Hamilton's Natural Hat Trick Highlighted Sharks Weeek

Published on October 28, 2014 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


The Worcester Sharks (4-1-1-0, 9pts) chomped three out of a possible six points last week (1-1-1-0) as they continued their season long six game home stand at the DCU Center. The Sharks began the week with their first loss of the season in a 5-4 defeat to the Hartford Wolf Pack on Tuesday. Worcester grabbed a point in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Crunch on Friday before wrapping up the week with a 4-1 victory over the Portland Pirates on Sunday afternoon.

Worcester sits on top of the Atlantic Division with nine points (4-1-1-0) and have the second best winning percentage in the Eastern Conferenced (.750).

Highlights from the week include a third period natural hat trick from Freddie Hamilton in the Sharks 4-1 victory over the Portland Pirates on Sunday. Click HERE to watch the hat trick. Daniil Tarasov (0-3-3) and Evan Trupp (1-2-3) also added three points in Sunday's win. Troy Grosenick posted a 1-1-0-0 record in net last week as he has started all six games for the Sharks this season. Petter Emanuelsson scored his team high 4th goal of the season late in the third period to force overtime vs. the Crunch on Friday. Melker Karlsson put up three points (1-2-3) and Micheal Haley added two (1-1-2) on Tuesday in the Sharks 5-4 loss to the Wolf Pack.

James Sheppard was recalled by the San Jose Sharks on Oct 20 after appearing in two games (0-1-1) for the Worcester Sharks on a conditioning loan. Eriah Hayes was returned to Worcester from San Jose on Oct 24 after appearing in four games (0-0-0) for the SJ Sharks. Stanley Cup Champion Tyler Kennedy was loaned to Worcester from San Jose on Oct 27 on a conditioning assignment and the Sharks signed Tyler Shattock to a PTO from the Stockton Thunder.

The Worcester Sharks player of the week nominee is forward Freddie Hamilton. The 22-year-old from Toronto, Ontario recorded a natural hat trick within a 5:12 span early in the third period in the Sharks 4-1 win vs. the Pirates on Sunday. Freddie finished the three game week with four points (3-1-4) and fired nine shots.

COMING UP:

The Worcester Sharks six game home stand continues this week.

On Wednesday, the Sharks host the Portland Pirates at 7pm.

On Saturday, the Sharks host the Hershey Bears at 7pm with the first 2,000 fans receiving a FROZEN movie poster featuring FINZ and Sharks players presented by WTAG! Score a family fun pack which includes 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, and 4 sodas, starting at just $79! Call 508-929-0500 to score your tickets!

On Sunday, the Sharks head to Hartford to battle the Wolf Pack at 3pm.

MILESTONE ALERT:

Head Coach Roy Sommer surpassed Frank Mathers (1256 games coached) for the most games coached in AHL history on March 26 in the Sharks 5-3 win in Lewiston, ME over the Portland Pirates. Coach Sommer has coached 1274 AHL games - all with the SJ Sharks AHL affiliates. In total, Coach Sommer has been a head coach in 1,608 games in the AHL and ECHL. Roy need 9 more wins to tie John Paddock (589) for the 3rd most wins in AHL history.

Few things to know....

- The Worcester Sharks are in 1st place (4-1-1-0, 9pts) in the Atlantic Division and 3rd place overall in the Eastern Conference. The Sharks have the second best winning percentage (.750) in the Eastern Conference.

- The San Jose Sharks currently have 12 players on their roster that have spent time in Worcester (Couture, Desjardins, Pavelski, Sheppard, Wingels, Braun, Demers, Stalock, Irwin, Vlasic, Nieto, Mueller).

- The San Jose Sharks are in 4th place in the Pacific Division and 7th place in the Western Conference with 11 points and a 5-4-1 record.

- Freddie Hamilton recorded the a natural hat trick at the DCU Center on Oct 26... it was the first Sharks hat trick on home ice since P.J. Fenton on Feb. 28, 2009 in the Sharks' 7-3 victory over Springfield.

- Micheal Haley (3-2-5), Freddie Hamilton (3-2-5), and Evan Trupp (1-4-5) lead the Worcester Sharks with five points apiece.

