500 in Reach for Coach Sommer - Worcester Sharks Weekly

Published on February 6, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


The Worcester Sharks chomped two out of a possible four points in two games last week against the first place St. John's IceCaps in Newfoundland. The Sharks began the weekend with a close 3-2 loss to the IceCaps on Friday followed by a rock'em-sock'em 4-2 victory over St. John's on Saturday.

The Worcester Sharks player of the week nominee is rookie forward Mike Connolly. Mike recorded three points (2 goals and an assist), was +2, and recorded the game winning goal on Saturday.

If the playoffs were to start today, the Sharks would have the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference with 51 points through 44 games. (would face the 2nd seed St. John's IceCaps)

Few things to know....

* The Sharks currently sit in 3rd place in the Atlantic Division, 11 points behind the first place St. John's IceCaps and five points behind the 2nd place Monarchs.

* Head Coach Roy Sommer is just 1 WIN away from 500 in his AHL career.

* Alex Stalock is now 5-0-0 with the Stockton Thunder (ECHL) in his return back after an injury from last February. Stalock posts a 2.40 GAA and a .923 save % with the Thunder. Watch Stalock's killer glove save from Sunday HERE.

* The Worcester Sharks lead the AHL with 76 fighting majors through 44 games. The Sharks and IceCaps set an AHL season high with six fights on Saturday. Catch a cool YOUTUBE video HERE of the Sharks in action!

* The Sharks host movie poster night presented by WTAG on Friday night at 7:30pm vs. Manchester (broadcast live on Charter TV3) and the first ever PINK in the RINK event to benefit the Cup Crusaders on Sunday at 3pm vs. the Pirates.

Top 3... Last Week!

1. Mike Connolly scores the game winning goal, adds an assist, and was #3 star in 4-2 win at St. John's on Saturday!

2. Harri Sateri was EXCELLENT in two starts in St. John's; allowing five goals on 60 shots on goal (.916 save %) in the weekend split.

3. Brandon Mashinter records his 2nd Gordie Howe Hattrick of the season in 4-2 win at St. John's on Saturday.

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

Fri. 2/3 L Worcester SHARKS 2 @ St. John's IceCaps 3

Sat. 2/4 W Worcester SHARKS 4 @ St. John's IceCaps 2

This week:

Fri. 2/10 Manchester Monarchs @ Worcester SHARKS - 7:30pm

Sat. 2/11 Worcester SHARKS @ Hershey Bears - 7pm

Sun. 2/12 Portland Pirates @ Worcester SHARKS - 3pm

Rewind the Tape:

2.3.12 - Worcester 2 - St. John's 3- L - Mile One Centre Mike Connolly and Jack Combs scored 2nd period goals for the Sharks but Worcester dropped a close 3-2 decision to the St. John's IceCaps at the Mile One Centre on Friday night. Harri Sateri was sharp in goal for the Sharks making 28 saves and Jack Combs extended his point streak to five games (2-5-7) with his 8th goal of the season in the loss. It was the first time in six games that the home team won in the season series between the Sharks and the IceCaps.

2.4.12 - Worcester 4 - St. John's 2 - W - Mile One Centre

Ryan Del Monte and Mike Connolly scored within 18 seconds early in the third period as the Sharks came back from behind and shocked the first place IceCaps 4-2 in front of a sold out crowd at the Mile One Centre on Saturday night. Harri Sateri was excellent in goal in the second straight night for Worcester making 27 saves and James Livingston extended his point streak to three games (2-1-3) with his 5th goal of the season. Brandon Mashinter recorded the Gordie Howe Hattrick for the Sharks and Tim Kennedy added two assists in the win. The two teams duked it out for six separate sets of fighting majors (AHL high) and a combined 122 penalty minutes in a wild game from north of the border.

Sharks in the Atlantic: The Sharks are swimming in 3rd place with 51 points (21-14-4-5) in the Atlantic Division through 44 games, which is 11 points behind the first place St. John's IceCaps (46gp) and five points behind the 3rd place Manchester Monarchs (49gp). The Sharks have a two point edge over the 4th place Portland Pirates (49 points in 46gp) and the 5th place Providence Bruins (49 points in 47gp), to round out a very choppy Atlantic Division.

Coaching Milestones....

*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.

*500 WINS!.... Coach Roy Sommer is just 1 win away from 500 in his AHL coaching career.

