Sharks Swim into 2nd Half of AHL Schedule

Published on January 17, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


Shark Snap Shot:

The Sharks chomped two out of a possible eight points last week in four games highlighted by Head Coach Roy Sommer's 1,000th AHL game behind the bench in the Sharks thrilling 3-1 victory in Springfield on Friday. Worcester fell to the Devils 2-0 at the DCU Center on Tuesday, before the thrilling victory in Springfield on Friday. The Sharks gave up a season high eight goals in an 8-3 loss in Portland on Saturday before falling to the Bruins 2-0 in Providence on Sunday. The Sharks player of the week nominee was Cam MacIntyre, recording three points (1-2-3) and picking up his first professional fighting major penalty.

Top 3... Last Week!

#1 Coach Roy Sommer becomes just the 4th coach in AHL history to reach 1,000 games behind the bench as the Sharks defeat the Falcons 3-1!

#2 Cam MacIntyre scored his 2nd professional goal and adds an assist as the Sharks defeat the Falcons in Springfield 3-1 on Friday.

#3 Dan DaSilva scores two goals in four games last week, including a power play goal in an 8-3 loss in Portland on Saturday.

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

Tue. 1/11 L Albany Devils 2 @ Worcester SHARKS 0

Fri. 1/14 W Worcester SHARKS 3 @ Springfield Falcons 1

Sat. 1/15 L Worcester SHARKS 3 @ Portland Pirates 8

Sun. 1/16 L Worcester SHARKS 0 @ Providence Bruins 2

This week:

Tue. 1/18 Portland Pirates @ Worcester SHARKS - 7pm

Fri. 1/21 Worcester SHARKS @ Portland Pirates - 7pm

Sat. 1/22 Bridgeport Sound Tigers @ Worcester SHARKS - 7pm

Sun. 1/23 Portland Pirates @ Worcester SHARKS - 3pm

Rewind the Tape:

1.11.11 - Worcester 0 - Albany 2 - L - DCU Center

The Sharks fell behind early and could not mount a consistent offensive attack as the Albany Devils skated away with a 2-0 shutout victory Tuesday night at the DCU Center. Michael Swift scored both goals for Albany and goalie Mike McKenna stood tall making 32 saves in the shutout effort. The Sharks struggles on the power play would continue as they went 0-for-6 with the man advantage.

1.14.11 - Worcester 3 - Springfield 1 - W - Mass Mutual Center

The Sharks battled back from a 1-0 third period deficit and scored three goals in a 2:40 span late in the third period in a 3-1 victory over the Falcons on Friday evening at the Mass Mutual Center. Coach Roy Sommer became just the 4th coach in AHL history to coach 1,000 games, joining AHL Hall of Famers Frank Mathers (1,256), Fred "Bun" Cook (1,171) and John Paddock (1,125) in his 461st career victory. Cam MacIntyre, Jonathan Cheechoo, and Dan DaSilva scored goals for Worcester to break a 1:33:03 scoreless streak and Alex Stalock made 21 saves in the win.

1.15.11 - Worcester 3 - Portland 8 - L - Cumberland County Civic Center

Eleven different goal scorers lit the lamp, unfortunately, eight of them were Portland Pirates, as the Sharks fell 8-3 on Saturday evening at the Cumberland County Civic Center. T.J. Trevelyan, Dan DaSilva, and Steve Zalewski scored for Worcester as the Sharks had a 1-0, 2-1, and a 3-2 lead before the Pirates scored six straight goals. Carter Hutton made 28 saves in the loss for Worcester.

1.16.11 - Worcester 0 - Providence 2 - L - Dunkin Donuts Center

Worcester fired 45 shots on goal but could not light the lamp behind Bruins netminder Matt Dalton as the Sharks dropped a 2-0 decision on Sunday afternoon at the Dunkin Donuts Center. Frazer McLaren, Jay Leach, and Tommy Wingels all dropped the gloves for the Sharks and Alex Stalock made 17 saves in the loss for Worcester.

Sharks in the Atlantic: The Sharks are swimming in 4th place with 45 points (19-6-2-5) in the Atlantic Division through 42 games, which is 12 points behind the first place Manchester Monarchs (44gp) and eight points behind the 2nd place Portland Pirates (41gp) and four points behind the 3rd place CT Whale (44gp). The 5th place Sound Tigers (41pts) and the 6th place Falcons (40pts) are right on the Sharks dorsal fin. The Providence Bruins round out a very choppy Atlantic Division in 7th place with 38 points through 40 games.