- Goaltender Troy Grosenick has started the first six games for Worcester and has posted a 4-1-1-0 this season, ranks 2nd in the AHL with four wins, 2nd in AHL with 377 minutes played, and 2nd with 181 saves.

- The Worcester Sharks are the least penalized team in the AHL with only 9.17 penalty minutes per game.

- Coach Roy Sommer currently ranks 4th in the AHL with 580 wins in his career (17th season) and 1st in games coached in the AHL with 1274.

Top 3... Last Week!

1. Freddie Hamilton scored three goals within a 5:12 span early in the third period in the Sharks 4-1 win vs. the Pirates on Sunday!

2. Melker Karlsson recorded three points (1-2-3) in the Sharks 5-4 loss to the Wolf Pack on Tuesday!

3. Petter Emanuelsson scored his team leading 4th goal of the season with 1:11 remaining in the third period to force overtime in the Sharks 3-2 overtime loss to the Crunch on Friday!

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

Tue. 10/21 L Hartford Wolf Pack 5 @ Worcester SHARKS 4

Fri. 10/24 OTL Syracuse Crunch 3 @ Worcester SHARKS 2 - OT

Sun. 10/26 W Portland Pirates 1 @ Worcester SHARKS 4

Next Week:

Wed. 10/29 Portland Pirates @ Worcester SHARKS - 7pm

Sat. 11/1 Hershey Bears @ Worcester SHARKS - 7pm

Sun. 11/2 Worcester SHARKS @ Hartford Wolf Pack - 3pm

Rewind the Tape:

10.21.14 - Hartford 5 - Worcester 4 - L - DCU Center - Worcester, MA

The Worcester Sharks (3-1-0-0, 6pts) allowed a late goal by Mat Bodie as the Hartford Wolf Pack (3-0-1-0, 7pts) took a 5-4 victory in front 1,488 fans at the DCU Center on Tuesday evening. Melker Karlsson (1-2-3) and Micheal Haley (1-1-2) each had multiple point games for the Sharks in a see-saw affair. Worcester led 1-0, trailed 2-1, and trailed 4-2, before tying the score with two quick goals early in the third period. Petter Emanuelsson and Taylor Fedun also scored for Worcester while Troy Grosenick allowed five goals on 27 shots in the first loss of the season. Rookie defenseman Mat Bodie scored the game winner with 18 seconds left in the third period as Danny Kristo had a three point game (1-2-3) for the Wolf Pack. Hartford goaltender Jason Missiaen picked up the win in the relief of an injured Cedric Desjardins as the Sharks fell to 1-1-0-0 during their season long six game home stand which continues on Friday night at 7:30pm vs. the Syracuse Crunch.

10.24.14 - Syracuse 3 - Worcester 2 - OTL - DCU Center - Worcester, MA

The Worcester Sharks (3-1-1-0, 7pts) fell to 1-1-1-0 on their season long six game home stand following a 3-2 overtime loss to the visiting Syracuse Crunch (3-1-1-0, 7pts) in front 2,198 fans at the DCU Center on Friday evening. Konrad Abeltshauser and Micheal Haley scored for Worcester while Troy Grosenick made 30 saves in net in his 5th consecutive start in the overtime loss. Dalton Smith and Mike Angelidis scored in regulation for the Crunch before Nikita Nesterov won the game with a power play goal at 5:08 of overtime while Kristers Gudlevskis made 26 saves in net.

10.26.14 - Portland 1 - Worcester 4 - W - DCU Center - Worcester, MA

The Worcester Sharks (4-1-1-0, 9pts) improved to 2-1-1-0 on their season long six game home stand following a 4-1 victory over the visiting Portland Pirates (2-5-0-0, 4pts) in front 2,559 fans at the DCU Center on Sunday afternoon. Freddie Hamilton scored his first three goals of the season, all within a 5:12 stretch early in the third period to lead the way offensively. Daniil Tarasov (0-3-3) and Evan Trupp (1-2-3) also added three points while Troy Grosenick made 28 saves in net for the victory. Evan Oberg scored the only Pirates goal while Mike McKenna allowed three goals on 34 shots in the loss.

