Worcester Sharks Announce Opening Night Roster
Published on October 2, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
WORCESTER - Worcester Sharks General Manager Wayne Thomas announced the opening night roster for the Sharks as they prepare for their first game of the season in Glens Falls, NY against the Adirondack Phantoms on Saturday night.
The Sharks regular season roster is now comprised of 24 players; two goaltenders, eight defensemen, and 14 forwards. Defensemen Mike Moore and Derek Joslin along with forward Frazer McLaren round out the roster. Complete roster below.
The Worcester Sharks travel to Glens Falls, NY on Saturday to battle the Adirondack Phantoms to kickoff the 2009-10 regular season schedule.
All games can be heard live on NewsTalk 580AM and 94.9FM WTAG, as well as online through AHL Live, by following the link on the Sharks website at www.SharksAHL.com.
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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WORCESTER SHARKS 2009 REGULAR SEASON ROSTER (As of Oct 2)
NO FORWARD HT WT S BORN BIRTHPLACE 2008-09 TEAM LGE GP G A PTS PIM ACQ
7 John McCarthy 6-1 190 L 8/9/86 Boston, Massachusetts Boston University HE 45 6 23 29 24 ED/06
9 Logan Couture 6-1 195 L 3/28/89 Guelph, Ontario Ottawa OHL 62 39 48 87 46 ED/07
Worcester AHL 4 0 0 0 7
10 Dwight Helminen 5-10 190 L 6/22/83 Hancock, Michigan Albany AHL 54 15 15 30 26 FA/09
Carolina NHL 23 1 1 2 0
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
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
14 Frazer McLaren 6-4 235 L 10/29/87 Winnipeg, Manitoba Worcester AHL 75 7 1 8 181 ED/07
15 Steven Zalewski 5-11 190 L 8/20/86 Utica, New York Worcester AHL 75 13 26 39 26 ED/04
16 Dean Strong 5-8 180 R 7/17/85 Mississauga, Ontario U of Vermont HE 39 5 19 24 10 AHL/09
17 Ryan Vesce 5-8 175 R 4/7/82 Lloyd Harbor, New York Worcester AHL 67 24 47 71 28 FA/08
San Jose NHL 10 0 0 0 4
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
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
24 T.J. Trevelyan 5-9 180 L 3/6/84 Mississauga, Ontario Iowa AHL 76 23 24 47 18 AHL/09
47 Kevin Henderson 6-3 205 L 12/3/86 Toronto, Ontario U New Brunswick CIS 28 19 31 50 28 FA/09
53 Brandon Mashinter 6-4 225 L 9/20/88 Bradford, Ontario Belleville OHL 31 20 12 32 32 FA/09
Kitchener OHL 21 14 12 26 24
NO DEFENSE HT WT S BORN BIRTHPLACE 2008-09 TEAM LGE GP G A P PIM ACQ
3 Joe Loprieno 6-3 220 R 10/8/86 Bloomingdale, Illinois Merrimack HE 22 2 2 4 50 FA/09
4 Danny Groulx 6-0 205 L 6/23/81 LaSalle, Quebec Rockford AHL 80 6 34 40 58 FA/09
8 Mike Moore 6-1 200 L 12/12/84 Calgary, Alberta Worcester AHL 76 5 13 18 132 FA/08
18 Will Colbert 6-2 205 L 2/6/85 Arnprior, Ontario St. Francis Xavier Univ AUS 26 5 12 17 24 ED/05
19 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
25 Derek Joslin 6-1 205 L 3/17/87 Richmond Hill, Ontario Worcester AHL 63 11 19 30 40 ED/05
San Jose NHL 12 0 0 0 6
27 Nicholas Petrecki 6-4 220 L 7/11/89 Schenectady, New York Boston College HE 35 0 7 7 161 ED/07
33 Louis Liotti 6-1 195 R 5/25/85 Westbury, New York Northeastern HE 40 4 9 13 53 FA/09
NO GOALTENDER HT WT C BORN BIRTHPLACE 2008-09 TEAM LGE GP MIN GAA W-L-T SO GA ACQ
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
32 Alex Stalock 6-0 185 L 7/28/87 South St. Paul, Minnesota Minn Duluth WCHA 42 2534 2.13 21-13-8 5 90 ED/05
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
PTO= Player Tryout Agreement Assistant Equipment Manager: Tim Wegner ECHL Affiliation: Kalamazoo Wings
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