400 WINS + and 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.

1000 GAMES... With the 3-1 victory at Springfield on January 14, 2011, head coach Roy Sommer became just the 4th coach in AHL history to reach the 1,000 games 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 1981-2010 16seasons 1,125GP 589 WINS

4. Roy Sommer 1998-current 13th season 1,002GP 461 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 is now: 461-418-59-64.

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 307 of the 461 victories (66%)... Coach Cunniff filled in for Roy in a 3-2SOW in Springfield on December 29, 2010 as coach Sommer was in California attending his father's funeral.

Shark Bites:

Gone but not forgotten... Before the Sharks on January 10th, there was a moment of silence for former Sharks and Falcons player Tom Cavanagh who passed away on January 6th in Providence, RI. Tom Cavanagh played for coach Sommer in Cleveland, and then came to Worcester when the franchise relocated for the 2006-07 season. He played for the Sharks through the end of the 2008-09 season and finished his Worcester career with point totals of 46-92-138. He remains the team's all-time leader in points and assists. A graduate of Toll Gate High in Warwick, R.I., and then Harvard University, Cavanagh eventually went on and played for the San Jose Sharks. Our thoughts and prayers to the entire Cavanagh family.

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)... Dan DaSilva and Cory Quirk have also worn the assistant captain "A".

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 had 12 CALL-UPS this season to San Jose... Currently; Justin Braun, Andrew Desjardins, Brandon Mashinter, Benn Ferriero, Logan Couture, Jason Demers, Derek Joslin, John McCarthy, Jamie McGinn, Joe Pavelski, Devin Setoguchi, Marc-Edourd Vlasic, 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 17 times in 42 games this season (14-2-0-1) after scoring first in 42-of-80 games last season (34-6-0-2).... Benn Ferriero (3) Jonathan Cheechoo (2), Kevin Henderson (2), T.J. Trevelyan (2), Sean Sullivan (2), Dan DaSilva (2), Andrew Desjardins (1), Matt Irwin (1), Steve Zalewski (1), and Chris Lawrence (1) have the others... Worcester has the 2nd best point's percentage in the AHL when scoring the first goal of the game. (.853%)

Slim Margins... 22 of the Sharks 42 games have been decided by one goal this season... Worcester is 11-4-2-5 in those 22 games.

Don't allow 4... The Sharks are 18-8-1-3 when they allow three goals or less in a game...BUT... Worcester is 1-8-1-2 when they allow four goals or more.

Can't score 4... The Sharks have been held under four goals in 14 straight games (24GF) and have just a 4-8-1-1 record during that stretch.

Quarter Mark... the Sharks finished the 1st quarter of the AHL season with a 10-6-1-3 record good for 24 points through 20 games. It was the best first quarter by the Worcester Sharks in five seasons.

through 40 games... the Sharks finished the 1st half of the AHL season with a 19-14-2-5 record good for 45 points through 40 games. It was the 2nd best first half by the Worcester Sharks in five seasons. Worcester was 18-15-1-6 (43pts) in 2006-07, 18-16-3-3 (42pts) in 2007-08, 21-18-0-1 (43pts) in 2008-09, and 24-13-1-2 (51pts) through 40 games last season.

T.J. reaches 100.... Sharks forward T.J. Trevelyan skated in his 100th game for the Sharks on January 10th and scored his 35th goal as a Shark in the 3-2 shootout loss to Springfield.

Z reaches 200 games... Sharks forward Steve Zalewski became just the 5th player in Sharks history to hit the 200gp plateau in the Sharks 3-1 win in Springfield on Friday, January 14, 2011.

Sharks feast on Falcons... Worcester has a point in 14 straight games against the Springfield Falcons (12-0-2) and 20-2-2 in the last 24 games vs. the Falcons. Alex Stalock is 11-0-1 in 12 appearances against the Falcons.

Braun in NHL... Justin Braun made his NHL debut in Vancouver on Nov 26... Justin played 16:56 in the loss to the Canucks... Braun recorded two assists in his 2nd NHL game in a 4-3W in Edmonton on Nov 24 and was the #3 star with a +2 rating in 22:48 of action.... Braun has played in 15 games with San Jose (1-8-9) this season. His first NHL goal came in a 4-0 win in Ottawa against Pascal LeClaire on December 2.

