Sharks Magic Number is 1 to Clinch a Playoff Spot - Worcester Sharks Weekly

April 16, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release

Shark Snap Shot:

The Worcester Sharks (40-27-4-2, 86pts) chomped two out of a possible ten points in five games last week. The Sharks began their five game week with a 4-1 loss in Bridgeport on Monday to snap a seven game winning streak. Worcester bounced back on Tuesday with a 1-0 overtime win in Portland on Tuesday and closed out their five game road trip with a 5-1 loss in Providence on Friday. The Sharks returned home and fell 3-0 to the Bruins in front of a big DCU Center crowd on Saturday and finished the busy week with a 3-2 home loss to the Devils on Sunday.

Worcester sits in 3rd place in the Atlantic Division with 86 points (40-27-4-2) and 7th overall in the Eastern Conference. The Sharks are 30-15-2-2 in their last 48 games but have dropped three in a row (0-3-0-0). The Sharks have three games remaining (1 home, 2 away) on their regular season schedule and their magic number to clinch a playoff spot is just 1! Worcester looks to make the playoffs for the first time since 2010! Click HERE for the AHL Primer courtesy of www.theahl.com.

Highlights from the week include Ryan Carpenter scoring his team leading 5th game winning goal with the overtime goal in Portland on Tuesday. Aaron Dell won his 7th straight with a 30 save shutout in Portland on Tuesday. Daniil Tarasov scored his 14th and 15th goals of the season while Joakim Ryan recorded his first two pro points (two assists) in five games last week. Barclay Goodrow scored his first AHL goal on Sunday vs. the Devils and Daniel Doremus (Univ. Denver) mad his professional debut on Monday in Bridgeport.

Worcester Sharks captain Bryan Lerg made his NHL debut in Edmonton on April 9 and scored the game winning goal in the San Jose Sharks 3-1 win over the Oilers. Lerg played in two games with the SJ Sharks (1-0-1) and was returned to Worcester on April 12.

The AHL announced on Jan 30 that the Worcester Sharks are to move to San Jose, CA after the season and join a new Pacific Division for the 2015-16 season. More information can be found by clicking HERE.

TRANSACTIONS:

Barclay Goodrow was loaned to Worcester from San Jose on April 8 while Bryan Lerg, Taylor Fedun, Karl Stollery, and Chris Tierney were all loaned to Worcester from San Jose on April 11. Goaltender JP Anderson was reassigned by San Jose from Allen (ECHL) to Worcester on April 14.

The Worcester Sharks player of the week nominee is rookie Gus Young. The 23-year-old from Dedham, Massachusetts recorded two pints (1-1-2) in five games last week. The rookie defenseman leads all Worcester skaters with a +14 rating this season.

COMING UP:

The Worcester Sharks wrap up their regular season with three games this weekend!

On Friday, the Sharks kick off the 3-in-3 weekend with a 45 minute drive south to Providence for a 7:05pm faceoff vs. the Bruins.

On Saturday, the Sharks head north to battle the first place Manchester Monarchs at 7pm.

On Sunday, the Sharks host their final regular season game at the DCU Center with a 3pm puck drop vs. the Portland Pirates. Doors will open at 12pm for a FAN FEST and for the annual Boston Bruins Alumni doubleheader to benefit Why Me.

There will be a face painter, photo booth, caricature and balloon artist with a commemorative movie poster giveaway! There will also be plenty of other giveaways as the Sharks host their last regular season game at the DCU Center!

As with every Sunday home game, kids tickets are just five dollars with the purchase of an adult ticket presented by Fisher Agencies! Mascots Scratch and FINZ will also attend the game.

The Boston Bruins alumni roster will include: (subject to change)

Glen Featherstone, Bill Bennett, Guy Larose, Kenny Hodge JR, Fred Ahearn, Rick Middleton, Tom Songin

Bob Sweeney, Frank Simonetti, Andy Brickley, John Carter, Bobby Beers, Bruce Shoebottom, Tim Sweeney and Patrick Traverse

Score a Family Fun Pack (4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, and 4 sodas) starting at just $79 by calling 508-929-0500 or visit www.SharksAHL.com.

You can listen to every game live on WTAG Worcester or watch online for a small fee at www.AHLLive.com.

MILESTONE ALERT:

Head Coach Roy Sommer surpassed Frank Mathers (1256 games coached) for the most games coached in AHL history on March 26, 2014 in the Sharks 5-3 win in Lewiston, ME over the Portland Pirates. Coach Sommer has coached 1341 AHL games - all with the SJ Sharks AHL affiliates. In total, Coach Sommer has been a head coach in 1,677 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, 2015. Coach Sommer picked up his 600th career AHL win in a 4-3 victory in Lehigh Valley on Feb 4, 2015 and surpassed Frank Mathers (610 wins) for 2nd all-time in AHL history on March 27 in Springfield with his 611th win!

