Worcester Sharks Announce Training Camp Roster And Exhibition Game Schedule
September 29, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
WORCESTER, MA- The Worcester Sharks announced today their initial 2008-09 training camp roster. Training camp will commence on Monday, September 29 with practices and a scrimmage at the Hart Center at the College of the Holy Cross. The announcement was made today by Sharks President and CEO Michael T. Lehr.
Players will train at the DCU Center, as well as the Hart Center at the College of the Holy Cross. Morning practices will be held on September 29th and 30th at the Hart Center from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will be open to the public.
On October 1st-4th and 6th-7th, players will skate from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the DCU Center, and will also participate in four exhibition games during that time, including the hosting of games in Framingham and Fitchburg. Listed below is the entire exhibition game schedule:
October 1st @ Hartford at Trinity College (7 p.m.)
October 3rd @. Springfield at MassMutual Center (7:30 p.m.)
October 4th vs. Hartford at Loring Arena in Framingham (7 p.m.)
October 5th vs. Manchester at Wallace Civic Center in Fitchburg presented by the Sentinel & Enterprise (4 p.m.)
Training camp will conclude with the Season Ticket Holders' Meet the Team Party at the Boston Billiard Club. All season ticket holders will have the chance to meet and greet their favorite Sharks players on Wednesday, October 7th at 5:30 p.m.
WORCESTER SHARKS 2008-09 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
NO LEFT WING HT WT S BORN BIRTHPLACE 2007-08 TEAM LGE GP G A PTS PIM ACQ
23 Wes Clark 5-11 185 L 1/28/83 Oakville, Ontario U. of Maine HE 30 10 11 21 20 ATO
11 P.J. Fenton 5-11 185 L 8/26/85 Springfield, Massachusetts Worcester AHL 4 0 0 0 4 FA/08
UMass-Amherst HE 36 9 19 28 24
28 James McEwan 6-0 187 L 4/23/87 Kelowna, British Columbia Kelowna WHL 37 2 4 6 93 ATO
14 Frazer McLaren 6-5 235 L 10/29/87 Winnipeg, Manitoba Worcester AHL 4 0 1 1 17 ED/07
Moose Jaw WHL 48 15 18 33 119
Portland WHL 18 4 3 7 45
16 Dominic Osman 6-0 180 L 2/4/82 Dearborn, Michigan New Mexico CHL 60 24 23 47 24 PTO
NO CENTER HT WT S BORN BIRTHPLACE 2007-08 TEAM LGE GP G A PTS PIM ACQ
34 Andrew Desjardins 6-0 197 R 7/27/86 Lively, Ontario Laredo CHL 64 22 37 59 112 PTO
21 Matt Fornataro 6-0 190 R 6/26/85 Calgary, Alberta Syracuse AHL 1 1 0 1 0 FA/08
UNH HE 36 18 28 46 44
13 T.J. Fox 6-1 200 L 6/11/84 Oswego, New York Worcester AHL 71 12 12 24 33 FA/07
33 Gino Guyer 5-11 192 R 10/14/83 Coleraine, Minnesota Phoenix ECHL 49 13 26 39 18 PTO
Alaska ECHL 9 1 2 3 2
18 Cory Larose 5-11 190 L 5/14/75 Campbellton, New Brunswick Lulea HF SEL 47 10 18 28 83 FA/08
NO RIGHT WING HT WT S BORN BIRTHPLACE 2007-08 TEAM LGE GP G A PTS PIM ACQ
42 Nate Bostic 5-11 190 R 3/31/86 Holden, Massachusetts Niagra U. CHA 15 2 2 4 2 ATO
38 Jamie Carroll 6-1 200 R 10/25/83 Andover, Connecticut Port Huron IHL 74 30 40 70 26 PTO
Rockford AHL 2 0 0 0 0
41 Rick Cleaver 6-0 190 L 8/10/83 Parksville, British Columbia Norwich ECAC 28 31 19 50 16 ATO
36 Dan DaSilva 6-1 195 R 4/30/85 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Lake Erie AHL 54 9 14 23 50 PTO
