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Sharks Begin Five Game Home Stand at DCU Center - Worcester Sharks Weekly

January 6, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


Shark Snap Shot:

The Worcester Sharks (14-14-3-2, 33pts) chomped five out of a possible eight points in four games last week. Worcester closed out 2014 with a 6-2 home win over the Sound Tigers on Tuesday but kicked off 2015 with a 2-1 home loss to the Monarchs on Friday. Worcester fell in the shootout by the score of 4-3 on Saturday in Springfield but closed out the week with a 3-1 win in Providence on Sunday. With the two wins last week, head coach Roy Sommer moved into 3rd place in AHL history with 590 wins and coached his 1,300th AHL game in Springfield on Jan 3.

Worcester sits in 4th place in the Atlantic Division with 33 points (14-14-3-2) and 13th overall in the Eastern Conference. The Sharks are just five points behind the Providence Bruins for the 8th and final playoff spot in the East (Sharks have two games in hand).

Highlights from the week include six points (0-6-6) in three games for Freddie Hamilton before his NHL recall on Jan 4. Troy Grosenick went 2-1-0 in three starts with a .945 save % while JP Anderson made a season high 40 saves in a 4-3 shootout loss in Springfield on Saturday. Chris Tierney had three points (2-1-3) in three games since his return back from the NHL and Dylan Demelo picked up four points (1-3-4) in four games last week from the blue line. Newcomer Willie Coetzee added three points (1-2-3) in four games as did defenseman Taylor Fedun (0-3-3) as the Sharks picked up five points in four games last week.

Head Coach Roy Sommer was selected to coach the Eastern Conference AHL All-Stars as he will join Mike Stothers (Manchester) behind the bench. Sharks defenseman Matt Taormina was selected as an AHL All-Star for the first time as he is second on Worcester with 18 points (4-14-18) in 33 games.

Rookie Chris Tierney was returned to Worcester from San Jose on Dec 30 after appearing in three games for San Jose. Freddie Hamilton was recalled to San Jose on Jan 4 for his 1st recall of the season while Micheal Haley was loaned to Worcester on Jan 4 after appearing in four games with San Jose (0-0-0, 11pims). Defenseman Andrew Blazek was released from his PTO on Jan 4 and reported to South Carolina in the ECHL. As of Jan 6, Matt Tennyson, Melker Karlsson, and Freddie Hamilton are with the SJ Sharks.

The Worcester Sharks player of the week nominee is goaltender Troy Grosenick. The 25-year-old from Brookfield, Wisconsin went 2-1-0 and a .945 save% in three starts last week for the Sharks.

COMING UP:

The Worcester Sharks kick off a five game home stand with two promotion packed games this weekend at the DCU Center!

On Friday, the Sharks host the Binghamton Senators at 7:30pm. Fans can enjoy $2 hot dogs, popcorn, and soda all night long! Catch the 5th annual High School Hockey Faceoff between the Auburn Rockets and the Wachusett Mountaineers before the Sharks host the Binghamton Senators at 7:30pm. Doors open at 4:15pm for the high school game at 4:30pm.

On Saturday, the Sharks host the Providence Bruins at 7pm with the first 3,000 fans receiving a John Buccigross Overtime Challenge bobblehead doll presented by Southbridge Savings Bank. "Bucci" will sign autographs from 6-8pm and make sure to arrive early for the 6th annual High School Hockey Showdown featuring the Shrewsbury Colonials vs. the Algonquin Tomahawks. Doors open at 2pm for the girls' varsity game at 2:10pm and the boys' game at 4pm. One ticket is good for all three games!

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 1301 AHL games - all with the SJ Sharks AHL affiliates. In total, Coach Sommer has been a head coach in 1,637 games in the AHL and ECHL. Roy surpassed John Paddock (589) for the 3rd most wins in AHL history in the Sharks 3-1 win in Providence on Jan 4.

Few things to know....

