Sharks Grab 3 Points in 3 Games

Published on November 22, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


Shark Snap Shot:

Defenseman Sean Sullivan scored twice and rides a two game goal scoring streak and is tied for the 2nd most goals on the club with five as the Sharks grabbed three points in three games this week against three Atlantic Division opponents. Kevin Henderson scored his first goal of the season as the Sharks closed out the weekend with a come-from-behind victory vs. the Falcons on Sunday.

Top 3!

#1 Andrew Desjardins nets game winner, adds two assists, and was +4 in 4-3 win over Falcons on Sunday!

#2 Sean Sullivan scores at 13:26 of the 3rd period to tie the score in 2-1 shootout loss in Portland on Saturday!

#3 Dan DaSilva scores, records assist, and was +3 in 4-3 win over Falcons on Sunday!

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

Fri. 11/19 L Worcester SHARKS 1 @ Manchester Monarchs 3

Sat. 11/20 SOL Worcester SHARKS 1 @ Portland Pirates 2 - Shootout

Sun. 11/21 W Springfield Falcons 3 @ Worcester SHARKS 4

This week:

Wed. 11/24 Worcester SHARKS @ Hershey Bears - 7:00pm

Fri. 11/26 Worcester SHARKS @ Providence Bruins - 7:05pm

Sat. 11/27 Charlotte Checkers @Worcester SHARKS - 7:00pm

Sun. 11/28 Manchester Monarchs @ Worcester SHARKS - 3:00pm

Rewind the Tape:

11.19.10 - Worcester 1 - Manchester 3 - L - Verizon Wireless Arena

Highly touted Los Angeles Kings prospect Brayden Schenn picked up his first career AHL point and Brandon Kozun picked up a goal and an assist for the Monarchs as Manchester defeated Worcester 3-1 at the Verizon Wireless Center in Manchester on Friday night. Alex Stalock made 24 saves in the losing effort and Benn Ferriero (10th) picked up the lone Sharks goal.

11.20.10 - Worcester 1 - Portland 2 - SOL - Cumberland County Civic Center

Sean Sullivan scored with 6:34 remaining in the third period to tie the game at 1-1 but the Sharks could not score in the shootout in a 2-1 loss to the Pirates at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland on Saturday night. Carter Hutton made 19 saves in the losing effort as the Sharks couldn't find the back of the net.

11.21.10 - Worcester 4 - Springfield 3 - W - DCU Center

Andrew Desjardins had a three point game, including the game winning goal with 5:57 remaining, to lead the three goal comeback for Worcester against the Springfield Falcons on Sunday at the DCU Center. Dan DaSilva, Sean Sullivan and Kevin Henderson also scored for Worcester while Alex Stalock made 24 saves as the Sharks improve their home record to 5-2-1-1.

Sharks in the Atlantic: The Sharks are swimming in 4th place with 20 points (8-5-1-3) in the Atlantic Division through 17 games, which is seven points behind the first place Portland Pirates (18gp), 4 points behind the 2nd place Monarchs (24 points), and 1 point behind the 4th place Falcons (19gp). Providence (19 points), Hartford (16 points), and Bridgeport (16 points) round out a very choppy Atlantic Division.

400 WINS and chasing 1000 games....

400 WINS!....With the 4-1 victory vs. Springfield on November 1, 2009 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 13th season 977GP 450 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 (13th season) in the American Hockey League. His current regular season record after the win is now: 450-407-58-62.

Coach Sommer will coach his 1,000th AHL game on January 11, 2011 when the Sharks host the Albany Devils.

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 296 of the 450 victories (65%).

