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Worcester Sharks Hit 100 Fighting Majors But Still Looking for Scoring Touch

March 12, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


Shark Snap Shot:

The Worcester Sharks chomped two out of a possible eight points in four home games last week. The Sharks began their five game home stand at the DCU Center on Tuesday with a 3-2 loss to the Sound Tigers. Worcester grabbed a 6-4 win over the Pirates on Friday, were shutout at home for the first time in a 2-0 loss to the Bruins on Saturday, and finished off the rough week with a 4-1 loss to the Phantoms on Sunday at the DCU Center.

The Worcester Sharks player of the week nominee was defenseman Matt Pelech. Matt blocked several shots, threw some big time checks, was +4, and added an assist in four games last week.

If the playoffs were to start today, the Sharks would not participate. The Sharks are currently in 9th place in the Eastern Conference; just one point behind the 8th place Devils and two points behind the 7th place Monarchs.

Few things to know....

The Sharks currently sit in 3rd place in the Atlantic Division, 18 points behind the first place St. John's IceCaps, two points behind the 2nd place Monarchs, and one point ahead of the 4th place Pirates, and two points ahead of the 5th place Bruins.

The Sharks currently have 16 games remaining (9 home, 7 away) in their regular season schedule and are out of a playoff spot by 1 point with one game in hand on the Albany Devils.

The Worcester Sharks lead the AHL with 100 fighting majors through 60 games shattering the franchise record of 81 set last season. Catch a cool YOUTUBE video HERE of the Sharks in action!

Tough guy Jimmy Bonneau is one fight away from tying Frazer McLaren's team record of 21 fighting majors (2008-09) in a season.

Andover, MA native and BU alum, John McCarthy leads the Worcester Sharks with 36 points (15-21-36) in 49 games this season. Brandon Mashinter also has 15 goals.

The Sharks finish up their five game home stand (1-3-0-0) on Friday vs. the Bruins on Heroes Night to benefit the Jon Davies Children's Fund. Before the game, the Sharks will be hosting their 2nd annual job fair from 1-5pm (more info HERE) and the Worcester Police and Fire Department will take on the Connecticut Fire Department at 5pm. The game will be shown live on Charter TV3.

The Sharks host IceCats Night and the 2012 Worcester Hockey Hall of Fame Inductions on Sunday, March 18th vs. the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at 3pm.

Top 3... Last Week!

1. John McCarthy and Tim Kennedy each grab three points (1-2-3) in the Sharks 6-4 victory over the Pirates on Friday!

2. Brandon Mashinter scores twice in the Sharks 3-2 loss to the Sound Tigers on Tuesday!

3. Nathan Moon scores his 10th goal of season and adds an assist in 6-4 win over the Pirates on Friday!

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

Tue. 3/6 L Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3 @ Worcester SHARKS 2

Fri. 3/9 W Portland Pirates 4 @ Worcester SHARKS 6

Sat. 3/10 L Providence Bruins 2 @ Worcester SHARKS 0

Sun. 3/11 L Adirondack Phantoms 4 @ Worcester SHARKS 1

This week:

Fri. 3/16 Providence Bruins @ Worcester SHARKS - 7:30pm

Sat. 3/17 Worcester SHARKS @ Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins - 7:05pm

Sun. 3/18 Bridgeport Sound Tigers @ Worcester SHARKS - 3pm

Rewind the Tape:

3.6.12 - Worcester 2 - Bridgeport 3 - L - DCU Center

Brandon Mashinter scored twice for Worcester, but the Sound Tigers scored three power play goals as the Sharks dropped game 1 of a five game home stand by the score of 3-2 to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Tuesday night at the DCU Center in Worcester. Harri Sateri made 22 saves in the loss and John McCarthy added two assists as the Sharks dropped to .500 on home ice. The Sharks went 0-for-6 on the power play but remained in the 8th and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

3.9.12 - Worcester 6 - Portland 4 - W - DCU Center

11 different players recorded at least one point for the Sharks including goaltender Tyson Sexsmith (assist) as the Sharks rolled to a 6-4 victory over the Portland Pirates at DCU Center on Friday evening.

Tim Kennedy (1-2-3) and John McCarthy (1-2-3) each had three points and Brandon Mashinter extended his point streak to five games (4-3-7) with his 15th goal and an assist as the Sharks scored six goals for the first time since the home opener vs. the Devils on Oct 15. Tyson Sexsmith picked up his 12th win of the season with 38 saves and Jimmy Bonneau picked up his team leading 20th fighting major in the victory.

