Stalock Is Key in Sharks Victory

Published on February 20, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


Shark Snap Shot:

The Worcester Sharks chomped two out of a possible six points in three road games to begin their four game road swing despite having the lead heading into the third period in all three games. The Sharks began the week with a 3-2 loss in Portland on Wednesday night followed by a 3-1 loss in Connecticut on Saturday night. Worcester squeaked out a 2-1 win on Sunday in Springfield highlighted by the return of goaltender Alex Stalock.

The Worcester Sharks player of the week nominee is goaltender Alex Stalock. Alex made his first AHL start in 379 days on Sunday and made 15 saves and stopped Alexandre Giroux on a third period penalty shot try in the 2-1 victory in Springfield.

If the playoffs were to start today, the Sharks would have the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference with 57 points through 50 games. (would face the 1st seed St. John's IceCaps)

Few things to know....

- The Sharks currently sit in 3rd place in the Atlantic Division, 15 points behind the first place St. John's IceCaps and one point behind the 2nd place Monarchs.

- Alex Stalock returned to net for Worcester on Sunday after a six game conditioning assignment in Stockton (ECHL). It was Stalock's first game in the AHL after suffering an injury on Feb 4, 2011. Stalock now has a 59-36-6 record with the Worcester Sharks.

- The Worcester Sharks lead the AHL with 86 fighting majors through 50 games breaking the franchise record of 81 set last season. Catch a cool YOUTUBE video HERE of the Sharks in action!

- The Sharks conclude a four game road trip on Tuesday at Syracuse before returning home for the GRONK PUCK SPIKE on Feb 24 vs. the Providence Bruins.

Top 3... Last Week!

1. Alex Stalock makes 15 saves and stops Alexandre Giroux on a third period penalty shot in 2-1 win at Springfield on Sunday!

2. Nick Petrecki scores his first goal in 95 games, was +2, and was #2 star in 2-1 win at Springfield on Sunday!

3. Matt Pelech picked up his 9th and 10th fighting majors and blocked several shots on the penalty kill for the Sharks in three games last week!

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

Wed. 2/15 L Worcester SHARKS 3 @ Portland Pirates 4

Sat. 2/18 L Worcester SHARKS 1 @ Connecticut Whale 3

Sun. 2/19 W Worcester SHARKS 2 @ Springfield Falcons 1

This week:

Tue. 2/21 Worcester SHARKS @ Portland Pirates - 7pm

Fri. 2/24 Providence Bruins @ Worcester SHARKS - 7:30pm

Sat. 2/25 Portland Pirates @ Worcester SHARKS - 7pm

Rewind the Tape:

2.15.12 - Worcester 3 - Portland 4 - L - Cumberland County Civic Center

Jack Combs, Nathan Moon, and Ryan Del Monte scored power play goals but the Pirates scored twice late in the third period within a 33 second span as the Sharks fell 4-3 to the Portland Pirates at the Cumberland County Civic Center on Wednesday night. The Sharks and Pirates split the home and home series and Worcester now has just a one point cushion over the Pirates in the Atlantic Division. Harri Sateri made 23 saves in net for Worcester in the loss and Matt Irwin added two power play assists from the blue line in a feisty affair that saw two fights and 54 penalty minutes.

2.18.12 - Worcester 1 - Connecticut 3 - L - XL Center

Jimmy Bonneau scored his second goal of the season but Worcester allowed two goals midway through third period within a 57 second span as the Sharks fell 3-1 to the Connecticut Whale at the XL Center on Saturday night. Tyson Sexsmith made 35 saves in goal for Worcester, including 19 saves in the second period.

2.19.12 - Worcester 2 - Springfield 1 - W - Mass Mutual Center

Making his first AHL start in 379 days, goaltender Alex Stalock made 15 saves and stopped Alexandre Giroux on a third period penalty shot attempt as the Sharks broke a two game skid with a 2-1 victory over the Springfield Falcons at the Mass Mutual Center on Sunday afternoon. Andrew Murray and Nick Petrecki scored first period goals for the Sharks as Worcester pulled five points ahead of the Falcons for the 8th spot in the Eastern Conference. Game four of the four game road trip (1-2-0-0) concludes on Tuesday night with a 7pm start vs. the Syracuse Crunch.