*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 14seasons 1,084GP 499 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 (14th season) in the American Hockey League. His current regular season record is now: 499-447 -49 -47-42. (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 345 of the 499 victories (69%).

*ECHL... Coach Sommer also has 176 wins in the ECHL coaching in five seasons with Roanoke Valley and Richmond.

Shark Bites:

*Captains for the 2011-12 season: Mike Moore was named the Sharks 4th captain in team history on Feb 11, 2011 and was named captain again before the start of the 2011-12 season. Alternate captains for this season: veteran forward Ben Guite and forward John McCarthy. Tommy Wingels, Jimmy Bonneau, Benn Ferriero, Brandon Mashinter, and Mike Connolly have also worn the "A" this season.

*From east to west..... The Worcester Sharks have had 7 players (10 call-ups) receive at least one call up this season to San Jose... Currently; Tommy Wingels, John McCarthy, Benn Ferriero, Andrew Desjardins, Antero Niittymaki, Justin Braun, Jamie McGinn, Logan Couture, Jason Demers, Joe Pavelski, Marc-Edourd Vlasic, and Doug Murray are all former Worcester Sharks that are currently playing with the San Jose Sharks.

*All-Stars... Defenseman Matt Irwin and rookie netminder Tyson Sexsmith represented the Worcester Sharks at the 2012 AHL All-Star Classic in Atlantic City on Jan 29-30.

All-Star Selections for Worcester through the years:

2007 - Mathieu Darche

2008 - Mike Iggulden

2009 - Derek Joslin and Ryan Vesce

2010 - Logan Couture, Danny Groulx, and Alex Stalock

2011 - Jonathan Cheechoo and Justin Braun

*AWARDS...Tommy Wingels was selected as the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 18, 2011. In four games last week Wingels recorded four goals, two assists and a plus-6 rating as the Sharks closed out a seven-game road swing having earned 11 of a possible 14 standings points. Wingels recorded 10 points (seven goals, three assists), including four game-winning goals, and a plus-11 rating during the Sharks' seven-game road stretch from Dec. 4-18, helping Worcester to a 5-1-0-1 mark in that time.

*Tommy Wingels take 2... Tommy Wingels became just the third Worcester Sharks player in franchise history to record 10 goals in a month (joining Mathieu Darche and Graham Mink). Tommy finished the month of December with 10 goals, three assists, and +5 in 14 games. Wingels recorded four game winning goals in the month of December and fired 53 shots on goal. Tommy was rewarded with a NHL call up to San Jose on Jan 4 and scored his first NHL goal on Jan 15 at Chicago.

*Breaking down January... the Sharks finished 4-4-1-2 (11 points in 11gp) in January with 25 GF and 30GA. PP went 8-for-40, opponents PP went 8-for-51. Worcester had 15 fighting majors this month.

*Breaking down February... the Sharks are 1-1-0-0 (2 points in 2gp) in February with 6 GF and 5 GA. PP is 1-for-5 (20%), opponents PP is 1-for-11 (9%), and Worcester has 6 fighting majors this month.

*TRADE!... The San Jose Sharks traded Worcester Sharks defenseman Sean Sullivan to Florida in exchange for center Tim Kennedy on Jan 26. Sullivan had suited up in 105 Worcester Sharks games and compiled 59 points (17-42-59) and 53 penalty minutes. Kennedy brings 112 NHL games of experience, was a National Champion with Michigan State in 2007, and was on the AHL All Rookie Team in 2008-09 with the Portland Pirates. Tim has three points (0-3-3) in 3gp with Worcester.

*First Half... the Sharks finished the first half of the season after a 3-2 loss in Providence on Jan 22. Worcester went 19-12-3-4 with 45 points in 38gp for a .592 win percentage; the 2nd best first half record in franchise history. Worcester had a .639 win percentage with 51pts in 40gp in 2009-10, the year they won the Atlantic Division.

*1 Goal Games... seven of the last eight games for Worcester have been decided by a single goal. The Sharks are 3-3-1-1 in their last eight one goal games and 11-5-4-5 overall.

*Nice Crowd... the Worcester Sharks had their 2nd biggest crowd in franchise history on Jan 21, 2012 in a 3-2 overtime win over Bruins at the DCU Center. The Sharks welcomed 8,840 fans through the gates in the exciting win.

