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New Look Sharks Sweep 3-In-3 Weekend in Style at DCU Center

January 14, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


Shark Snap Shot: The Worcester Sharks (17-15-2-1, 37pts) chomped six out of a possible six points last week (3-0-0-0) to complete their first 3-in-3 weekend sweep since April of 2010.

The Sharks began the 3-in-3 home weekend at the DCU Center with a 3-1 victory over the Hartford Wolf Pack on Friday followed by a 5-1 thumping of the Norfolk Admirals on Saturday. Worcester finished the three game sweep with a close 4-3 win over the Portland Pirates to jump into 12th place in the Eastern Conference.

A trio of additions impressed with the Sharks last week as new signings Tyler Gron (1-0-1) and Yanni Gourde (2-3-5) each had strong weekends while rookie Lane Scheidl returned from injury and added a goal in two games for Worcester. In addition, defenseman Taylor Doherty scored his first professional game winning goal with a blast from the blue line on Sunday vs. the Pirates and goaltender Troy Grosenick made 52 saves on 55 shots (.945) in three starts before he left due to an injury on Sunday in the second period.

The Worcester Sharks player of the week nominee is forward Yanni Gourde. The 22-year-old forward from St. Narcisse, Quebec was signed to a PTO on Monday and kicked off his 2nd tour of duty with the Sharks in style. Yanni had a point in all three games (2-3-5), fired seven shots, and was +2 in his return to Worcester. Gourde was the #1 star with a three point effort (1-2-3) in the 5-1 win over the Admirals on Saturday.

MILESTONE ALERT:

Associate coach David Cunniff recorded his 400th win in the 4-3 victory over the Portland Pirates on Jan 12. All 400 victories have occurred as the assistant/associate coach for the San Jose Sharks AHL affiliates.

Dan DaSilva has dress in 199 games for Worcester and is expected to dress in his 200th game on Friday in Norfolk.

Few things to know....

* The Worcester Sharks are currently in 4th place (17-15-2-1, 37pts) in the Atlantic Division and 12th place overall in the Eastern Conference. - the Sharks trail the 8th and final playoff spot by just four points with two games in hand over the St. John's IceCaps.

* The San Jose Sharks currently have 15 players on their roster that have spent time in Worcester (Couture, Desjardins, Pavelski, Sheppard, Wingels, Braun, Demers, Stalock, Irwin, Vlasic, Nieto, McCarthy, Kearns, Hayes, and Tennyson).

* The San Jose Sharks are currently in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 4th place in the Western Conference with 62 points and a 28-12-6 record.

* Defenseman Matt Tennyson received his first NHL recall of the season on Jan 7 but has yet to suit up for the SJ Sharks this season.

* Forwards Riley Brace and Sebastian Stalberg were loaned to the SF Bull of the ECHL on Jan 7.

* Veteran Bracken Kearns is ranks 3rd in Worcester with 18 points (5-13-18), tops in power play points (3-7-10), and played in his 500th AHL game on Dec 28 vs. the IceCaps. Kearns was recalled by the SJ Sharks on Dec 28 and scored his 1st NHL goal in a 3-1 win over the Ducks on Dec 29. Bracken currently has three goals and an assist in nine games with the SJ Sharks this season and is currently on recall.

* Despite missing 11 games due to injury, Daniil Tarasov leads Worcester with 22 points (11-11-22) through just 24 games. Tarasov has three game winning goals and also has a shootout game winner.

* 2nd year pro Freddie Hamilton leads the club with 12 goals, 2nd on the team with 21 points (12-9-22), and tops with five 1st goals. Freddie has skated in 11 games with the SJ Sharks this season and is still looking for his 1st NHL point.

* Adam Comrie leads all Worcester defenseman with 13 points (1-12-13) in 27 games.