- The Worcester Sharks are in 4th place (14-14-3-2, 33pts) in the Atlantic Division and 13th place overall in the Eastern Conference.... The Sharks have points in seven of their last nine games (4-2-1-2).

- The San Jose Sharks currently have 16 players on their roster that have spent time in Worcester (Couture, Desjardins, Pavelski, Sheppard, Wingels, Braun, Stalock, Irwin, Vlasic, Nieto, Mueller, Kennedy, Karlsson, Tierney, Tennyson, and Hamilton).

- The San Jose Sharks are in 3rd place in the Pacific Division and 8th place in the Western Conference with 47 points and a 21-14-5 record. San Jose has a 6-3-1 record in their last ten games.

- Stanley Cup Champion (CHI 2010) Adam Burish was loaned to Worcester on Nov 24. Burish played in 20 games for the SJ Sharks this season and posted three points (1-2-3) and 33 penalty minutes. Burish has seven points (4-3-7) in 15 games for Worcester.

- Rookie Chris Tierney had 13 points (3-10-13) in 15 games in Worcester this season and two points (0-2-2) in 14 games for the San Jose Sharks. Chris has a three game point streak in Worcester (2-1-3).

- Melker Karlsson has been impressive so far with the San Jose Sharks. Melker has seven points (3-4-7) in 11 games with San Jose since his recall on Dec 8. He scored his 1st NHL goal on Dec 22 at Anaheim.

- Freddie Hamilton leads the Worcester Sharks with 21 points (6-15-21) in 32 games and is currently on recall with San Jose.

- Matt Taormina leads all Worcester d-men with 18 points (4-14-18) in 33 games. Matt picked up his 100th AHL assist vs. the Monarchs on Dec 26 and was selected to play in the AHL All Star Classic later this month in Utica.

- Micheal Haley leads the club in goals (10), leads the club in fighting majors (6), and tops in penalty minutes (60). Haley picked up his 1,000th AHL penalty minute on Dec 13 and has also played four games with the San Jose Sharks this season.

- Goaltender Troy Grosenick has a 10-6-3 record in Worcester with a 2.83 GAA and a .899 save %. Grosenick made his NHL debut on Nov 16 and set an NHL record for most saves in a shutout by a goaltender making his NHL debut (45) in the SJ Sharks 2-0 win at Carolina. Troy went 1-1-0 in two starts for the SJ Sharks and is currently in Worcester.

- The Worcester Sharks are the least penalized team in the AHL with only 10.33 penalty minutes per game.

- The Worcester Sharks are 3rd in the AHL with 33.79 shots per game.

- Coach Roy Sommer currently ranks 3rd in the AHL with 590 wins in his career (17th season) and 1st in games coached in the AHL with 1301.

Top 3... Last Week!

1. Freddie Hamilton had four points (0-4-4) in the Sharks 6-2 win vs. Bridgeport on Tuesday!

2. Dylan Demelo recorded three points (1-2-3) and was +2 in the sharks 6-2 win vs. Bridgeport on Tuesday!

3. Troy Grosenick made 34 saves in his 10th win of the season in the Sharks 3-1 win in Providence on Sunday!

Last Week: (2-1-0-1) 5pts, 4gp

Tue. 12/30 W Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2 @ Worcester SHARKS 6

Fri. 1/2 L Manchester Monarchs 2 @ Worcester SHARKS 1

Sat. 1/3 SOL Worcester SHARKS 3 @ Springfield Falcons 4

Sun. 1/4 W Worcester SHARKS 3 @ Providence Bruins 1

Next Week:

Fri. 1/9 Binghamton Senators @ Worcester SHARKS - 7:30pm

Sat. 1/10 Providence Bruins @ Worcester SHARKS - 7pm

Rewind the Tape:

