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Stalock Sharp for Sharks

November 15, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


Alex Stalock made 88 saves on 92 shots (.956 save %) and suited up in all three games for Worcester in their 3-in-3 weekend. Dan DaSilva scored his first goal of the season and Mike Moore had his first professional two goal game on Sunday to close out the weekend with two wins in three games.

Top 3!

#1 Alex Stalock makes three starts in three days allowing just four total goals. Stalock was the #1 star racking up 37 saves in 3-1 win in Manchester on Friday.

#2 Mike Moore scores his first two goals of the season and was #1 star in 3-1 over Admirals on Sunday!

#3 Kevin Henderson records three assists and is +3 in 3-1 win over Admirals on Sunday!

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

Fri. 11/12 W Worcester SHARKS 3 @ Manchester Monarchs 1

Sat. 11/13 L Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins 2 @ Worcester SHARKS 0

Sun. 11/14 W Norfolk Admirals 1 @ Worcester SHARKS 3

This week:

Fri. 11/19 Worcester SHARKS @ Manchester Monarchs - 7:00pm

Sat. 11/20 Worcester SHARKS @ Portland Pirates - 7:00pm

Sun. 11/21 Springfield Falcons @ Worcester SHARKS - 3:00pm

Rewind the Tape:

11.12.10 - Worcester 3 - Manchester 1 - W - Verizon Wireless Arena

Benn Ferriero scored twice and Alex Stalock made 37 saves to lead the Sharks to a 3-1 victory over the Manchester Monarchs at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester on Friday night. Sean Sullivan scored his third goal of the season and added an assist in a game that saw 22 penalties called as the Sharks improved to 4-0-0-1 in their last five games.

11.13.10 - Worcester 0 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2 - L - DCU Center

Special teams and goaltending was the difference on Saturday night in Worcester. Brad Thiessen recorded a shutout while Ryan Craig scored on the power play and Tim Wallace scored short-handed for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton as the Penguins defeated Worcester 2-0 in front of 5,007 fans at the DCU Center. Alex Stalock made 24 saves on his bobblehead night and the Sharks hit the post and the crossbar in front of a filled DCU Center.

11.14.10 - Worcester 3 - Norfolk 1 - W - DCU Center

Mike Moore scored his first two goals of the season while the line of Dan DaSilva, Andrew Desjardins and Kevin Henderson played a strong game as the Sharks rebounded from a loss Saturday night to defeat Norfolk 3-1 Sunday afternoon at the DCU Center. Alex Stalock made 27 saves in the winning effort and Kevin Henderson added three assists as the Sharks improved their home record to 4-2-1-1 (10 points).

Sharks in the Atlantic: The Sharks are swimming in 3rd place with 17 points (7-4-1-2) in the Atlantic Division through 14 games, which is eight points behind the first place Portland Pirates (16gp) and 1 point behind the 2nd place Monarchs while the Falcons are in 4th place with 17 points through 15 games. Providence (16 points), Hartford (12 points), and Bridgeport (12 points) round out a very choppy Atlantic Division.

400 WINS and chasing 1000 games....

400 WINS!....With the 4-1 victory vs. Springfield on November 1, 2009 head coach Roy Sommer became just the 4th coach in AHL history to reach the 400 win plateau.

AHL COACHING WINS - ALL-TIME

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

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

3. John Paddock 1981-2009 15seasons 1,107GP 585 WINS

4. Roy Sommer 1998-current 13th season 974GP 449 WINS

Worcester Sharks Head Coach Roy Sommer, who plays a major role in developing players for the San Jose Sharks, is currently the longest-tenured coach (13th season) in the American Hockey League. His current regular season record after the win is now: 449-406-58-61.

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

In Coach Sommer's first AHL victory.... The Kentucky Thoroughblades defeated the Albany River Rats 6-4 at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky on October 17th 1998. Coincidentally, Assistant Coach David Cunniff recorded an assist as a member of the River Rats in the hockey game.

Assistant Coach David Cunniff has joined Coach Sommer in 295 of the 449 victories (65%).

Shark Bites:

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

From east to west..... The Sharks had 12 players that saw action in both the AHL and NHL last season (McLaren, Zalewski, Vesce, Joslin, McGinn, Couture, Callahan, Ferriero, Mitchell, Demers, McCarthy, and Helminen). The Worcester Sharks have 1 CALL-UP this season to San Jose... Currently; Logan Couture, Jason Demers, Derek Joslin, Frazer McLaren, John McCarthy, Jamie McGinn, Joe Pavelski, Devin Setoguchi, Marc-Edourd Vlasic, and Doug Murray are all former Worcester Sharks that are currently playing with the San Jose Sharks.

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

Score first... the Sharks have scored FIRST six times in 14 games this season (6-0-0-0) after scoring first in 42-of-80 games last season (34-6-0-2).... Benn Ferriero has scored the first goal in three games while Jonathan Cheechoo, Sean Sullivan, and Dan DaSilva have the others... Worcester is the only team that have a perfect record when scoring the first goal of the game.

Slim Margins... Eight of the Sharks 14 games have been decided by one goal this season... Worcester is 4-1-1-2 in those eight games.

Don't allow 4... The Sharks are 7-1-0-1 when they allow three goals or less in a game...BUT... Worcester is 0-3-1-1 when they allow four goals or more.

Give me Moore... Sharks defenseman Mike Moore returned to Worcester on November 5 after beginning the season in San Jose... #8 has played 148 games in a Worcester Sharks jersey (11th all-time) and has compiled 43 points (10-33-43) and 230 penalty minutes. His +31 is 4th best in Sharks history. He recorded his first professional two goal game on November 14 vs. Norfolk and was the #1 star.