* Worcester Sharks alumni Matt Nieto (Oct 8 vs. NYR), Matt Pelech (Oct 10 at VAN), and Bracken Kearns(Dec 29 vs. ANA) each have scored their first career NHL goals for the SJ Sharks this season.

* Worcester Sharks alumni Alex Stalock is an impressive 5-2-0 with the San Jose Sharks this season with a 2.03 GAA and a .932 save %.

* Current SJ Sharks forward and #WorSharks alum Joe Pavelski was named to the US Olympic men's hockey team.

* Coach Roy Sommer currently ranks 4th in the AHL with 557 wins in his career (16th season) and 2nd in games coached in the AHL with 1227.

Top 3... Last Week!

1. Yanni Gourde scored a power play goal, added two assists, was +2, and was #1 star in the Sharks 5-1 victory vs. the Admirals on Saturday!

2. Freddie Hamilton scored his team leading 12 goal and added an assist in the Sharks 5-1 win past the Admirals on Saturday!

3. Troy Grosenick made 21 saves to set the tone for the weekend with a 3-1 victory over the Wolf Pack on Friday!

Last Week: (3-0-0-0) 6pts, 3gp

Fri. 1/10 W Hartford Wolf Pack 1 @ Worcester SHARKS 3

Sat. 1/11 W Norfolk Admirals 1 @ Worcester SHARKS 5

Sun. 1/12 W Portland Pirates 3 @ Worcester SHARKS 4

This week:

Fri. 1/17 Worcester SHARKS @ Norfolk Admirals - 7:30pm

Sat. 1/18 Worcester SHARKS @ Norfolk Admirals - 7:15pm

Rewind the Tape:

1.10.14 - Hartford 1 - Worcester 3 - W - DCU Center

Tyler Gron scored in his debut as the Worcester Sharks (15-15-2-1, 33pts) picked up a 3-1 victory over the Hartford Wolf Pack (11-18-0-5, 27pts) in front of 3,203 fans at the DCU Center in on Friday evening. Brodie Reid nabbed the game winner at 13:39 of the third period and Daniil Tarasov added an empty netter for Worcester while Troy Grosenick was strong in net as he made 21 saves in his 7th victory of the season. Yanni Gourde assisted on the game winner in his return for the Sharks as Worcester moved back to .500 on home ice.

1.11.14 - Norfolk 1 - Worcester 5 - W - DCU Center

The Worcester Sharks (16-15-2-1, 35pts) exploded for three second period goals and won their third straight home game with an impressive 5-1 victory over the Norfolk Admirals (19-13-1-4, 43pts) in front of 3,616 fans at the DCU Center in on Saturday evening. Freddie Hamilton (1-1-2), Adam Comrie, Yanni Gourde (1-2-3), Daniil Tarasov (1-1-2), and Dan DaSilva (1-1-2) scored for Worcester while Troy Grosenick was strong in net as he made 24 saves in his 8th victory of the season. The two teams combined for 64 penalty minutes in a feisty affair as Worcester put an end to the Admirals three game win streak.

1.12.14 - Portland 3 - Worcester 4 - W - DCU Center

The Worcester Sharks (17-15-2-1, 37pts) won their fourth straight home game with a 4-3 victory over the Portland Pirates (15-14-1-5, 36pts) in front of 3,558 fans at the DCU Center in on Sunday afternoon. With the win the Sharks recorded three wins during the 3-in-3 home weekend and leaped frogged past the Pirates in the Eastern Conference. Lane Scheidl, Travis Oleksuk, Yanni Gourde, and Taylor Doherty scored for Worcester while Harri Sateri made 18 saves and picked up the win in relief after an injury to Troy Grosenick early in the second period. Worcester fired 42 shots and Dylan Demelo extended his point streak to five games with an assist in the 4-3 victory over the Pirates.