Sharks in the Atlantic: The Sharks are swimming in 3rd place with 57 points (24-17-4-5) in the Atlantic Division through 50 games, which is 15 points behind the first place St. John's IceCaps (52gp) and one point behind the 2nd place Manchester Monarchs (55gp). The Sharks have a one point edge over the 4th place Providence Bruins (56pts in 54gp) and two points ahead of the 5th place Portland Pirates (54pts in 52gp), to round out a very choppy Atlantic Division.

Coaching Milestones....

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.

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. John Paddock 1981-2010 16seasons 1,125GP 589 WINS

4. Roy Sommer 1998-current 14seasons 1,090GP 502 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 (14th season) in the American Hockey League. His current regular season record is now: 502-450 -49 -47-42. (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 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 348 of the 502 victories (69%).

ECHL... Coach Sommer also has 176 wins in the ECHL coaching in five seasons with Roanoke Valley and Richmond.

Shark Bites:

Captains for the 2011-12 season: Mike Moore was named the Sharks 4th captain in team history on Feb 11, 2011 and was named captain again before the start of the 2011-12 season. Alternate captains for this season: veteran forward Ben Guite and forward John McCarthy. Tommy Wingels, Jimmy Bonneau, Benn Ferriero, Brandon Mashinter, Mike Connolly, Matt Pelech, and Andrew Murray have also worn the "A" this season.

From east to west..... The Worcester Sharks have had 7 players (10 call-ups) receive at least one call up this season to San Jose... Currently; Tommy Wingels, Benn Ferriero, Andrew Desjardins, Justin Braun, Jamie McGinn, Logan Couture, Jason Demers, Joe Pavelski, Marc-Edourd Vlasic, and Doug Murray are all former Worcester Sharks that are currently playing with the San Jose Sharks.

All-Stars... Defenseman Matt Irwin and rookie netminder Tyson Sexsmith represented the Worcester Sharks at the 2012 AHL All-Star Classic in Atlantic City on Jan 29-30.

All-Star Selections for Worcester through the years:

2007 - Mathieu Darche

2008 - Mike Iggulden

2009 - Derek Joslin and Ryan Vesce

2010 - Logan Couture, Danny Groulx, and Alex Stalock

2011 - Jonathan Cheechoo and Justin Braun

AWARDS...Tommy Wingels was selected as the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 18, 2011. In four games last week Wingels recorded four goals, two assists and a plus-6 rating as the Sharks closed out a seven-game road swing having earned 11 of a possible 14 standings points. Wingels recorded 10 points (seven goals, three assists), including four game-winning goals, and a plus-11 rating during the Sharks' seven-game road stretch from Dec. 4-18, helping Worcester to a 5-1-0-1 mark in that time.

Tommy Wingels take 2... Tommy Wingels became just the third Worcester Sharks player in franchise history to record 10 goals in a month (joining Mathieu Darche and Graham Mink). Tommy finished the month of December with 10 goals, three assists, and +5 in 14 games. Wingels recorded four game winning goals in the month of December and fired 53 shots on goal. Tommy was rewarded with a NHL call up to San Jose on Jan 4 and scored his first NHL goal on Jan 15 at Chicago.

Breaking down January... the Sharks finished 4-4-1-2 (11 points in 11gp) in January with 25 GF and 30GA. PP went 8-for-40, opponents PP went 8-for-51. Worcester had 15 fighting majors this month.

Breaking down February... the Sharks are 4-4-0-0 (8 points in 8gp) in February with 21 GF and 20 GA. PP is 9-for-35 (25.7%), opponents PP is 5-for-42 (11.9%), and Worcester has 16 fighting majors this month.

Newest Shark... forward Andrew Murray joined the Worcester Sharks on Feb 7 after skating in 39 games with the San Jose Sharks (1-3-4) this season. The 30-year-old native of Selkirk, Manitoba has skated in 220 NHL games in his career (24-16-40) with Columbus and San Jose. He has three 10+ goal seasons with the Syracuse Crunch in the AHL. Murray scored his first goal with the Worcester Sharks on Feb 12 and has three points (2-1-3) in six games with Worcester.

TRADE!... The San Jose Sharks traded Worcester Sharks defenseman Sean Sullivan to Florida in exchange for center Tim Kennedy on Jan 26. Sullivan had suited up in 105 Worcester Sharks games and compiled 59 points (17-42-59) and 53 penalty minutes. Kennedy brings 112 NHL games of experience, was a National Champion with Michigan State in 2007, and was on the AHL All Rookie Team in 2008-09 with the Portland Pirates. Tim has eight points (2-6-8) in 9gp with Worcester.

