Sharks Have Won 9 of 10 - Worcester Sharks Weekly

January 27, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


Shark Snap Shot: The Worcester Sharks (22-15-3-2, 49pts) chomped four out of a possible six points in three games last week as they continue to pile up the points. Worcester began the week with a come from behind 3-2 win over the Pirates in Portland on Wednesday for a franchise best 8th straight victory. The Sharks dropped a 3-2 decision vs the Devils on Friday which snapped a franchise best nine game point streak (8-0-0-1) but closed out the unofficial first half of the AHL season with a 2-1 overtime win in Albany on Saturday.

Worcester sits in 3rd place in the Atlantic Division with 49 points (22-15-3-2) and 8th overall in the Eastern Conference. The Sharks have won nine of their last ten games and have points in 10 of their last 11 (9-1-0-1) dating back to Jan 3.

Highlights from the week include a natural third period hat trick from rookie Jeremy Langlois in the 3-2 win in Portland on Wednesday. Tough guy Jimmy Bonneau served as an emergency backup goaltender in Portland on Wednesday as Troy Grosenick fell ill right before game time. JP Anderson went 2-1-0 in three starts last week and allowed just six goals. Tomas Hertl (two assists) and Barclay Goodrow (first fighting major) each made their AHL debuts with Worcester skating in two games last week. Mirco Mueller scored a power play goal for the Sharks on Friday while Gus Young scored his first professional goal vs. the Devils on Saturday. Dylan Demelo capped off his fantastic week which included his 1st NHL recall, with his 2nd overtime game winner of the season in the Sharks 2-1 overtime win on Saturday to close out the unofficial first half of the AHL season as the Sharks headed into the AHL All-Star break in style.

Head Coach Roy Sommer was behind the bench at the 2015 AHL All-Star Classic in Utica on Monday while Sharks defenseman Matt Taormina added two assists in the All-Star game as the West defeated the East 14-12.

Last week saw the first NHL recall for Sharks defenseman Dylan Demelo on Jan 20 - Demelo was returned back to Worcester on Jan 22 after he was a scratch in the SJ Sharks game vs. the Kings on Jan 21. San Jose Sharks first round draft pick Mirco Mueller (18th in 2013) was assigned to Worcester on a conditioning assignment on Jan 20 and picked up a power play goal in three games before he was recalled on Jan 26. San Jose Sharks first round draft pick Tomas Hertl (17th in 2012) and Barclay Goodrow were assigned to Worcester during the NHL All-Star break and they each made their AHL debuts on Friday vs. the Devils. Hertl (0-2-2) and Goodrow (fighting major) each skated in two games for Worcester before they were recalled on Jan 26. In addition, the Sharks released Greger Hanson on Jan 20, recalled goaltender Aaron Dell from Allen (ECHL) on Jan 22, and loaned defenseman Nick Jones to Indy (ECHL) on Jan 22. As of Jan 27, Matt Tennyson, Melker Karlsson, Tomas Hertl, Mirco Muller, and Barclay Goodrow are with the SJ Sharks.

The Worcester Sharks player of the week nominee is forward Jeremy Langlois. The 24-year-old from Tempe, Arizona recorded three points (3-0-3) in three games last week - which included his first AHL hat trick as he scored three goals in the third period to lead the Sharks to a 3-2 come from behind victory in Portland on Jan 21 for Worcester's franchise best 8th straight win.

COMING UP:

The Worcester Sharks return back to action after the four day AHL All-Star break with two games this weekend.

On Friday, the Sharks travel to Providence for a 7:05pm start vs. the Bruins to kick off a home-and-home series.

On Saturday, the Sharks host the Bruins during the 4th annual "PINK in the RINK" event to benefit the Cup Crusaders presented by Pepsi on Saturday. For the fourth straight season, the DCU Center Ice will be colored PINK and the Sharks will wear commemorative PINK jerseys sponsored by Pepsi to benefit the Cup Crusaders and to support breast cancer awareness and research.

The PINK jerseys will all be auctioned off through raffle, Chinese auction, silent auction, a post-game live auction, and a select few via an online auction; with proceeds to benefit the Cup Crusaders. The Sharks will also be selling PINK mystery autograph pucks with proceeds to benefit the Cup Crusaders.

Before the Worcester Sharks host the Providence Bruins at 7pm, the St. John's high school varsity hockey team will battle St. Peter-Marian high school at 4pm in the 9th annual High School Hockey Classic presented by Anna Maria College. Hang out with the WXLO Street Team as doors at the DCU Center open at 3:30pm with one ticket good for both games!