Sharks in the Atlantic:

The Sharks (17-15-2-1, 37pts in 35gp) are currently in 4th place in the Atlantic Division; which is 19 points behind the 1st place Monarchs (56pts in 41gp), 9 points behind the 2nd place Bruins (46pts in 39gp), 4 points behind the 3rd place IceCaps (41pts in 37gp), and one point ahead of the 5th place Pirates (36pts in 35gp) to round out a very choppy Atlantic Division.

Coaching Milestones....

*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.

*1200 GAMES... With the 5-1 loss in Lewiston, ME vs. the Pirates on November 8, 2013, head coach Roy Sommer became just the 2nd coach in AHL history to reach the 1,200 games plateau.

*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 16seasons 1,227GP 557 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: 557-515-48-54-53. (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, Associate Coach David Cunniff recorded an assist as a member of the River Rats in the hockey game.

*Associate Coach David Cunniff has joined Coach Sommer in 400 of the 557 victories (72%).

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

Shark Bites:

*Captains for the 2013-14 season: Rob Davison was named the Sharks 6th captain in team history on October 12, 2013. Alternate captains for this season: Bracken Kearns and Jimmy Bonneau. - Brodie Reid, Marek Viedensky, Freddie Hamilton, Sena Acolatse, Dan DaSilva, and Taylor Doherty have also worn the A this season.

*From east to west..... The Worcester Sharks have already had seven players (14 call-ups) receive at least one call up to the San Jose Sharks already this season. (Pelech, McCarthy, Kearns, Hamilton, Nieto, Hayes, and Tennyson)

*Breaking down October... The Sharks had a 2-3-0-0 (4pts in 5gp) record in October with 12 GF and 14 GA. PP was 5-27 (18.5%); opponents PP was 2-for-22 (9.0%), and the Sharks had 10 fighting majors in October.

*Breaking down November... The Sharks had a 6-5-1-0 (13pts in 12gp) record in November with 26 GF and 35 GA. PP went 7-for-51 (13.7%); opponents PP went 11-for-60 (18.3%), and the Sharks had 18 fighting majors in November.

*Breaking down December... The Sharks had a 5-5-1-1 (12pts in 12gp) record in December with 29 GF and 33 GA. PP went 6-for-54 (11.1%); opponents PP went 8-for-48 (16.7%), and the Sharks had 10 fighting majors in December.

*Breaking down January.... The Sharks have a 4-2-0-0 (8pts in 6gp) record in January with 17 GF and 16 GA. PP is 6-22 (27.3%); opponents PP is 5-29 (17.2%) and the Sharks have three fighting majors in January.

*New Faces.... the Sharks signed Yanni Gourde (PTO) and Tyler Gron (AHL/ECHL) to contracts on Jan 6....

Tyler Gron became the 14th Sharks player to score in his debut on Jan 10 and Yanni is riding a three game point streak (2-3-5)..... break down on the two below:

*Yanni Gourde returns for his second tour of duty with the Worcester Sharks as the 22-year-old from St. Narcisse, QC currently ranked 7th in the ECHL in scoring with 34 points (15-19-34) and was 2nd in the ECHL with 112 shots on goal in 30 games as of Jan 6. The second year pro played 54 games with the Worcester Sharks last year and recorded 14 points (8-6-14) in 54 games. Gourde will wear # 37 for the Sharks.

*Tyler Gron, 24, was second in the ECHL with 17 goals, led the SF Bulls with 29 points (17-12-29) in 31 games, and was recently named the ECHL Runner-Up Player of the Month for December. Last season Gron produced 32 points (21-11-32) in 34 games with the Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) and 35 points (21-14-35) in 31 games for the Bloomington Blaze (CHL). The Spruce Grove, Alberta native played three games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers after completing four seasons at Northern Michigan University in 2012. Gron will wear #36 for the Sharks.

*Someone dial 911!.... with Harri Sateri sidelined due to an illness on Friday, the Sharks signed Reading, MA native and Tufts University alum Scott Barchard to an ATO on Jan 10. Barchard served as an emergency backup goaltender for Troy Grosenick in the Sharks 3-1 win over Hartford.