Sullivan Scores... Sharks defenseman Sean Sullivan already has 10 goals (2 GWG) this season from the Sharks blue line, good for 1st in the AHL. The 26-year-old from Boston, MA had 12 goals and 49 points in San Antonio last season. Sean ranks 2nd on the Sharks with 21 points this season.

Defense Scoring... Sharks defensemen have scored 24 of the Sharks 103 goals this season, good for 23.3% of the Sharks goals scored this season.

Irwin scoring... Sharks rookie defenseman Matt Irwin has 7 goals and 11 assists from the Sharks blue line this season. The rookie from UMASS-Amherst has six goals in his last 23 games for the Sharks.

Give me Moore... #8 has played 163 games in a Worcester Sharks jersey (11th all-time) and has compiled 45 points (10-35-45) and 244 penalty minutes. His +30 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 started his sophomore campaign on FIRE with NINE goals through 10 games to lead the Worcester Sharks offensively. Benn has played 26 games with the San Jose Sharks and has four goals, four assists and +5. Ferriero is currently on recall with San Jose.

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 134 games in a Worcester Sharks sweater accumulating 24 points (11-13-24) and 353 penalty minutes. McLaren ranks 3rd all time in penalty minutes by a Worcester Sharks player (Brennan Evans 381, and Brad Staubitz 462). The Sherriff missed 21 games due to a lower body injury before returning to the lineup on January 11 vs. Albany.

More Muscle... the Sharks signed 6'4" forward Erick Lizon to a PTO on December 16th. The 25-year-old native of Kitchener, Ontario began the season with Bakersfield in the ECHL accumulating 117 penalty minutes, nine fighting majors, and four points, in 23 games for the Condors. Lizon had four fights (Justin Johnson, Justin Soryal, Theo Ruth, and Nick Tarnasky) in eight games for Worcester before being released on January 10.

Sharks in the Atlantic... the Sharks have a 15-10-2-4 record against Atlantic Division prey this season.

Good when leading... the Sharks have a 11-1-0-1 when leading after the 1st period of play and a 15-0-0-1 when leading after the 2nd period of play this season.

Outshot but not outscored.... Worcester is 8-3-0-2 when they get outshot during a game.

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. Before this season, Cheechoo had 56-63-119pts in 137 games under Coach Sommer. "Cheech" ranks 1st in Worcester with 37 points (14-23-37) in 38 games this season and ranks 10th in the AHL points scoring race.

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.

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 dressed 13 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.

Super Sunday... the Sharks are 8-3-0-1 on Sunday afternoon games this season... including a 6-1-0-1 record at the DCU Center.

Home/Away goals... the Sharks have scored 46 goals at home (19 games) and allowed 51 at the DCU Center.... while scoring 60 goals (23 games) on the road and allowing 71 goals on the road.

Good Starts... Worcester has outscored their opponents 36-30 in the first period, 32-34 in the 2nd period, but outscored 33-51 in the third period.

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... Joe Loprieno scored his first professional goal vs. Charlotte on November 27... Cam MacIntyre scored his first professional in his first professional game vs. Portland on December 5... Nick Schaus scored his first professional goal, the game winner vs. Portland on December 5.

Firsts last Week... Cam MacIntyre (Jan 15 vs. McCauley) and Tommy Wingels (Jan 16 vs. Bodnarchuk) each received their first professional fighting majors.

Streakers... the Sharks have at least one fighting major penalty in five straight games.

Stole it from Bill Ballou... The Sharks are 8-5-0-0 when there two referees calling penalties... Worcester 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.

Special Teams of late... The Sharks outscored their opponents 17-8 in special teams in the first 13 games; BUT have been outscored 29-15 in the last 29 games. The Sharks power play is just 9-for-88 (10.2%) in their last 19 games.

Through the years... the Sharks finished 2010 with a 45-25-10 record.... Followed by a 45-31-4 record in 2009, a 35-41-7 record in 2008, and a 41-27-10 record in 2007.

I like Bridgeport... Sharks forward Cory Quirk has scored twice this season with both tallies coming in Bridgeport. "Quirky" has ten goals in a Sharks sweater with 6 of them coming against the Sound Tigers.

Score in Game #1... David Marshall became the 9th Sharks player to score in his Sharks debut on December 18 at Bridgeport. (Cheechoo, Darche, Spang, Pavelski, Raduns, Larose, Lucia, MacIntyre)

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 +45 rating while line mate and fellow Crazed Rat Dan DaSilva is +44.

