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70 Gone, 10 to Go - Worcester Sharks Weekly

March 21, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


The Worcester Sharks chomped two out of a possible six points last week in three games highlighted by a 3-2 victory over the Monarchs on Sunday at the Verizon Wireless Arena behind Benn Ferriero's two goals and 37 saves by Carter Hutton. Worcester began the week with a disappointing 4-1 loss to the Bruins in Providence on Friday, followed by a tough 5-3 defeat in the hands of the AHL leading Penguins in Wilkes-Barre Scranton on Saturday. The Sharks player of the week nominee was goaltender Carter Hutton; as he made 67 saves on 72 shots in two games last weekend (.930 save %). The Sharks enter the week trailing the Connecticut Whale in the Atlantic Division by four points for the 3rd and final guaranteed playoff spot in the division with 10 games remaining.

Top 3... Last Week!

#1 Carter Hutton makes 37 saves in a 3-2 victory in Manchester on Sunday!

#2 Benn Ferriero scores twice in 3-2 win in Manchester on Sunday!

#3 Tommy Wingels continues his torrid offensive flare as he rides a six game point streak (5-2-7) into the week!

Last Week: (1-2-0-0) 2pts, 3gp

Fri. 3/18 L Worcester SHARKS 1 @ Providence Bruins 4

Sat. 3/19 L Worcester SHARKS 3 @ Wilkes-Barre Scranton 5

Sun. 3/20 W Worcester SHARKS 3 @ Manchester Monarchs 2

This week:

Tue. 3/22 Worcester SHARKS @ Portland Pirates - 11:00am

Fri. 3/25 Providence Bruins @ Worcester SHARKS - 7:30pm

Sat. 3/26 Springfield Falcons @ Worcester SHARKS - 7:00pm

Sun. 3/27 Adirondack Phantoms @ Worcester SHARKS - 3:00pm

Rewind the Tape:

3.18.11 - Worcester 1 - Providence 4 - L - Dunkin Donuts Center

Carter Hutton and Harri Sateri combined for 52 saves as the Sharks kicked off a four game road trip with a 4-1 loss to the Bruins on Friday evening at the Dunkin Donuts Center. John McCarthy extended his point streak to four games (3-2-5) with the only Sharks goal in the loss. Worcester allowed a franchise record tying 56 shots in the loss.

3.19.11 - Worcester 3 - Wilkes-Barre 5 - L - Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

The Sharks led 1-0 and 2-1 but dropped game 2 of a 4 game road trip with a 5-3 loss to the AHL point leading Penguins on Saturday evening at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Tommy Wingels extended his point streak (5-1-6) to five games with his 16th goal and John McCarthy extended his point streak to five games (3-3-6) with an assist in the 5-3 loss. Harri Sateri made 21 saves in his first professional start while Dan DaSilva and Cam MacIntyre also scored for Worcester.

3.20.11 - Worcester 3 - Manchester 2 - W - Verizon Wireless Arena

Carter Hutton made 37 saves and Benn Ferriero scored twice as the Sharks took game 3 of a 4 game road trip with a 3-2 win over the Monarchs on Sunday afternoon at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Worcester trails the Whale for the 3rd and final guaranteed playoff spot in the Atlantic Division by four points with 10 games remaining. (CT defeated SPR 3-1). Tommy Wingels extended his point streak (5-2-7) to six games with an assist and Frazer McLaren scored the other Worcester tally.

Sharks in the Atlantic: The Sharks are swimming in 4th place with 76 points (32-26-4-8) in the Atlantic Division through 70 games, which is 17 points behind the first place Portland Pirates (68gp), 15 points behind the 2nd place Manchester Monarchs (73gp), and 4 points behind the 3rd place CT Whale (70gp). The Sharks lead the 5th place Bruins (67gp) by 8 points, 11 points better than the Falcons (71gp) followed by the 7th place Sound Tigers with 57 points (70gp) to round out a very choppy Atlantic Division.