Forward John McCarthy has 151 points (63-88-151) and surpassed Dan DaSilva (144pts) for the franchise lead in points on March 11 in Bridgeport. J-Mac has played 277 games with the Worcester Sharks - tied with Nick Petrecki (277gp) for the most in franchise history.

Few things to know....

- The Worcester Sharks are in 3rd place (40-27-4-2, 86pts) in the Atlantic Division and 7th place overall in the Eastern Conference.

- The San Jose Sharks had 27 players on their roster this season that have spent time in Worcester (Couture, Pavelski, Wingels, Braun, Stalock, Irwin, Vlasic, Nieto, Mueller, Karlsson, Hertl, Goodrow, Tierney, Fedun, Stollery, Lerg, Demers, Burish, Desjardins, Kennedy, Sheppard, Tennyson, Grosenick, Hayes, Haley, Hamilton, Tarasov).

- The San Jose Sharks finished in 5th place in the Pacific Division and 12th place in the Western Conference with 89 points and a 40-33-9 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 tied for 1st all-time in games played (277), 1st in points (151) and 1st in goals (63).

- Rookie Chris Tierney has 24 points (7-17-24) in 27 games in Worcester this season and had 21 points (6-15-21) in 43 games for the San Jose Sharks. Chris scored his 1st NHL goal vs. Ryan Miller in the Sharks 5-1 win in Vancouver on Feb 5. - Tierney is currently with the Worcester Sharks.

- AHL rookie Jeremy Langlois has 26 points (16-10-26) in 42 games. His 16 goals were most among AHL rookies before his injury. - Langlois is currently sidelined with a foot injury and has missed the last 29 games.

- AHL rookie Evan Trupp ranks 16th among AHL rookies with 38 points (16-22-38) in 70 games - Trupp is 2nd among all Worcester skaters with 38 points.

- Melker Karlsson has been impressive so far with the San Jose Sharks. Melker finished with 24 points (13-11-24) in 53 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 is 6th on Worcester with 32 points (15-17-32) in 52 games this season. Daniil made his NHL debut on Feb 5 and recorded an assist on Chris Tierney's first NHL goal. Tarasov has played five games for San Jose this season (0-1-1) and is currently with the Worcester Sharks.

- Freddie Hamilton was traded to the Colorado Avalanche for Karl Stollery on March 2. Freddie had 30 points (9-21-30) in 52 games for Worcester and played one game for the SJ Sharks this season (0-0-0). Hamilton Finished his career in Worcester with 99 points (44-55-99) in 191 games.

- Matt Taormina is 1st among Worcester d-men with 35 points (9-26-35) in 73 games (14th in AHL). Matt picked up his 100th AHL assist vs. the Monarchs on Dec 26 and was selected to play in the AHL All Star Classic where he collected two assists. Taormina is the only player on the Sharks to play in all 73 games this season and skated in his 300th AHL game on April 3 at WBS.

- Taylor Fedun is 2nd among Worcester defensemen in points (33) and 2nd on the club with 27 assists in 63 games. - Fedun ranked 18th in the AHL in points among defensemen at the time of his recall by the SJ Sharks on March 28 and made his SJ Sharks debut on March 29 in Pittsburgh. Fedun had four points (0-4-4) in seven games for the SJ Sharks before he was loaned back to Worcester on April 12.

- Micheal Haley is 1st on the club in goals (18), leads the club in fighting majors (9), and tops in penalty minutes (101). 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 leads Worcester in power play goals (8) and 2nd on the team lead in game winners (4).

- Defenseman Matt Tennyson has played 40 games in Worcester (3-9-12) and 27 games with the SJ Sharks (2-6-8) this season. - Tenny is currently with the Worcester Sharks.

- Captain Bryan Lerg ranks 1st on the Sharks with 41 points (13-28-41) in 66 games this season for Worcester. Lerg also leads the team with 168 shots on goal and 2nd on the club with four game winning goals. - Lerg received his first NHL recall on April 5 and scored his 1st NHL goal in his NHL debut on April 9 at Edmonton.

- Goaltender Troy Grosenick has a 19-12-3 record in Worcester with a 2.64 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.

- Goaltender Aaron Dell inked his 1st NHL Deal with the SJ Sharks on Feb 28. Dell is 15-7-2 with Worcester this season with a 1.94 GAA and a .930 save %. Dell ranks 3rd in the AHL in GAA and 4th in save %.

- Game Winners - rookie Ryan Carpenter leads the Sharks with five game winning goals this season!

- The Worcester Sharks are the least penalized team in the AHL with only 10.63 penalty minutes per game.

- Coach Roy Sommer currently ranks 2nd in the AHL with 616 wins in his career (17th season) and 1st in games coached in the AHL with 1341.