*Worcester/Manchester Rivalry... the Sharks and Monarchs have already slugged it out through eight of 12 games this season. The two teams have combined for 369 penalty minutes in the eight games (174 WOR, 195 MCH) and 17 sets of fighting major penalties. Worcester is 2-3-2-1 vs. Manchester this season with the next meeting coming at the DCU Center on Feb 10.

*Killer Start... Jack Combs scored on his first shift as a member of the Worcester Sharks in Albany on Dec 16 and added another goal later in the first period. The native of St. Louis, MS led the ECHL with 37 points (17-20-37) in 23 game with Colorado before he was signed by Worcester on Dec 14. The 23-year-old has 18 points (8-10-18) in 21 games for Worcester!

*Road Warriors... the Sharks have taken a point in 17-of-22 road games this season (10-6-4-3) and finished with a 5-1-0-1 record on their season long seven game road trip. (12/4-12/18/11)

*Streakers!.... James Livingston has a three game point streak (2-1-3)... Mike Connolly has a two game point streak (2-1-3)...Tim Kennedy has a two game point streak (0-3-3).

*3rd period success!... the Sharks are outscoring their opponents 49-34 in the third period this season (+15).... But, getting outscored 37-44 in the second period (-7).

*the later the better.... Worcester has scored 28 goals in the 1st period (.64 per game), 37 goals in the 2nd period (.84 per game), and 49 goals in the 3rd period (1.11 per game).

*Leaders among us... Jimmy Bonneau is 2nd in the AHL with 15 fighting majors...Curt Gogol is 2nd among AHL rookies with 107 penalty minutes and 1st with 13 fighting majors...Nathan Moon is 3rd among rookies with 106 penalty minutes...Tyson Sexsmith is 4th in the AHL with a 2.15 GAA... Matt Irwin is 13th with 25 points (8-17-25), 5th among AHL d-men with 8 goals, 1st in power play goals with 7, and 5th in shots with 120... Mike Connolly is 18th among AHL rookies with 27 points (10-17-27).

*OT Penalty Shot... On November 16, Springfield goaltender Manny Legace faced Worcester forward Mike Connolly on a penalty shot 52 seconds into overtime and saved both the attempt and the game, as just over a minute later the Falcons won, 3-2, on a goal by Alexandre Giroux. Since the 1992-93 season, there have been 27 penalty shots taken in overtime of an AHL game (including four in the playoffs); goalies have stopped 25 of them.

*Penalty Shots take 2.... Sean Sullivan scored a rare penalty shot shorthanded goal by a defenseman vs. Mike McKenna in the 2nd period in a 5-2W at Binghamton on Dec 17. Worcester is now 3-for-8 in franchise history on penalty shots.

*PP Specialist...Matt Irwin's seven power-play goals have put him in good position to set some team records, but he is not there yet. The record for most power-play goals in a season by a Sharks defenseman is nine, done by Garrett Stafford in 2006-07. The career record is 16, done by Derek Joslin. Irwin had six last year, so has 13 for his career.

*Tallest Shark.... Worcester Sharks rookie defenseman Taylor Doherty is the tallest player in team history standing at 6'7" 230lbs. Taylor has a +7 rating for the best mark on the club and has added three fighting majors. Doherty recorded his first professional point (assist) in his 37th pro game in Manchester on Jan 28.

*Score first... the Sharks have scored FIRST 20 times in 44 games last season (14-2-2-2); Curt Gogol 2,Benn Ferriero 4, Nathan Moon 2, Mike Moore 1, Tommy Wingels 1, John McCarthy 2, Matt Irwin 1, Sena Acolatse 1, Tony Lucia 1, Brodie Reid 1, Brandon Mashinter 2, Jack Combs 1, and Mike Connolly 1.

*First Pro Goals this season... Curt Gogol (Oct 9 @ PRO vs. Khudobin), James Livingston (Oct15 vs. ALB vs. Frazee), Mike Connolly (Oct15 vs. ALB vs. Frazee), Nathan Moon (Oct 21 @ PRO vs. Khudobin), Sena Acolatse (Nov 1 vs. STJ vs. Pasquale), Brodie Reid (Nov 5 vs. STJ vs. Pasquale), and Marek Viedenski (Dec 11 at STJ vs. empty net)

*100 AHL goals.... Veteran Ben Guite scored his first goal as a member of the Worcester Sharks in a 6-1 win over the Devils on October 15. The goal turned out to be his 100th AHL goal in his career. Ben also has 19 NHL goals in 175 career NHL games.