*That was a First.... The Sharks won a hockey game when allowing three or more goals for the first time this season on Jan 12 in a 4-3 win over the Pirates. Worcester was 0-14-2-1 before the game when allowing at least three goals in a game.

*Happy 100!....Freddie Hamilton and Jimmy Bonneau each skated in their 100th game for the Worcester Sharks in the 5-1 victory over the Admirals on Jan 11. Hamilton had a goal and an assist and was the #3 star while Jimmy Bonneau picked up his 8th fighting major of the season vs. Zack Stortini and fired three shots on goal.

*Power Surge... Worcester has a power play goal in five straight games and are 6-for-20 (30%) during that spell.

*3-in-3 Sweep... the Sharks swept a 3-in-3 weekend on Jan 10-12 (3-1W vs HFD, 5-1W vs. NOR, 4-3W vs. POR) - it was the first six point weekend since April 11-13 of 2010!

*Shutout Streak.... The Sharks went a franchise record of 163:12 without scoring a goal but broke the streak in the 2nd period on Dec 27- and then the Sharks scored three goals in a 3:16 spell late in the second period vs. the St. John's IceCaps.

*House of Horrors - reversed? - The Sharks defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack on Jan 4 at the XL Center by the score of 3-2. It snapped a streak of eight consecutive losses at the XL Center for the Sharks - with the previous win coming back on Oct. 10, 2010.

*Can't solve the Bruins....Worcester is 0-4-0-1 vs. the Bruins this season and have been outscored 7-23 in the process. The two teams will play seven more times this season.

*Sharks like the IceCaps.... Worcester is 4-0-1-0 vs. the IceCaps this season and have outscored them 15-9 in the process. The two teams play five more times this season.

*3 is the magic number.... The Sharks are 14-2-0-1 when they score at least three goals in a hockey game....BUT.... the Sharks are 1-14-2-1 when they allow three or more goals in a hockey game.

*Sharks win close games... Worcester is 9-4-2-1 in 1-goal games this season.

*More Goals Late.... the Sharks have scored 19 goals in the 1st, 26 in the 2nd, and 35 goals in the 3rd period this season... the Sharks have allowed 26 goals in the 1st, 31 in the 3rd, and 40 goals in the 3rd.

*Wow... despite scoring just 33 goals in 18 games (1.83 goals per game) on the road this season, the Sharks are somehow 8-8-2-0 away from the DCU Center this season.

*Battling Back... four of the 17 wins for the Sharks this season have occurred when the team was trailing after 40 minutes of play.

*Firsts of the Year.... Tyler Gron scored his 1st AHL goal in his 1st Sharks game on Jan 10 vs. Hartford.... Yanni Gourde scored his 1st goal this season on Jan 11 vs. Norfolk.... Lane Scheidl scored his 1st goal of the year on Jan 12 vs. Portland.... Taylor Doherty scored his 1st professional game winning goal on Jan 12 vs. Portland.... Travis Oleksuk scored his 1st professional power play goal on Jan 12 vs. Portland.

*Barely outshot... Worcester has only been outshot nine times this season... the fewest in the AHL this season.

*8 Goal Explosion!... the Worcester Sharks scored eight goals vs. the Portland Pirates on Dec 6 - setting a franchise record for most goals scored at the DCU Center! - heading into that game (18th game), the Sharks had not scored more than three goals in a game!

*Monster Night.... The line of Freddie Hamilton (2-1-3), Matt Nieto (2-3-5), and Daniil Tarasov (1-2-3) combined for 11 points, 18 shots, and a combined +12 in the Sharks 8-2 win over the Pirates on Dec 6.

*Allowing 8... the Sharks allowed eight goals in a 8-2 loss in Providence on Jan 5 - tying a franchise record for most goals allowed in a game.