First Half... the Sharks finished the first half of the season after a 3-2 loss in Providence on Jan 22. Worcester went 19-12-3-4 with 45 points in 38gp for a .592 win percentage; the 2nd best first half record in franchise history. Worcester had a .639 win percentage with 51pts in 40gp in 2009-10, the year they won the Atlantic Division.

1 Goal Games... 10 of the last 14 games for Worcester have been decided by a single goal. The Sharks are 13-6-4-5 overall in 1 goal games this season

Nice Crowd... the Worcester Sharks had their 2nd biggest crowd in franchise history on Jan 21, 2012 in a 3-2 overtime win over Bruins at the DCU Center. The Sharks welcomed 8,840 fans through the gates in the exciting win. The sharks have has seven crowds over 5,000 fans this season, including a sellout crowd (6,859) on Feb 12.

Worcester/Manchester Rivalry... the Sharks and Monarchs have already slugged it out through eight of 12 games this season. The two teams have combined for 429 penalty minutes in the nine games (205WOR, 224 MCH) and 21 sets of fighting major penalties. Worcester is 2-4-2-1 vs. Manchester this season with the next meeting coming in Manchester on March 25.

Killer Start... Jack Combs scored on his first shift as a member of the Worcester Sharks in Albany on Dec 16 and added another goal later in the first period. The native of St. Louis, MS led the ECHL with 37 points (17-20-37) in 23 games with Colorado before he was signed by Worcester to a PTO on Dec 14. The 23-year-old has 24 points (12-12-24) in 27 games for Worcester and was rewarded with an AHL contract from the Sharks on Feb 7.

Road Warriors... the Sharks have taken a point in 19-of-26 road games this season (12-8-4-3) and finished with a 5-1-0-1 record on their season long seven game road trip. (12/4-12/18/11)

Streakers!.... the Sharks have a fighting major in three straight games (4 FM)

3rd period success!... the Sharks are outscoring their opponents 51-42 in the third period this season (94).... But, getting outscored 44-47 in the second period (-3).

the later the better.... Worcester has scored 33 goals in the 1st period (.66 per game), 44 goals in the 2nd period (.88 per game), and 51 goals in the 3rd period (1.02 per game).

Leaders among us... Jimmy Bonneau is 2nd in the AHL with 18 fighting majors...Curt Gogol is 2nd among AHL rookies with 114 penalty minutes and 1st with 14 fighting majors...Nathan Moon is 1st among rookies with 116 penalty minutes...Tyson Sexsmith is 3rd in the AHL with a 2.13 GAA... Matt Irwin is 8th with 300 points (8-22-30), 6th among AHL d-men with 8 goals, 1st in power play goals with 7, and 4th in shots with 133.

OT Penalty Shot... On November 16, Springfield goaltender Manny Legace faced Worcester forward Mike Connolly on a penalty shot 52 seconds into overtime and saved both the attempt and the game, as just over a minute later the Falcons won, 3-2, on a goal by Alexandre Giroux. Since the 1992-93 season, there have been 27 penalty shots taken in overtime of an AHL game (including four in the playoffs); goalies have stopped 25 of them.

Penalty Shots take 2.... Sean Sullivan scored a rare penalty shot shorthanded goal by a defenseman vs. Mike McKenna in the 2nd period in a 5-2W at Binghamton on Dec 17. Worcester is now 3-for-8 in franchise history on penalty shots.

PP Specialist...Matt Irwin's seven power-play goals have put him in good position to set some team records, but he is not there yet. The record for most power-play goals in a season by a Sharks defenseman is nine, done by Garrett Stafford in 2006-07. The career record is 16, done by Derek Joslin. Irwin had six last year, so has 13 for his career.

Tallest Shark.... Worcester Sharks rookie defenseman Taylor Doherty is the tallest player in team history standing at 6'7" 230lbs. Taylor has a +5 rating and has added three fighting majors. Doherty recorded his first professional point (assist) in his 37th pro game in Manchester on Jan 28.

Score first... the Sharks have scored FIRST 24 times in 50 games this season (17-3-2-2); Curt Gogol 2,Benn Ferriero 4, Nathan Moon 2, Mike Moore 1, Tommy Wingels 1, John McCarthy 2, Matt Irwin 1, Sena Acolatse 1, Tony Lucia 1, Brodie Reid 1, Brandon Mashinter 2, Jack Combs 3, Mike Connolly 1, Jimmy Bonneau 1, and Andrew Murray 1.