Top 3... Last Week!

1. Aaron Dell made 30 saves in his 7th straight win in a 1-0 overtime win at Portland on April 7!

2. Ryan Carpenter scored his team leading 5th game winner in the 1-0 overtime win in Portland on April 7!

3. Daniil Tarasov scored a power play goal in the Sharks 3-2 loss vs. Albany on April 12!

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

Mon. 4/6 L Worcester SHARKS 1 @ Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4

Tue. 4/7 OTW Worcester SHARKS 1 @ Portland Pirates 0 - OT

Fri. 4/10 L Worcester SHARKS 1 @ Providence Bruins 5

Sat. 4/11 L Providence Bruins 3 @ Worcester SHARKS 0

Sun. 4/12 L Albany Devils 3 @ Worcester SHARKS 2

This Week:

Fri. 4/17 Worcester SHARKS @ Providence Bruins - 7:05pm

Sat. 4/18 Worcester SHARKS @ Manchester Monarchs - 7pm

Sun. 4/19 Portland Pirates @ Worcester SHARKS - 3pm

END OF REGULAR SEASON

Rewind the Tape:

4.6.15 - Bridgeport 4 - Worcester 1 - L - Webster Bank Arena - Bridgeport, CT

The Worcester Sharks (39-24-4-2, 84pts) began a five game week with a 4-1 loss to the host Bridgeport Sound Tigers (27-36-6-1, 61pts) in front of 4,872 fans at the Webster Bank Arena on Monday evening. With the loss, the Sharks remain in 7th place in the Eastern Conference with seven games remaining in the regular season. Gus Young scored the only goal for the Sharks while Troy Grosenick allowed three goals on 24 shots in net in the loss. Ryan Pulock, Dustin Jeffrey, Kael Moillierat, and Carson McMillan scored for the Sound Tigers while rookie Stephon Williams made 31 saves in net for his second professional victory. The Sharks are now 2-1-0-0 on their five game road trip which continues Tuesday at 7pm in Portland.

4.7.15 - Portland 0 - Worcester 1- OTW - Cross Insurance Arena - Portland, ME

The Worcester Sharks (40-24-4-2, 86pts) won for the 8th time in their last nine games with a 1-0 overtime victory over the host Portland Pirates (37-25-7-1, 82pts) in front of 1,652 fans at the Cross Insurance Arena on Tuesday evening. With the win, the Sharks move into 5th place in the Eastern Conference with six games remaining in the regular season. Aaron Dell won his 7th straight start with 30 saves and his 4th shutout of the season while Ryan Carpenter scored his team leading 5th game winner with an overtime strike at 2:03 as the Sharks magic number to clinch a playoff spot moves to three. Portland dropped their 4th straight game as David Leggio made 24 saves in net in the loss. The Sharks are now 3-1-0-0 on their five game road trip which concludes on Friday at 7:05pm in Providence vs. the Bruins.

4.10.15 - Providence 5 - Worcester 1- L - Dunkin Donuts Center- Providence, RI

The Worcester Sharks (40-25-4-2, 86pts) closed out their five game road trip with a 5-1 loss to the host Providence Bruins (39-23-7-2, 87pts) in front of 10,237 fans at the Dunkin Donuts Center on Friday evening. With the loss, the Sharks fall to 7th place in the Eastern Conference with five games remaining in the regular season. Aaron Dell allowed five goals and had his seven game win streak snapped while Daniil Tarasov scored the only Worcester goal. The Bruins had five different goal scorers and Jeremy Smith made 30 saves as the Bruins won their 4th straight game. The Sharks finished 3-2-0-0 on their five game road trip and can clinch a playoff spot with a win at home over the Bruins on Saturday at 7pm at the DCU Center.

4.11.15 - Providence 3 - Worcester 0 - L - DCU Center- Worcester, MA

The Worcester Sharks (40-26-4-2, 86pts) continued their 3-in-3 weekend with a tough 3-0 loss to the Providence Bruins (40-23-7-2, 89pts) in front of 5,538 fans at the DCU Center on Saturday night. With the loss, the Sharks remain in 7th place in the Eastern Conference with four regular season games left on the schedule. Three skaters scored for Providence including Yann Sauve (1-0-1, +1), Frank Vatrano (1-0-1, E), and Tyler Randell (1-0-1, +1) in the 3-0 shutout over Worcester. Although the Sharks outshot the Bruins 33-24, they could not manage a goal, as Malcolm Subban picked up a shutout and his 15th win, making 33 saves in the victory. Troy Grosenick made 21 saves in net for Worcester as the Sharks magic number remains at 1.