3.10.12 - Worcester 0 - Providence 2 - L - DCU Center

On a night the Sharks were honoring one of their most gifted goal scorers in franchise history; Logan Couture, with a bobble head doll, Bruins netminder Michael Hutchinson made 34 saves as the Sharks lost to the Providence Bruins 2-0 in front of 6,204 fans at the DCU Center on Saturday night. Tyson Sexsmith was the tough luck loser with 28 saves in net for Worcester as the Sharks fell to .500 at home. The Sharks did pick up their 99th and 100th fighting major penalties in the tough loss to the Bruins.

3.11.12 - Worcester 1 - Adirondack 4 - L - DCU Center

Jack Combs scored his 13th goal of the season, the only strike on 41 shots on goal on Adirondack netminder Michael Leighton as the Sharks lost to the Phantom 4-1 at the DCU Center on Sunday afternoon. The Sharks dropped below .500 on home ice with the loss (13-14-0-2) and Harri Sateri made 32 saves in net in a game that saw only three minor penalties.

Sharks in the Atlantic: The Sharks are swimming in 3rd place with 63 points (26-23-4-7) in the Atlantic Division through 60 games, which is 18 points behind the first place St. John's IceCaps (59gp), two points behind the 2nd place Manchester Monarchs (63gp) and one point ahead of the 4th place Portland Pirates (61gp). The Sharks have a two point edge over the 5th place Bruins (61pts in 63gp), 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 1,100GP 504 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: 504-456 -49 -47-44. (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 350 of the 504 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 8 players (11 call-ups) receive at least one call up this season to San Jose... Currently; James Sheppard, 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 February... the Sharks went 4-7-0-1 (9ts in 12gp) in February with 28 GF and 36 GA. PP was 11-for-53 (20.7%), opponents PP was 7-for-52 (13.4%), and Worcester had 24 fighting majors in the month.

Breaking down March.... The Sharks are 2-3-0-1 (5pts in 6gp) in March with 16 GF and 18 GA. PP is 0-for-19 (0.0%), opponents PP is 5-for-25 (20.0%), and Worcester has 6 fighting majors this month.

Breaking down the last 16... Worcester has 16 games remaining (9 home, 7 away) this season. Opponents: Manchester (x3), Portland (x2), Providence (x2), Adirondack, Albany (x2), Bridgeport (x2), Hershey, Springfield, St. John's, and WB-Scranton.

New 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 eight 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 14 points (5-9-14) in 15gp with Worcester.

TRADE 2!... The San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche agreed to a trade on Feb 27 sending Jamie McGinn, Mike Connolly, and Michael Sgarbossa to Colorado in exchange for Daniel Winnik, T.J. Galiardi and a 7th round pick.

Loaned!... Worcester Sharks goaltender Alex Stalock was loaned to the Peoria Rivermen (AHL) on March 3. Stalock posted a 1-1-0 record with a 2.51 GAA and a .909 save % with Worcester this season. The 24-year-old native of South St. Paul, MN had a 5-1-0 record in six starts for the Stockton Thunder along with a 2.83GAA and a .914 save percentage before his call up to Worcester on Feb 13. The Worcester Sharks Team MVP during the 2009-10 season, Stalock has compiled a 59-37-6 all-time record with the Worcester Sharks and a 1-0-0 career record with the San Jose Sharks. Before his 2-1 victory over the Springfield Falcons on Feb 19, 2012, Stalock had not played a game with Worcester since a season ending injury on Feb 4, 2011 vs. the Manchester Monarchs. Alex Stalock was named to the 2009-10 AHL-All Rookie Team and an AHL All-Star in 2010 with Worcester. The Sharks currently has All-Star Tyson Sexsmith and rookie Harri Sateri on their roster as the Sharks continue to battle for a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. Stalock is 1-0-0 with Peoria.

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... 13 of the last 24 games for Worcester have been decided by a single goal. The Sharks are 13-7-4-7 overall in 1 goal games this season

OT again? The Worcester Sharks lead the AHL with 17 games (28.3%) that have gone into overtime. The Sharks are 4-4 in OT and 2-7 in the shootout. The Sharks have the 3rd lowest win percentage in games that end in overtime or the shootout (.353%).