Playoff Picture:

The Sharks are in a battle for the third and final guaranteed playoff spot in the Atlantic Division.

In 2010-11, the AHL will have 16 teams participating in the postseason.

In each division, the fourth-place team will play the first-place team in the division semifinals, while the second-place team plays the third-place team.

There are two possible exceptions to the qualification rules in 2010-11: in each conference, if the fifth-place team in the eight-team division (East) finishes with more points than the fourth-place team in the seven-team division (Atlantic), it would cross over and compete in the seven-team division's playoffs.

(If the fifth-place team in the eight-team division produces more points than the third-place team in the seven-team division, then the team that finishes first in the seven-team division shall play the team that finishes third in the seven-team division.)

Division semifinal winners face off in the division finals. The winner of the East Division final plays the winner of the Atlantic Division final in the Eastern Conference final, while the winner of the North Division final plays the winner of the West Division final in the Western Conference final. Conference final winners meet in the Calder Cup Finals.

All series are in a best-of-seven format.

400 WINS + and 1000 + games...

*400 WINS!....With the 4-1 victory vs. Springfield on November 1, 2009, head coach Roy Sommer became just the 4th coach in AHL history to reach the 400 win plateau.

*1000 GAMES... With the 3-1 victory at Springfield on January 14, 2011, head coach Roy Sommer became just the 4th coach in AHL history to reach the 1,000 games plateau.

AHL COACHING WINS - ALL-TIME

1. Fred "Bun" Cook 1937-56 19seasons 1,171GP 636 WINS

2. Frank Mathers 1956-85 18seasons 1,256GP 610 WINS

3. John Paddock 1981-2010 16seasons 1,125GP 589 WINS

4. Roy Sommer 1998-current 13th season 1,030GP 474 WINS

*Worcester Sharks Head Coach Roy Sommer, who plays a major role in developing players for the San Jose Sharks, is currently the longest-tenured coach (13th season) in the American Hockey League. His current regular season record is now: 474-428 -48 -44 -36. (W-L-T-OTL-SOL)

*In Coach Sommer's first AHL victory.... The Kentucky Thoroughblades defeated the Albany River Rats 6-4 at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky on October 17th 1998. Coincidentally, Assistant Coach David Cunniff recorded an assist as a member of the River Rats in the hockey game.

*Assistant Coach David Cunniff has joined Coach Sommer in 320 of the 474 victories (68%)... Coach Cunniff filled in for Roy in a 3-2SOW in Springfield on December 29, 2010 as coach Sommer was in California attending his father's funeral.

Shark Bites:

*Captains for the 2010-11 season: Jay Leach was the captain before he was traded to New Jersey on Feb 9th and Mike Moore was named the Sharks 4th captain in team history on Feb 11th. Assistant Captains on the road: Jonathan Cheechoo (1st year) and Nick Petrecki (1st year). Assistant Captains at home: Andrew Desjardins (1st year) and Sean Sullivan (1st year)... Dan DaSilva, Cory Quirk, Joe Loprieno, Frazer McLaren, and John McCarthy have also worn the assistant captain "A".

*From east to west..... The Worcester Sharks have had 13 different players (31 call-ups) receive at least one call up this season to San Jose... Currently; Justin Braun, Andrew Desjardins, Brandon Mashinter, Logan Couture, Jason Demers, Derek Joslin, Joe Pavelski, Devin Setoguchi, Marc-Edourd Vlasic, and Doug Murray are all former Worcester Sharks that are currently playing with the San Jose Sharks.