Who's your BF?... Sharks 2nd year forward Benn Ferriero has started his sophomore campaign on FIRE with 13 points (9-4-13) through 12 games to lead the Sharks offensively. Benn has also played one game with the San Jose Sharks this season (Nov 6 vs. Tampa Bay).

Reunion of sorts...Jonathan Cheechoo returns to the Sharks organization in Worcester and will once again play for head coach Roy Sommer.... Coach Sommer coached Cheechoo in Kentucky and Cleveland in the AHL before his NHL days. Cheechoo had 56-63-119pts in 137 games under coach Sommer. "Cheech" ranks 1st in Worcester with 15 points (5-10-15) in 14 games this season.

Familiar Faces...17 players return to the 2010-11 roster from the regular season Atlantic Division championship team including four 20 goal scorers (DaSilva, Mashinter, Trevelyan, and Zalewski) and team MVP Alex Stalock.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Firsts last Week... Mike Moore recorded his first professional two goal game on Sunday vs. Norfolk... Kevin Henderson recorded his first professional three point game (0-3-3) on Sunday... Dan DaSilva scored his first goal of the season on Sunday.

Streakers... no current streaks

Stole it from Bill Ballou... Dan DaSilva became the 22nd Worcester Sharks player to reach the 100 games played plateau... DaSilva has played in 111 games in a Sharks sweater.

Massachusetts... The Sharks have THREE players born and raised in Massachusetts (Sean Sullivan - Boston, Corey Quirk - Brockton, and Benn Ferriero - Essex) In all, the Sharks have 15 American born players and ten Canadians.

Breaking down the scoring... The Sharks have scored 39 goals this season... 16 on the power play, 22 even strength goals, and one shorthanded tally.

Feeling Special... Worcester ranks 3rd in the AHL on the PK at 89.8% (44-for-49) and 1st in the AHL on the power play with a 23.5% conversion rating (16-for-68)... The Sharks have scored three power play goals in three games this season.

Follow the AHL leaders.... James Marcou is tied for 3rd in rookie power play points (3-4-7) and 2nd in rookie power play goals (3).

Stalock the stopper... Sharks goaltender Alex Stalock has allowed just 7 goals in his last 5 games after allowing 25 goals in his first 7 games.

Mr. Dependable.... Andrew Desjardins has dressed in 168 straight games for Worcester breaking the record held by Derek Joslin (114 games).... Desjardins has the 2nd longest streak in the AHL (Nick Dodge in Charlotte).

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

Coming and goings from the shark tank:

11.8.10 - Garet Hunt was released from his PTO

11.10.10 - Benn Ferriero was returned to Worcester from San Jose

11.12.10 - Riley Gill signed to a PTO

Top Worcester Sharks:

o Goals Ferriero(9)

o Game Winners Marcou, Wingels, Petrecki, Desjardins, Sullivan, Ferriero, and Moore (1)

o Assists Cheechoo (10)

o Points Cheechoo (5-10-15)

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

o Shots Cheechoo (44)

o PIM Petrecki and Hunt (35)

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

o Plus/Minus Moore, Desjardins, DaSilva (+2)

o Wins Stalock (6)

o G.A.A. Hutton (2.32)

o Save % Hutton (.938)

o Shutouts

Sharks in the Pacific:

The San Jose Sharks are 8-5-2 with 18 points through 15 games and is currently in 4th place in the Pacific Division trailing the first place LA Kings by 6 points.

Logan Couture (6-3-9) and John McCarthy (2-1-3) have played very well in San Jose to start the season. Former Worcester Sharks; Joe Pavelski, Devin Setoguchi, and Torrey Mitchell have all scored goals for San Jose. Frazer McLaren has played five games and has recorded four fighting majors.

Mon: LA @ SAN - Wed: SJ @ COL - Thu: SJ @ DAL - Sat: CLB @ SJ

Sharks in the ECHL:

The Stockton Thunder are 7-1-1-2 with 17 points in 11 games and are in 1st place in the Pacific Division in the ECHL. Ryan Constant (AHL contact) and Tyson Sexsmith (NHL contract), are all in Stockton to begin the season. Sexsmith is 3-1-1-1 with a 2.93 GAA and a .881 save % and one fighting major.

Coming Up:

The busy stretch continues for the Sharks with another 3-in-3 weekend, with all three games against Atlantic Division opponents.

On Friday, the Sharks travel to Manchester for a 7pm tilt at the Verizon Wireless Arena.

On Saturday, the Sharks make their first trip to Portland with a 7pm battle against the Pirates.

On Sunday, the Sharks host the Springfield Falcons at 3pm with a special visit from Dora the Explorer presented by Charter Communications!

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 and Saturday games! (must be purchased through the Sharks front office in advance at 508-929-0500)

Chris Curtis, Marina Riva, Jonathan Forsberg, Jason Jones, Kristen Moore, and Matt Renzulli are taking deposits for the Sharks 5th season in Worcester! Jump in today and save over 30% off box office prices! Some of the exclusive benefits for full season ticket holders will include:

Guaranteed same seat for all 40 home dates and playoff home games at the DCU Center

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

Five FREE friends and family vouchers

Exclusive events with the Worcester Sharks players

Merchandise discounts and much, much, more!

Season ticket packages and group tickets for the 2010-11 season are on sale now by contacting the Worcester Sharks Office at 508.929.0500 or by crashing the net at www.SharksAHL.com .



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