*Great first impression... Curt Gogol became just the 5th Sharks player to score in his professional debut joining Joe Pavelski, Nate Raduns, Tony Lucia, and Cam MacIntyre. (Thanks Bill Ballou, Worcester TG)

*Sharks in the Atlantic... the Sharks had a 29-20-4-7 record against Atlantic Division prey last season and are 10-11-3-3 in the division this season.

*Good when leading... the Sharks are 10-2-1-1 when leading after the 1st period of play and 10-0-0-2 when leading after the 2nd period of play this season.

*6 National Champions... The Sharks have six players that have won the NCAA Division 1 Championship.... Mike Connolly was co-captain for Minnesota-Duluth in 2011, John McCarthy was co-captain for Boston University in 2009, Benn Ferriero and Nick Petrecki with Boston College in 2008, Tim Kennedy with Michigan State University, and Ben Guite with Maine in 1999.

*These Sharks have teeth!.... Worcester is 2nd in the AHL in penalty minutes averaging 21.43 penalty minutes per game and are 1st with 76 fighting major penalties. Manchester is 2nd with 57 fighting majors.

*100 club... The Worcester Sharks are one of two teams in the AHL with three players with over 100 penalty minutes this season (Manchester is the other). Curt Gogol (107), Nathan Moon (106), and Jimmy Bonneau (103) have all hit the century mark already this season for Worcester.

*2 Men Down.... John McCarthy became just the 2nd Worcester Sharks player to score a shorthanded goal while the Sharks were two men down. "JMac" scored at 8:32 of the first period in a 3-2 win over Bridgeport on Nov 11. Steve Zalewski had the other 3-on-5 score in Houston on 11/22/08.

*200/300... Worcester Sharks captain Mike Moore became just the 2nd player in Sharks history to hit 200 games and 300 penalty minutes this season joining Riley Armstrong. #8 has played in 224 games for Worcester accumulating 315 penalty minutes... Moore surpassed Lukas Kaspar on Jan 15 for the most games played by a Worcester Sharks player with 217.

*Sherriff McLaren... Sharks tough guy Frazer McLaren was assigned back to Worcester on Jan 22 from San Jose. #10 ranks 2nd all-time in Worcester Sharks history with 456 penalty minutes (43 FM) in 183 games. Brad Staubitz holds the top stop with 462 pims in 162 games.

*Thanks Ballou... the Worcester Sharks are 4-6-1-0 when they fire 47 or more shots on goal during a game.

*Massachusetts!... the Sharks have three players born from Massachusetts (John McCarthy - Andover, Benn Ferriero - Essex, and Brian O'Hanley - Quincy) In addition, assistant coach David Cunniff hails from South Boston.

*Hockey East Alumni!... the Worcester Sharks have nine players from Hockey East Schools (Irwin and Braun - UMass-Amherst, Ferriero - BC, McCarthy - BU, Reid - NU, O'Hanley - BC, Guite - UMaine, Petrecki - BC, Costello - NU )

*Young Guns... the Sharks have dressed 14 rookies already this season. (Curt Gogol, Nathan Moon, Brodie Reid, James Livingston, Mike Connolly, Taylor Doherty, Tyson Sexsmith, Harri Sateri, Sena Acolatse, Tony Lucia, Marek Viedensky, Brian O'Hanley, Jack Combs, and Chad Costello)

*Great Start to the Weekend.... The Sharks are 7-2-2-2 on Friday nights this season.... A perfect way to kick off the weekend!

*Super Sunday... the Sharks went 14-4-0-2 on Sunday afternoon games in 2010-11 and are 5-2-0-2 on Sundays this season.

*I'll take a draft... Nine Worcester Sharks players were drafted by the San Jose Sharks. (Braun, Doherty, Lucia, McCarthy, O'Hanley, Petrecki, Sateri, Sexsmith, and Viedensky,)

*NHL Experience.... The Sharks have five players with NHL experience totaling 394 games led by veteran Ben Guite with 175... breakdown of the rest... Tim Kennedy 112, John McCarthy 44, Frazer McLaren 39, Mike Moore 6, Matt Pelech 5, Brandon Mashinter 13,

*2 Gordie Howe Hattricks.... Worcester Sharks winger Brandon Mashinter recorded a Gordie Howe Hattrick in the Sharks 4-3W vs. the Whale at the DCU Center on Dec 30th. Mash recorded an assist on Tony Lucia's goal at 5:20 of first period, fighting major vs. Jared Nightingale at 19:54 of the second period, and the game winning goal at 17:04 of the third period. It was the first time a Sharks player had recorded a Gordie Howe Hattrick since Mash did it vs. Lowell on Nov 11, 2009... Mash followed up with another on Feb 4 at St. John's with a fighting major vs. Garth Murray at 18:36 of the first period, an assist on Mike Connolly's goal at 6:15 of the third period, and a empty net goal at 19:54 of the 3rd period.