Sharks in the Atlantic:

The Worcester Sharks (4-1-1-0, 9pts in 6gp) are in 1st place in the Atlantic Division; which is percentage points ahead the 2nd place Bruins (9pts in 7gp), percentage points ahead of the 3rd place IceCaps (9pts in 9gp), three points ahead of 4th place Monarchs (6pts in 5gp), and five points ahead of the 5th place Pirates (4pts in 7gp) to round out a very choppy Atlantic Division.

Coaching Milestones....

*1257 GAMES.....With the 5-3 win in Lewiston, ME vs. the Pirates on March 26, 2014, head coach Roy Sommer surpassed Frank Mathers (1,256 games) for the most games coached in the AHL.

*1,600 GAMES... With the 3-0 loss vs. the Norfolk Admirals on April 12, 2014, head coach Roy Sommer coached in his 1,600th professional game.

*500 WINS!.... With a 3-2 shootout victory in Hershey on February 11, 2012, head coach Roy Sommer became just the 4th coach in AHL history to reach the 500 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 1981-2010 16seasons 1,125GP 589 WINS

4. Roy Sommer 1998-current 17seasons 1,274GP 580 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 (16th season) in the American Hockey League. His current regular season record is now: 580-535-48-57-54. (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.

Shark Bites:

*Captains for the 2014-15 season: No captain has been named.... Taylor Fedun, Dylan Demelo, and Travis Oleksuk all wore the "A" on the road while Dylan Demelo, Bryan Lerg, and Matt Taormina have worn the "A" at the DCU Center this season.

*Breaking down October... The Sharks have a 4-1-1-0 (9pts in 6gp) record in October with 19 GF and 15 GA. PP is 3-23 (13.4%); opponents PP is 2-18 (11.1%), and the Sharks have three fighting majors in October.

*OT... the Worcester Sharks won just one overtime game in 2013-14, but are already 2-1 in overtime through six games this season.

*League Leaders.... Troy Grosenick is 2nd in AHL in wins (4), 2nd in saves (181), and 2nd in minutes played (377:49).

*Good Boys... the Worcester Sharks are the least penalized team in the AHL averaging 9.17 minutes per game.

*Pro Debuts: Gus Young (Yale) mad his professional debut in the Sharks 4-1 win over the Portland Pirates on Oct 26.

*Odds and ends...the Sharks have scored the fewest amount of goals in the AHL in the 2nd period this season as Worcester has been outscored 2-6 in the middle frame...the Sharks have the 3rd most goals in AHL in the first period with eight first period strikes this season.

*Close Games... five of the first six Sharks games have been decided by a single goal...Worcester is 3-1-1-0 in games decided by one goal this season.

*Score first... the Sharks have scored FIRST 5 times in 6 games this season (3-1-1-0) - Ryan Carpenter 1, Petter Emanuelsson 2, Taylor Doherty (1), and Konrad Abeltshauser (1).

*Big third period... Freddie Hamilton (3-0-3), Daniil Tarasov (0-3-3), and Evan Trupp (1-2-3) all recorded three points in the third period in the Sharks 4-1 win over the Pirates on Oct 26.

*Big third period X2... the four goals scored by the Sharks in the third period in 4-1 win vs. Portland on Oct 26 was just the 4th time this season a team has scored four goals in a period this season in the AHL.

*Thanks Ballou... despite going 10-2 in the shootout last season, the Sharks are just 31W-45L overall (40.7%).

*AHL First... Matt Taormina became the first player to score a 3-on-3 OT goal under the new overtime format in the AHL in the Sharks 3-2 overtime win in Binghamton on Oct 11. The goal came at 6:34 assisted by Evan Trupp and Taylor Fedun.

*Deja-Vu (almost).... Dylan Demelo scored at 6:33 of overtime on Oct 18.... Exactly one week after defenseman Matt Taormina scored at 6:34 of overtime on Oct 11.

*Breaking down the roster.... The Sharks opening roster featured 11 Americans, nine Canadians, two Swedes, one German, and one Russian.

*Oh boy...Troy in the Shootout!.... goaltender Troy Grosenick went 6-0 last season in the shootout - tied for most shootout wins in the AHL.... Troy stopped 25 of 28 shootout attempts (.892%) and was the only goalie to have at least six wins in the shootout without a shootout loss!