12.30.14 - Bridgeport 2 - Worcester 6 - W - DCU Center - Worcester, MA

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

The Worcester Sharks (13-13-3-1, 30pts) have points in four straight games after a convincing 6-2 win over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (15-12-3-1, 34pts) in front of 3,621 fans at the DCU Center on Tuesday evening. Travis Oleksuk scored twice, Dylan Demelo added three points (1-2-3), Freddie Hamilton picked up four assists, and Troy Grosenick made 21 saves in net for his 9th win of the season as the Sharks extended their point streak to four games (2-0-1-1). Adam Burish (1-1-2) and Konrad Abeltshauser (1-1-2) each had two point games and Greger Hanson scored his 1st AHL goal for Worcester. With the win, head coach Roy Sommer tied John Paddock (589 wins) for the third most wins in AHL history.

1.2.15 - Manchester 2 - Worcester 1 - L - DCU Center - Worcester, MA

The Worcester Sharks (13-14-3-1, 30pts) opened up the 2015 calendar year with a 2-1 loss to the first place Manchester Monarchs (24-7-1-1, 50pts) in front of 3,061 fans at the DCU Center on Friday evening. Willie Coetzee scored the only goal for the Sharks after the Monarchs grabbed a 2-0 lead at 7:24 of the third period. JF Berube made 22 saves for his 9th straight win as Zach O'Brien and Sean Backman found the back of the net for Manchester as the Monarchs improved to 6-0-0-0 vs. the Sharks this season. Troy Grosenick was solid in net for Worcester turning aside 31 shots in the one goal loss.

1.3.15 - Springfield 4 - Worcester 3 - SOL - Mass Mutual Center - Springfield, MA

The Worcester Sharks (13-14-3-2, 31pts) coughed up a two goal third period lead and eventually lost in the shootout by a 4-3 score to the Springfield Falcons (23-10-2-0, 48pts) in front of 3,592 fans at the Mass Mutual Center on Saturday evening. Worcester charged out to a 3-1 lead through two periods after goals by Bryan Lerg, Chris Tierney, and Evan Trupp before the Falcons scored twice in the third to force overtime. JP Anderson made 40 saves in net but the Sharks lost for the first time this season (8-0-0-1) when leading after 40 minutes of play. Marco Dano, Jaime Sifers, and TJ Tynan scored for Springfield while Kirby Rychel scored the only goal in the shootout for the Springfield victory.

1.4.15 - Providence 1 - Worcester 3- W - Dunkin Donuts Center - Providence, RI

The Worcester Sharks (14-14-3-2, 33pts) continued their strong play against their rival Providence Bruins (17-14-3-1, 38pts) with a 3-1 road victory in front of 7,675 fans at the Dunkin Donuts Center on Sunday afternoon.The Sharks broke out to a 3-0 lead as Riley Brace, Jeremy Langlois, and Chris Tierney scored for the Sharks while Troy Grosenick made 34 saves for his 10th win of the season. Worcester now has points in five of their last six games (2-1-1-2) and improved to 5-0-0-0 vs. the Bruins this season.

Sharks in the Atlantic:

The Worcester Sharks (14-14-3-2, 33pts in 33gp) are in 4th place in the Atlantic Division; which is 18 points behind the 1st place Monarchs (51pts in 34gp), six points behind the 2nd place Pirates (39pts in 35gp), five points behind the 3rd place Bruins (38pts in 35gp), and one point ahead of the 5th place IceCaps (32pts in 35gp) 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. Roy Sommer 1998-current 17seasons 1,301GP 590WINS

4. John Paddock 1981-2010 16seasons 1,125GP 589 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 (17th season) in the American Hockey League. His current regular season record is now: 590-548-48-59-56. (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 17, 1998.

Shark Bites:

*Captains for the 2014-15 season: Bryan Lerg was named the 7th captain in team history on Nov 14. Micheal Haley and Matt Taormina are the assistant captains this season.

*Breaking down October... The Sharks had a 4-2-1-0 (9pts in7) record in October with 22 GF and 19 GA. PP went 4-29 (13.8%); opponents PP was 2-20 (10.0%), and the Sharks had four fighting majors in October.