First Pro Goals this season... Curt Gogol (Oct 9 @ PRO vs. Khudobin), James Livingston (Oct15 vs. ALB vs. Frazee), Mike Connolly (Oct15 vs. ALB vs. Frazee), Nathan Moon (Oct 21 @ PRO vs. Khudobin), Sena Acolatse (Nov 1 vs. STJ vs. Pasquale), Brodie Reid (Nov 5 vs. STJ vs. Pasquale), and Marek Viedenski (Dec 11 at STJ vs. empty net)

100 AHL goals.... Veteran Ben Guite scored his first goal as a member of the Worcester Sharks in a 6-1 win over the Devils on October 15. The goal turned out to be his 100th AHL goal in his career. Ben also has 19 NHL goals in 175 career NHL games.

Great first impression... Curt Gogol became just the 5th Sharks player to score in his professional debut joining Joe Pavelski, Nate Raduns, Tony Lucia, and Cam MacIntyre. (Thanks Bill Ballou, Worcester TG)

Sharks in the Atlantic... the Sharks had a 29-20-4-7 record against Atlantic Division prey last season and are 11-13-3-3 in the division this season.

Good when leading... the Sharks are 12-2-1-1 when leading after the 1st period of play and 12-2-0-2 when leading after the 2nd period of play this season.

6 National Champions... The Sharks have six players that have won the NCAA Division 1 Championship.... Mike Connolly was co-captain for Minnesota-Duluth in 2011, John McCarthy was co-captain for Boston University in 2009, Benn Ferriero and Nick Petrecki with Boston College in 2008, Tim Kennedy with Michigan State University, and Ben Guite with Maine in 1999.

These Sharks have teeth!.... Worcester is 2nd in the AHL in penalty minutes averaging 21.51 penalty minutes per game and are 1st with 82 fighting major penalties. Manchester is 2nd with 63 fighting majors.

100 club... The Worcester Sharks are one of two teams in the AHL with three players with over 100 penalty minutes this season (Manchester is the other). Curt Gogol (114), Nathan Moon (116), and Jimmy Bonneau (122) have all hit the century mark already this season for Worcester.

2 Men Down.... John McCarthy became just the 2nd Worcester Sharks player to score a shorthanded goal while the Sharks were two men down. "JMac" scored at 8:32 of the first period in a 3-2 win over Bridgeport on Nov 11. Steve Zalewski had the other 3-on-5 score in Houston on 11/22/08.

200/300... Worcester Sharks captain Mike Moore became just the 2nd player in Sharks history to hit 200 games and 300 penalty minutes this season joining Riley Armstrong. #8 has played in 230 games for Worcester accumulating 319 penalty minutes... Moore surpassed Lukas Kaspar on Jan 15 for the most games played by a Worcester Sharks player with 217.

Sherriff McLaren... Sharks tough guy Frazer McLaren was assigned back to Worcester on Jan 22 from San Jose. #10 ranks 2nd all-time in Worcester Sharks history with 456 penalty minutes (43 FM) in 183 games. Brad Staubitz holds the top stop with 462 pims in 162 games.

Thanks Ballou... the Worcester Sharks are 4-6-1-0 when they fire 47 or more shots on goal during a game.

Massachusetts!... the Sharks have three players born from Massachusetts (John McCarthy - Andover, Benn Ferriero - Essex, and Brian O'Hanley - Quincy) In addition, assistant coach David Cunniff hails from South Boston.

Hockey East Alumni!... the Worcester Sharks have nine players from Hockey East Schools (Irwin and Braun - UMass-Amherst, Ferriero - BC, McCarthy - BU, Reid - NU, O'Hanley - BC, Guite - UMaine, Petrecki - BC, O' Connor - PC )

Young Guns... the Sharks have dressed 15 rookies already this season. (Curt Gogol, Nathan Moon, Brodie Reid, James Livingston, Mike Connolly, Taylor Doherty, Tyson Sexsmith, Harri Sateri, Sena Acolatse, Tony Lucia, Marek Viedensky, Brian O'Hanley, Jack Combs, Chad Costello, and Ian O'Connor)

Great Start to the Weekend.... The Sharks are 7-3-2-2 on Friday nights this season.... A perfect way to kick off the weekend!

Super Sunday... the Sharks went 14-4-0-2 on Sunday afternoon games in 2010-11 and are 7-2-0-2 on Sundays this season.