*Holy Cross Alum... defenseman Jon Landry signed an AHL contract with the Worcester Sharks on Saturday, March 5, becoming the first Holy Cross alum to suit up for the Sharks. The 26-year-old native from Lexington, MA played four seasons at Holy Cross from 2003-07 accumulating 86 points (24-62-86) in 133 games along with 188 penalty minutes. He began the season with Kalamazoo in the ECHL and had 20 points (4-16-20) in 39 games along with 60 penalty minutes. Landry also played 10 games in Bridgeport and one game with Grand Rapids on a tryout basis this season. Jon has also suited up for Elmira, Johnstown, Cincinnati, and Ontario in the ECHL and Syracuse and Rochester in the AHL. Landry wears #5 for Worcester and scored his first goal as a Shark in a 3-2 win over the Bears at the DCU Center on March 9.

*Score first... the Sharks have scored FIRST 36 times in 70 games this season (26-8-1-1) after scoring first in 42-of-80 games last season (34-6-0-2).... Benn Ferriero (5) Jonathan Cheechoo (4), Kevin Henderson (3), T.J. Trevelyan (4), Sean Sullivan (2), Dan DaSilva (3), Andrew Desjardins (3), Matt Irwin (1), Steve Zalewski (1), Chris Lawrence (1), Brandon Mashinter (2), Justin Braun (1), Jamie McGinn (2), Tommy Wingels (1), Joe Loprieno (1), Cam MacIntyre (1), and Frazer McLaren (1) have the others.

*Slim Margins... 35 of the Sharks 70 games have been decided by one goal this season... Worcester is 18-5-4-8 in those 34 games.

*Don't allow 4... The Sharks are 30-8-3-5 when they allow three goals or less in a game...BUT... Worcester is 2-18-1-3 when they allow four goals or more.

*Can't score 4... The Sharks had been held under four goals in 20 out of 22 games (49GF) from Dec 17th - Feb 6th and had a 9-10-1-2 record during that stretch.

*Shootout Hero... Dan DaSilva continues to lead the Sharks in the shootout this season. DD is 4-for-8 in the shootout with two game winners. DaSilva is the only Sharks player to dress in all 70 games this season for Worcester.

*13 and counting... The Sharks have been in a team record 13 shootouts already this season. Worcester has a 5-8 record in the shootout. Worcester has a 26.9% (18-for-67) scoring proficiency in the shootout 36.9% (24-for-65) in goals allowed.

*19 and counting... Worcester been involved in 19 overtime games this season, 1 shy of the club record of 20, accomplished in 06-07 and 07-08.

*Braun in NHL... Justin Braun made his NHL debut in Vancouver on Nov 26... Justin played 16:56 in the loss to the Canucks... Braun recorded two assists in his 2nd NHL game in a 4-3W in Edmonton on Nov 24 and was the #3 star with a +2 rating in 22:48 of action.... Braun has played in 16 games with San Jose (1-8-9) this season. His first NHL goal came in a 4-0 win in Ottawa against Pascal LeClaire on December 2. Justin Braun represented the Sharks at the 2011 AHL All-Star Classic in Hershey and fired a 95.6mph shot in the hardest shot competition. Justin is currently on recall to San Jose.

*Sullivan Scores... Sharks defenseman Sean Sullivan already has 12 goals (2 GWG) this season from the Sharks blue line, good for 5th in the AHL. The 26-year-old from Boston, MA had 12 goals and 49 points in San Antonio last season. Sean ranks 5th on the Sharks with 34 points this season. Sullivan was featured on Sports Center as the #4 play of the top ten countdown for his hip check on Jason Pitton on Jan 22 (BRI): Watch HERE.

*Defense Scoring... Sharks defensemen have scored 37 of the Sharks 188 goals this season, good for 19.6% of the Sharks goals scored this season. Sean Sullivan has 12, Matt Irwin 10.

*Irwin scoring... Sharks rookie defenseman Matt Irwin has 10 goals and 17 assists from the Sharks blue line this season in 62 games. The rookie from UMASS-Amherst received his first NHL recall on Feb 18th but did not dress for San Jose.