*Like Father, Like Son... Rookie Curt Gogol is 1st on the Sharks with 107 penalty minutes and 2nd with 13 fighting majors through 32 games... his father Brent racked up 892 penalty minutes in 157 professional games in the IHL, CHL, EHL, and the AHL including 380 pims in 1978-79 in 57 games with the Flint Generals.

*Major Bonneau... Worcester Sharks tough guy Jimmy Bonneau has racked up 15 fighting majors in 33 games this season for the Sharks. Jimmy has 85 fighting majors in 225 AHL games along with 656 penalty minutes.

*Acolatse can throw... Worcester Sharks rookie defenseman Sena Acolatse has been quite impressive in his first seven professional hockey fights this season. The 5-11, 205 pounder and native of Hayward, CA native has fought Richard Clune, Brett Hextall, Dane Byers, Stephane Veilleux, Andre Deveaux, J.D. Watt, and Garth Murray so far this season. Sena led the Prince George Cougars in WHL with 15 fighting majors in 66 games last year, and also added 15 goals. Acolatse is currently the Sharks Ironman with 39 straight games played.

*Worcester record... the Sharks are on pace to surpass the Worcester IceCats team record of 126 fighting majors in 1997-98. A few players from the 97-98 squad include Terry Virtue, Jamal Mayers, Justin Hocking, Tyler Willis, and Reed Low.

*Five for fighting...The Sharks have 76 fighting majors this season good for 1st in the AHL... 16 different players dropped the mitts this season for the Sharks this season: (Jimmy Bonneau 15, Curt Gogol 13, Nick Petrecki 2, Cam MacIntyre 4, Nathan Moon 8, Brandon Mashinter 5, Mike Moore 3, Frazer McLaren 3, Sena Acolatse 7, Taylor Doherty 3, Matt Pelech 6, Tommy Wingels 2, Ryan Del Monte 2, James Livingston 1, John McCarthy 1, and Sean Sullivan 1)... The Sharks had 81 fighting majors last season, 73 fighting majors in 2009-10, 78 fighting majors in 2008-09, 68 fighting majors in 2007-08 and 54 in 2006-07.

Season by the numbers...

Record: 21-14-4-5, 51 points - 3rd in Atlantic

Win percentage: .580% - 11th in AHL

Home Record: 11-8-0-2

Away Record: 10-6-4-3

Attendance: 86,729 through 21 games at DCU Center 4,130 average) - 24th in AHL

Goals Scored: 119, 2.70 goals per game, 23rd in AHL

Goals Allowed: 115, 2.61 goals against per game, 4th in AHL

Shots per game: 32.98 - 3rd in AHL

Shots allowed per game: 28.70 - 9th in AHL

Score 1st: 14-2-2-2 when scoring first (.800%)

1 goal games: 11-5-4-5 in one goal games

PP: 17.1%, 19th in AHL (32-187)

PK: 83.9%, 8th in AHL (31-192)

SHG - 4 shorthanded goals scored

SHGA - 4 shorthanded goals allowed

PIMS - 21.43 penalty minutes per game, 2nd in AHL

Fighting Majors: 76 - 1st in AHL

OT Games - 14 - (4-4 record in OT)

SO Games - 6 - (1-5 record in SO)

Roster Players - the Sharks have used 32 players this season

Goalies - the Sharks have used 3 goaltenders this season

Players receiving call-ups to San Jose - 8 (Sexsmith, Braun, Ferriero, McLaren, Irwin, Niittymaki, Wingels, McCarthy)

NHL debuts - 0 Worcester players made their NHL debuts this season

Call-ups to San Jose - 10 different call-ups to San Jose this season

Coming and goings from the Shark Tank: Date

Player

Team

Transaction

02/03/2012

Tyson Sexsmith (G)

Worcester

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

02/02/2012

Antero Niittymaki (G)