Shark Bites:

Captains for the 2010-11 season: Captain Jay Leach (1st year), Assistant Captains on the road: Jonathan Cheechoo (1st year) and Nick Petrecki (1st year). Assistant Captains at home: Andrew Desjardins (1st year) and Sean Sullivan (1st year)

From east to west..... The Sharks had 12 players that saw action in both the AHL and NHL last season (McLaren, Zalewski, Vesce, Joslin, McGinn, Couture, Callahan, Ferriero, Mitchell, Demers, McCarthy, and Helminen). The Worcester Sharks have 2 CALL-UPS this season to San Jose... Currently; Logan Couture, Jason Demers, Derek Joslin, John McCarthy, Jamie McGinn, Joe Pavelski, Devin Setoguchi, Marc-Edourd Vlasic, and Doug Murray are all former Worcester Sharks that are currently playing with the San Jose Sharks.

Home openers... the Sharks are 2-1-1-1 in five home openers at the DCU Center, including a 4-3 overtime loss to the Bruins on Saturday. Worcester was the last team in the AHL to host their home opener, and October 23rd was the Sharks latest home opener on record. The Sharks lost in a shootout 5-4 to Portland in 2006, defeated Portland 3-2 in 2007, defeated the Bruins in overtime 3-2 in 2008, and lost to Lowell 7-5 in 2009.

Score first... the Sharks have scored FIRST six times in 17 games this season (6-0-0-0) after scoring first in 42-of-80 games last season (34-6-0-2).... Benn Ferriero has scored the first goal in three games while Jonathan Cheechoo, Sean Sullivan, and Dan DaSilva have the others... Worcester is the only team that have a perfect record when scoring the first goal of the game.

Slim Margins... 10 of the Sharks 17 games have been decided by one goal this season... Worcester is 5-1-1-3 in those eight games.

Don't allow 4... The Sharks are 8-2-0-2 when they allow three goals or less in a game...BUT... Worcester is 0-3-1-1 when they allow four goals or more.

Give me Moore... #8 has played 150 games in a Worcester Sharks jersey (11th all-time) and has compiled 43 points (10-33-43) and 230 penalty minutes. His +31 is 4th best in Sharks history. He recorded his first professional two goal game on November 14 vs. Norfolk and was the #1 star. Moore scored his first NHL goal in his 2nd NHL game in a 4-3OTL in Colorado on November 17th. Mike scored at 9:14 of the 2nd period on a slap shot assisted by Dany Heatley on Peter Budaj to give the Sharks a 3-1 lead.

Who's your BF?... Sharks 2nd year forward Benn Ferriero has started his sophomore campaign on FIRE with 15 points (10-5-15) through 15 games to lead the Sharks offensively. Benn has also played one game with the San Jose Sharks this season (Nov 6 vs. Tampa Bay).

Sheriff back in town... Frazer McLaren returned to Worcester on Nov 20 after beginning the season with the San Jose Sharks. Frazer has played in 133 games in a Worcester Sharks sweater accumulating 24 points (11-13-24) and 346 penalty minutes. McLaren ranks 3rd all time in penalty minutes by a Worcester Sharks player (Brennan Evans 381, and Brad Staubitz 462)

Sharks in the Atlantic... the Sharks have a 6-1-1-2 record against Atlantic Division prey this season.

Good when leading... the Sharks are a perfect 3-0-0-0 when leading after the 1st period of play and a perfect 6-0-0-0 when leading after the 2nd period of play this season. The Sharks are 1 of 3 teams with a perfect record when leading after the 1st and 2nd periods (Hershey and Providence).

Reunion of sorts...Jonathan Cheechoo returns to the Sharks organization in Worcester and will once again play for head coach Roy Sommer.... Coach Sommer coached Cheechoo in Kentucky and Cleveland in the AHL before his NHL days. Cheechoo had 56-63-119pts in 137 games under Coach Sommer. "Cheech" ranks 1st in Worcester with 16 points (5-11-16) in 17 games this season.

Familiar Faces...19 players return to the 2010-11 roster from the regular season Atlantic Division championship team including four 20 goal scorers (DaSilva, Mashinter, Trevelyan, and Zalewski) and team MVP Alex Stalock.

