Sharks Game Day: January 6th
Tonight, the Worcester Sharks (San Jose Sharks) will travel up to Maine to battle the Portland Pirates (Anaheim Ducks). The Sharks are currently 3-0-0-1 against the Pirates this season in their quest for the first UnumProvident Cup. Last time these two teams met was on Saturday, when the Sharks beat the Pirates 3-2 in a shootout. Thomas Greiss would stop 45 shots in the win.
“Portland’s a good team, they come out hard and play physical” said defenseman Brad Staubitz. “We’ve just got to play hard hockey,” he continued.
The next time theses two team will meet is on January 14th as they once again travel up to Maine.
Last night, the Sharks traveled down route 146 to face the Providence Bruins. Worcester and Providence held each other scoreless through the first 2 periods. The Sharks had several opportunities but their best chance came in the third when both Mark Stuart and Bobby Allen received penalties to make it a two-man advantage. The Sharks would capitalize on the power play to take the late 1-0 lead. Graham Mink scored his fifth goal of the season with Mathieu Darche and Matt Carle both picking up assists on the play.
The Sharks continued on their man advantage and this time it would be Mathieu Darche finding the back of the net. That would be Darche’s team leading 24th goal of the season with helpers going to Steve Bernier and Garrett Stafford. Both Steve Bernier and Matt Carle were reassigned to Worcester on Tuesday and are averaging a point a game since their arrival. The Sharks went 2-for-6 on the power play to improve their league leading road power play to 24.5%.
Providence would cut the lead in half when they would get a power play goal of their own with a little over two minutes left in the game. Nathan Dempsey would score his first goal of the season and was assisted by T.J Trevelyan and Ben Walter. Thomas Greiss would stop 25 shots in his 7th victory of the season. The Portland Pirates lost to the Springfield Falcons 4-3 last night.
Players to watch for:
WORCESTER:
Mathieu Darche- has recorded five goals and an assist in four games against Portland.
Brennan Evans- leads the team with 87 penalty minutes.
PORTLAND:
Ryan Shannon- reassigned by Anaheim on 1/4. Scored a goal and an assist last night.
Clay Wilson- has two goals and two assists in four games played against the Sharks this year.
NOTES:
Family Reunion: Last Saturday was the first game that Aaron and Ashton Rome played against each other at the pro level. Ashton was a healthy scratch the last 2 times the Pirates and Sharks played. They also have a third sibling, Reagan, who spent some time with Manitoba of the AHL this season, but is now with the Reading Royals.
California Dreaming: Between the two clubs there were a lot of flights between California and New England this past week. In the past 7 days, Steve Bernier and Matt Carle made their way to Worcester while Aaron Rome, Mike Wall, and Ryan Shannon were assigned to Portland. Also, the Ducks recalled Tim Brent and Bjorn Melin.
Greiss Lightning: It’s the only way you can describe Thomas Greiss’s glove hand. Thomas Greiss is 5-0 in his last 5 starts and has a Goals Against Average of 2.73 and a Save % of .904. He currently leads the Sharks in wins with 7. He currently has a record of 7-4 in his rookie campaign.
Road Trip: This is the second stop in the second longest road stand for the Sharks. They will be on the road until they return back to the DCU Center on January 19th as they complete a home and home series with the Lowell Devils. Once again, the Salter School of Massage Therapy will be on hand to give free massages for the fans. The first 3,000 fans will also receive collector’s edition trading cards.
AROUND THE ATLANTIC:
Providence (35 pts) @ Manchester (47 pts)
Hartford (37 pts) @ Springfield (41 pts)
Lowell (37 pts) @ Norfolk
Get to Know ‘Em-
What age were you when you learned to skate?
Steve Bernier: “I started around 4 – 4 1/2, it was fun.”
Graham Mink: “I started skating at 4 and then I started playing organized hockey at 5 in Stowe.”
Nolan Schaefer: “I started skating when I was 2 years old and just been playing ever since. I was a D-man for the first few years and then I changed over to goalie.”
Lukas Kaspar: “ I was around 3-4, very young.”
Josh Prudden: “5 years old.”