Worcester

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

02/01/2012

Tyson Sexsmith (G)

Worcester

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

01/30/2012

John McCarthy (LW)

Worcester

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

Top Worcester Sharks:

o Goals Wingels (13) - currently in San Jose

o Game Winners Wingels (4) - currently in San Jose

o Assists Sullivan (19) - traded to Florida (NHL)

o Points McCarthy (12-16-28)

o Power play Points Irwin (7-7-14)

o Shots Irwin (120 shots)

o PIM Gogol (107)

o Fighting Pen. Bonneau (15)

o Plus/Minus Sullivan (+10) - traded to Florida (NHL)

o Wins Sateri (10)

o G.A.A. Sexsmith (2.15)

o Save % Sexsmith (.925)

o Shutouts Sateri (2)

Sharks in the Pacific:

The San Jose Sharks are 29-15-6 with 64 points through 50 games and currently in 1st place in the Pacific Division. Former Worcester Sharks playing for San Jose: Joe Pavelski (19-19-38) Logan Couture (22-19-41), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (3-14-17), Torrey Mitchell (5-7-12), Douglas Murray (0-4-4), Andrew Desjardins (3-9-12), Jamie McGinn (11-9-20), Jason Demers (2-9-11), Justin Braun (1-5-6), John McCarthy (0-0-0), and Tommy Wingels (1-1-2). Thomas Greiss is 7-4-1 with a 1.98GAA and .925 save %.

Week ahead:

Wed., Feb 8 at 10pm vs. Calgary

Fri., Feb 10 at 10:30pm vs. Chicago

Sun., Feb 12 at 7pm at St. Louis

Sharks in the ECHL:

The Stockton Thunder are 23-18-1-4 in 46 games this season with 51 points, which is 13 points behind the first place Las Vegas Wranglers (48gp) and five points behind the 2nd place Ontario Reign (44gp) in the Pacific Division. Thomas Heemskerk is 8-5-0 with a 3.22 GAA and a .894 save % and Alex Stalock is 5-0-0 with a 2.40 GAA and a .923 save %.

Week Ahead:

Fri., Feb 10 at 9:05pm at Colorado

Sat., Feb 11 at 9:05pm at Colorado

Coming Up:

The Sharks have FOUR promotions packed home games in the month of February including Movie Poster Giveaway on Feb 10, the 1st ever PINK in the RINK on Feb 12, GRONK Puck Spike on Feb 24, and Special Olympics Massachusetts Night and WAAF Fan Fest on Feb 25!

On Friday, the first 3,000 fans will receive a Worcester Sharks Lords of the Rink movie poster presented by WTAG when the Sharks host the Manchester Monarchs at the DCU Center at 7:30pm. As with every Friday night game; hot dogs, sodas, and popcorn are just $2! Wachusett Mountain will also be giving away ski lift passes at the game! The game will be televised live on Charter TV3.

On Saturday, the Sharks travel to Hershey to take on the Bears at 7pm.

On Sunday, the Sharks host the Portland Pirates at 3pm. For the first time in team history, the DCU Center Ice will be colored PINK and the Sharks will wear commemorative PINK jerseys sponsored by Patriot Buick GMC to benefit the Cup Crusaders and to support breast cancer awareness and research.

The PINK jerseys will all be auctioned off through raffle, Chinese auction, silent auction, a post-game live auction, and a select few via an online auction; with proceeds to benefit the Cup Crusaders.

The first 1,000 fans will receive a Worcester Sharks PINK in the RINK t-shirt courtesy of Patriot Buick GMC and the Sharks will be selling PINK mystery autograph pucks with proceeds to benefit the Cup Crusaders.

Before the Worcester Sharks host the Portland Pirates at 3pm, the St. John's high school varsity hockey team will battle St. Peter-Marian at 12pm in the 5th annual High School Hockey Showdown. Doors at the DCU Center will open at 11:30am with one ticket good for both games!

Score a family fun pack today for only $74! Four tickets, four hot dogs, and four sodas for a portion of the price! Available only through the Sharks front office for every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday games this season!

Enjoy a Worcester Sharks Experience Pack! The Sharks are offering groups to partake in a Sharks hockey experience with many interactive activities; including friends and family skates on the DCU Center ice before or after a game, the high FIN tunnel (high-fiving players as they take the ice), singing the National Anthem, intermission performances, and more.

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