32 Bryan Esner 5-9 165 R 7/27/86 Paradise Valley, Arizona Pensacola ECHL 55 21 28 49 36 PTO
South Carolina ECHL 16 3 2 5 12
12 Matt Jones 6-4 210 L 1/13/86 Kentwood, Michigan Worcester AHL 7 2 1 3 8 FA/08
Merrimack HE 34 15 7 22 60
10 Ashton Rome 6-1 205 R 12/31/85 Nesbitt, Manitoba Worcester AHL 60 7 8 15 49 ED/05
40 Dan Travis 6-3 215 R 11/26/83 Wilton, New Hampshire Quinnipiac U. ECAC 37 12 9 21 59 ATO
17 Ryan Vesce 5-8 175 R 4/7/82 Lloyd Harbor, New York HIFK Helsinki FEL 56 26 18 44 42 FA/08
NO DEFENSE HT WT S BORN BIRTHPLACE 2007-08 TEAM LGE GP G A P PIM ACQ
7 Brendan Buckley 6-2 205 R 2/26/77 Needham, Massachusetts Iserlohn DEL 43 0 4 4 119 FA/08
4 Matt Burke 6-0 190 R 2/16/85 Milton, Massachusetts Phoenix ECHL 8 0 0 0 4 PTO
Holy Cross AH 30 3 11 14 14
37 Brian O'Hanley 5-11 190 R 12/18/84 Quincy, MA Boston College HE 1 0 1 1 0 PTO
Fresno ECHL 12 0 2 2 10
27 Matt Kinch 5-11 185 L 2/17/80 Red Deer, Alberta Binghamton AHL 73 9 16 25 73 FA/08
3 Rory Rawlyk 6-5 218 L 9/9/83 Edmonton, Alberta South Carolina ECHL 26 2 10 12 22 AHL
Regensburg Germany 35 7 17 24 94
2 Patrick Traverse 6-4 210 L 3/14/74 Montreal, Quebec Worcester AHL 65 6 19 25 52 FA/07
5 Jamie VanderVeeken 6-2 215 L 1/20/86 Wallaceburg, Ontario Kalamazoo IHL 72 14 19 33 82 PTO
24 Brett Westgarth 6-2 215 R 2/4/82 Amherstburg, Ontario Iowa AHL 37 2 3 5 89 FA/08
Flint IHL 27 2 10 12 39
45 Phil Youngclaus 5-11 210 R 6/29/83 Methuen, MA Pensacola ECHL 70 1 13 14 66 PTO
NO GOALTENDER HT WT C BORN BIRTHPLACE 2007-08 TEAM LGE GP MIN GAA W-L-T SO GA ACQ
30 Ryan Daniels 6-1 194 R 6/22/88 Pickering, ONT Saginaw OHL 49 2857 3.15 20-15-10 2 150 ATO
35 Kyle Jones 6-0 195 L 8/22/83 North Delta, British Columbia St. Norbert NCHA 25 1543 1.09 21-1-3 10 28 FA/08
1 Derek MacIntyre 6-2 211 L 11/1/85 Stanwood, Michigan Ferris St. CCHA 2 76 3.16 0-1-0 0 4 ATO
Acquired:
ED/YR= Entry Draft/Year Drafted Head Coach: Roy Sommer President & CEO: Michael T. Lehr
FA/YR= Free Agent/Year Signed Assistant Coach: David Cunniff General Manager: Wayne Thomas
SD/YR= Supplemental Draft/Year Drafted Head Equipment Manager: Vinny Ferraiuolo VP & Assistant GM: Michael Mudd
TR/YR= Through Trade/Year Acquired Head Athletic Trainer: Matt White PR / Broadcaster: Eric Lindquist
WA/YR=Via Waivers/Year Acquired Strength & Conditioning Assistant: Jaime Rodriguez PR Assistant: Chris Del Vecchio
WD/Year=Waiver Draft/Year Acquired NHL Affiliation: San Jose Sharks ECHL Affiliation: Phoenix RoadRunners
The Sharks will open their third season in Lowell on Saturday, October 11th at 7:00 p.m. Worcester will then travel to Glens Falls in New York to battle the River Rats on the October 17th at 7:30 p.m., and then return home for the team's home opener against Providence on October 18th at 7:05 p.m. The first 3,000 fans in attendance will receive All-Star bobbleheads and magnet schedules courtesy of Charter Communications! All fans will also be treated to a pre-game concert by Joshua Tree, a U2 tribute band!
Ticket packages for the 2008-09 season are on sale now by contacting the Worcester Sharks Office at 508.929.0500 or by crashing the net at www.sharksahl.com. Secure your seat for the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Charter Communications by making your deposit today!
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