*Give me Moore... #8 has played 185 games in a Worcester Sharks jersey and has compiled 49 points (10-39-49) and 272 penalty minutes. His +35 is 4th best in Sharks history. He recorded his first professional two goal game on November 14 vs. Norfolk and was the #1 star. Moore scored his first NHL goal in his 2nd NHL game in a 4-3OTL in Colorado on November 17th. Mike scored at 9:14 of the 2nd period on a slap shot assisted by Dany Heatley on Peter Budaj to give the Sharks a 3-1 lead. He has also been the Sharks Man of the Year for the previous two seasons for his continued work in the Worcester community. Moore was named the 4th captain in Sharks history on Feb 11th before the Sharks defeated the Falcons 5-0 in Albany.

*Who's your BF'... Sharks 2nd year forward Benn Ferriero started his sophomore campaign on FIRE with NINE goals through 10 games to lead the Worcester Sharks offensively. Benn has played 29 games with the San Jose Sharks and has five goals, four assists and +7.

*Sheriff back in town... Frazer McLaren returned to Worcester on Nov 20 after beginning the season with the San Jose Sharks. Frazer has played in 160 games in a Worcester Sharks sweater accumulating 27 points (13-15-28) and 406 penalty minutes. McLaren ranks 2nd all time in penalty minutes by a Worcester Sharks player (Brennan Evans 381, and Brad Staubitz 462). The Sherriff missed 21 games due to a lower body injury before returning to the lineup on January 11 vs. Albany.

*Sharks in the Atlantic... the Sharks have a 26-17-4-6 record against Atlantic Division prey this season.

*Good when leading... the Sharks have a 19-5-1-1 when leading after the 1st period of play and a 26-1-1-1 when leading after the 2nd period of play this season.

*Close encounters... the Sharks won for the first time at home by three goals or more in a 5-2 victory over the Monarchs on Feb 27. At home, the Sharks are 12-2-2-4 in one goal games, 5-5-0-0 in two goal games, and 1-3-0-0 in three + goal games.

*Outshot but not outscored.... Worcester is 14-9-1-2 when they get outshot during a game.

*Reunion of sorts...Jonathan Cheechoo returns to the Sharks organization in Worcester and will once again play for head coach Roy Sommer.... Coach Sommer coached Cheechoo in Kentucky and Cleveland in the AHL before his NHL days. Before this season, Cheechoo had 56-63-119pts in 137 games under Coach Sommer. "Cheech" ranks 1st in Worcester with 47 points (18-29-47) in 55 games this season. Jonathan has missed the last 10 games due to injury.

*7 and counting... The Sharks have used a franchise record 7 different goaltenders this season. (Stalock 41gp, Hutton 16gp, Gill 1gp, Machesney 6gp, Jakaitis 3gp, Sexsmith 6gp, and Sateri 2gp)

*46 and counting... the Sharks have set a franchise record with 46 players on their roster this season. Nathan Longpre was #46

*Nathan Longpre... the 6-0, 185lb native of Peterborough, Ontario signed an ATO with Worcester on March 19th and made his professional debut that night in Wilkes-Barre Scranton. The 23-year-old just finished up four seasons at Robert Morris University and attended the San Jose Sharks prospects camp this past summer. He was named first All-Conference Team after putting together a great season in which he led the Colonials in points guiding RMU to a program record 18 wins...The senior assistant captain finished the season ranked 18th nationally in points per game... ranked 11th nationally in assists per game, 17th nationally in game winning goals and tied for fourth overall in Atlantic Hockey in total points. Of his four game winning goals in 2010-11, he scored three against conference rivals and totaled three game-winners on his home ice to lead RMU to the best home record in the conference...Longpre became the second Robert Morris Colonial to reach 100 career points earlier in the season against Air Force... He ranks as one of the Top 3 active Atlantic Hockey skaters in career points...His 42 points this season were the fourth most in a single season by a Colonial...Longpre also posted the second longest point streak in school history earlier this season earning a point in nine consecutive games.