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

The Worcester Sharks (40-27-4-2, 86pts) closed out their 3-in-3 weekend with a 3-2 defeat to the Albany Devils (34-28-5-6, 79pts) in front of 3,745 fans at the DCU Center on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Sharks remain in 7th place in the Eastern Conference with three regular season games left on the schedule. Three skaters scored for Albany in the victory, including Reid Boucher (1-0-1, E), Paul Thompson (1-0-1, E) and Stephon Matteau (1-0-1, E). Two players scored for Worcester, including Daniil Tarasov (1-0-1, +1 and Barclay Goodrow (1-0-1, E) as Devils' goaltender Scott Wedgewood made 26 saves and picked up his 13th victory. Worcester was outshot 30-28 in the loss; they went 1-3-0-0 against Albany this season. Aaron Dell made 28 saves on 30 shots in the loss as the Sharks magic number remains at 1.

Sharks in the Atlantic:

The Worcester Sharks (40-27-4-2, 86pts in 73gp) are in 3rd place in the Atlantic Division; which is 19 points behind the 1st place Monarchs (105pts in 73gp), three points behind the 2nd place Bruins (89pts in 73gp), three points ahead of the 4th place Pirates (83pts in 73gp), and 14 points ahead of the 5th place IceCaps (72pts in 74gp) 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.

*600 WINS!....with the 4-3 win at Lehigh Valley on February 4, 2015, head coach Roy Sommer became just the 3rd coach in AHL history to reach the 600 win plateau.

*611 WINS.... With the 6-3 win at Springfield on March 27, 2015, head coach Roy Sommer moved past Frank Mather (610) for the 2nd most wins in AHL history with his 611th win.

AHL COACHING WINS - ALL-TIME

1. Fred "Bun" Cook 1937-56 19seasons 1,171GP 636 WINS

2. Roy Sommer 1998-current 17seasons 1,341GP 616WINS

3. Frank Mathers 1956-85 18seasons 1,256GP 610 WINS

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: 616-561-48-60-56. (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 had a 10-3-0-1 (21pts in 14gp) record in January with 47 GF and 34 GA. PP was 14-59 (23.7%); opponent's power play was 5-43 (11.6%) and the Sharks had five fighting majors in the month of January.

*Breaking down February....the Sharks had a 7-2-1-0 (15pts in 10gp) record in February with 33 GF and 22GA. PP went 12-46 (26.0%); opponents power play is 5-36 (13.9%) and the Sharks had six fighting majors in the month of February.

*Breaking down March..... the Sharks had a 7-5-0-0 (14pts in 12gp) record in March with 41 GF and 26 GA. PP went 10-56 (17.8%); opponents' power play is 8-42 (19.0%) and the Sharks had three fighting majors in March.

*Breaking down April.... The Sharks are 3-4-0-0 (6pts in 7gp) record in April with 12 GF and 19 GA. PP is 3-31 (9.6%); opponents' power play is 4-24 (16.7%) and the Sharks have three fighting majors in April.

*AHL POW... The American Hockey League announced that Worcester Sharks left wing Bryan Lerg has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Mar. 22, 2015. Lerg scored five goals - including two game-winners - in three games last week as the Sharks continued to bid for a berth in the Eastern Conference playoffs. On March 18, Lerg scored twice in the third period of Worcester's 3-2 loss to Hershey, his first two-goal game since Oct. 23, 2012. He repeated the performance on March 20, this time striking twice in the first period to pace the Sharks to a 3-1 win over St. John's. And on March 21, Lerg scored again to help Worcester to a 6-1 victory over Lehigh Valley, his fifth goal in three games after having scored five in his previous 30 contests. After seeing his previous two seasons cut short by injury, Lerg has recorded 13 goals and 25 assists for a team-leading 38 points in 61 games this season for Worcester, which finished the week one point out of eighth place in the Eastern Conference with games in hand on the rest of the field. The Sharks captain and seventh-year pro has totaled 89 goals and 103 assists for 192 points in 341 career AHL games with Worcester, Lake Erie, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Springfield. A native of Livonia, Mich., Lerg was signed as a free agent with San Jose on July 10, 2014. In recognition of his achievement, Lerg will be presented with an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Sharks home game. Lerg joins Tim Kennedy, Tommy Wingels, and Thomas Greiss as the only four players in the nine year history of the Sharks to be named the AHL Player of the Week.

*Ring in the New Year!... the Sharks are 27-14-1-1 in the calendar year of 2015!

*NEW PLAYER... The Sharks signed forward Daniel Ciampini to an AHL contract for the remainder of the 2014-15 season on Mar 18. Ciampini, 24, led Union College in goals (26), while ranking 2nd in the nation in that category and tied Union College's single-season record points record (26-24-50) this season. In addition, he led the Dutchmen in shots (126), plus/minus (+21), power play goals (9), and game winning goals (5) in his 39 games as a senior. The Concord, Ontario native finished his career at Union College with 118pts in 131 games and was a member of the 2014 National Championship Team. The 5-11, 185lb forward made his professional debut with the Worcester Sharks on March 18 and has six points (3-3-6) in 13 games with Worcester.