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 nine crowds over 5,000 fans this season, including a sellout crowd (6,859) on Feb 12.

Huge Crowd... the Worcester Sharks welcomed a franchise record 10,170 fans at the DCU Center on Feb 24 for the GRONK PUCK SPIKE.

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.

Road Warriors... the Sharks have taken a point in 22-of-31 road games this season (13-9-4-5) 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 lost two straight games... the Sharks have not allowed a power play goal in three straight games (13-for-13 kills)... Worcester has not scored a power play goal in eight straight games (0-for-28) and 2-for-44 (4.5%) in the last 11 games.

Leaders among us... Jimmy Bonneau is 3rd in the AHL with 20 fighting majors...Curt Gogol is 2nd among AHL rookies with 128 penalty minutes and 1st with 16 fighting majors...Nathan Moon is 1st among rookies with 132 penalty minutes and 4th with 10 fighting majors...Tyson Sexsmith is 4th in the AHL with a 2.19 GAA... Matt Irwin is 10th with 33 points (8-25-33), 2nd in power play goals with 7, and 3rd in shots with 160... Matt Pelech is 3rd among AHL defensemen with 14 fighting majors.

Penalty Shots.... 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 added four 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 28 times in 60 games this season (19-4-2-3); Curt Gogol 3,Benn Ferriero 4, Nathan Moon 2, Mike Moore 2, Tommy Wingels 1, John McCarthy 3, Matt Irwin 1, Sena Acolatse 1, Tony Lucia 1, Brodie Reid 1, Brandon Mashinter 3, 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 13-16-3-4 in the division this season.

Good when leading... the Sharks are 14-3-1-1 when leading after the 1st period of play and 14-3-0-2 when leading after the 2nd period of play this season.

Leads tough to come by... The Sharks have had the lead just 19 times in 60 games heading into the third period. The 2nd fewest in the AHL.

Tied after 2 periods.... The Sharks have been tied 19 times in 60 games heading into the third period, the most in the AHL. Worcester is 10-4-2-3 in those games. (10 wins tied for most in AHL).

5 National Champions... The Sharks have five players that have won the NCAA Division 1 Championship.... 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 in 2007, and Ben Guite with Maine in 1999.

These Sharks have teeth!.... Worcester is 2nd in the AHL in penalty minutes averaging 20.92 penalty minutes per game and are 1st with 100 fighting major penalties. Manchester is 2nd with 75 fighting majors.

100 club... The Worcester Sharks are the only team in the AHL with four players with over 100 penalty minutes this season. Curt Gogol (128), Nathan Moon (132), Jimmy Bonneau (146), and Matt Pelech (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 240 games for Worcester accumulating 328 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.

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 eight players from Hockey East Schools (Irwin and Braun - UMass-Amherst, Ferriero - BC, McCarthy - BU, Reid - NU, O'Hanley - BC, Guite - UMaine, Petrecki - BC,)

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 8-4-2-2 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 7-3-0-3 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.

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 128 penalty minutes and 2nd with 16 fighting majors through 41 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 20 fighting majors in 47 games this season for the Sharks. Bonneau is one fight away from tying Frazer McLaren for the most fighting majors in one season (21 in 2008-09). Jimmy has 90 fighting majors in 237 AHL games along with 699 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 100 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 20, Curt Gogol 16, Nick Petrecki 3, Cam MacIntyre 5, Nathan Moon 10, Brandon Mashinter 6, Mike Moore 4, Frazer McLaren 3, Sena Acolatse 7, Taylor Doherty 4, Matt Pelech 13, Tommy Wingels 2, Ryan Del Monte 3, James Livingston 2, 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: 26-23-4-7, 63 points - 3rd in Atlantic

Win percentage: .525% - 18th in AHL

Home Record: 13-14-0-2

Away Record: 13-9-4-5

Attendance: 127,927 through 29 games at DCU Center 4,411 average) - 24th in AHL

Goals Scored: 157, 2.62 goals per game, 24th in AHL

Goals Allowed: 164, 2.73 goals against per game, 10th in AHL (2nd in Eastern Conference)

Shots per game: 33.13 - 2nd in AHL

Shots allowed per game: 28.80 - 7th in AHL

Score 1st: 19-4-2-3 when scoring first (.768%)

1 goal games: 13-7-4-7 in one goal games

PP: 16.5%, 20th in AHL (42-254)

PK: 83.7%, 8th in AHL (42-258)