*Welcome from Finland!... San Jose Sharks draft pick Harri Sateri arrived in Worcester on March 13th after his third season with Tappara Tampare in the Finnish Elite League wrapped up. The 21 year-old from Toijala, Finland has never played a professional game in North America. The 6-foot-1 190lbs goaltender was drafted by San Jose in the 4th round (106th overall) in the 2008 NHL draft. He played 37 games with Tappara Tampere and had a 2.96GAA and a .910 save%. In 2009-10, he helped team advance to the second round, eliminating Jokerit in the first round of the SM-Liiga playoffs...10th in the playoffs in goals-against average and T-1st in games played...Finished the regular season tied for 13th in the league in save percentage (.915)...Career 2008-09: Led Tampere in save percentage (.921) and goals-against average...T-1st on Tampere in shutouts...U-20 World Jr. Tourney: Made starts in preliminary round against Sweden and Russia...2007-08: Represented Finland at the Under-20 World Junior Championships...Attended Finland's 2008 National Junior Championship Development Camp... Sateri wears #35 with Worcester and made his North American Debut in the third period in Providence on March 18th, making 22 saves on 23 shots and stopped Trent Whitfield on a penalty shot. Sateri made his first start in Wilkes-Barre Scranton on March 19th making 21 saves on 25 shots in a 5-3 loss to the Penguins.

*Young Guns... the Sharks have dressed 18 rookies, including three from UMASS-Amherst (Braun, Irwin, and Marcou) and two from UMASS-Lowell (Hutton and Schaus).

*Super Sunday... the Sharks are 12-4-0-2 on Sunday afternoon games this season... including an 8-2-0-2 record at the DCU Center.

*Home/Away goals... the Sharks have scored 93 goals at home (34 games) and allowed 97 at the DCU Center.... while scoring 95 goals (36 games) on the road and allowing 118 goals on the road.

*Good Starts... Worcester has outscored their opponents 62-47 (+15) in the first period, 63-66 (-3) in the 2nd period, but outscored 57-89 (-32) in the third period.

*I'll take a draft... 11 Worcester Sharks players were drafted by the San Jose Sharks. (Braun, Cheechoo, Lucia, McCarthy, McGinn, McLaren, Petrecki, Sexsmith, Sateri, Stalock, Wingels)

*You always remember your first pro..... Justin Braun (UMASS-Amherst) scored his first professional goal vs. Providence on October 23... Matt Irwin (UMASS-Amherst) scored his first professional goal vs. Rochester October 29... Joe Loprieno scored his first professional goal vs. Charlotte on November 27... Cam MacIntyre scored his first professional in his first professional game vs. Portland on December 5... Nick Schaus scored his first professional goal, the game winner vs. Portland on December 5.

*Firsts last Week....Harri Sateri made his AHL debut on March 18th in Providence and made his first AHL start in Wilkes-Barre Scranton on March 19...Nathan Longpre picked up his first professional point (assist) in his 2nd pro game in Manchester on March 20

*Streakers... Tommy Wingels has a six game point streak (5-2-7)...Justin Braun (1-5-6) has a five game point streak... Andrew Desjardins (1-2-3) has a three game point streak... Benn Ferriero (2-1-3) and Dan DaSilva (1-1-2) each have a two gamer (2-1-3).

*Score in Game #1... David Marshall became the 9th Sharks player to score in his Sharks debut on December 18 at Bridgeport. (Cheechoo, Darche, Spang, Pavelski, Raduns, Larose, Lucia, MacIntyre)

*Crazed Rat grabs 30... with his game winning goal on Nov 21st vs. the Falcons, Andrew Desjardins became the 9th player in franchise history to score 30 goals. Desjardins skated in his 200th game as a Shark on February 5 vs. the Bruins and picked up a fighting major.

*Plus Player... Andrew Desjardins ranks 1st in franchise history with a +47 rating.