56... The Sharks allowed a franchise record 56 shots on goal in Norfolk on Saturday, October 16th in a 7-2 loss to the Admirals... the previous high for most shots allowed in a game was on April 6, 2007 when the Sharks allowed 52 shots in a 4-1 win over the Wolf Pack at the DCU Center.

47... Carter Hutton made 47 saves in his Sharks debut on Saturday, October 16th in Norfolk... the 47 saves are an AHL high by a netminder this season.

Nice Start... Carter Hutton made his first start of the season on Sunday, October 31st in Providence and made 37 saves to pick up the victory in a 6-1 win over the Bruins.

Sweet 16...The Worcester Sharks are the 16th professional team that Sharks captain has suited up for in this, his 10th professional season (Mississippi - ECHL, Springfield - AHL, Augusta - ECHL, Long Beach - ECHL, Providence - AHL, Trenton - ECHL, Bridgeport - AHL, Boston - NHL, Norfolk - AHL, Tampa Bay - NHL, Portland - AHL, Lowell - AHL, New Jersey - NHL, Montreal - NHL, San Jose - NHL, and Worcester - AHL)

Young Guns... the Sharks have TEN rookies, including three from UMASS-Amherst (Braun, Irwin, and Marcou) and two from UMASS-Lowell (Hutton and Schaus).

Vets... Three veterans will provide leadership for the Sharks squad this season, which include: former Maurice Richard winner Jonathan Cheechoo, former Boston Bruins defenseman Jay Leach, and the leading goal scorer for the Sharks from last season, T.J. Trevelyan.

I'll take a draft....EIGHT Worcester Sharks players were drafted by the San Jose Sharks. (Braun, Cheechoo, Lucia, McLaren, Petrecki, Stalock, Wingels, and Zalewski)

You always remember your first pro..... Justin Braun (UMASS-Amherst) scored his first professional goal vs. Providence on October 23... Matt Irwin (UMASS-Amherst) scored his first professional goal vs. Rochester October 29.

Firsts last Week... Mike Moore scored his first NHL goal at Colorado on Nov 17... Kevin Henderson scored his first goal of the season on Nov 21.

Streakers... Sean Sullivan has scored a goal in two straight games (2-0-2).

Stole it from Bill Ballou... Dan DaSilva became the 22nd Worcester Sharks player to reach the 100 games played plateau... DaSilva has played in 114 games in a Sharks sweater.

Stole it from Bill Ballou 2... The Sharks did not have a single power play in their 4-3W over Springfield on Nov 21 - it marked the first time in 337 regular season games the Sharks did not have a power play chance.

Crazed Rat grabs 30... with his game winning goal on Nov 21st vs. the Falcons, Andrew Desjardins became the 9th player in franchise history to score 30 goals.

Plus Players... Andrew Desjardins ranks 1st in franchise history with a +39 followed by fellow Crazed Rat Dan DaSilva who is +37.

Massachusetts... The Sharks have THREE players born and raised in Massachusetts (Sean Sullivan - Boston, Corey Quirk - Brockton, and Benn Ferriero - Essex) In all, the Sharks have 13 American born players and ten Canadians.

Breaking down the scoring... The Sharks have scored 45 goals this season... 17 on the power play, 26 even strength goals, and 2 shorthanded tallies.

Feeling Special... Worcester ranks 10th in the AHL on the PK at 86.4% (51-for-99) and 2nd in the AHL on the power play with a 22.4% conversion rating (17-for-76)... The Sharks have scored three power play goals in three games this season.

Follow the AHL leaders.... Justin Braun is ranked 2nd among AHL rookies with 6 power play assists... Sean Sullivan is tied for 2nd among AHL defensemen with 5 goals.

Stalock the stopper... Sharks goaltender Alex Stalock has allowed just 13 goals in his last 7 games after allowing 25 goals in his first 7 games.

