First Place Sharks Return Home After Another Successful Road Trip
Published on February 22, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
Top 3!
#1 Alex Stalock makes 21 saves for second career shutout in 6-0 win over Falcons in Springfield on Tuesday!
#2 Steven Zalewski hits the 20 goal mark with two power play tallies in the victory over Falcons on Tuesday!
#3 Equipment Manager Vinny Ferraiuolo was behind the bench for his1,000th pro game in 4-3 win at Binghamton on Friday!
Last Week: (2-1-0-0) 4pts, 3gp
Tue. 2/16 W Worcester SHARKS 6 @ Springfield Falcons 0
Fri. 2/19 W Worcester SHARKS 4 @ Binghamton Senators 3
Sat. 2/20 L Worcester SHARKS 2 @ Hartford Wolf Pack 4
Next Week:
Wed. 2/24 Portland Pirates @ Worcester SHARKS - 7:05 p.m
Fri. 2/26 Abbotsford Heat @ Worcester SHARKS - 7:05 p.m.
Sat. 2/27 Abbotsford Heat @ Worcester SHARKS - 7:00 p.m.
Rewind the Tape:
2.16.10 - Worcester 6 - Springfield 0 - W - Mass Mutual Center
Alex Stalock tied a team record with his 30th victory of the season as the Worcester Sharks knocked off the Springfield Falcons, 6-0, at the MassMutual Center in a rare Tuesday night contest. Steven Zalewski reached the 20-goal plateau with two power play goals in the game while T.J. Trevelyan, Dwight Helminen, and Brandon Mashinter added the other strikes for the Sharks. Benn Ferriero added two assists and Stalock made 21 stops as Worcester finished the season unbeaten in regulation against the Falcons (7-0-0-1).
2.19.10 - Worcester 4 - Binghamton 3 - W - Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Dan DaSilva scored with just 3:14 remaining in the third period to break a 3-3 tie and Alex Stalock made 38 saves for a team record 31st victory in net as the Sharks won their 4th straight game overall in a 4-3 victory over the Senators on Friday night in Binghamton. T.J. Trevelyan, Benn Ferriero, and Jamie McGinn also scored for the Sharks while Danny Groulx and Jason Demers each had two assists in Worcester's 35th win of the season. The Sharks scored two power play goals in their 2nd straight game as the two teams combined for a Sharks record 89 shots on goal (WOR 46, BING 43).
2.20.10 - Worcester 2 - Hartford 4 - L - XL Center
Dwight Helminen and Cory Quirk scored late in the third period, but the damage had already been done in the first, as the Sharks fell to the Wolf Pack 4-2 at the XL Center on Saturday night. Dale Weiss scored two first period goals for the Wolf Pack as they broke a franchise record five game losing streak. The loss broke a four game winning streak for Worcester as the Sharks finished their road trip 4-2-0-0 and begin a three game home stand vs. the 2nd place Pirates on Wednesday.
Sharks in the Atlantic:
The Sharks are currently swimming in 1st place with 74 points (35-17-2-2) in the Atlantic Division through 56 games with a two point advantage over the second place Pirates and a three point edge over the third place Monarchs. The Sharks lead the 4th place Devils by seven points and 11 points over the 5th place Sound Tigers. The 6th place Wolf Pack and Bruins (59 points) trail Worcester by 15 points. The 8th place Springfield Falcons (48 points) round out a very choppy Atlantic Division. This is the latest the Sharks have ever been in first place in their history.
400 WINS!
*400 WINS!....With the 4-1 victory vs. Springfield on November 1st, head coach Roy Sommer became just the 4th coach in AHL history to reach the 400 win 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 1981-2009 15seasons 1,107GP 585 WINS
4. Roy Sommer 1998-current 12th season 936GP 428 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 (12th season) in the American Hockey League. His current regular season record after the win is now: 428-394-56-58.
*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 271 of the 428 victories (63%).
Shark Bites:
*Captains for the 2009-10 season: Captain Ryan Vesce (2nd year), Assistant Captains Derek Joslin (2nd year) and Mike Moore (1st year).... T.J. Trevelyan, Joe Callahan, Steven Zalewski, Frazer McLaren, and Dwight Helminen have also worn the "A" on their jerseys.
*From east to west..... The Sharks already have TWELVE players that have seen action to both the AHL and NHL this season (McLaren, Zalewski, Vesce, Joslin, McGinn, Couture, Callahan, Ferriero, Mitchell, Demers, McCarthy, and Helminen). The Sharks had 11 players accomplish that feat last season. Logan Couture, Ryan Vesce, Benn Ferriero, Jason Demers, and Frazer McLaren have each recorded their first NHL goals this season. Torrey Mitchell is currently (Feb 21) on recall to San Jose as the Sharks enjoy the Olympic Break. The Worcester Sharks have had 60 CALL-UPS this season to San Jose.