*Massachusetts... The Sharks have FIVE players born and raised in Massachusetts (Sean Sullivan - Boston, Cory Quirk - Brockton, Benn Ferriero - Essex, John McCarthy - Andover, and Jon Landry - Lexington) In all; the Sharks have 15 American born players, 14 Canadians, and 1 player from Finland.

*Original Crazed Rat back... forward John McCarthy returned to Worcester on January 28 after beginning the season in San Jose. One of the original crazed rats, McCarthy has played in 37 games with San Jose this season (2-2-4)...

*Packing them in... the Sharks drew 33,593 fans during the six game home stand which concluded on February 5 at the DCU Center (average of 5,599). The Sharks 7,273 attendance on Jan 29 pushed them over the 750,000 mark in four + seasons in Worcester.

*All 5 years... Jamie McGinn became the first player in Worcester Sharks history to dress in at least one game in the first five seasons with the Worcester Sharks when he played on January 28 vs. the Sound Tigers. The 22-year-old forward from Fergus, Ontario has played in 106 games for Worcester (34-34-68) and 89 penalty minutes.

*Jamie loves the Bruins.... 10 of the 34 AHL goals scored by Jamie McGinn has come against the Bruins... and all four of his AHL playoff goals have come against Providence.

*Breaking down the scoring... The Sharks have scored 189 goals this season... 52 on the power play, 117 even strength goals, 6 shorthanded tallies, 5 shootout goals, and 5 empty net goals.

*Goals for Petrecki... 2nd year defenseman Nick Petrecki has 11 points (3-8-11) and 114 penalty minutes in 57 games for the Sharks this season.... Nick has 10 fighting majors and leads the Sharks in penalty minutes....The 21-year-old from Schenectady, NY had 14 points last season (2-12-14) with the Sharks.... He received his first NHL recall of Feb 17 and did not play in any games for San Jose.

*Way to go Wingels... rookie Tommy Wingles has been on fire for Worcester of late... he rides a six game point streak (5-2-7) and currently has scored the 2nd most goals by a Shark this season with 16. Tommy has 7 goals in his last 12 games.

*Loprieno the forward... D-Man Joe Loprieno has played forward in 10 games for the Sharks this season and scored his first pro goal in the first period vs. Charlotte on Nov 27.

*Special Teams... Worcester ranks 24th in the AHL on the PK at 79.6% (56-for-275) and 18th in the AHL on the power play with a 17.6% conversion rating (52-for-295). The Sharks have scored 6 shorthanded goals and have allowed 10 shorthanded tallies.

*6 shorties... the Sharks have scored 6 shorthanded goals this season, with 5 of them coming at home. Worcester is 6-0-0-0 in those games. Jamie McGinn has 2 while Andrew Desjardins, Kevin Henderson, Tommy Wingels, and John McCarthy have the others.

*10 with 10... the Sharks have 10 different players with at least ten goals this season (Cheechoo 18, Swift 17, Trevelyan 14, Ferriero 15, Sullivan 12, DaSilva 15, Desjardins 12, Mashinter 14, Wingels 16, and Irwin 10.

*Henderson surpasses... Sharks 2nd year forward Kevin Henderson has 7 goals and 10 assists this season and is +13 through 63 games this season. The 24-year-old from Toronto, ONT had 15 points (2-13-15) in 64 games last season.

*Good Sharks!... The Sharks rank 25th in the AHL with just 15.80 penalty minutes per game.

*Follow the AHL leaders.... Sean Sullivan is 5th among AHL defensemen with 12 goals.

*Stalock the stopper... Alex Stalock grabbed his 50th professional win vs. Portland on December 5....He has allowed just 64 goals in his last 29 games (2.20 goals against per game) after allowing 25 goals in his first 7 games.... at the time of his injury, Alex ranked 1st in the AHL with 2397 minutes played and 2nd in saves with 1025. Stalock is a perfect 4-for-4 stopping penalty shots, including two this season (the Bruins Roussel on Oct 23 and the Monarchs Elkins on Dec 19). Stalock left the game injured on February 4th vs. Manchester and is out for the rest of the season after season ending surgery on Feb 14.

