
24 T.J. Trevelyan 5-9 180 L 3/6/84 Mississauga, Ontario Iowa AHL 76 23 24 47 18 AHL/09
15 Steven Zalewski 5-11 190 L 8/20/86 Utica, New York Worcester AHL 75 13 26 39 26 ED/04
NO DEFENSE HT WT S BORN BIRTHPLACE 2008-09 TEAM LGE GP G A P PIM ACQ
42 Chris Clark 6-3 215 R 6/10/87 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hudson Valley EPHL 21 8 6 14 32 Camp
Cinci / Utah ECHL 16 0 0 0 18
44 Will Colbert 6-2 205 L 2/6/85 Arnprior, Ontario DNP
2 Arthur Fritch 6-3 200 L 4/23/85 S. Boston, Massachusetts Heerenveen HLD 36 6 14 20 61 Camp
43 Zach Jones 5-11 192 L 1/14/87 Lisle, Illinois U of N. Dakota WCHA 39 1 1 2 32 Camp
6 Jon Landry 6-2 190 R 5/29/84 Lexington, Massachusetts Johnstown ECHL 41 7 15 22 49 Camp
Syracuse AHL 21 1 3 4 18
33 Louis Liotti 6-1 195 R 5/25/85 Westbury, New York Northeastern HE 40 4 9 13 53 FA/09
3 Joe Loprieno 6-3 220 R 10/8/86 Bloomingdale, Illinois Merrimack HE 22 2 2 4 50 FA/09
20 Jeff Mason 5-10 195 R 8/11/81 Easthampton, Massachusetts Gwinnett ECHL 71 14 22 36 26 Camp
25 Tom Morrow 6-7 220 L 10/21/83 Afton, Minnesota Bakersfield ECHL 65 0 6 6 80 Camp
37 Daniel Rahimi 6-2 220 L 4/28/87 Umea, Sweden Manitoba AHL 58 1 5 6 49 TR/09
28 Michael Wilson 6-1 165 L 5/8/87 N. Vancouver, British Columbia Worcester AHL 31 1 4 5 14 AHL/08
Phoenix ECHL 27 4 10 14 24
NO GOALTENDER HT WT C BORN BIRTHPLACE 2008-09 TEAM LGE GP MIN GAA W-L-T SO GA ACQ
29 Adam Russo 5-9 180 L 4/12/83 Montreal, Quebec Tours Franc 26 Camp
39 Ryan Nie 6-1 165 R 4/15/85 Nanticoke, Ontario Cincinnati ECHL 24 1317 2.69 16-6-0 3 59 Camp
Bakersfield ECHL 15 870 3.31 6-6-2 0 48
Elmira ECHL 1 59 5.06 0-1-0 0 5
31 Tyson Sexsmith 5-11 210 L 3/19/89 Calgary, Alberta Vancouver WHL 52 3109 2.26 39-9-2 6 117 ED/07
35 Kris Tebbs 5-10 165 R 8/7/81 Calgary, Alberta Corpus Christi CHL 51 2861 3.00 24-20-5 2 143 Camp
Acquired:
ED/YR= Entry Draft/Year Drafted Head Coach: Roy Sommer President & CEO: Michael T. Lehr
FA/YR= Free Agent/Year Signed Assistant Coach: David Cunniff General Manager: Wayne Thomas AHL/YR= AHL Contract/Year Signed Head Equipment Manager: Vinny Ferraiuolo Sr. VP of Business & Hockey: Michael Mudd TR/YR= Through Trade/Year Acquired Head Athletic Trainer: Matt White PR / Broadcaster: Eric Lindquist WA/YR=Via Waivers/Year Acquired Strength & Conditioning Assistant: Jaime Rodriguez NHL Affiliation: San Jose Sharks Camp= Training Camp Invite Assistant Equipment Manager: Tim Wegner ECHL Affiliation: Kalamazoo Wings
The Sharks will play three preseason games during their nine-day camp beginning with a matchup against the Hartford Wolf Pack at Trinity College on Wed., Sept. 23, at 7 p.m.
Next, the Sharks will travel to Springfield for a tilt against the Falcons at the Mass Mutual Center on Fri., Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m.
The team will round out the preseason schedule at International Skating Center in Simsbury, CT with another battle against the Wolf Pack on Sun., Sept. 27, at 3 p.m.
Worcester's training camp in preparation for the season opener on Saturday, Oct. 2 at Adirondack against the Phantoms will conclude on Sept. 30.
Below is the complete training camp schedule. Practices at the New England Sports Center are free and open to the public.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Players report to camp in Worcester
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
9:30am Practice at New England Sports Center
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
10:00am Pre-game skate at New England Sports Center
7:00pm Exhibition Game @ Hartford (Trinity College)
Thursday, September 24, 2009
10:00am Practice at New England Sports Center
Friday, September 25, 2009
10:00am Pre-game skate at New England Sports Center
7:30pm Exhibition Game @ Springfield (Mass Mutual Center)
Saturday, September 26, 2009
9:30am Practice at New England Sports Center
Sunday, September 27, 2009
3:00pm Exhibition Game vs. Hartford (Simsbury, CT)
Monday, September 28, 2009
10:30am Practice at New England Sports Center
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
TBD
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
10:30am Practice at New England Sports Center
Entering their fourth season in Worcester, the Sharks look forward to another exciting season highlighted by the improvements of the ice surface at the DCU Center and the reduction of season ticket prices! Sharks fans may secure their 2009-10 season tickets by placing a $50 deposit per seat. Some of the exclusive benefits for full season ticket holders will include:
- Guaranteed same seat for all 40 home dates and playoff home games at the DCU Center
- Significant savings off box office ticket prices
- Priority access to purchase tickets to DCU Center events (subject to availability)
Season ticket packages, group tickets, and individual tickets for the 2009-10 season are on sale now by contacting the Worcester Sharks Office at 508.929.0500 or by crashing the net at www.SharksAHL.com.
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