For more information regarding "PINK in the RINK" or the High School Hockey Classic on January 31, please call the Sharks front office at 508-929-0500 or visit www.SharksAHL.com. The game will also be shown live on Charter TV 193.

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 1310 AHL games - all with the SJ Sharks AHL affiliates. In total, Coach Sommer has been a head coach in 1,646 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. Coach Sommer is two wins away (598 wins) from 600 in his career.

Few things to know....

- The Worcester Sharks are in 3rd place (22-15-3-2, 49pts) in the Atlantic Division and 8th place overall in the Eastern Conference.... The Sharks have won 9 of 10 and have points in 10 of their last 11 (9-1-0-1) overall.

- 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 Tennyson, Hertl, and Goodrow).

- The San Jose Sharks are in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 6th place in the Western Conference with 56 points and a 25-17-6 record.

- Welcome back captain!...John McCarthy was reassigned by the St. Louis Blues to Worcester on Jan 14 in exchange for Adam Burish. J-Mac made his return to the Sharks line up on Jan 16 and added an assist. McCarthy ranks 3rd all-time in games played (248) and 5th in goals (54).

- Rookie Chris Tierney had 23 points (7-16-23) in 24 games in Worcester this season and two points (0-2-2) in 14 games for the San Jose Sharks. Tierney ranks 14th in the AHL in rookie points despite playing in just 24 games.

- AHL rookie Jeremy Langlois ranks 10th among AHL rookies with 24 points (14-10-24) in 40 games. His 14 goals are 2nd best in the AHL among AHL rookies.

- Melker Karlsson has been impressive so far with the San Jose Sharks. Melker has 11 points (7-4-11) in 19 games with San Jose since his recall on Dec 8. He scored his 1st NHL goal on Dec 22 at Anaheim and also had a five game goal scoring streak!

- Daniil Tarasov leads Worcester with 25 points (10-15-25) in 41 games this season.

- Freddie Hamilton is 3rd on the Worcester Sharks with 24 points (8-16-24) in 39 games and has played one game for the SJ Sharks this season (0-0-0).

- Matt Taormina leads all Worcester d-men (tied with Fedun) with 20 points (5-15-20) in 42 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 is 2nd on the club in goal (11), leads the club in fighting majors (7), and tops in penalty minutes (67). 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. Haley ranks 1st in the AHL with a 25.6 shooting percentage.

- Goaltender Troy Grosenick has a 15-6-1 record in Worcester with a 2.67 GAA and a .905 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 and is riding a six game win streak and is 8-1-2 in his last 11 starts overall.

- The Worcester Sharks are the least penalized team in the AHL with only 10.05 penalty minutes per game and have allowed the fewest amount of power play goals against (18).

- The Sharks are tied with Oklahoma City with the most wins (6) when trailing after 40 minutes of play this season.

- Coach Roy Sommer currently ranks 3rd in the AHL with 598 wins in his career (17th season) and 1st in games coached in the AHL with 1310.

Top 3... Last Week!

1. Jeremy Langlois recorded a natural hat trick in the third period in Worcester's 3-2 come from behind victory in Portland on Wednesday!

2. Dylan Demelo scored the overtime game winner in the Sharks 2-1 win in Albany on Saturday!

3. Evan Trupp recorded three points (0-3-3) in the Sharks 3-2 win in Portland on Wednesday!

Last Week: (2-1-0-0) 4pts, 3gp

Wed. 1/21 W Worcester SHARKS 3 @ Portland Pirates 2

Fri. 1/23 L Albany Devils 3 @ Worcester SHARKS 2

Sat. 1/24 OTW Worcester SHARKS 2 @ Albany Devils 1

Next Week:

Fri. 1/23 Worcester SHARKS @ Providence Bruins - 7:05pm

Sat. 1/30 Providence Bruins @ Worcester SHARKS - 7pm

Sun. 2/1 SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!

Rewind the Tape:

1.21.15 - Portland 2 - Worcester 3 - W - Cross Insurance Arena - Portland, ME

The Worcester Sharks (21-14-3-2, 47pts) picked up a franchise record 8th straight win after a come from behind 3-2 victory over the Portland Pirates (22-17-3-0, 47pts) in front of 1,844 fans at the Cross Insurance Arena on Wednesday evening. Jeremy Langlois scored a natural hat trick in the third period after Worcester trailed 2-0 through 40 minutes. JP Anderson made 16 saves while Jimmy Bonneau served as the backup goaltender as Troy Grosenick fell ill right before game time. Evan Trupp added three assists and Bryan Lerg had two helpers as Worcester also set a franchise record with a nine game point streak (8-0-0-1).