*Multi-Point Game....Tough Guy Jimmy Bonneau had two assists in the Sharks 8-2 win over the Portland Pirates on Dec 6... his 1st multi point game as a member of the Sharks in game #88.

*Welcome Back... Dan DaSilva returned to the Worcester Sharks on Nov 20 after leading the ECHL with 26 points (7-19-26) in just 14 games for the Ontario Reign and was recently named the ECHL Player of the Week for Nov 11-17. DaSilva currently ranks 7th all-time in Worcester Sharks history with 117 points (47-70-117) in 199 games for Team Teal and is the franchise leader in playoff points with 18 (5-13-18) in 23 Calder Cup playoff games. A member of the original Crazed Rats Line with John McCarthy and Andrew Desjardins; DaSilva had his best professional season with the Sharks in 2010-11 as he set career highs in points (53), goals (21), assists (32), and was +23 as the Sharks won the regular season Atlantic Division title with a 49-25-0-6 record. DaSilva was signed to a standard player AHL contract on Dec 12 for the rest of the season.

*Shooting %... the Sharks as a team have a 6.9% shooting percentage which is 30th in the AHL.

*Strange but true... the Sharks have more fighting majors (22) than goals (19) in the first period this season... the 19 goals scored are the fewest in the AHL.

*Thanks Ballou... despite being 5-1 in the shootout this season, the Sharks are just 26W-44L overall (37.1%)

*Shootout Success... the Sharks are 5-1 in the shootout this season with a 41% scoring percentage (4th) and a 78.8% saves percentage (6th).

*Home shutout... the 27 save shutout by Troy Grosenick on Nov 2 vs. the St. John's IceCaps at the DCU Center was the 1st shutout on home ice for the Sharks in almost a year. Alex Stalock had the last shutout on Nov 4, 2012 vs. the Manchester Monarchs in a 1-0SOW. Coincidentally, Stalock also made 27 saves in the victory.

*Score first... the Sharks have scored FIRST 14 times in 35 games this season (10-2-1-1) - Freddie Hamilton 5, Daniil Tarasov 2, Rylan Schwartz 1, Brodie Reid 1, Bracken Kearns 1, Eriah Hayes 1, Dan DaSilva 1, and Lane Scheidl 1

*GWG.... Despite only playing in 24 games due to injury, Daniil Tarasov is 6th in the AHL with thee game winning goals.... Tarasov also has a shootout game winner!

*Just like in college.... Sharks rookie forward Eriah Hayes led the NCAA last season with 186 shots on goal with Minnesota State - Mankato... Hayes is tied for 1st on the Sharks with 81 shots on goal through 29 games this season.

*Streakers... Dylan Demelo (1-4-5) has a five game point streak (tied with Kearns and Tarasov for longest this season)... Yanni Gourde has a three game point streak (2-3-5).... Freddie Hamilton (1-2-3), Travis Oleksuk (1-1-2), and Dan DaSilva (1-2-3) all have two game point streaks.

*Team Streaks... Worcester has won four straight at the DCU Center.... The Sharks have won three straight games overall....the team has a power play goal in five straight games... the Sharks have a shorthanded goal in two straight games.

*Pro Debuts: Konrad Abeltshauser (Oct 12 at SPR) and Troy Grosenick (Oct 20 vs. WBS).

*3-for-3!...veteran defenseman Rob Davison became the second player (Jonathan Cheechoo is the other) to play for the SJ Sharks AHL affiliate in three different cities after his game for Worcester on Oct 12 at Springfield. Davison played 72 games for the Kentucky Thoroughblades in 2000-01 and 112 games for the Cleveland Barons in 2001-03! Davison has played 706 games in his professional career.

*3 National Champions... The Sharks have three players that have won the NCAA Division 1 Championship.... Travis Oleksuk with University Minnesota Duluth in 2011... John McCarthy was co-captain for Boston University in 2009... and Nick Petrecki with Boston College in 2008. *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.