*You always remember your first..... Dennis McCauley (10/10), John McCarthy (10/9), Brandon Mashinter (10/9), Logan Couture (10/10), Dean Strong (10/30), and Nick Petrecki (1/23) have all scored their first professional regular season goals this season.
*37.... Since a 3-1 loss in Portland on November 20th, the Sharks are 27-7-2-1 in their last 37 games with 57 of a possible 74 points. (.770)
*Quickest to 31 wins... the Sharks hit the 31 win plateau in game #49 this season on February 5th. The Sharks hit 31 wins on March 6th last season in game #61, on April 12th in game #79 in 2007-08, and on March 16th in game #67 in 2006-07.
*55 shots... the Sharks set an AHL high this season with 55 shots on goal vs. the Bruins on Saturday, January 9th... the highest total in Sharks history... The Sharks had 21 shots in the 1st, 15 in the 2nd, and 19 in the 3rd...Danny Groulx had ten shots in the game and Benn Ferriero had eight.
*8 goals.... The Sharks scored eight goals for the first time in franchise history in Springfield in an 8-4 victory over the Falcons on Wednesday, February 3rd. Dennis McCauley had three goals, Danny Groulx 2, while Benn Ferriero, T.J. Trevelyan, and Nick Petrecki also scored goals for the Sharks. Worcester fired 38 shots on goal and scored three power play goals in the game.
*The Comeback.... The Sharks trailed 5-1 with just over 23 minutes left against the Pirates on Sunday, January 10th before scoring FIVE unanswered goals to win in overtime.... The four goal deficit victory tied a Sharks record.
*Road Warriors!.... the Sharks are 13-4-0-1 in their last 18 road games....7-2-0 in their last six road games averaging 4.66 goals scored per game and 10-for-41 on the power play (24.3%).
*Best PP on Road... the Sharks boost the best power play on the road this season at a 22.0% rate. Overall, the Sharks power play ranks 11th in the AHL (18.8%).
*PK climbing the ladder!... Worcester has killed off 17 straight penalties in their last five games as the penalty kill is now 81% good for 20th in the AHL.
*These Sharks know how to score!... Worcester is 3rd in the AHL averaging 3.41 goals per game! The Sharks are just one of three teams that have ten players with over ten goals this season (Hershey 11 and Hamilton 10 players).
*Home Cooking!.... the Sharks are 14-3-2-0 in their last 19 games at the DCU Center...the Sharks are 19-9-2-0 at the DCU Center this season good for the 5th most home wins in the AHL this season.
*Kick off the New Year!... the Sharks finished January with a 9-2-2-0 record... good for their best month in franchise history!
*Sharks rule the Atlantic... the Sharks have 28 WINS in Atlantic Division games (28-15-2-2) the most wins in the AHL against their own division.
*4th BEST in AHL... the Sharks have the 4th best winning percentage in the AHL with a.661 clip; trailing the Bears (.786), Bulldogs (.690), and Chicago (.672).
*Firsts this Week... The Sharks won their most lopsided victory in franchise history with a 6-0 win at Springfield on Tuesday.
*Desjardins likes going FIRST... Andrew Desjardins leads the Sharks with SEVEN first goals this season... Andrew has 13 goals this season to surpass his eight goal total last season, his first in the AHL.
*Throw the Hats! The Sharks have two hat tricks in a six game span! Dennis McCauley in Springfield on Wednesday, Feb 3 and Dan DaSilva in Manchester on Feb 14. Worcester had gone 68 games without a hat trick (P.J. Fenton) between hat tricks before McCauley found the back of the net three times on the 3rd.
*Point per game.... The Sharks have THREE players averaging a point per game.... Couture (1.36pts per game), Benn Ferriero (1.14), and Ryan Vesce (1.14). Steven Zalewski (.963). Jamie McGinn (.833) and Danny Groulx (.785) are close behind.
*First period advantage.... Worcester is outscoring their opponents 53-42 in the first period, ahead 63-60 in the 2nd, and lead 70-63 in the third period. The Sharks are 20-2-0-1 when leading after twenty minutes of play this season.
*Extra, Extra.... The Sharks are 3-2 in OT this season (McGinn, Couture, and Helminen) after going 7-1 last year in the overtime period.