*Breaking down November... The Sharks had a 5-6-1-0 (11pts in 12gp) record in November with 30 GF and 36 GA. PP went 7-55 (12.7%); opponent's power play went 6-41 (14.6%), and the Sharks had 11 fighting majors in November.

*Breaking down December... The Sharks had a 4-5-1-1 (10pts in 11gp) record in December with 28 GF and 31 GA. PP went 8-50 (16.0%); opponent's power play went 8-37 (21.6%), and the Sharks had 3 fighting majors in December.

*Breaking down January.... The Sharks have a 1-1-0-1 (3pts in 3gp) record in January with 7 GF and 7 GA. PP is 2-9 (22.2%); opponents power play is 1-11 (9.0%) and the sharks have 1 fighting major in the month of January.

*PP coming along.... The Sharks are 7-28 (25%) on the power play in their last seven games... Worcester scored two power play goals on the road for the first time of the season on Jan 3 at Springfield.

*1600 (thanks Ballou) Riley Brace's goal at 15:14 in the first period at Providence on Jan 4 was the 1800th goal scored in the history of the Worcester Sharks.

*Drought over... Riley Brace's goal at the Bruins on Jan 4 broke a 56 game goalless drought in the AHL for Riley Brace.

*2014...the Sharks finished with a 36-34-7 record in the calendar year of 2014.

*That's a first... the Sharks allowed their first ever penalty shot score on home ice as Sean Collins scored at 8:08 of the 2nd period in the Flacons 1-0 win at the DCU Center on Nov 15.

*That's a first X2 (thanks Ballou)....the 1-0 loss on Nov 15 to the Falcons was the first time in Worcester hockey history that a 1-0 game was decided on a penalty shot... it was only the third 1-0 loss in Worcester Sharks history.

*Strange but true... the Sharks had only lost two games in their first 641 games by a 1-0 score but lost twice by a 1-0 score in during a four game stretch... 1-0L vs. SPR Nov 15, 1-0L at HER Nov 22.

*1-0 scores.... Four of 12 games were decided by 1-0 scores (Nov 15-Dec 14...Sharks had a 2-2-0-0 record in those games).... Worcester had only had five games in their first 641 games decided by 1-0 scores before this stretch.

*Shots on goal... Worcester has outshot their opponents in 22 of the first 33 games this season and rank 3rd in the AHL with 33.79 shots per game.... Daniil Tarasov leads the club with 99 shots on net.

*Lead after 20 and 40... the Sharks are 5-0-0-1 when leading after the first period of play and 8-0-0-1 when leading after 40 minutes.

*Sharp Shooter... Micheal Haley ranks 2nd in the AHL with a 30.3% shooting percentage.... Haley has scored ten goals on 33 shots this season.

*3rd period goals... Worcester has outscored their opponents 33-26 (+7) in the third period this season...the best goal differential period of the season for the Sharks (-12 in 1st and +2 in 2nd).

*House of Horrors... with the 5-3 loss in Hartford on Dec 12...the Sharks have lost 10 of their last 11 games at the XL Center...In all, the Wolf Pack have won 17 of the last 21 games vs. the Sharks.

*We like St. John's...the Sharks are 9-3-1-0 all-time at the Mile One Centre in St. John's NFLD.

*Monarchs have the Sharks #.... Manchester is 19-1-3 against the Sharks since Jan 1, 2013.....goaltender JF Berube is now 9-1-2 all-time against Worcester.... Worcester is 0-5-0-1 vs. the Monarchs this season and have been outscored 10-23 in the process... the Sharks and the Monarchs are in the middle of a stretch where the two clubs meet seven times over a 36 day span.

*Manchester D....the Monarchs held the Sharks to season low 15 shots on goal on Dec 13 in a 2-1 win over the Sharks. Worcester had just one shot on goal in the third period and the Sharks went 0-9 on the power play.