*Young Guns... the Sharks have dressed eight rookies already this season. (Troy Grosenick, Konrad Abeltshauser, Eriah Hayes, Rylan Schwartz, Riley Brace, Dylan Demelo, Tyler Gron, and Lane Scheidl)

*Tallest Shark.... Worcester Sharks rookie defenseman Taylor Doherty is the tallest player in team history standing at 6'7" 235lbs.... Doherty scored his first professional goal in game #70 and added an assist in the Sharks 3-2OTL to the IceCaps on Nov 3, 2012. Doherty has four goals in 141 games with the Worcester Sharks.... Doherty is 2nd on Worcester with 85 penalty minutes and 3rd with five fighting majors.... Doherty scored his 1st professional game winning goal in the 4-3W vs. Portland on Jan 10.

*Four straight seasons with 20?.... Forward Bracken Kearns scored his 21 goals last season and hit the 20 goal plateau for the third straight season having scored 20 and 22 goals the previous two seasons with San Antonio.... Bracken has five goals and 13 assists in 27 games this season. Kearns played in his 500th AHL game in the Sharks 5-2 win vs. St. John's on Dec 27 and then scored his 1st NHL goal in the SJ Sharks 3-1 win vs. Anaheim Ducks on Dec 29. - Kearns has three goals in the NHL this season in nine games.

*First Pro Goals this season... Konrad Abeltshauser scored his 1st pro goal (JF Berube) in 2-1SOW at Manchester on Dec 8....Dylan Demelo scored his 1st (Malcolm Subban) in 8-2L at Providence on Jan 5.

*Sharks in the Atlantic... Worcester went 19-14-3-4 in the Atlantic Division in 2012-13 and is 10-10-1-1 vs. the Atlantic this season.

*Massachusetts!... the Sharks have one player that hails from Massachusetts that suited up for the team this season (John McCarthy - Andover) In addition, associate coach David Cunniff hails from South Boston.

*Hockey East Alumni!... the Worcester Sharks had four players from Hockey East Schools; (McCarthy - BU, Reid - NU, Petrecki - BC, Stalberg - Vermont)

*I'll take a draft... Nine Worcester Sharks players were drafted by the San Jose Sharks. (Abeltshauser, Davison, Hamilton, Doherty, McCarthy, Nieto, Petrecki, Sateri, and Viedensky)

*NHL Experience.... The Sharks have eight players on their roster with NHL experience led by Rob Davison with 219.... Breaking down the rest....John McCarthy 77, Matt Pelech 13, Bracken Kearns 14, Matt Tennyson 4, Freddie Hamilton 11, Matt Nieto 34, Nick Petrecki 1, Eriah Hayes 4.

*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 belongs to Dan DaSilva, who scored three times in Manchester during a 5-2 Worcester victory in Manchester on Feb. 14, 2010. No Worcester player has recorded a hat trick on home ice in more than three years, or since P.J. Fenton had one on Feb. 28, 2009 in the Sharks' 7-3 victory over Springfield. The home-ice drought has lasted for 181 games. In all, Worcester players have recorded hat tricks only eight times in the franchise's 557 games. The Sharks are 8-0 in those games and 1-12-3 in the 16 games in which the opposition has had a hat trick.

* Brothers... Sebastian Stalberg is the younger brother of Viktor Stalberg, who currently plays with the Nashville Predators.... 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.

*Franchise Player... Sharks defensemen Nick Petrecki is 1st in Sharks history with 260 games played (surpassed Mike Moore on Dec 8 at MCH)... Nick also ranks 2nd in penalty minutes with 496 (Frazer McLaren had 577).... Nick made his NHL debut in San Jose's 3-2SOW over the Anaheim Ducks on 1/29/13 and played 11:58... the 216 games before his first NHL game was the most of any Worcester Sharks graduate to San Jose.