I'll take a draft... Nine Worcester Sharks players were drafted by the San Jose Sharks. (Braun, Doherty, Lucia, McCarthy, O'Hanley, Petrecki, Sateri, Sexsmith, and Viedensky,)

NHL Experience.... The Sharks have eight players with NHL experience totaling 622 games led by veteran Andrew Murray with 220... breakdown of the rest... Ben Guite 175, Tim Kennedy 112, John McCarthy 51, Frazer McLaren 39, Mike Moore 6, Matt Pelech 5, Brandon Mashinter 13, and Alex Stalock 1.

2 Gordie Howe Hattricks.... Worcester Sharks winger Brandon Mashinter recorded a Gordie Howe Hattrick in the Sharks 4-3W vs. the Whale at the DCU Center on Dec 30th. Mash recorded an assist on Tony Lucia's goal at 5:20 of first period, fighting major vs. Jared Nightingale at 19:54 of the second period, and the game winning goal at 17:04 of the third period. It was the first time a Sharks player had recorded a Gordie Howe Hattrick since Mash did it vs. Lowell on Nov 11, 2009... Mash followed up with another on Feb 4 at St. John's with a fighting major vs. Garth Murray at 18:36 of the first period, an assist on Mike Connolly's goal at 6:15 of the third period, and a empty net goal at 19:54 of the 3rd period.

Like Father, Like Son... Rookie Curt Gogol is 3rd on the Sharks with 114 penalty minutes and 2nd with 14 fighting majors through 36 games... his father Brent racked up 892 penalty minutes in 157 professional games in the IHL, CHL, EHL, and the AHL including 380 pims in 1978-79 in 57 games with the Flint Generals.

Major Bonneau... Worcester Sharks tough guy Jimmy Bonneau has racked up 18 fighting majors in 38 games this season for the Sharks. Jimmy has 88 fighting majors in 228 AHL games along with 675 penalty minutes.

Acolatse can throw... Worcester Sharks rookie defenseman Sena Acolatse has been quite impressive in his first seven professional hockey fights this season. The 5-11, 205 pounder and native of Hayward, CA native has fought Richard Clune, Brett Hextall, Dane Byers, Stephane Veilleux, Andre Deveaux, J.D. Watt, and Garth Murray so far this season. Sena led the Prince George Cougars in WHL with 15 fighting majors in 66 games last year, and also added 15 goals.

Worcester record... the Sharks are on pace to surpass the Worcester IceCats team record of 126 fighting majors in 1997-98. A few players from the 97-98 squad include Terry Virtue, Jamal Mayers, Justin Hocking, Tyler Willis, and Reed Low.

Five for fighting...The Sharks have 86 fighting majors this season (franchise record) good for 1st in the AHL... 16 different players dropped the mitts this season for the Sharks this season: (Jimmy Bonneau 18, Curt Gogol 14, Nick Petrecki 2, Cam MacIntyre 5, Nathan Moon 8, Brandon Mashinter 5, Mike Moore 3, Frazer McLaren 3, Sena Acolatse 7, Taylor Doherty 3, Matt Pelech 10, Tommy Wingels 2, Ryan Del Monte 3, James Livingston 1, John McCarthy 1, and Sean Sullivan 1)... The Sharks had 81 fighting majors last season, 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: 24-17-4-5, 57 points - 3rd in Atlantic

Win percentage: .570% - 13th in AHL

Home Record: 12-9-0-2

Away Record: 12-8-4-3

Attendance: 97,880 through 23 games at DCU Center 4,256 average) - 24th in AHL

Goals Scored: 134, 2.68 goals per game, 23rd in AHL

Goals Allowed: 130, 2.60 goals against per game, 5th in AHL (1st in Eastern Conference)

Shots per game: 32.44 - 6th in AHL

Shots allowed per game: 28.60 - 8th in AHL

Score 1st: 17-3-2-2 when scoring first (.792%) - 9th in AHL

1 goal games: 13-6-4-5 in one goal games

PP: 18.4%, 12th in AHL (40-217)

PK: 84.3%, 6th in AHL (35-223)

SHG - 4 shorthanded goals scored

SHGA - 5 shorthanded goals allowed

PIMS - 21.30 penalty minutes per game, 2nd in AHL

Fighting Majors: 86 - 1st in AHL (franchise record)

OT Games - 15 - (4-4 record in OT)

SO Games - 7 - (2-5 record in SO)