1.23.15 - Albany 3 - Worcester 2- L - DCU Center - Worcester, MA

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

The Worcester Sharks (21-15-3-2, 47pts) had their franchise best eight game win streak come to an end after a 3-2 loss to the Albany Devils (20-14-3-5, 48pts) in front of 3,654 fans at the DCU Center on Friday evening. The Sharks and Devils will meet again on Saturday in Albany at 2pm for the final matchup before the AHL All-Star break. Tomas Hertl and Barclay Goodrow each made their AHL debuts for the Worcester Sharks while JP Anderson made 17 saves in his third straight start in net for Worcester. Albany had a 3-0 lead early in the second period before Mirco Mueller and Evan Trupp got the Sharks close but Worcester came up short as their nine game point streak came to an end.

1.24.15 - Albany 1 - Worcester 2- OTW - Times Union Center - Albany, NY

The Worcester Sharks (22-15-3-2, 49pts) closed out the unofficial first half of the AHL season with a hard fought 2-1 overtime victory over the Albany Devils (20-14-4-5, 49pts) in front of 7,012 fans at the Times Union Center on Saturday afternoon. Gus Young scored his first professional goal late in the second period while Tomas Hertl set up defenseman Dylan Demelo at 4:04 of sudden overtime for the victory. JP Anderson made 20 saves in net in his 4th straight start and Barclay Goodrow picked up his first professional fighting major for the Sharks as Worcester has won nine of their last ten games.

Sharks in the Atlantic:

The Worcester Sharks (22-15-3-2, 49pts in 42gp) are in 3rd place in the Atlantic Division; which is nine points behind the 1st place Monarchs (58pts in 42gp), two points behind the 2nd place Pirates (51pts in 44gp), one point ahead of the 4th place Bruins (48pts in 44gp), and seven points ahead of the 5th place IceCaps (42pts in 45gp) 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 1,310GP 598WINS

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: 598-549-48-59-56. (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 9-2-0-1 (19pts in 12gp) record in January with 40 GF and 27 GA. PP is 12-49 (24.4%); opponent's power play is 3-37 (8.1%) and the Sharks have three fighting majors in the month of January.

*PP coming along.... The Sharks are 17-68 (25.0%) on the power play in their last 16 games... and have ten power play goals in their last nine games.

*PP #'s... the Sharks power play is 14th overall in the AHL at a 16.8% success rating and 6th overall on home ice (20.4%).

*PK even better... the Sharks rank 7th in the AHL with a 86.7% kill rate on the penalty kill...Worcester has allowed just one power play goal against (1-23) in their last eight games. The Sharks have allowed an AHL low 18 power play goals against this season.

*1800 (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.

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

*1st half of the season... Worcester finished the first half of the season with a 19-14-3-2 record through 38 games... the Sharks also had 19 wins after 38 games last season.

*Perfect Home stand... the Sharks went 5-0-0-0 on their most recent home stand from Jan 9-17 and outscored their opponents 21-11. It was the best home stand in Sharks history. Worcester is now 13-7-2-1 at the DCU Center this season!

*8 in a Row... The Sharks won a franchise best eight straight games (Jan 4-Jan 21).

*Points in 9 straight.... Worcester had points in nine straight games (8-0-0-1) from Jan 3-Jan 21.

*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 Falcons 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.

*That's a first X3... the overtime penalty shot score by Bryan Lerg at 6:14 vs. Jeremy Smith in the Sharks 4-3OTW vs. Providence on Jan 10 was the first time the Sharks had ever scored a penalty shot goal in overtime.

*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.

*Even Stranger... forward Jimmy Bonneau was the emergency backup goaltender in the Sharks 3-2 win in Portland on Jan 21. Troy Grosenick fell ill before the game and JP Anderson made 16 saves in the win.

*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.

*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 had seven points (4-3-7) in 18 games for Worcester before he was reassigned to the Chicago Wolves in exchange for John McCarthy on Jan 14.

*Shots on goal... Worcester has outshot their opponents in 26 of the first 42 games this season and rank 4th in the AHL with 32.86 shots per game.... Daniil Tarasov leads the club with 119 shots on net.

*Lead after 20 and 40... the Sharks are 8-0-0-1 when leading after the first period of play and 12-0-0-1 when leading after 40 minutes.