*200/50.... John McCarthy played in his 200th game for the Sharks on Jan 26, 2013... J-Mac scored his 50th goal as a member of the Worcester Sharks joining Riley Armstrong, Mike Iggulden, Graham Mink, and Brandon Mashinter as the only five players to score 50+ goals as a member of the Worcester Sharks... JMac is currently on recall with the San Jose Sharks and has played 27 games (0-1-1).

*Like Father, Like Son... Rookie Curt Gogol finished 2nd on the Sharks with 139 penalty minutes in just 38 games in 2012-13... 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.... Gogol has 8 fighting majors, 3 goals, and a team high 138 penalty minutes in 31 games this season.

*Piling up the PIMS with Pelech... Forward/Defenseman Matt Pelech played in his 300th AHL game on Oct 20, 2012 vs. the Devils. The 6-foot-4 bruising defenseman turned forward from Toronto, ONT has accumulated 1,045 penalty minutes and 82 fighting majors in 363 AHL games. "Pelly" led the Sharks with 238 penalty minutes last season in 58 games. #23 is only the 2nd player in Worcester Sharks history to hit the 200 pim plateau (Evans 211 in 2007-08). Matt led the Worcester Sharks with 17 fighting majors and had one fighting major (Jared Boll) in two games last year with the SJ Sharks in 2012-13... Pelech has 22 penalty minutes and his 1st NHL goal in six games with San Jose this season.... With his two game suspension this season by the AHL, Pelech has missed 19 games due to suspension in the last 25 months with the Worcester Sharks. Pelech has missed the last five games due to a broken hand suffered in a fight with Bobby Robins on Jan 3.

*Major Bonneau... Worcester Sharks tough guy Jimmy Bonneau has racked up 41 fighting majors in 100 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 112 fighting majors in 288 AHL games along with 849 penalty minutes.... Jimmy has 8 fighting majors and 56 penalty minutes through 20 games this season.

*Five for fighting... The Sharks have 42 fighting majors through 35 games and rank 7th in the AHL (Kearns 3, Bonneau 8, Davison 3, Gogol 8, Doherty 5, Pelech 5, Tarasov 2, Hayes 1, Demelo 1, Brace 1, Tennyson 1, Viedensky 1, and Acolatse 2). The Sharks had 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.

*The East is Tough... the top 13 teams in the AHL in fighting majors all hail from the Eastern Conference. Hamilton ranks 14th with 36 fights this season.

Season by the numbers... Record: 17-15-2-1, 37 points - 4th in Atlantic Win percentage: .529% - 18th in AHL, 11th in East Home Record: 9-7-0-1 Away Record: 8-8-2-0 Attendance: 58,353 through 17 games this season - 3,433 average - 24th in AHL Goals Scored: 85, 2.43 goals per game, 26th in AHL Goals Allowed: 100, 2.86 goals against per game, 17th in AHL Shots per game: 32.11 - 4th in AHL Shots allowed per game: 27.91 - 4th in AHL Score 1st: 10-2-1-1 when scoring first (.786%) 1 goal games: 9-4-2-1 in one goal games PP: 15.5%, 22nd in AHL (24-155) PK: 83.3%, 12th in AHL (26-156) SHG - 4 shorthanded goals scored SHGA - 7 shorthanded goals allowed PIMS - 21.51 penalty minutes per game, 6th in AHL Fighting Majors: 42 - 7th in AHL OT Games - 8 - (0-2 record in OT) SO Games - 6 - (5-1 record in SO) Roster Players - the Sharks have used 28 players this season Goalies - the Sharks have used 2 goaltenders this season Players receiving call-ups to San Jose - 8 NHL debuts - 2 Worcester Sharks alumni making their NHL debuts this season Call-ups to San Jose - 14 different call-ups to San Jose this season

Coming and goings from the Shark Tank:

01/11/2014

Scott Barchard (G)

Worcester

DEL Released from ATO

01/10/2014

Scott Barchard (G)