Massachusetts... The Sharks have FOUR players born and raised in Massachusetts (Sean Sullivan - Boston, Corey Quirk - Brockton, Benn Ferriero - Essex, and Ryan Lannon - Grafton) In all, the Sharks have 13 American born players and 11 Canadians.

Breaking down the scoring... The Sharks have scored 106 goals this season... 30 on the power play, 70 even strength goals, 2 shorthanded tallies, 3 shootout goals, and an empty net goal.

Goals for Petrecki... 2nd year defenseman Nick Petrecki has 7 points (3-4-7) and 80 penalty minutes in 36 games for the Sharks this season....His two game winners rank 3rd in the AHL among defensemen.... Nick has 8 fighting majors to lead the Sharks....The 21-year-old from Schenectady, NY had 14 points last season (2-12-14) with the Sharks.

Loprieno the forward... D-Man Joe Loprieno has played forward in eight games for the Sharks this season and scored his first pro goal in the first period vs. Charlotte on Nov 27.

Special Teams... Worcester ranks 22nd in the AHL on the PK at 80.6% (31-for-160) and 18th in the AHL on the power play with a 15.8% conversion rating (30-for-190).

16-0... Worcester outshot the Sound Tigers 16-0 in the 2nd period on December 12 at the DCU Center... it was the first time all season an AHL team did not fire a shot in a period.

46 shots fired... The Sharks fired a season high 46 shots in Manchester on December 10th.... But lost 4-1 as Martin Jones made 45 saves... Worcester is 5-3-0-1 in nine games in which they have fired over 40 shots on goal in a game.

Henderson surpasses... Sharks 2nd year forward Kevin Henderson has 4 goals and 6 assists this season and is +9 through 40 games this season. The 24-year-old from Toronto, ONT had 15 points (2-13-15) in 64 games last season.

Good Sharks!... The Sharks rank 23rd in the AHL with just 16.12 penalty minutes per game.

Bad Sharks!... The Sharks and Whale combined for 138 penalty minutes (WOR 47, CT 91) on December 4 at CT, with 124 penalty minutes in the 2nd period alone (10 majors,7 minors, 2 misconducts, and 4 game misconducts).

Follow the AHL leaders.... Alex Stalock ranks 3rd with 16 wins, 1st with 877 saves, and 2nd in minutes played with 2036... Sean Sullivan is 1st among AHL defensemen with 10 goals... Jonathan Cheechoo ranks 10th in the AHL with 37 points (14-23-37).

Stalock the stopper... Alex Stalock grabbed his 50th professional win vs. Portland on December 5....He has allowed just 61 goals in his last 28 games (2.18 goals against per game) after allowing 25 goals in his first 7 games.... Alex ranks 2nd in the AHL with 2036 minutes played and 1st in saves with 877. Stalock is a perfect 4-for-4 stopping penalty shots, including two this season (the Bruins Roussel on Oct 23 and the Monarchs Elkins on Dec 19)

Mr. Dependable.... Andrew Desjardins had dressed in 188 straight games for Worcester breaking the record held by Derek Joslin (114 games).... Desjardins had the 2nd longest streak in the AHL (Nick Dodge in Charlotte) before his first NHL recall on January 2, 2011.

Monster Mash... Sharks power forward Brandon Mashinter received his first NHL recall on December 29, 2010. Mash made his NHL debut on December 29th in Minnesota (13 shifts and 7:17 of ice) in the Sharks 5-3 loss. Brandon has played nine games in San Jose this season with no points and two fighting majors and is currently on recall.

Five for fighting...The Sharks have 48 fighting majors this season good for 15th in the AHL... (Garet Hunt 3, Brandon Mashinter 6, Sean Sullivan 2, Jay Leach 4, Nick Petrecki 8, Andrew Desjardins 4, Dan DaSilva 4, Jason Pitton 1, Joe Loprieno 2, Kevin Henderson 3, David Marshall 1, Erick Lizon 3, Mike Moore 2. Cam MacIntyre 1, Tommy Wingels 1, Chris Lawrence 1, and Frazer McLaren 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:

1/17/11 - ADD - Worcester Sharks sign Jody Pederson to a PTO from Elmira in the ECHL