*Trailing after 40 minutes... the Sharks are 6-13-1-1 when trailing after 40 minutes... the 6 wins are tops in the AHL (OKC also has 6 wins).... 4 of the wins have come on home ice... also the best in the AHL.

*Sharp Shooter... Micheal Haley ranks 1st in the AHL with a 25.6% shooting percentage.... Haley has scored 11 goals on 43 shots this season.

*OT magic... defenseman Dylan Demelo has scored four goals this season... two of them in sudden death overtime!

*3rd period goals... Worcester has outscored their opponents 44-29 (+15) in the third period this season...the best goal differential period of the season for the Sharks (-11 in 1st and +3 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 had the Sharks #.... Manchester was 19-1-3 against the Sharks since Jan 1, 2013.....until Worcester won three straight over the Monarchs in a span of just six days (Jan 13-18).

*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 6-0-0-0 vs. the Bruins this season and have outscored Providence 22-12 in the process! 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... The Sharks and the Bruins battle twice this weekend!

*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 10.05 minutes per game....the Sharks have been shorthanded just 135 times this season (3.21 per game) which is the least times shorthanded in the AHL.

*PPGA... the Sharks have allowed an AHL low 18 power play goals against in the first 42 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... 26 of the first 42 Sharks games have been decided by a single goal...Worcester is 12-9-3-2 in games decided by one goal this season.

*Score first... the Sharks have scored FIRST 19 times in 42 games this season (14-3-1-2) - Ryan Carpenter 1, Petter Emanuelsson 2, Taylor Doherty (1), Konrad Abeltshauser (1), Daniil Tarasov (4), Melker Karlsson (1), Evan Trupp (1), Freddie Hamilton (1), Micheal Haley (1), Matt Taormina (2), Bryan Lerg (2), Riley Brace (1), Willie Coetzee (1), Gus Young (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. *Big third period X3... Jeremy Langlois scored three goals in a spell of 11:04 of the third period to lead Worcester to a 3-2 win in Portland on Jan 21. Evan Trupp had an assist on all three goals.

*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 John McCarthy with BU in 2009.

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

*Tallest Shark.... Worcester Sharks rookie defenseman Taylor Doherty is the tallest player in team history standing at 6'8" 235lbs.... Doherty has seven goals, 29 assists, and 293 penalty minutes in 203 games with the Worcester Sharks. Taylor scored in his 200th game with Worcester on Jan 18 at Manchester.

*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...Gus Young his 1st goal (Scott Wedgewood) in 2-1OTW at Albany on Jan 24.

*Sharks in the Atlantic... went 21-22-1-2 vs. the Atlantic in 2013-14 and are 13-8-1-1 in divisional play this season.

*Massachusetts!... the Sharks have two players that hail from Massachusetts this season (Gus Young - Dedham and John McCarthy - Andover)

*I'll take a draft... nine Worcester Sharks players were drafted by the San Jose Sharks. (Abeltshauser, Hamilton, Doherty, Crane, Demelo, Tierney, McCarthy, Mueller, Hertl)

*First Rounders... the Sharks had a pair of first rounders in the lineup on Jan 23-24...Mirco Mueller (18th in 2013) and Tomas Hertl (17th in 2012).

*NHL Experience.... The Sharks have eight players on their roster with NHL experience... Matt Taormina 56, Freddie Hamilton 12, Eriah Hayes 19, Taylor Fedun 4, Micheal Haley 56, Chris Tierney 14, John McCarthy 87, and Troy Grosenick 2)

*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 11 times in the franchise's 670 games. The Sharks are 11-0 in those games and 1-15-3 in the 19 games in which the opposition has had a hat trick.

*Hat Tricks... the Sharks have two hat tricks this season (Hamilton Oct 26 vs. POR, and Langlois Jan 21 at POR).

* 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 145 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 340 AHL games along with 947 penalty minutes.