SHG - 4 shorthanded goals scored

SHGA - 5 shorthanded goals allowed

PIMS - 20.92 penalty minutes per game, 2nd in AHL

Fighting Majors: 100- 1st in AHL (franchise record)

OT Games - 17 - (4-4 record in OT)

SO Games - 9 - (2-7 record in SO)

Roster Players - the Sharks have used 36 players this season

Goalies - the Sharks have used 4 goaltenders this season

Players receiving call-ups to San Jose - 9 (Sheppard, Sexsmith, Braun, Ferriero, McLaren, Irwin, Niittymaki, Wingels, McCarthy)

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

Call-ups to San Jose - 11 different call-ups to San Jose this season

Coming and goings from the Shark Tank: 03/10/2012

James Sheppard (C)

Worcester

DEL Recalled from loan by San Jose (NHL)

Top Worcester Sharks:

o Goals Mashinter and McCarthy (15)

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

o Assists Irwin (25)

o Points McCarthy (15-21-36)

o Power play Points Irwin (7-12-19)

o Shots Irwin (160 shots)

o PIM Bonneau (146)

o Fighting Pen. Bonneau (20)

o Plus/Minus McCarthy (+6)

o Wins Sexsmith (12)

o G.A.A. Sexsmith (2.17)

o Save % Sexsmith (.922)

o Shutouts Sateri (2)

Sharks in the Pacific:

The San Jose Sharks are 33-25-9 with 75 points through 67 games and currently in 11th place in the Western Conference, one point ahead of the 9th place Kings (69gp), Avalanche (70gp), and Calgary (69gp). Former Worcester Sharks playing for San Jose: Joe Pavelski (24-25-49) Logan Couture (27-26-53), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (4-16-20), Torrey Mitchell (7-10-17), Douglas Murray (0-4-4), Andrew Desjardins (3-10-13), Jason Demers (2-9-11), Justin Braun (2-7-9), and Tommy Wingels (3-3-6). Thomas Greiss is 8-7-1 with a 2.36 GAA and .914 save %.

Week ahead: (all times EST)

Mon., Mar 12 at 9:30pm at Edmonton

Tue., Mar 13 at 9pm at Calgary

Thu., Mar 15 at 10:30pm vs. Nashville

Sat., Mar 17 at 10:30pm vs. Detroit

Sharks in the ECHL:

The Stockton Thunder are 30-27-1-4 in 62 games this season with 65 points, which is 18 points behind the first place Las Vegas Wranglers (63gp) and 17 points behind the 2nd place Ontario Reign (62gp) in the Pacific Division. Thomas Heemskerk is 12-10-0 with a 3.29 GAA and a .894 save % for the Thunder.

Week Ahead: (all times EST)

Wed., Mar 14 at 10pm vs. Idaho

Fri., Mar 16 at 10:30pm vs. Las Vegas

Sat., Mar 17 at 10:30pm vs. Utah

Sun., Mar 18 at 7pm vs. Utah

Coming Up:

The Sharks embark on their 2nd straight 3-in-3 weekend with two promotions packed games at the DCU Center!

On Friday, kick off the weekend with a $2-$2-$2 Friday ($2 hot dogs, popcorn, and soda) as the Sharks host the Providence Bruins at 7:30pm on Heroes Night presented by Ecotarium as the Sharks host a benefit for the Jon Davies Children's Fund. The Sharks will honor local heroes throughout the game and a class of U.S. Army recruits will be sworn in on the ice after the game. Before the game, the Sharks will be hosting their 2nd annual job fair from 1-5pm (more info HERE) and the Worcester Police and Fire Department will take on the Connecticut Fire Department at 5pm. $9 tickets for college students with a valid student ID as well as a family fun pack for four costing only $74 (includes tickets, hot dogs and sodas!). Charter TV3 will have a live broadcast of the Sharks vs. Bruins game on Friday night!

Saturday night, the Sharks travel to Wilkes-Barre / Scranton, PA to visit the Penguins for a 7:05pm start!

Join mascot Scratch on Sunday for IceCats Night against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at 3pm! Before the game; Keith Allain, Eric Boguniecki, Patti Cutting, and Robert Skinner will be inducted as the 2012 Class of the Worcester Hockey Hall of Fame! It will be another $5 KIDS Sunday presented by Southwick's Zoo, with a full price adult ticket. Plus, kids get a FREE Southwick's Zoo one day pass!

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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