*Young Guns....The average age of the Sharks roster is 23 (4th youngest team in the AHL on opening night) which includes 12 rookies, five 2nd year players and two third year players. At the age of 29, Frank Doyle is the oldest while Nicholas Petrecki at 20 years old and seven months is the youngest.
*Massachusetts... The Sharks have FIVE players born and raised in Massachusetts (John McCarthy - Andover, Corey Quirk - Brockton, Dennis McCauley - Billerica, Joe Callahan - Brockton, and Benn Ferriero - Essex)
*Streakers... Ryan Vesce has a FIVE game point streak (3-6-9)...Couture FOUR games (4-2-6).... John McCarthy TWO games (0-2-2)...Matt Jones has a THREE game point streak (3-2-5)... T.J. Trevelyan TWO game point streak (1-1-2)....Dan DaSilva a FOUR game point streak (4-3-7).
*Logan among rookies... Despite only playing 33 games, Couture is 2nd in the AHL in rookie scoring with 45 points (18-27-45)... 1st among rookies with 18 goals....4th among rookies with 27 assists.
*Logan among everyone... Logan leads the AHL with EIGHT game winning goals in just 33 games played.
*Between the pipes.... Rookie Alex Stalock leads the AHL with 31 wins and 1st in minutes played with 2663 and 4th in saves with 1117...only 11 goalies have won 40 games in the AHL and just once in the last 45 years (Ryan Miller won 40 with Rochester in 2004-05)... Stalock has surpassed Thomas Greiss (30 wins in 2008-09) for most wins by a Sharks goaltender in a season in franchise history.
*Need to score 1st... Worcester is 25-4-0-1 (.850) in 30 games they have scored the first goal of the game (3rd best win % in AHL)... the Sharks are just 10-13-2-1 when allowing the first goal... the AHL average winning percentage is.748% when scoring the first goal of the hockey game.
*All four years....Defenseman Derek Joslin is the only Sharks player to suit up in all four seasons in Worcester.
*Can't score if you don't shoot.... The Sharks are 1st in the AHL with 36.18 shots per game, including a franchise record 55 shots on goal against the Bruins on Saturday, January 9th.... Danny Groulx is 1st among AHL defensemen with 171 shots on goal.
*Keep it close... the Sharks are 17-3-2-2 in one-goal hockey games good for 38 of their 74 points... the Sharks are 18-14-0-0 in games decided by two or more goals.... The Sharks are 3rd in the AHL with 17 one-goal victories with eight of those coming on the road.
*Follow the leaders.... Danny Groulx is 1st in the AHL among d-men with 36 assists, 1st in shots with 171, and 1st in points (8-36-44).... Logan Couture leads the AHL with eight game winning goals, 2nd in rookie scoring (18-27-45) and 1st among rookies with 18 goals scored. Rookie Alex Stalock is 1st in the AHL with 31 wins and 1st in minutes played (2663).... Benn Ferriero leads all AHL rookies with THREE shorthanded goals and is 3rd in rookie scoring with 40 points (18-22-40) in just 35 games played, and John McCarthy is 3rd among rookies with a +21 rating... Steven Zalewski is 13th in the AHL point scoring race (20-33-53) in 55 games... Brandon Mashinter is 17th among AHL rookies with 29 points (16-13-29).
*Mr. Dependable.... Sharks defenseman Danny Groulx has played in 164 straight games... he dressed in all 80 games last season in Rockford.... Andrew Desjardins has dressed in 130 straight games for Worcester breaking the record held by Derek Joslin (114 games).
*Mr. 1000! On Friday, February 19th in Binghamton, Worcester Sharks Head Equipment Manager Vinny Ferraiuolo suited up for his 1000th game as an Equipment Manager in Professional Hockey. Vinny is in his 13th season as an equipment manager, his 5th as head equipment manager with the San Jose Sharks top affiliate in the AHL.
*10-10 Vision.... Sharks rookie forward Brandon Mashinter has 16 goals and ELEVEN fighting major penalties.... The only Sharks player ever to have double digits in both categories over the course of a season.
*8 and 8.... After setting a Worcester Sharks record last season with 21 fighting major penalties, Frazer McLaren has eight fights in the AHL and eight fights in the NHL this season... he is the only player to have over 100 penalty minutes this season in Worcester (105).