Roster Players - the Sharks have used 35 players this season

Goalies - the Sharks have used 4 goaltenders this season

Players receiving call-ups to San Jose - 8 (Sexsmith, Braun, Ferriero, McLaren, Irwin, Niittymaki, Wingels, McCarthy)

NHL debuts - 0 Worcester players made their NHL debuts this season

Call-ups to San Jose - 10 different call-ups to San Jose this season

Coming and goings from the Shark Tank: Date

Player

Team

Transaction

02/18/2012

John McCarthy (LW)

Worcester

ADD Returned on loan from San Jose (NHL)

02/17/2012

Ian O'Connor (F)

Worcester

ADD Signed to PTO

02/14/2012

Chad Costello (F)

Worcester

DEL Released from PTO

02/13/2012

Alex Stalock (G)

Worcester

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

Top Worcester Sharks:

o Goals Wingels (13) - currently in San Jose

o Game Winners Wingels (4) - currently in San Jose

o Assists Irwin (22)

o Points Irwin (8-22-30)

o Power play Points Irwin (7-11-18)

o Shots Irwin (133 shots)

o PIM Bonneau (122)

o Fighting Pen. Bonneau (18)

o Plus/Minus McCarthy (+7)

o Wins Sateri (11)

o G.A.A. Sexsmith (2.13)

o Save % Sexsmith (.925)

o Shutouts Sateri (2)

Sharks in the Pacific:

The San Jose Sharks are 31-19-7 with 69 points through 57 games and currently in 1st place in the Pacific Division. Former Worcester Sharks playing for San Jose: Joe Pavelski (22-23-45) Logan Couture (25-24-49), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (4-15-19), Torrey Mitchell (5-9-14), Douglas Murray (0-4-4), Andrew Desjardins (3-9-12), Jamie McGinn (12-11-23), Jason Demers (2-9-11), Justin Braun (2-6-8), John McCarthy (0-0-0), and Tommy Wingels (2-2-4). Thomas Greiss is 8-5-1 with a 2.13 GAA and .923 save %.

Week ahead: (all times EST)

Tue., Feb 21 at 7pm at Columbus

Thu., Feb 23 at 7pm at Toronto

Sat., Feb 25 at 8pm at Nashville

Sun., Feb 26 at 6pm at Minnesota

Sharks in the ECHL:

The Stockton Thunder are 26-21-1-4 in 52 games this season with 57 points, which is 14 points behind the first place Las Vegas Wranglers (56gp) and 12 points behind the 2nd place Ontario Reign (52gp) in the Pacific Division. Thomas Heemskerk is 8-5-0 with a 3.22 GAA and a .894 save % for the Thunder.

Week Ahead: (all times EST)

Fri., Feb 24 at 10pm at Bakersfield

Sat., Feb 25 at 10pm at Bakersfield

Sun., Feb 26 at 7pm vs. Bakersfield

Coming Up:

The Sharks close out a four game road trip in Syracuse, NY on Tuesday night at 7pm v. the Crunch.

The Sharks return home for TWO PROMOTIONS PACKED games this weekend at the DCU CENTER!

On Friday, arrive early and catch New England Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski perform the GRONK PUCK SPIKE before the Sharks host the Providence Bruins on March of Dimes Night! Game begins at 7:30pm against the Bruins!

On Saturday, the Sharks host the annual Special Olympics Massachusetts Night with a special torch lighting ceremony during the first intermission! Arrive early and try to dunk SPAZ from WAAF in the dunk tank during the WAAF Fan Fest in the DCU Center Lobby beginning at 6pm. The Worcester Sharks will wear a special SOMA jersey to benefit the Special Olympics Massachusetts.

Score a family fun pack today for only $74! Four tickets, four hot dogs, and four sodas for a portion of the price! Available only through the Sharks front office for every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday games this season!

Enjoy a Worcester Sharks Experience Pack! The Sharks are offering groups to partake in a Sharks hockey experience with many interactive activities; including friends and family skates on the DCU Center ice before or after a game, the high FIN tunnel (high-fiving players as they take the ice), singing the National Anthem, intermission performances, and more.

Marina Riva, Jonathan Forsberg, Jason Jones, Chris Curtis, and Kristyn Galante are ready to take your orders and answer your questions today! Season Tickets for the 2012-13 season are on sale now by contacting the Worcester Sharks Office at 508.929.0500 or by crashing the net at www.SharksAHL.com.

All games can be heard live on 580AM and 94.9FM WTAG, as well as online through AHL Live, by following the link on the Sharks website at www.SharksAHL.com.

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