1/17/11 - DELETE - Worcester Sharks release David Marshall from PTO

1/17/11 - DELETE - Worcester Sharks release Todd Perry from PTO

1/15/11 - DELETE - San Jose Sharks recall Andrew Desjardins from Worcester

1/15/11 - ADD - San Jose Sharks loan Andrew Desjardins to Worcester

1/15/11 - ADD - Worcester Sharks sign Todd Perry from Reading in the ECHL

1/13/11 - DELETE - San Jose Sharks recall Andrew Desjardins from Worcester

1/13/11 - ADD - Worcester Sharks sign Ryan Lannon to a PTO

1/12/11 - DELETE - San Jose Sharks recall Brandon Mashinter from Worcester

1/11/11 - ADD - San Jose Sharks loan Brandon Mashinter to Worcester

1/10/11 - DELETE - San Jose Sharks recall Justin Braun from Worcester

Top Worcester Sharks:

o Goals Cheechoo (14)

o Game Winners Desjardins (3)

o Assists Cheechoo (23)

o Points Cheechoo (14-23-37) - 10th in AHL

o Power play Points Cheechoo (6-10-16)

o Shots Cheechoo (118)

o PIM Petrecki (80)

o Fighting Pen. Petrecki (8)

o Plus/Minus DaSilva (+13)

o Wins Stalock (16) - 3rd in AHL

o G.A.A. Stalock (2.53)

o Save % Stalock (.911)

o Shutouts

Sharks in the Pacific:

The San Jose Sharks are 22-19-5 with 49 points through 46 games and is currently in 5th place in the Pacific Division trailing the first place Dallas Stars by 10 points.

Logan Couture (19-9-28) has ripped it up in his first full season in San Jose. Logan is 1st on the team with 19 goals and 1st in the NHL with 5 game winning goals. Former Worcester Sharks; Joe Pavelski, Devin Setoguchi, Torrey Mitchell, and John McCarthy have all scored goals for San Jose. Derek Joslin has four points (1-3-4) in 14 games. Justin Braun had 9 points (1-8-9) in 15 games and Benn Ferriero has 8 points (4-4-8) in 26 games played and +5. Brandon Mashinter is scoreless in nine games with two fights.

Mon: SJS @ Phx - Thu: SJS @ Van - Sat: Min @ SJS

Sharks in the ECHL:

The Stockton Thunder are 17-11-2-4 with 40 points in 34 games good for 3rd place in the Pacific Division in the ECHL, 7 points behind the first place Las Vegas Wranglers. Ryan Constant (AHL contact) and Tyson Sexsmith (NHL contract), are both in Stockton this season. Sexsmith is 3-1-1-1 with a 2.93 GAA and a .881 save % and one fighting major.

Coming Up:

On Tuesday, the Sharks host the Portland Pirates at the DCU Center at 7pm in a battle in the UNUM Cup Challenge. Tickets dated December 26th will be honored at the game (original game was postponed due to snow storm).

On Friday, the Sharks visit the Portland Pirates at 7pm.

On Saturday, the Sharks will host the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at 7pm on IceCats Night - A Tribute to the Worcester IceCats at the DCU Center. The first 3,000 fans will receive a Scratch (Worcester Ice Cats mascot) bobblehead doll and rumors are circulating that Scratch will return to the DCU Center and pay FINZ a visit!

A special appearance by former Worcester IceCats defenseman Terry Virtue will highlight the promotions packed tribute to the IceCats as the Sharks will sport a Worcester IceCats jersey with Sharks logos to commemorate the 11 seasons of Worcester IceCats hockey at the DCU Center.

The IceCats jerseys worn by the Sharks will be auctioned off throughout the game and a few select jerseys will be auctioned off via a live postgame auction with Sharks players.

The inaugural class of the Worcester Hockey Hall of Fame which includes; Larz Anderson, Eddie Bates, Marvin Degon Sr., Kelly O'Leary, Terry Virtue, and Scott Young, will be inducted during an on-ice ceremony during the first intermission.

Doors will open at 3:30pm for the 3rd annual High School Hockey Clash presented by the Massachusetts Army National Guard featuring Hudson and Marlboro at 4pm in the 2nd of four high school hockey doubleheaders at the DCU Center this season. The WXLO street team will greet Sharks fans at 530pm in the DCU Center lobby.

On Sunday, the Sharks host the Portland Pirates at 3pm with a special on-ice wedding during the 2nd intermission! 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.

Get your family fun pack (4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, and 4 sodas) for just $69 for all Friday, Saturday, and Sunday games! (must be purchased through the Sharks front office in advance at 508-929-0500).

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