*Five for fighting... The Sharks have 21 fighting majors through 42 games this season (Bonneau 5, Haley 7, Shattock 2, Doherty 3, Young 2, Abeltshauser 1, Goodrow 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: 22-15-3-2, 49 points -3rd in Atlantic Win percentage: .583% - 6th in East Home Record: 13-7-2-1 Away Record: 9-8-1-1 Attendance: 77,183 through 23 games this season - 3,353 average Goals Scored: 120, 2.86 goals per game, 14th in AHL Goals Allowed: 113, 2.69 goals against per game, 14th in AHL Team Shooting percentage: 8.6% - 21st in AHL Team Save %: .903% - 24th in AHL Shots per game: 32.86 - 4th in AHL Shots allowed per game: 27.24 - 6th in AHL Score 1st: 14-3-1-2 when scoring first (.775%) 1 goal games: 12-9-3-2 in one goal games PP: 16.8%, 14th in AHL (31-184) PK: 86.7%, 7th in AHL (18-135) SHG - 1 shorthanded goals scored SHGA - 6 shorthanded goals allowed PIMS - 10.05 penalty minutes per game, 30th in AHL Fighting Majors: 21 - 28th OT Games - 9 - (4-3 record in OT) SO Games - 2 - (0-2 record in SO) Roster Players - the Sharks used 38 players this season Goalies - the Sharks used 3 goaltenders this season Players receiving call-ups to San Jose - 13 NHL debuts - 2 Worcester Sharks alumni making their NHL debuts this season (Troy Grosenick and Melker Karlsson) Call-ups to San Jose - 15 different call-ups to San Jose this season

TRANSACTIONS:

Date

Player

Team

Transaction

01/26/2015

Barclay Goodrow (RW)

Worcester

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

01/26/2015

Mirco Mueller (D)

Worcester

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

01/26/2015

Tomas Hertl (C)

Worcester

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

01/22/2015

Aaron Dell (G)

Worcester

ADD Recalled from loan to Allen (ECHL)

01/22/2015

Barclay Goodrow (RW)

Worcester

ADD Loaned from San Jose (NHL)

01/22/2015

Dylan DeMelo (D)

Worcester

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

01/22/2015

Nick Jones (D)

Worcester

DEL Returned on loan to Indy (ECHL)

01/22/2015

Tomas Hertl (C)

Worcester

ADD Loaned from San Jose (NHL)

01/20/2015

Dylan DeMelo (D)

Worcester

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

01/20/2015

Greger Hanson (RW)

Worcester

DEL Released from PTO

01/20/2015

Mirco Mueller (D)

Worcester

ADD Conditioning loan from San Jose (NHL)

Top Worcester Sharks: o Goals Langlois (14) o Game Winners Haley (3) o Assists Fedun and Lerg (17) o Points Tarasov (25) o Power play Points Taormina (3-9-12) o Shots Tarasov (119) o PIM Haley (67) o Fighting Pen. Haley (7) o Plus/Minus Trupp (+8) o Wins Grosenick (15) o G.A.A. Anderson (2.55) o Save % Grosenick (.905) o Shutouts Anderson, Dell, and Grosenick (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 Tennyson, Hertl, and Goodrow).

The San Jose Sharks are in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 6th place in the Western Conference with 56 points and a 25-17-6 record.

Upcoming San Jose Sharks schedule: (all times are Eastern) THU Jan 29 V. Anaheim 10pm SAT Jan 31 V. Chicago 10:30pm

Coming Up for the Worcester Sharks:

The Worcester Sharks return back to action after the four day AHL All-Star break with two games this weekend.

On Friday, the Sharks travel to Providence for a 7:05pm start vs. the Bruins to kick off a home-and-home series.

On Saturday, the Sharks host the Bruins during the 4th annual "PINK in the RINK" event to benefit the Cup Crusaders presented by Pepsi on Saturday. For the fourth straight season, the DCU Center Ice will be colored PINK and the Sharks will wear commemorative PINK jerseys sponsored by Pepsi to benefit the Cup Crusaders and to support breast cancer awareness and research.

The PINK jerseys will all be auctioned off through raffle, Chinese auction, silent auction, a post-game live auction, and a select few via an online auction; with proceeds to benefit the Cup Crusaders. The Sharks will also be selling PINK mystery autograph pucks with proceeds to benefit the Cup Crusaders.

Before the Worcester Sharks host the Providence Bruins at 7pm, the St. John's high school varsity hockey team will battle St. Peter-Marian high school at 4pm in the 9th annual High School Hockey Classic presented by Anna Maria College. Hang out with the WXLO Street Team as doors at the DCU Center open at 3:30pm with one ticket good for both games!

For more information regarding "PINK in the RINK" or the High School Hockey Classic on January 31, please call the Sharks front office at 508-929-0500 or visit www.SharksAHL.com. The game will also be shown live on Charter TV 193.

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.

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.

Socialize with the Worcester Sharks all year long! Join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WorcesterSharks, follow us on Twitter @WorcesterSharks, and download the Worcester Sharks App for free on your Droid or iPhone today!



American Hockey League Stories from January 27, 2015


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