*3 National Champions... The Sharks have three players that won the NCAA Division 1 Championship.... Gus Young was captain with Yale University in 2013....Travis Oleksuk with University Minnesota Duluth in 2011...Bryan Lerg with Michigan State in 2007.

*Memorial Cup... rookie defenseman Konrad Abeltshauser won the Memorial Cup in 2013 with the Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) and was named to the 2013 Memorial Cup All-Star Team.

*Swedish Elite League Championship.... both Melker Karlsson and Petter Emanuelsson won back-to-back championships with Skelleftea AIK in the SWEHL in 2013 and 2014.

*Young Guns... the Sharks have dressed 5 rookies already this season. (Ryan Carpenter, Jeremy Langlois, Evan Trupp, JP Anderson, and Gus Young)

*Tallest Shark.... Worcester Sharks rookie defenseman Taylor Doherty is the tallest player in team history standing at 6'8" 235lbs.... Doherty has six goals, 28 assists, and 260 penalty minutes in 181 games with the Worcester Sharks. Taylor has yet to make his NHL debut.

*First Pro Goals this season... Ryan Carpenter scored his 1st pro goal (Andrew Hammond) in 3-2OTW at Binghamton on Oct 11.

*Sharks in the Atlantic... went 21-22-1-2 vs. the Atlantic in 2013-14 and are 3-0-0-0 in divisional play this season.

*Massachusetts!... the Sharks have one player that hails from Massachusetts this season (Gus Young - Dedham).

*I'll take a draft... five Worcester Sharks players were drafted by the San Jose Sharks. (Abeltshauser, Hamilton, Doherty, Crane, and Demelo)

*NHL Experience.... The Sharks have had eight players on their roster with NHL experience... Matt Taormina 56, James Sheppard 323, Matt Tennyson 4, Freddie Hamilton 11, Eriah Hayes 19, Taylor Fedun 4, Micheal Haley 52, and Tyler Kennedy 439.

*Keeping your hat on (Thanks Ballou)... Worcester had gone 263 games without one of its players recording a hat trick before Daniil Tarasov scored three goals in Springfield on Oct 26. That was easily the longest active streak in the AHL. The Sharks' last hat trick had belonged to Dan DaSilva, who scored three times in Manchester during a 5-2 Worcester victory in Manchester on Feb. 14, 2010. Freddie Hamilton scored the first home hat trick in 206 games with three goals in a 5:12 span in the third period in a 4-1 win over the Pirates on Oct 26, 2014. It was the first home hat trick since P.J. Fenton had one on Feb. 28, 2009 in the Sharks' 7-3 victory over Springfield. In all, Worcester players have recorded hat tricks only ten times in the franchise's 634 games. The Sharks are 10-0 in those games and 1-15-3 in the 19 games in which the opposition has had a hat trick.

* Brothers... Freddie Hamilton is the older brother of Dougie Hamilton, who currently plays with the Boston Bruins.... Rylan Schwartz is the younger brother of Jayden Schwartz, who currently plays for the St. Louis Blues.

*Major Bonneau... Worcester Sharks tough guy Jimmy Bonneau has racked up 51 fighting majors in 129 games for the Worcester Sharks. Bonneau has set the Worcester Sharks record for most fighting majors in a season in 2011-12 with 22, surpassing Frazer McLaren (21 in 2008-09). Jimmy has 123 fighting majors in 324 AHL games along with 920 penalty minutes.

*Five for fighting... The Sharks have 3 fighting majors through 6 games this season (Bonneau 2, Haley 1)....The Sharks had 70 fighting majors in 2013-14, 84 fighting majors in 2012-13, 120 fighting majors in 2011-12 (1st in AHL), 81 fighting majors in 2010-11, 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: 4-1-1-0, 9 points - 1st in Atlantic

Win percentage: .750% - 5th in AHL, 2nd in East

Home Record: 2-1-1-0

Away Record: 2-0-0-0

Attendance: 12,054 through 4 games this season - 3,014 average

Goals Scored: 19, 3.17 goals per game, 10th in AHL

Goals Allowed: 15, 2.50 goals against per game, 8th in AHL

Shots per game: 35.00 - 3rd in AHL

Shots allowed per game: 32.67 - 24th in AHL

Score 1st: 3-1-1-0 when scoring first (.700%) - 14th in AHL

1 goal games: 3-1-1-0 in one goal games

PP: 13.0%, 17th in AHL (3-23)