*Hey Shorty it's your birthday!... the Sharks have scored the 7th most shorthanded goals this season with NINE (Ferriero 3, Zalewski 2, Couture 1, Desjardins 1, McGinn 1, Wilson 1)
*Five for fighting...The Sharks have 52 fighting major penalties this season through 56 games... (Brandon Mashinter 11, Dennis McCauley 9, Frazer McLaren 8, Nicholas Petrecki 6, Joe Loprieno 3, John McCarthy 2, Mike Moore 2, Steven Zalewski 2, Joe Callahan 1, Andrew Desjardins 4, Dan DaSilva 2, Jamie McGinn 1, and Derek Joslin 1). The Sharks had 78 fighting majors last season, 68 fighting majors in 2007-08 and 54 in 2006-07.
*Olympics... FOUR former Worcester Sharks will suit up in Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Thomas Greiss and Dmitri Patzold for Germany, Doug Murray for Sweden, and Joe Pavelski for USA.
*All-Stars!....
Logan Couture, Danny Groulx, and Alex Stalock represented the Sharks in the 2010 Time Warner Cable AHL All-Star Classic held January 18th and 19th at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine. Former AHL All-Stars for the Worcester Sharks include: Mathieu Darche (2007), Mike Iggulden (2008), Derek Joslin (2009), and Ryan Vesce (2009).
Coming and goings from the shark tank:
02/19/2010
Frank Doyle (G)
Worcester
ADD Signed to PTO
Top Worcester Sharks:
o Goals Zalewski (20)
o Game Winners Couture (8)
o Assists Groulx (36)
o Points Zalewski (20-33-53)
o Power play Points Zalewski (8-14-22)
o Shots Groulx (171)
o PIM McLaren (105)
o Fighting Pen. Mashinter (11)
o Plus/Minus McCarthy (+21)
o Wins Stalock (31)
o G.A.A. Stalock (2.57)
o Save % Stalock (.907)
o Shutouts Stalock (2)
Sharks in the Pacific:
The San Jose Sharks are 40-13-9 with 89 points this season and are currently in 1st place in the Pacific Division and have the 2nd most points in the NHL. The Sharks have a 10 point lead over the 2nd place Phoenix Coyotes in the Pacific. The Sharks will not play again till March 2nd vs. New Jersey.
Brad Staubitz has three goals and three assists along with 76 penalty minutes through 32 games.... Former Worcester Shark Devin Setoguchi has 25 points (14-11-25) through 50 games... Torrey Mitchell has a goal and three assists in 36 games... Thomas Greiss is 6-4-0 with 2.47 GAA and a.918 save%.
Sharks in the ECHL:
The Kalamazoo Wings are 27-17-4-3 with 61 points this season in the ECHL and currently in 2nd place in the North Division trailing the first place Cincinnati Cyclones by 12 points.
Mitch Versteeg has 13 points (3-10-13) in 42 games... Dean Strong has three goals and seven assists in 13 games played... Louis Liotti has seven assists in 34 games.
Coming Up:
The Sharks return home after a successful six game road trip (4-2-0-0) with three games at the DCU Center!
On Wednesday, The Sharks host the Portland Pirates in a battle for 1st place in the Atlantic Division in the Unum Cup Challenge. The Sharks are 3-3-0-0 vs. Portland this season as Worcester holds a slim lead over the 2nd place Pirates! With every Wednesday game, Sharks fans that have lost their jobs will receive up to four tickets for their family with proof of unemployment and valid state ID. It's also Dollar Dog Wednesdays.... Hot dogs are only $1.00!!! Puck drop is 7:05p.m.
On Friday, the Sharks host Riley Armstrong and the Abbotsford Heat at 7:05 p.m. for the first of back-to-back games against this Western Conference opponent on Be A Leader Night presented by the Law Firm of Abigail Williams & Associates. The Sharks will wear special Be A Leader jersey which will be auctioned off with proceeds to Sharks Charities during a post game reception! Purchase your Family Fun Pack today, which includes 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs & 4 sodas for only $65! Each addition person is just $16.25 per person. College students are just $9 when purchased at the Box Office the day of the game with a student ID! The game will be shown live on Charter TV3.
On Saturday, the Sharks host the Abbotsford Heat again at 7:05p.m. on Special Olympics Massachusetts Night presented by Saint Vincent Hospital! The first 3,000 fans will receive a team poster which they can get autographed during a full team post game autograph session! The Sharks will host several Special Olympics Athletes with opening ceremony torch lighting! Purchase your Family Fun Pack today, which includes 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs & 4 sodas for only $65! Each addition person is just $16.25 per person.
The Sharks are already taking deposits for their 5th season in Worcester! Jump in today and save over 30% off box office prices! Find out how to get the first round of the Calder Cup Playoffs for FREE by calling the Sharks front office 508-929-0500. 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 and 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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