*Feasting on the Bruins... the Sharks are a perfect 5-0-0-0 vs. the Bruins this season and have outscored Providence 18-9 in the process! The Sharks will play the Bruins four total times in January....Worcester is 5-1-1 in their last seven games at the Dunkin Donuts Center and goaltender Malcolm Subban is 0-6-0 in his last six starts against Worcester.

*Quick Strikes (thanks Ballou)... On Oct 29 vs the Pirates, the first-period goals by Matt Tennyson and Micheal Haley, one at 16:37 and the next at 16:53, were four seconds shy of the team record. Garrett Stafford and Tomas Plihal scored 12 seconds apart in the second period on Feb 2, 2007 against Bridgeport at the DCU Center. It was only the fourth time in nine seasons the Sharks have scored goals less than 20 seconds apart.

*Fast start... Evan Trupp scored just 22 seconds into the first period on Dec 6 in St. John's and Bryan Lerg scored 15 seconds in vs. Manchester on Dec 26. Graham Mink holds the record for fastest goal just 11 seconds into the game on March 7, 2008.

*Good Boys... the Worcester Sharks are the least penalized team in the AHL averaging 10.33 minutes per game....the Sharks have been shorthanded just 109 times this season (3.30 per game) which is the least times shorthanded in the AHL.

*PPGA... the Sharks have allowed an AHL low 16 power play goals against in the first 33 games this season.

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

*Close Games... 20 of the first 33 Sharks games have been decided by a single goal...Worcester is 7-8-3-2 in games decided by one goal this season.

*Score first... the Sharks have scored FIRST 14 times in 33 games this season (9-3-1-2) - Ryan Carpenter 1, Petter Emanuelsson 2, Taylor Doherty (1), Konrad Abeltshauser (1), Daniil Tarasov (2), Melker Karlsson (1), Evan Trupp (1), Freddie Hamilton (1), Micheal Haley (1), Matt Taormina (1), Bryan Lerg (2), Riley Brace (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-47L overall (40.2%)....Worcester is 0-2 in the shootout this season.

*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.

*4 National Champions... The Sharks have four 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.... and Adam Burish with Wisconsin in 2006.

*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.

*Stanley Cup... Adam Burish won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010.

*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 11 AHL rookies already this season. (Ryan Carpenter, Jeremy Langlois, Evan Trupp, JP Anderson, Gus Young, Chris Tierney, Aaron Dell, Nick Jones, and Andrew Blazek, and Greger Hanson)

*Tallest Shark.... Worcester Sharks rookie defenseman Taylor Doherty is the tallest player in team history standing at 6'8" 235lbs.... Doherty has six goals, 29 assists, and 291 penalty minutes in 194 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...Chris Tierney scored his 1st (Malcolm Subban) in 4-2W vs. Providence on Nov 8.

*Sharks in the Atlantic... went 21-22-1-2 vs. the Atlantic in 2013-14 and are 8-8-1-1 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... six Worcester Sharks players were drafted by the San Jose Sharks. (Abeltshauser, Hamilton, Doherty, Crane, Demelo, and Tierney)

*NHL Experience.... The Sharks have seven players on their roster with NHL experience... Matt Taormina 56, Freddie Hamilton 11, Eriah Hayes 19, Taylor Fedun 4, Micheal Haley 57, Chris Tierney 14, and Adam Burish 378.

*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 661 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 54 fighting majors in 142 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 126 fighting majors in 335 AHL games along with 937 penalty minutes.

