6 Games Left, 4 Points out - Worcester Sharks Weekly

Published on March 29, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


Shark Snap Shot:

The Worcester Sharks chomped four out of a possible eight points last week in four games highlighted by a crazy 5-4 come-from-behind overtime victory over the Pirates in Portland on Tuesday morning. Worcester kicked off a 3-in-3 weekend at home with a disappointing 4-2 loss to the Bruins in front of 6,242 fans at the DCU on Friday, followed by a tough 7-2 defeat in the claws of the Falcons in front of 5,045 at the DCU on Saturday. The busy week ended on a high note with a 3-1 victory over the Phantoms on Sunday at the DCU Center behind Nick Petrecki's two assists and 35 saves by Carter Hutton. The Sharks player of the week nominee was forward Patrick Davis; as he scored three goals and played with terrific energy last week. 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 6 games remaining.

Top 3... Last Week!

#1 Joe Loprieno forces overtime and John McCarthy wins the game just 16 seconds into the extra fame to cap a wild come-from-behind win over the Pirates in Portland on Tuesday!

#2 Carter Hutton makes 35 saves in 3-1 win over Phantoms on Sunday!

#3 Nick Petrecki grabs two primary assists and is +2 in 3-1 win over Phantoms on Sunday!

Last Week: (2-2-0-0) 4pts, 4gp

Tue. 3/22 OTW Worcester SHARKS 5 @ Portland Pirates 4 - OT

Fri. 3/25 L Providence Bruins 2 @ Worcester SHARKS 4

Sat. 3/26 L Springfield Falcons 7 @ Worcester SHARKS 2

Sun. 3/27 W Adirondack Phantoms 1 @ Worcester SHARKS 3

This week:

Fri. 4/1 Manchester Monarchs @ Worcester SHARKS - 7:30pm

Sat. 4/2 Providence Bruins @ Worcester SHARKS - 7:00pm

Sun. 4/3 Worcester SHARKS @ Providence Bruins - 4:05pm

Rewind the Tape:

3.22.11 - Worcester 5 - Portland 4 - OTW - Cumberland County Civic Center

John McCarthy scored just 16 seconds into overtime as the Sharks battled back from a 3-0 deficit and shocked the Pirates with a 5-4 overtime win on Tuesday morning at the Cumberland County Civic Center. A wild line brawl at 16:24 of the first period turned the game around into Worcester's favor as the Sharks received goals by Patrick Davis, Dan DaSilva, Joe Loprieno, and Nick Schaus and 24 saves by Carter Hutton in the victory. Jamie McGinn added two assists and sparked the Sharks during the first period brawl. The two teams combined for 94 penalty minutes as the Sharks concluded their four game road trip 2-2-0-0.

3.25.11 - Worcester 2 - Providence 4 - L - DCU Center

Providence played spoiler in Worcester on Friday night as they defeated the Sharks, 4-2, in front of a sellout crowd at the DCU Center. Benn Ferriero and Patrick Davis scored for the Sharks while Harri Sateri made 20 saves in the losing effort.

3.26.11 - Worcester 2 - Springfield 7 - L - DCU Center

The Sharks playoff hopes slipped further out of reach in front of 5,045 fans at the DCU Center on Saturday night at the hands of the Springfield Falcons by the count of 7-2. Springfield rookie goalie Paul Dainton (UMass-Amherst) made 39 saves on 41 shots for his first professional win, propelling Springfield to their first win in 13 games and their first win in the month of March. Forwards T.J. Trevelyan and Tommy Wingels both scored power play goals for the Sharks in their second straight home loss.

3.27.11 - Worcester 3 - Adirondack 1 - W - DCU Center

The Sharks capped off their three game home weekend with a 3-1 victory against the Adirondack Phantoms on Sunday afternoon in front of 5,003 at the DCU Center. Kevin Henderson, T.J. Trevelyan, and Patrick Davis scored for Worcester while Carter Hutton was superb in net earning his 10th win of the season and making 35 saves for the Sharks to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Sharks in the Atlantic: The Sharks are swimming in 4th place with 80 points (34-28-4-8) in the Atlantic Division through 74 games, which is 14 points behind the first place Portland Pirates (71gp), 13 points behind the 2nd place Manchester Monarchs (75gp), and 4 points behind the 3rd place CT Whale (74gp). The Sharks lead the 5th place Bruins (73gp) by 8 points, 13 points better than the Falcons (74gp) followed by the 7th place Sound Tigers with 61 points (72gp) 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.