*NEW PLAYER Take 2... The Sharks signed forward Matt Willows to an ATO on March 24. Willows scored 19 goals and added 16 assists as a senior at UNH this season. The native of Congers, NY scored in his professional debut for Worcester in the 6-3 victory in Springfield on March 27. Matt has four points (3-1-4) in eight games for the Worcester Sharks.

*NEW PLAYER Take 3.... Defenseman Joakim Ryan signed an ATO with Worcester on March 23 and an NHL contract with San Jose on April 24. Ryan was drafted by the SJ Sharks in 2012 (198th overall in 2012) and recently concluded a stellar four-year career at Cornell, earning three All-Ivy League and two All-ECAC Hockey selections. He accumulated 78 career points on 19 goals and 59 assists in 123 career games, giving him the most offensive output from a Big Red defenseman since longtime NHLer Doug Murray (84 points) and Mark McRae (98 points) finished their careers during the 2002-03 season. An injury in the Big Red's first game of the season forced Ryan to miss all eight of the team's November games, but he was nothing short of terrific the rest of the campaign. The Big Red penalty kill was the nation's best (91.1 percent) at the end of its regular season, with Ryan being a major contributor. He was also a key puck-mover on the Big Red power play, which ranked tied for first in league games with a 20.3 percent success rate. Despite missing six league games, Ryan still ranked tied for fourth in points among defensemen for a team that averaged just 2.05 goals per game in league play. Ryan was named to the All-Ivy First Team in 2014 and 2015, and the All-Ivy Second Team in 2013. He was also named to the All-ECAC Hockey First Team in 2015 and the Second Team in 2014, following which led to a career-high 24 points. Ryan was also one of three finalists for the 2015 ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman Award and a nominee for the 2014 Hobey Baker Award, which is given annually to the NCAA's best college hockey player. Ryan made his pro debut on April 3 at WBS and has two points (0-2-2) in six game with Worcester.

*Goldobin... Nikolay Goldobin was reassigned to Worcester on April 2.Goldobin registered 21 points (11 goals, 10 assists) and 12 penalty minutes during 38 regular season games with HIFK. In addition, he helped lead the team to a playoff appearance where he picked up five points (one goal, four assists) in seven games. Goldobin also took part in the inaugural Champions Hockey League tournament with HIFK, posting four points (one goal, three assists) in three games. Prior to his stint with HIFK, Goldobin played for the Sarnia Sting in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) during the 2013-14 season. The 18-year-old forward recorded 94 points (38 goals, 56 assists) and 21 penalty minutes in 67 games, leading Sarnia in scoring while ranking seventh amongst all OHL players in points. He strung together a 22-game point streak from Nov. 14, 2013 to Jan. 11, 2014, registering 43 points (21 goals, 22 assists) and three four-point performances during that span. In 2012-13, Goldobin was the runner-up for the OHL Rookie of the Year award and was named to the OHL All-Rookie Second Team, posting 68 points (30 goals, 38 assists) in 68 games with the Sting, totals that ranked first amongst all OHL rookies in both goals and points.

Internationally, Goldobin represented his home country of Russia at the 2015 World Junior Championship where he registered five points (two goals, three assists) in seven games, helping the team secure a silver medal. In addition, he took part in the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament, registering three points (one goal, two assists) in four games. The five-foot-eleven, 180-pound native of Moscow, Russia was originally drafted by San Jose in the first-round (27th overall) in the 2014 NHL Draft. Nikolay has two points (1-1-2) in six games for Worcester.

*TRADE.... The San Jose Sharks traded Freddie Hamilton for defenseman Karl Stollery on March 2. Stollery had 14pts (5-9-14) in 46 games this season for Lake Erie along with five games (0-0-0) with the Colorado Avalanche. Stollery is a product of Merrimack College and is in his 3rd season of professional hockey hailing from Camrose, Alberta. Stollery has five points (2-3-5) in 12 games for Worcester and played five games (0-0-0) with San Jose.

*TRADE X2... the Worcester Sharks acquired forward Vincent Arseneau on March 9 from the Manchester Monarchs for future considerations. Arseneau, 22, has posted 14 points (9-5-14) and 132 penalty minutes in 37 games with the Ontario Reign and the Indy Fuel of the ECHL this season. Vincent played 24 games with Lake Erie (AHL) in 2012-14 and posted one assist along with 95 penalty minutes. He also skated in 47 games with Denver (CHL) in 2013-14 and posted 37 points (24-13-37) and 120 penalty minutes in 47 games. The 6-foot-2, 200lb left winger from Iles-de-la-Madeleine, PQ played with Acadie-Bathurst and Shawingan in the QMJHL and made his Sharks debut on March 11. Arseneau was loaned to Allen (ECHL) on March 23 after appearing in two scoreless games for Worcester.