*Five for fighting... The Sharks have 19 fighting majors through 33 games this season (Bonneau 5, Haley 6, Shattock 2, Doherty 3, Young 2, Abeltshauser 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: 14-14-3-2, 33 points -4th in Atlantic

Win percentage: .500% - 13th in East

Home Record: 8-6-2-1

Away Record: 6-8-1-1

Attendance: 55,029 through 17 games this season - 3,237 average

Goals Scored: 87, 2.64 goals per game, 21st in AHL

Goals Allowed: 93, 2.82 goals against per game, 18th in AHL

Team Shooting percentage: 7.8% - 29th in AHL

Team Save %: .899% - 27th in AHL

Shots per game: 33.79 - 3rd in AHL

Shots allowed per game: 27.36 - 6th in AHL

Score 1st: 9-3-1-2 when scoring first (.700%)

1 goal games: 7-8-3-2 in one goal games

PP: 14.6%, 24th in AHL (21-144)

PK: 85.3%, 11th in AHL (16-109)

SHG - 1 shorthanded goals scored

SHGA - 5 shorthanded goals allowed

PIMS - 10.33 penalty minutes per game, 30th in AHL

Fighting Majors: 19 - 25th

OT Games - 7 - (2-3 record in OT)

SO Games - 2 - (0-2 record in SO)

Roster Players - the Sharks used 34 players this season

Goalies - the Sharks used 3 goaltenders this season

Players receiving call-ups to San Jose - 9

NHL debuts - 2 Worcester Sharks alumni making their NHL debuts this season (Troy Grosenick and Melker Karlsson)

Call-ups to San Jose - 11 different call-ups to San Jose this season

TRANSACTIONS:

Date Player Team Transaction

01/04/2015 Andrew Blazek (D) Worcester DEL Released from PTO

01/04/2015 Freddie Hamilton (C) Worcester DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

01/04/2015 Micheal Haley (LW) Worcester ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

12/30/2014 Chris Tierney (C) Worcester ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

12/27/2014 Riley Brace (LW) Worcester ADD Signed to PTO

Top Worcester Sharks:

o Goals Haley (10)

o Game Winners Haley and Trupp (2)

o Assists Fedun and Hamilton (15)

o Points Hamilton (21)

o Power play Points Taormina (2-8-10)

o Shots Tarasov (99)

o PIM Haley (60)

o Fighting Pen. Haley (7)

o Plus/Minus Trupp (+5)

o Wins Grosenick (10)

o G.A.A. Dell (1.72)

o Save % Dell (.917)

o Shutouts Anderson (1)

Sharks in the NHL:

The San Jose Sharks currently have 16 players on their roster that have spent time in Worcester (Couture, Desjardins, Pavelski, Sheppard, Wingels, Braun, Stalock, Irwin, Vlasic, Nieto, Mueller, Kennedy, Karlsson, Tierney, Tennyson, and Hamilton).

The San Jose Sharks are in 3rd place in the Pacific Division and 8th place in the Western Conference with 47 points and a 21-14-5 record. San Jose has a 6-3-1 record in their last ten games.

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

MON Jan 5 @ Winnipeg 8pm (Sharks 3-2W)

TUE Jan 6 @ Minnesota 8pm

THU Jan 8 @ St. Louis 8pm

SAT Jan 10 V. NY Rangers 10pm

Coming Up for the Worcester Sharks:

The Worcester Sharks kick off a five game home stand with two promotion packed games this weekend at the DCU Center!

On Friday, the Sharks host the Binghamton Senators at 7:30pm. Fans can enjoy $2 hot dogs, popcorn, and soda all night long! Catch the 5th annual High School Hockey Faceoff between the Auburn Rockets and the Wachusett Mountaineers before the Sharks host the Binghamton Senators at 7:30pm. Doors open at 4:15pm for the high school game at 4:30pm.

On Saturday, the Sharks host the Providence Bruins at 7pm with the first 3,000 fans receiving a John Buccigross Overtime Challenge bobblehead doll presented by Southbridge Savings Bank. "Bucci" will sign autographs from 6-8pm and make sure to arrive early for the 6th annual High School Hockey Showdown featuring the Shrewsbury Colonials vs. the Algonquin Tomahawks. Doors open at 2pm for the girls' varsity game at 2:10pm and the boys' game at 4pm. One ticket is good for all three games!

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.

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