Following are the tiebreaking procedures used in the event of a tie in the standings following the completion of the regular season. When a tie among three or more teams is broken resulting in a two-team tie, the original tiebreaking method is used.

Between two teams: a) wins (excluding shootouts) b) points in season series between teams c) goal differential d) goals scored in season series between teams e) intra-conference points percentage

Among three or more teams: a) wins (excluding shootouts) b) points percentage in combined season series c) goal differential d) goal differential in combined season series e) intra-conference points percentage

Remaining Games Break Down:

Worcester Sharks: 6 games left (3 home, 3away)

Providence (1 H, 1 A)

Manchester (1 H )

Portland (1 H)

Charlotte (2 A)

Connecticut Whale: 6 games left (3 home, 3 away)

Providence (1 A)

Springfield (1 A)

Bridgeport (1 H, 1 A)

Portland (1 H) Norfolk (1 H)

Binghamton: 6 games left (3 home, 3 away)

Adirondack (1 H)

Syracuse (1 A)

Bridgeport (1 H)

Albany (1 A)

Norfolk (1 H)

Rochester (1 A)

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 1,034GP 476 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: 476-430 -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 322 of the 476 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, Logan Couture, Jason Demers, 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 37 times in 74 games this season (27-8-1-1) after scoring first in 42-of-80 games last season (34-6-0-2).... Benn Ferriero (5) Jonathan Cheechoo (4), Kevin Henderson (4), 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... 36 of the Sharks 74 games have been decided by one goal this season... Worcester is 19-5-4-8 in those 36 games.

Don't allow 4... The Sharks are 31-8-3-5 when they allow three goals or less in a game...BUT... Worcester is 3-20-1-3 when they allow four goals or more.

March Madness... the Sharks finished the month of March 7-7-1-0 (40GF, 54GA)

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 74 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.

20 and counting... Worcester been involved in 20 overtime games this season, tying 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 has 12 goals (2 GWG) this season from the Sharks blue line. 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 35 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 39 of the Sharks 200 goals this season, good for 19.5% 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 19 assists from the Sharks blue line this season in 66 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 189 games in a Worcester Sharks jersey and has compiled 52 points (10-42-52) and 278 penalty minutes. His +34 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. He currently has 16 goals with Worcester in 38 games.

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 164 games in a Worcester Sharks sweater accumulating 27 points (13-15-28) and 417 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 27-19-4-6 record against Atlantic Division prey this season.

Good when leading... the Sharks have a 20-5-1-1 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, 6-6-0-0 in two goal games, and 1-4-0-0 in three + goal games.

Outshot but not outscored.... Worcester is 15-9-1-2 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 14 games due to injury.

7 and counting... The Sharks have used a franchise record 7 different goaltenders this season. (Stalock 41gp, Hutton 19gp, Gill 1gp, Machesney 6gp, Jakaitis 3gp, Sexsmith 6gp, and Sateri 4gp)

47 and counting... the Sharks have set a franchise record with 47 players on their roster this season. Joe Pereira was #47.

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 19 rookies, including three from UMASS-Amherst (Braun, Irwin, and Marcou) and two from UMASS-Lowell (Hutton and Schaus).

Super Sunday... the Sharks are 13-4-0-2 on Sunday afternoon games this season... including an 9-2-0-2 record at the DCU Center.

Home/Away goals... the Sharks have scored 100 goals at home (37 games) and allowed 106 at the DCU Center.... while scoring 101 goals (37 games) on the road and allowing 121 goals on the road.

Good Starts... Worcester has outscored their opponents 66-54 (+12) in the first period, 65-71 (-6) in the 2nd period, but outscored 62-93 (-31) 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)

Streakers... Mike Moore (0-2-2), T.J. Trevelyan (2-0-2), and Dan DaSilva (0-3-3) all have two game point streaks.

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). John has 9pts (4-5-9) in 19 games with Worcester this season.