Worcester

ADD Signed to ATO

01/09/2014

Freddie Hamilton (C)

Worcester

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

01/08/2014

Matt Tennyson (D)

Worcester

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

01/07/2014

Riley Brace (LW)

Worcester

DEL Loaned to San Francisco (ECHL)

01/07/2014

Sebastian Stalberg (RW)

Worcester

DEL Reassigned by San Jose (NHL) to San Francisco (ECHL)

01/06/2014

Freddie Hamilton (C)

Worcester

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

01/06/2014

Tyler Gron (C)

Worcester

ADD Signed to SPC

01/06/2014

Yanni Gourde (LW)

Worcester

ADD Signed to PTO

01/05/2014

Freddie Hamilton (C)

Worcester

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

Top Worcester Sharks: o Goals Hamilton (12) o Game Winners Tarasov (3) o Assists Kearns (13) o Points Tarasov (12-12-24) o Power play Points Kearns (3-7-10) and Tarasov (5-5-10) o Shots Hayes and Reid (81) o PIM Gogol (138) o Fighting Pen. Bonneau (8) o Plus/Minus several players (+2) o Wins Sateri (9) o G.A.A. Grosenick (2.14) o Save % Grosenick (.919) o Shutouts Grosenick (1)

Sharks in the ECHL: The San Francisco Bulls are 13-19-4-1; 31pts through 37 games this season which is good for 3rd place in the Pacific Division and 7th in the Western Conference.

Sharks players under an AHL contract currently playing in San Francisco include: Forward Chris Crane (7-8-15) in 37gp Defenseman Kyle Bigos (2-4-6) in 37gp Goaltender JP Anderson - 1-7-2, 3.48 .892% Defenseman Steve Tarasuk (3-11-14) in 34gp

Week ahead for the Bulls: Wed. Jan 15 at 10:30pm (EST) vs. Colorado Fri. Jan 17 at 10pm (EST) at Bakersfield Sun. Jan 19 at 7pm (EST) at Stockton

Sharks in the NHL:

The San Jose Sharks are currently in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 4th place in the Western Conference with 62 points and a 28-12-6 record.

Worcester Sharks alumni include: Logan Couture, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Tommy Wingels, Jason Demers, Matt Nieto, Matt Irwin, Andrew Desjardins, Justin Braun, James Sheppard, John McCarthy, Alex Stalock, Matt Tennyson, Bracken Kearns, and Eriah Hayes.

Week ahead for the SJ Sharks;

Tue. Jan 14 at 7pm (EST) at Washington

Thu. Jan 16 at 7:30pm (EST) at Florida

Sat. Jan 18 at 2pm (EST) at Tampa Bay

Coming Up for the Worcester Sharks:

The Sharks head on the road for four straight games beginning with a pair of games this weekend vs. the Admirals in Norfolk, VA. The action begins on Friday at 7:30pm followed by a 7:15pm start on Saturday!

The Sharks return home on Jan 25 vs. the Bruins with a Freddie Hamilton bobblehead giveaway presented by Southbridge Savings Bank!

Score a Family Fun Pack (4 tickets, 4 hotdogs, and 4 sodas) for any Friday, Saturday, or Sunday game starting at just $79!

2013-14 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!

Contact Worcester Sharks account executives Kristyn Galante, Erin Croce, Sean West, Amanda Perkins, Peter Kelly, Andrew Nawn, and Mike Connole today! Jump in today and save up to 40% off box office prices! Some of the exclusive benefits for full season ticket holders will include:

* Guaranteed same seat for all 38 home dates and playoff home games at the DCU Center

* Priority access to purchase tickets to other DCU Center events (subject to availability)

* Seven FREE friends and family vouchers

* Exclusive events with Sharks players

* Merchandise discounts and much, much, more!

Season ticket packages and group tickets for the 2013-14 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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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.



American Hockey League Stories from January 14, 2014


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