The Worcester Sharks are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). The franchise is located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Sharks and the city of Worcester hosted the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic. [edit] History On January 6, 2006, the San Jose Sharks announced that they were moving their American Hockey League affiliate, the Cleveland Barons, to Worcester, Massachusetts. The Sharks played their first home game on October 14, 2006, in front of a sold-out 7,230 fans in a shootout loss to the Portland Pirates. The Sharks play their home games at the DCU Center in Downtown Worcester. The Sharks qualified for the postseason in their first season, but were knocked out in 6 games by the Manchester Monarchs in the first round. The Sharks' main rival is the Providence Bruins, which dates all the way back to early IceCats' days. Over the past few years, a rivalry with the Norfolk Admirals has developed. Even though they play each other 3 or 4 times a year, the games are usually very intense and physical usually containing fights, including multiple line brawls, one including a goalie fight between Thomas Greiss and Jonathan Boutin. On Sunday November 1, 2009, Head Coach Roy Sommer became only the fourth coach in AHL history to record 400 wins. Currently, Sommer is the longest tenured coach in the AHL. This market was previously served by: [edit] Season-by-season results [edit] Regular season | Season | Games | Won | Lost | OTL | SOL | Points | PCT | PIM | Goals
for | Goals
against | Standing | | 2006–07 | 80 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 93 | .581 | 1382 | 247 | 244 | 4th, Atlantic | | 2007–08 | 80 | 32 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 75 | .469 | 1378 | 216 | 258 | 6th, Atlantic | | 2008–09 | 80 | 42 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 87 | .544 | 1446 | 223 | 223 | 4th, Atlantic | | 2009–10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .682 | 199 | 35 | 32 | 2nd, Atlantic | [edit] Playoffs [edit] Player records - Numbers courtesy of hockeydb.com and theahl.com
- Numbers updated at the end of each completed AHL season.
- As of October 7, 2009
[edit] All-time regular season leaders [edit] Individual regular season - Most Appearances: Thomas Greiss, 57 (2008–09)
- Most Minutes Played: Thomas Greiss, 3,346 (2008–09)
- Most Wins: Thomas Greiss, 30 (2008–09)
- Most Losses: Thomas Greiss, 24 (2008-09)
- Most Ties/SOL: Dimitri Patzold, 3 (2006–07, 2007-08)
- Most Shutouts: Dimitri Patzold (2007–08), Thomas Greiss / Taylor Dakers (2008-09) and Alex Stalock (2009-10), 1
- Lowest GAA (min. 25 games): Thomas Greiss, 2.47 (2008–09)
- Highest Save Percentage (min. 25 games): Thomas Greiss, .912 (2006–07)
[edit] All-time playoff leaders [edit] Franchise firsts - First Game & Win: October 6, 2006. Worcester Sharks 4, Portland Pirates 3 [SO]
- Franchise First Goal: October 6, 2006. Worcester Sharks 4, Portland Pirates 3 [SO]. Goal scored by Mathieu Darche
- Franchise First Shutout: January 11, 2008 by Dimitri Patzold. Worcester Sharks 3, Providence Bruins 0.
- Franchise First Hat Trick: December 22, 2006 by Mathieu Darche. Worcester Sharks 6, Manchester Monarchs 4.
- Franchise Largest Crowd: April 11, 2009. 7,406 (101.22% capacity) Worcester Sharks 3, Providence Bruins 0.
[edit] Franchise scoring leaders These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed AHL regular season. Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; * = current Sharks player [edit] Head coaches [edit] Team captains - Note: Head Coach Roy Sommer never named a captain in the franchises' first year. Instead he would alternate 3 players to be Assistant Captains.
[edit] Broadcasters - Radio
- Eric Lindquist - Play-by-Play
- Television
- Eric Lindquist - Play-by-Play
- Kevin Shea - Color Commentary
[edit] Current roster - Numbers courtesy of the Worcester Sharks on theahl.com
- As of November 7, 2009.
| Defensemen | | # | | Player | Pos. | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | | 3 |  | Joe Loprieno | D | R | October 8, 1986 | Bloomington, Illinois | | 4 |  | Danny Groulx | D | L | June 23, 1981 | LaSalle, Quebec | | 8 | | Michael Moore | D | L | December 12, 1984 | Calgary, Alberta | | 18 | | Will Colbert | D | L | February 6, 1985 | Arnprior, Ontario | | 19 | | Michael Wilson | D | L | May 8, 1987 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | | 25 | | Derek Joslin | D | L | March 17, 1987 | Richmond Hill, Ontario | | 26 | | Joe Callahan | D | R | December 20, 1982 | Brockton, Massachusetts | | 27 | | Nick Petrecki | D | L | July 11, 1989 | Schenectady, New York | | 33 | | Louis Liotti | D | R | May 25, 1985 | Westbury, New York | | Forwards | | # | | Player | Pos. | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | | 7 | | John McCarthy | LW | L | August 9, 1986 | Boston, Massachusetts | | 10 | | Dwight Helminen | C | L | June 22, 1983 | Hancock, Michigan | | 11 | | Corey Quirk | F | L | July 3, 1986 | Brockton, Massachusetts | | 12 | | Matt Jones | RW | R | January 13, 1986 | Kentwood, Michigan | | 14 | | Frazer McLaren | F | L | October 29, 1987 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | | 15 | | Steven Zalewski | C | L | August 20, 1986 | New Hartford, New York | | 16 | | Dean Strong | F | L | July 17, 1985 | Mississauga, Ontario | | 21 | | Matt Fornataro | C | R | June 26, 1985 | Calgary, Alberta | | 22 | | Andrew Desjardins | C | L | July 27, 1986 | Lively, Ontario | | 23 | | Dan DaSilva | RW | R | April 30, 1985 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | | 24 | | T.J. Trevelyan | F | L | March 6, 1984 | Mississauga, Ontario | | 28 | | Dennis McCauley | F | L | August 15, 1985 | Billerica, Massachusetts | | 47 | | Kevin Henderson | C | L | December 3, 1986 | Toronto, Ontario | | 53 | | Brandon Mashinter | LW | L | September 20, 1988 | Bradford, Ontario | | Staff | | Title | Staff member | | Head coach | Roy Sommer | | Assistant coach | David Cunniff | | Head athletic trainer | Matthew White | | Equipment manager | Vinny Ferraiuolo | | Assistant Equipment manager | Tim Wegner | | Strength and conditioning assistant | Jaime Rodriguez | | Team Physician | William J. Morgan, M.D. | | Team Physician | William B. Balcom, M.D. | | Team Physician | Gary Peters, M.D. | Occasionally, former NHLer and Sharks scout Bryan Marchment joins the coaching staff for games in Worcester. [edit] NHL alumni [edit] Notables who have played for the Sharks [edit] External links |