Mr. Dependable.... Andrew Desjardins has dressed in 171 straight games for Worcester breaking the record held by Derek Joslin (114 games).... Desjardins has the 2nd longest streak in the AHL (Nick Dodge in Charlotte).

Five for fighting...The Sharks have 14 fighting majors this season... (Garet Hunt 3, Brandon Mashinter 3, Sean Sullivan 2, Jay Leach 2, Nick Petrecki 3, and Andrew Desjardins 1). The Sharks had 73 fighting majors last season, 78 fighting majors in 2009-10, 68 fighting majors in 2007-08 and 54 in 2006-07.

Coming and goings from the Shark Tank:

11.15.10 - Mike Moore recalled to San Jose

11.20.19 - Mike Moore and Frazer McLaren loaned to Worcester from San Jose.

Top Worcester Sharks:

o Goals Ferriero (10)

o Game Winners Desjardins (2)

o Assists Cheechoo (11)

o Points Cheechoo (5-11-16)

o Power play Points Cheechoo (3-5-8)

o Shots Cheechoo (51)

o PIM Petrecki (37)

o Fighting Pen. Hunt, Mashinter, and Petrecki (3)

o Plus/Minus Desjardins (+6)

o Wins Stalock (7)

o G.A.A. Hutton (1.95)

o Save % Hutton (.940)

o Shutouts

Sharks in the Pacific:

The San Jose Sharks are 9-6-4 with 22 points through 19 games and is currently in 4th place in the Pacific Division trailing the first place LA Kings by 4 points.

Logan Couture (8-4-12) and John McCarthy (2-1-3) have played very well in San Jose to start the season. Logan is tied for the team lead with Patrick Marleau with 8 goals. Former Worcester Sharks; Joe Pavelski, Devin Setoguchi, and Torrey Mitchell have all scored goals for San Jose. Derek Joslin has returned to the lineup and has an assist in four games.

Wed: CHI @ SJ - Fri: SJ @ VAN - Sat: SJ @ EDM

Sharks in the ECHL:

The Stockton Thunder are 8-2-1-3 with 20 points in 14 games and are in 1st place in the Pacific Division in the ECHL. Ryan Constant (AHL contact) and Tyson Sexsmith (NHL contract), are all in Stockton to begin the season. Sexsmith is 3-1-1-1 with a 2.93 GAA and a .881 save % and one fighting major.

Coming Up:

The busy stretch continues for the Sharks as they get set for their first 4 games in 5 days stretch!

On Wednesday, the Sharks travel to Hershey to tame the Bears at 7pm.

On Friday, the Sharks travel to Providence for a 7:05pm tilt at the Dunkin Donuts Center.

On Saturday, the Sharks host the Charlotte Checkers at 7pm. The first 1,000 kids 12-and-under will receive a Worcester Sharks Piggy Bank Zamboni presented by Bay State Savings! Get your family fun pack (4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, and 4 sodas) for just $69 for all Friday and Saturday games! (must be purchased through the Sharks front office in advance at 508-929-0500)

On Sunday, the Sharks host the Manchester Monarchs at 3pm. Its $5 Kids Sundays presented by Papa Gino's! Kids 12-and-under are just $5 with a purchase of an adult gold level ticket! With each complete purchase (along with the purchase of an adult gold level ticket) fans will receive a FREE large cheese pizza coupon to be used at participating Papa Gino's locations. The $5 Kids Sunday ticket offer will only be available at the DCU Center Box Office on the day of the game.

Marina Riva, Chris Curtis, Jonathan Forsberg, Jason Jones, Kristen Moore, and Matt Renzulli are taking deposits for the Sharks 5th season in Worcester! Jump in today and save over 30% off box office prices! 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

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

Five FREE friends and family vouchers

Exclusive events with the Worcester Sharks players

Merchandise discounts and much, much, more!

Season ticket packages and group tickets for the 2010-11 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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