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 110 games for Worcester (34-37-71) and 96 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 201 goals this season... 55 on the power play, 124 even strength goals, 7 shorthanded tallies, 5 shootout goals, and 6 empty net goals.

Goals for Petrecki... 2nd year defenseman Nick Petrecki has 14 points (3-11-14) and 119 penalty minutes in 61 games for the Sharks this season.... Nick has 11 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... and currently has scored the 2nd most goals by a Shark this season with 17. Tommy has 8 goals in his last 16 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... J-Lo scored his first goal as a defenseman in a 5-4OTW in Portland on Mar 22.

Special Teams... Worcester ranks 26th in the AHL on the PK at 79.9% (58-for-268) and 18th in the AHL on the power play with a 17.7% conversion rating (55-for-311). The Sharks have scored 7 shorthanded goals and have allowed 10 shorthanded tallies.

7 shorties... the Sharks have scored 7 shorthanded goals this season, with 5 of them coming at home. Worcester is 7-0-0-0 in those games. Jamie McGinn has 2 while Andrew Desjardins, Kevin Henderson, Tommy Wingels, John McCarthy, and Patrick Davis have the others.

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

Henderson surpasses... Sharks 2nd year forward Kevin Henderson has 8 goals and 12 assists this season and is +13 through 67 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 22nd in the AHL with just 16.07 penalty minutes per game.

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 12 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 58 games for Worcester this season...

Five for fighting...The Sharks have 80 fighting majors (franchise record) this season good for 10th in the AHL... 22 different players have dropped the mitts this season for the Sharks this season: (Garet Hunt 3, Brandon Mashinter 10, Sean Sullivan 4, Jay Leach 5, Nick Petrecki 11, 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 3, Chris Lawrence 1, Frazer McLaren 7, John McCarthy 1, Michael Swift 2, Ryan Del Monte 1, Matt Irwin 1, and Jamie McGinn 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 9 teams in fighting majors reign from the Atlantic Division.... The Whale is 1st with 117, Bruins 6th with 84, Monarchs 8th with 81, and the Sharks 9th with 80.

Coming and goings from the Shark Tank:

03/23/2011

Brandon Mashinter (LW)

Worcester

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

03/23/2011

Joe Pereira (RW)

Worcester

DEL Released from ATO

03/22/2011

Joe Pereira (RW)

Worcester

ADD Signed to ATO

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 (193)

o PIM Petrecki (119)

o Fighting Pen. Petrecki (11)

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 44-23-9 with 97 points through 76 games and is currently in 1st place in the Pacific Division leading the 2nd place Coyotes by 4 points.

Logan Couture (30-23-53) has ripped it up in his first full season in San Jose. Logan is 2nd on the team with 30 goals and 2nd 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 11 points (2-9-11) in 27 games, Brandon Mashinter has no points and two fights in 12 games and Andrew Desjardins has one goal in 12 games.

Thu: Dal @ SJ - Sat: Ana @ SJ

Sharks in the ECHL:

The Stockton Thunder are 35-22-5-7 with 82 points in 69 games good for 2nd place in the Pacific Division in the ECHL, 1 point behind the 1st 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 five game home stand with two games this weekend at the DCU Center!

On Friday, Pepsi will give away eight mountain bikes as the Sharks host the Manchester Monarchs at 7:30pm. Show your Fallon Community Health Plan membership card and receive $5 off your ticket at the DCU Center Box Office!

On Saturday, it's Fan Appreciation Night at the DCU Center as the Sharks host the Providence Bruins at 7pm! Doors open at 4:30pm for the Boston Bruins alumni double header! Watch the Boston Bruins Alumni game before the Sharks hit the ice! Cheer on the annual Parade of Champions as several youth hockey teams will parade around the ice and welcome the Sharks before the game! Steve Donovan from WXLO will serve as host for the Sharks BIG game vs. the Bruins. The Sharks will auction/raffle off their game worn 5th anniversary teal jerseys... and make sure to stick around after the game and bid on some select jerseys right off the back of the players!

On Sunday, the Sharks travel to Providence for a 4:05pm date with the Bruins to wrap up the 3-in-3 weekend!

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).

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