*Al in the NHL... Alex Stalock made his NHL debut in San Jose on Tuesday, Feb 1. Stalock came in relief of Niemi down 3-0 midway through the 2nd period vs. Phoenix. Stalock made 9 saves and got the victory in a wild come from behind 5-3 win over the Coyotes.

*Alex Stalock hits 100 games.... Stalock became just the 2nd Sharks goaltender to dress in 100 games on January 28 joining Thomas Greiss... Alex is 57-36-6 for the Sharks in those 100 games.

*Mr. Dependable.... Andrew Desjardins had dressed in 188 straight games for Worcester breaking the record held by Derek Joslin (114 games).... Desjardins had the 2nd longest streak in the AHL (Nick Dodge in Charlotte) before his first NHL recall on January 2, 2011. Andrew is currently on recall to San Jose.

*Monster Mash... Sharks power forward Brandon Mashinter received his first NHL recall on December 29, 2010. Mash made his NHL debut on December 29th in Minnesota (13 shifts and 7:17 of ice) in the Sharks 5-3 loss. Brandon has played 13 games in San Jose this season with no points and two fighting majors during his NHL recalls. Mash has recorded 10/10 (goals/fights) in his 2nd straight season.

He has 14 goals, 17 assists, and 10 fighting majors in 55 games for Worcester this season... Mash is currently on his 3rd recall to the NHL.

*Five for fighting...The Sharks have 75 fighting majors this season good for 12th in the AHL... 21 different players have dropped the mitts this season for the Sharks this season: (Garet Hunt 3, Brandon Mashinter 10, Sean Sullivan 3, Jay Leach 5, Nick Petrecki 10, Andrew Desjardins 7, Dan DaSilva 4, Jason Pitton 1, Joe Loprieno 3, Kevin Henderson 3, David Marshall 1, Erick Lizon 3, Mike Moore 4. Cam MacIntyre 3, Tommy Wingels 2, Chris Lawrence 1, Frazer McLaren 6, John McCarthy 1, Michael Swift 2, Ryan Del Monte 1, and Matt Irwin 1). The Sharks had 73 fighting majors last season, 78 fighting majors in 2008-09, 68 fighting majors in 2007-08 and 54 in 2006-07.

*Rough and Tumble Atlantic.... four of the top 11 teams in fighting majors reign from the Atlantic Division.... The Whale is 2nd with 109, Bruins 5th with 82, Monarchs 8th with 79, and the Sharks 11th with 75.

Coming and goings from the Shark Tank:

03/19/2011

Nathan Longpre (C)

Worcester

ADD Signed to ATO

03/18/2011

Brandon Mashinter (LW)

Worcester

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

03/18/2011

John McCarthy (LW)

Worcester

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

03/17/2011

John McCarthy (LW)

Worcester

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

Top Worcester Sharks:

o Goals Cheechoo (18)

o Game Winners Wingels (4)

o Assists Cheechoo (29)

o Points Cheechoo (18-29-47)

o Power play Points Cheechoo (6-15-21)

o Shots Trevelyan (181)

o PIM Petrecki (114)

o Fighting Pen. Mashinter and Petrecki (10)

o Plus/Minus Desjardins (+14)

o Wins Stalock (19)

o G.A.A. Stalock (2.63)

o Save % Stalock (.907)

o Shutouts Machesney (2)

Sharks in the Pacific:

The San Jose Sharks are 42-23-8 with 92 points through 73 games and is currently in 1st place in the Pacific Division leading the 2nd place Coyotes by 3 points.

Logan Couture (27-21-48) has ripped it up in his first full season in San Jose. Logan is 2nd on the team with 27 goals and 1st with 8 game winning goals. Former Worcester Sharks; Joe Pavelski, Devin Setoguchi, Torrey Mitchell, and John McCarthy have all scored goals for San Jose. Justin Braun has 10 points (2-8-10) in 25 games, Brandon Mashinter has no points and two fights in 12 games and Andrew Desjardins is pointless in nine games.