*Top Rookies!... the Sharks have two rookies that rank in the top 21 in the AHL rookie point scoring race! Trupp 13th with 38pts and Carpenter 21st with 33pts!

*Top D... the Sharks have two defensemen that rank in the top 20 in the AHL defensemen scoring race! Taormina 14th with 35pts and Fedun 19th with 33pts.

*Superstitious... after a 3-2 loss in Albany on Friday, March 13 the Sharks well to 1-7-0-0 all-time on Friday the 13th games.

*0-for-50.... The Sharks fired a season high 50 shots on rookie Connor Hellebuyck on Feb 28 but lost the game 2-0 to the IceCaps at the DCU Center.

*2-for-54.... The Sharks fired a season high 54 shots on Jeremy Smith on March 8 but lost the game 3-2 to the Bruins at the Dunkin Donuts Center.

*Random #'s...

Worcester is 23-11-3-2 when they score a power play goal... 9-2-1-0 when they score at least two power play goals in a game!

Worcester is 15-7-1-1 on Saturdays and 6-4-1-0 on Sundays!

Worcester is just 10-10-2-1 on Fridays this season.

Worcester is 13-6-0-0 at the DCU Center on Saturdays and Sundays!

Worcester has 11 players with at least 100+ shots on goal!

The Sharks have the most wins (8) in the AHL when trailing after 40 minutes of play!

The Sharks are 10-1-0-0 this season at the DCU Center with a crowd over 5,000.

- Worcester is 5-3-0-0 on the 3rd game of the 3-in-3 game stretches.

- Worcester is 7-1-0-0 vs. the East Division at the DCU Center this season.

- Worcester went 4-0-0-0 in games that were televised on Charter TV 193.

- Worcester is 0-2-0-0 when they fire 50+ shots on goal.

*Recent Notables...

- Taylor Doherty picked up his 300th penalty minute (all with Worcester) with his 4th fighting major of season (JC Lipon) on Feb 15 at St. John's.

- Rylan Schwartz dressed in his 100th Worcester Sharks game ion Feb 14 at St. John's.

- Jimmy Bonneau eclipsed 400 penalty minutes with Worcester (403) with a fighting major vs. Andrew O'Brien on Feb 7 in Norfolk.

- Eriah Hayes dressed in his 100th game as a member of the Worcester Sharks on Feb 20.

- Chris Crane scored his 1st AHL goal on March 7 vs. Bridgeport.

- Derek DeBlois scored his 1st AHL goal on March 8 at Providence.

- John McCarthy set the Worcester Sharks franchise record for most career points (145) on March 11 at Bridgeport surpassing Dan DaSilva (144).

- John McCarthy set the Worcester Sharks franchise record for most career goals (61) on March 21 vs. Lehigh Valley surpassing Dan DaSilva (60).

- Matt Taormina played in his 300th AHL game on April 3 at WBS.

- John McCarthy tied Nick Petrecki (277gp) for most games played in franchise history on April 11 at Providence.

*Strange But True... the Sharks did not have one game misconduct penalty in their first 52 games... but Jimmy Bonneau received one in games 53 and 54.

*Solid 49... the Sharks are 30-15-2-2 in their last 49 games.... that is a .653 points percentage!

*Road Warriors... the Sharks had a seven game road point streak (5-0-1-1) snapped in a 5-4 loss in Providence on Jan 30.

*Nice trip... the Sharks went 3-1-1-0 on one of their most recent road trips (Feb 4-15) with the power play clicking at 32.1% (9-28) and penalty kill at 87.5% (14-16).

*BIG crowds Nice Results... the Sharks are 10-1-0-0 this season at the DCU Center with a crowd over 5,000 - the lone loss came on April 12 in a 3-0 loss to the Bruins.

*Scoring at DCU...the Sharks have scored 122 goals on home ice this season (3rd in AHL) averaging 3.29 goals per game at the DCU Center this season! Worcester has scored five goals five times and six goals four times on home ice this season!

*PK pretty good... the Sharks rank 13th in the AHL with an 84,4% kill rate on the penalty kill... The Sharks have allowed just 38 power play goals against this season - 5th fewest in the AHL.

*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.

*2nd half of the season... Worcester is 21-13-1-0 so far in the 2nd half of their AHL regular season schedule.

*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 22-10-2-1 at the DCU Center this season!

*Home cooking...the Sharks have won 14 of their last 20 games at the DCU Center.

*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.

*7... the Sharks won seven straight games (March 20-April 3) and have outscored their opponents 29-12 in the process.

*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.