PK: 88.9%, 12th in AHL (2-18)

SHG - 0 shorthanded goals scored

SHGA - 0 shorthanded goals allowed

PIMS - 9.17 penalty minutes per game, 30th in AHL

Fighting Majors: 3 - 27th

OT Games - 3 - (2-1 record in OT)

SO Games - 0 - (0-0 record in SO)

Roster Players - the Sharks used 21 players this season

Goalies - the Sharks used 1 goaltender this season

Players receiving call-ups to San Jose - 2

NHL debuts - 0 Worcester Sharks alumni making their NHL debuts this season

Call-ups to San Jose - 2 different call-ups to San Jose this season

TRANSACTIONS:

Date Player Team Transaction

10/28/2014 Tyler Shattock (RW) Worcester ADD Signed to PTO

10/27/2014 Tyler Kennedy (RW) Worcester ADD Conditioning loan from San Jose (NHL)

10/24/2014 Eriah Hayes (RW) Worcester ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

10/20/2014 James Sheppard (C) Worcester DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

Top Worcester Sharks:

o Goals Emanuelsson (4)

o Game Winners Taormina, Emanuelsson, Demelo, and Hamilton (1)

o Assists Trupp and Tarasov (4)

o Points Micheal Haley (3-2-5), Freddie Hamilton (3-2-5), and Evan Trupp (1-4-5)

o Power play Points Hamilton (1-1-2) and Trupp (0-2-2)

o Shots Hamilton (18)

o PIM Bonneau (12)

o Fighting Pen. Bonneau (2)

o Plus/Minus Fedun (+3)

o Wins Grosenick (4)

o G.A.A. Grosenick (2.38)

o Save % Grosenick (.923)

o Shutouts N/A

Sharks in the NHL:

- The San Jose Sharks are in 4th place in the Pacific Division and 7th place in the Western Conference with 11 points and a 5-4-1 record.

The San Jose Sharks currently have 12 players on their roster that have spent time in Worcester (Couture, Desjardins, Pavelski, Sheppard, Wingels, Braun, Demers, Stalock, Irwin, Vlasic, Nieto, Mueller).

Upcoming San Jose Sharks schedule: (all times are Eastern)

TUE Oct 28 @Colorado 9pm

THU Oct 30 @Minnesota 8pm

SAT Nov 1 V. NY Islanders 10:30pm

Coming Up for the Worcester Sharks:

The Worcester Sharks six game home stand continues this week

On Wednesday, the Sharks host the Portland Pirates at 7pm.

On Saturday, the Sharks host the Hershey Bears at 7pm with the first 2,000 fans receiving a FROZEN movie poster featuring FINZ and Sharks players presented by WTAG! Score a family fun pack which includes 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, and 4 sodas, starting at just $79! Call 508-929-0500 to score your tickets!

On Sunday, the Sharks head to Hartford to battle the Wolf Pack at 3pm.

Worcester celebrates 20 years of AHL hockey!

The 2014-15 season marks the 20th season of AHL action at the DCU Center in the city of Worcester. Over 3.8 million fans have attended either an IceCats (11 seasons) or Sharks (9th season) game in downtown Worcester since 1994.

Score a 20 Flex Pack with a commemorative puck!

In honor of 20 years of AHL action in Worcester, the Sharks are offering fans a special ticket package that includes 20 vouchers redeemable in any combination to any regular season home games plus a commemorative puck. Redeem your vouchers to Worcester IceCats night, Worcester Hockey Alumni doubleheader game or any of the other great promotional nights! Call for details 508-929-0500.

2014-15 Flex ticket packages are on sale now! Score your 40 or 12 ticket flex package by contacting the Sharks front office at 508-929-0500. You decide how many tickets and how many games YOU want to attend while saving $$$ off box office pricing! It is that EASY!

Bring a group to sing the national anthem, book a fundraising event, host a birthday party, or have a blast in the high fin tunnel.... secure your personalized Sharks experience today!

Season ticket packages and group tickets for the 2014-15 season are on sale now by contacting the Worcester Sharks Office at 508.929.0500 or by crashing the net at www.SharksAHL.com.

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