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Sharks fire 49, but fall in Manchester 6-3

December 11, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


MANCHESTER, NH - Jason Demers scored twice and the Sharks fired a season high 49 shots on goal but the Monarchs were victorious 6-3 on Friday night at the Verizon Wireless Arena.

Jonathan Bernier made 46 saves in net for Manchester and Brandon Mashinter scored his 6th of the season for Worcester as the Sharks dropped their first game in regulation in nine games.

The Monarchs took a quick 1-0 lead after rookie Dwight King (3rd goal) found a loose puck at center and went in on Alex Stalock for a breakaway chance at 1:21. King fired a wrist shot through the pads of Stalock for the unassisted goal. After the Monarchs' Gabe Gauthier fired the puck off the post on another breakaway attempt, the Sharks tied the score at 1-1. Dennis McCauley passed to Jason Demers (1st goal) who fired a hard low shot from the right point through a screen and past Jonathan Bernier at 10:35. With Michael Wilson in the box for slashing, the Monarchs worked the puck along the perimeter and David Kolomatis (2nd goal) fired a one-timer shot from the right circle through the pads of Stalock at 13:59. The Sharks trailed 2-1 after the first period outshooting the Monarchs 13-10.

Andrew Desjardins and Richard Clune dropped the mitts for a quick battle at 9:02 before Marc-Andre Cliché (5th goal) gave the Monarchs a 3-1 lead after breaking down the left side on a two-on-one and fired a bullet from the left circle top shelf glove side on Stalock at 9:27. The Sharks could not covert on a four minute power play at 10:12 and the Monarchs made them pay. Bud Holloway (8th goal) stole the puck in the Sharks zone, centered the puck in front and it deflected off the skates of Nick Petrecki and into the net at 15:26. The Sharks trailed 4-1 after forty minutes of play outshooting the Monarchs 29-21.

David Meckler (4th goal) gave the Monarchs a 5-1 lead at 5:39 of the third period after tic-tac-toe passing in the Sharks zone. Jason Demers (2nd goal) notched his 2nd of the game after he collected his original blocked shot from the left circle and went top shelf on Bernier at 13:46. With Alex Stalock pulled and the Sharks on the power play, Brandon Mashinter (6th goal) fired a shot in from in tight, after a centering feed from behind the net by Ryan Vesce at 14:25 put Worcester back within two goals at 5-3. Marc-Andre Cliché (6th goal) fired into an empty net to seal the victory for the Monarchs 16:56. The Sharks fell 6-3 despite outshooting the Monarchs 49-26.

With the loss, the Sharks fall to 15-11-0-2 (32 points) on the season and had their franchise record EIGHT game point streak snapped at (7-0-0-1).

Notes: Three stars: (3) Jason Demers (2-0-2) (2) Jonathan Bernier (46 saves), (1) Marc Andre Cliché (2-1-3)... Alex Stalock made 20 saves for the Sharks and was pulled for an extra attacker three times, Stalock's personal seven game win streak was snapped, he had not allowed more than two goals in any of the other seven starts...Jonathan Bernier made 46 saves for Manchester... Worcester went 1/5 on the power play...Manchester went 1/1 on the power play... Final shots were 49-25 in favor of the Sharks - the 3rd highest shot total in franchise history... The Sharks are 1-2-0-1 against Monarchs this season...Worcester is in a stretch of playing just six games in 27 days... J.

Worcester hosts the Manchester Monarchs at the DCU Center on Friday, December 18th at 7:05p.m. The game will be shown live on Charter TV3.

Now in their fourth season in Worcester, the Sharks look forward to another exciting season highlighted by the improvements of the ice surface at the DCU Center and the reduction of season ticket prices! Sharks fans may secure their 2009-10 season tickets today by calling 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 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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