*0 PP's -the Worcester Sharks did not receive one power play in a 6-3W over St. John's on Feb 27 - Garrett Rank was the referee.

*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 46 of the first 73 games this season and rank 2nd in the AHL with 33.22 shots per game.... Bryan Lerg leads the club with 168 shots on net - Worcester has 11 players with over 100 shots this season.

*Shots on goal Take 2... Worcester had a season high 23 shots on goal in the first period in Providence on March 8. The Sharks fired a season high 54 shots on Jeremy Smith that game but lost 3-2.

*Lead after 20 and 40... the Sharks are 18-1-1-1 when leading after the first period of play and 27-0-1-1 when leading after 40 minutes.

*Trailing after 40 minutes... the Sharks are 8-23-1-1 when trailing after 40 minutes - best in the AHL.

5 of the wins have come on home ice... best in the AHL.

*NHL Deal... Goaltender Aaron Dell (Univ. North Dakota) has a 15-7-2 record with a 1.94 GAA and a .930 save % with Worcester in his two recalls this season from Allen (ECHL). Dell signed his 1st NHL contract with the SJ Sharks on Feb 28.

*OT magic... defenseman Dylan Demelo has scored five goals this season... two of them in sudden death overtime! - Demelo has received two NHL recalls this season but has yet to make his NHL debut..

*2nd period goals... Worcester has outscored their opponents 66-46 (+20) in the second period this season...the best goal differential period of the season for the Sharks (-9 in 1st and +13 in 3rd). - the Sharks scored a season high five goals in the second period vs. Hartford on March 6.

*AHL Best in 2nd.... The Sharks have allowed the least amount of goals in the second period this season (46) - Hershey is 2nd best with 54 goals allowed.

*1st period Drought... the Sharks had not scored a first period goal in eight straight games before Byran Lerg scored at 2:10 of the first period last night vs. St. John's. The scoreless drought ended at 173:28.

*AHL Best by Period (goal differentials)...

- 1st Period Grand Rapids +25

- 2nd Period Utica +22 (Worcester +20)

- 3rd Period Manchester +30

*Four score and... (thanks Ballou)....Bryan Lerg scored Worcester's last two goals on March 18 and first two on March 20. He is only the second Shark to score that many goals in a row. Daniil Tarasov went one better, scoring five straight in three games from Oct. 20-26, 2013. Lerg, Tarasov, Bracken Kearns and T.J. Trevelyan are the only Sharks to have multi-goal performances in consecutive games.

*Team Record... al 18 skaters finished with a +1 rating or better in the Sharks 6-1 win over Lehigh Valley on March 21.

*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 22 games vs. the Sharks.

*We like St. John's...the Sharks are 10-3-2-0 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). - Worcester has won four straight of their last six games vs. the Monarchs!

*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. Manchester held Worcester to 17 shots on Feb 22 - but the Sharks won 3-0l

*Feasting on the Bruins... the Sharks are 7-4-0-0 vs. the Bruins this season and have outscored Providence 32-30 in the process! Worcester is 5-4-1 in their last ten games at the Dunkin Donuts Center and goaltender Malcolm Subban is 1-6-0 in his last seven starts against Worcester... The Sharks and the Bruins battle one last time on April 17 at Providence. The Sharks are 45-46-10 in 101 career matchups vs. Providence.

*Quick Strikes (thanks Ballou)... 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 the franchise record until Daniil Tarasov (16:47) and Micheal Haley (16:53) scored within six seconds in the second period on March 6, 2015 vs. Hartford. It was only the 5th 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 10.63 minutes per game....the Sharks have been shorthanded just 243 times this season (3.33 per game) which is the least times shorthanded in the AHL. - The Sharks have had 84 more power plays than their opponents this season.

*PP goals... Worcester has scored the 5th post power play goals in the AHL this season (57).

*Pro Debuts: Gus Young (Yale) made his professional debut in the Sharks 4-1 win over the Portland Pirates on Oct 26.... Daniel Ciampini made his pro debut in 3-2 loss to Hershey on March 18... Matt Willows made his pro debut in a 6-3W at Springfield on March 27...Joakim Ryan made his pro debut in a 4-2W at WBS on April 3... Daniel Doremus made his pro debut in the 4-1 loss in Bridgeport on April 6.

*Close Games... 39 of the first 73 Sharks games have been decided by a single goal...Worcester is 18-15-4-2 in games decided by one goal this season.

*Score first... the Sharks have scored FIRST 36 times in 73 games this season (27-5-2-2) - Ryan Carpenter (2), Petter Emanuelsson 2, Taylor Doherty (1), Konrad Abeltshauser (1), Daniil Tarasov (5), Melker Karlsson (1), Evan Trupp (4), Freddie Hamilton (1), Micheal Haley (1), Matt Taormina (2), Bryan Lerg (3), Riley Brace (1), Willie Coetzee (1), Gus Young (2), Jeremy Langlois (1), John McCarthy (3), Rylan Schwartz (1), Dylan Demelo (1), Eriah Hayes (1), Daniel Ciampini (1), and Nikolay Goldobin (1).