Wed: Clg @ SJ - Thu: SJ @ LA - Sat: SJ @ Phx

Sharks in the ECHL:

The Stockton Thunder are 34-22-5-5 with 78 points in 66 games good for 1st place in the Pacific Division in the ECHL, 1 point ahead of the 2nd place Bakersfield Condors. Defenseman Ryan Constant (AHL Contract), Jody Pederson (AHL contract), and Tyson Sexsmith (NHL contract) are currently assigned to Stockton. The Thunder have secured a spot playoff spot for the Kelly Cup playoffs.

Coming Up:

The Sharks wrap up their four game road trip with an 11am start in Portland on Tuesday in a battle for the UNUM Cup. The game will not be heard live on WTAG, tape delay begins at 6:30pm.

On Friday, it's Kathryn Tappen Bobblehead Doll Giveaway Night presented by TD Bank when the Providence Bruins invade the DCU Center with a 7:30pm start. The Boston Bruins NESN Studio Host, Kathryn Tappen, will be signing autographs from 6:30-7:15pm in the DCU Center concourse before the game. The popular host will drop the ceremonial first puck before the Sharks host the Providence Bruins at 7:30pm. The first 3,000 fans will receive a Kathryn Tappen bobblehead doll presented by TD Bank. Cruisin' Bruce Palmer from 100FM the Pike will serve as host of the game! Tune in to Cruisin' Bruce Palmer weekdays from 6-10am for Worcester's #1 for classic hits! The game will be televised live on Charter TV3.

On Saturday, professional boxer Micky Ward will appear and sign autographs on Heroes Night when the Worcester Sharks host the Springfield Falcons at 7:00pm at the DCU Center. Micky Ward, a Lowell, MA native, will be signing autographs from 6:00-7:00pm in the DCU Center concourse. Doors will open at 4pm as the Worcester Police and Fire Department will face off against the Bridgeport, CT Fire Department at 4:30pm for the annual Guns n' Hoses game. Enjoy two games for the price of one! After the game, several hundred Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts will sleepover at the DCU Center in the first ever Sharks sleepover event which includes; a movie, autograph session, breakfast, and a locker room tour. Reservations are required.

On Sunday, the Sharks will be hosting the 2nd annual Massachusetts State Hockey Coaches Association High School All-Star Game at 12:00pm at the DCU Center. The All-Star Game will feature the state's top 46 high school seniors from MIAA schools, as selected by the MSHCA. Admission to the MSHCA High School All-Star Game will be $11 in advance. Doors will open at 11am . A ticket to the game will also allow fans to attend the Sharks' match versus the Adirondack Phantoms that afternoon at 3:00pm. Kids Tickets for kids are just $5 brought to you by Papa Gino's!

Get your family fun pack (4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, and 4 sodas) for just $69 for all Friday, Saturday, and Sunday games! (must be purchased through the Sharks front office in advance at 508-929-0500).

For a limited time, score a ten game flex ticket package for just $130 and score two free playoff tickets!

Marina Riva, Chris Curtis, Jonathan Forsberg, Jason Jones, and Matt Renzulli are all selling group ticket specials and exciting flex pack ticket offers! Jump in today and save up to 40% off box office prices! Find out how to receive free 2011 Calder Cup playoff tickets by purchasing 2011-12 season tickets! 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

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- Merchandise discounts and much, much, more!

Season ticket packages and group tickets for the 2010-11 season are on sale now by contacting the Worcester Sharks Office at 508.929.0500 or by crashing the net at www.SharksAHL.com.

All games can be heard live on 580AM and 94.9FM WTAG, as well as online through AHL Live, by following the link on the Sharks website at www.SharksAHL.com.



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