Dan Spang: “3.”
Brad Staubitz: “I was young, I think as soon as I could I got started because my older brother and my dad played hockey. So as soon as I could walk, they probably put me in skates. So as long as I can remember.”
“Portland’s a good team, they come out hard and play physical” said defenseman Brad Staubitz. “We’ve just got to play hard hockey,” he continued.
The next time theses two team will meet is on January 14th as they once again travel up to Maine.
Last night, the Sharks traveled down route 146 to face the Providence Bruins. Worcester and Providence held each other scoreless through the first 2 periods. The Sharks had several opportunities but their best chance came in the third when both Mark Stuart and Bobby Allen received penalties to make it a two-man advantage. The Sharks would capitalize on the power play to take the late 1-0 lead. Graham Mink scored his fifth goal of the season with Mathieu Darche and Matt Carle both picking up assists on the play.
The Sharks continued on their man advantage and this time it would be Mathieu Darche finding the back of the net. That would be Darche’s team leading 24th goal of the season with helpers going to Steve Bernier and Garrett Stafford. Both Steve Bernier and Matt Carle were reassigned to Worcester on Tuesday and are averaging a point a game since their arrival. The Sharks went 2-for-6 on the power play to improve their league leading road power play to 24.5%.
Providence would cut the lead in half when they would get a power play goal of their own with a little over two minutes left in the game. Nathan Dempsey would score his first goal of the season and was assisted by T.J Trevelyan and Ben Walter. Thomas Greiss would stop 25 shots in his 7th victory of the season. The Portland Pirates lost to the Springfield Falcons 4-3 last night.
Players to watch for:
WORCESTER:
Mathieu Darche- has recorded five goals and an assist in four games against Portland.
Brennan Evans- leads the team with 87 penalty minutes.
PORTLAND:
Ryan Shannon- reassigned by Anaheim on 1/4. Scored a goal and an assist last night.
Clay Wilson- has two goals and two assists in four games played against the Sharks this year.
NOTES:
Family Reunion: Last Saturday was the first game that Aaron and Ashton Rome played against each other at the pro level. Ashton was a healthy scratch the last 2 times the Pirates and Sharks played. They also have a third sibling, Reagan, who spent some time with Manitoba of the AHL this season, but is now with the Reading Royals.
California Dreaming: Between the two clubs there were a lot of flights between California and New England this past week. In the past 7 days, Steve Bernier and Matt Carle made their way to Worcester while Aaron Rome, Mike Wall, and Ryan Shannon were assigned to Portland. Also, the Ducks recalled Tim Brent and Bjorn Melin.
Greiss Lightning: It’s the only way you can describe Thomas Greiss’s glove hand. Thomas Greiss is 5-0 in his last 5 starts and has a Goals Against Average of 2.73 and a Save % of .904. He currently leads the Sharks in wins with 7. He currently has a record of 7-4 in his rookie campaign.
Road Trip: This is the second stop in the second longest road stand for the Sharks. They will be on the road until they return back to the DCU Center on January 19th as they complete a home and home series with the Lowell Devils. Once again, the Salter School of Massage Therapy will be on hand to give free massages for the fans. The first 3,000 fans will also receive collector’s edition trading cards.
AROUND THE ATLANTIC:
Providence (35 pts) @ Manchester (47 pts)
Hartford (37 pts) @ Springfield (41 pts)
Lowell (37 pts) @ Norfolk
Get to Know ‘Em-
What age were you when you learned to skate?
Steve Bernier: “I started around 4 – 4 1/2, it was fun.”
Graham Mink: “I started skating at 4 and then I started playing organized hockey at 5 in Stowe.”
Nolan Schaefer: “I started skating when I was 2 years old and just been playing ever since. I was a D-man for the first few years and then I changed over to goalie.”
Lukas Kaspar: “ I was around 3-4, very young.”
Josh Prudden: “5 years old.”
Dan Spang: “3.”
Brad Staubitz: “I was young, I think as soon as I could I got started because my older brother and my dad played hockey. So as soon as I could walk, they probably put me in skates. So as long as I can remember.”
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