*Big 2nd period... the Sharks scored five goals on 22 shots in the second period in the 5-2 win over Hartford on March 6...it was just the 7th time all season a team had scored at least five goals in a period in the AHL this season. - the 22 shots in the second period were the most in a 2nd period all season in the AHL.

*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 had 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 33W-47L overall (41.2%)....Worcester is 2-2 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.

*5 National Champions... The Sharks have five players that won the NCAA Division 1 Championship.... Daniel Ciampini with Union College in 2014....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 19 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, Kyle Bigos, Derek DeBlois, Daniel Ciampini, and Matt Willows, Joakim Ryan, Nikolay Goldobin, and Daniel Doremus.

*Tallest Shark.... Worcester Sharks rookie defenseman Taylor Doherty is the tallest player in team history standing at 6'8" 235lbs.... Doherty has seven goals, 31 assists, and 345 penalty minutes in 234 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.... Daniel Ciampini his first goal (Anthony Stolarz) in 6-1W vs. Lehigh Valley on Mar 21... Matt Willows scored his 1st pro goal (Scott Munroe) in his 1st pro game in 6-3W at Springfield on March 27.

*Sharks in the Atlantic... went 21-22-1-2 vs. the Atlantic in 2013-14 and are 20-14-2-1 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... Eleven Worcester Sharks players were drafted by the San Jose Sharks. (Abeltshauser, Doherty, Crane, Demelo, Tierney, McCarthy, Mueller, Hertl, Ryan, Goldobin, Ryan)

*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).

*First Rounder... Nilokay Goldobin (27th in 2014) made his Worcester Sharks debut on April 3 at WBS and scored a goal and an assist the Worcester's 4-2 victory.

*NHL Experience.... The Sharks have 12 players on their roster with NHL experience... Matt Taormina 56, Matt Tennyson 31, Karl Stollery 12, Eriah Hayes 19, Taylor Fedun 11, Micheal Haley 56, Chris Tierney 43, John McCarthy 87, Troy Grosenick 2, Daniil Tarasov 5, Barclay Goodrow 60, Bryan Lerg 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 12 times in the franchise's 681 games. The Sharks are 12-0-0-0 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 three hat tricks this season (Hamilton Oct 26 vs. POR, Langlois Jan 21 at POR, and Trupp Feb 27 vs. STJ).

* Brothers... 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 56 fighting majors in 153 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 128 fighting majors in 348 AHL games along with 988 penalty minutes.

*Five for fighting... The Sharks have 35 fighting majors through 73 games this season (Bonneau 7, Haley 9, Shattock 2, Doherty 7, Young 2, Abeltshauser 1, Goodrow 1, Fedun 1, Oleksuk 2, Schwartz 1, Crane 1, and Willows 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: 40-27-4-2, 86points - 3rd in Atlantic

Win percentage: .589% - 7th in East

Home Record: 22-12-2-1

Away Record: 18-15-2-1

Attendance: 139,968through 37 games this season - 3,782 average

Goals Scored: 213, 2.92 goals per game, 9th in AHL

Goals Allowed: 187, 2.56 goals against per game, 10th in AHL

Team Shooting percentage: 8.7%

Team Save %: .909%

Shots per game: 33.22 - 2nd in AHL

Shots allowed per game: 28.00 - 4th in AHL

Score 1st: 27-5-2-2 when scoring first (.806%)

1 goal games: 19-15-4-2 in one goal games

PP: 17.4%, 14th in AHL (57-327)

PK: 84.4%, 13th in AHL (38-243)

SHG - 1 shorthanded goals scored

SHGA - 7 shorthanded goals allowed

PIMS - 10.63 penalty minutes per game, 30th in AHL

Fighting Majors: 35 - 29th

OT Games - 14 - (6-4 record in OT)

SO Games - 4 - (2-2 record in SO)

Roster Players - the Sharks used 48 players this season

Goalies - the Sharks used 3 goaltenders this season

Players receiving call-ups to San Jose - 17

NHL debuts - 4 Worcester Sharks alumni making their NHL debuts this season (Troy Grosenick, Melker Karlsson, Daniil Tarasov, and Bryan Lerg)

Call-ups to San Jose - 30 different call-ups to San Jose this season

TRANSACTIONS:

Date

Player

Team

Transaction

04/14/2015

J.P. Anderson (G)

Worcester

ADD Reassigned by San Jose (NHL) from Allen (ECHL)

04/11/2015

Bryan Lerg (LW)

Worcester