Sharks Game Day: January 7th
This afternoon, the Worcester Sharks (San Jose Sharks) travel down to Connecticut’s capital to take on the Hartford Wolf Pack (New York Rangers). It will be the sixth meeting this season with the Wolf Pack, with Worcester having a record of 2-2-1-0. In each of the 5 games, the visiting team has picked up 2 points. They will meet 4 more times this season with the next game being on February 16th in Hartford.
The two clubs last met on December 26th, with the Hartford Wolf Pack picking up their 400th regular season win in franchise history with a 2-0 shutout against the Sharks. Brandon Dubinsky would give the Pack all the offense they would need when he scored his seventh goal of the season just 3:14 into the first period. Millbury’s own Marvin Degon would pick up an assist on the goal. Dane Byers would add an insurance power play goal midway through the second period to give the Pack a 2-0 lead. Al Montoya made 20 saves in the win and would later become the AHL player of the week.
Last night, the Sharks traveled up to Portland to play the fifth game of the UnumProvident Challenge. Worcester would get off to a slow start as they found themselves trailing just 3:26 into the game. Curtis Glencross would get his 3rd goal of the season with Nathan Saunders and Ryan Shannon picking up assists on the play. Ryan Shannon, who was sent down from Anaheim on Thursday, would pick up 3 assists in the game and was the game’s third star. Matt Keith and Curtis Glencross would both pick up their fourth goals of the season with the man advantage to make it a 3-0 Pirates lead.
Garrett Stafford's power play goal would put the Sharks on board before the second period ended. Stafford beat Mike Wall with only 46 seconds left to play in the frame. Graham Mink and Mike Iggulden would each pick up points on Stafford’s 5th goal of the year. The Sharks and Pirates would skate a scoreless 3rd period as the Pirates went on to beat the Sharks for only the second time this season. Nolan Schaefer made 17 saves in the losing effort. In other action around the Atlantic Division last night, the Hartford Wolf Pack beat the Springfield Falcons 6-3.
Players to watch for:
WORCESTER:
Matt Carle- has 2 assists in 2 games played with the Sharks and is a plus-one in the player rating department.
Mike Iggulden- has 3 goals and 2 assists in his last 5 games played for the Sharks.
HARTFORD:
Brad Isbister- is averaging a point a game in his last 8 games played for the Wolf Pack.
Al Montoya- 5-1 in his last 6 starts with a 1.40 GAA and a .954 Save Percentage. NOTES:
Weekly Honors: Last week, Hartford netminder Al Montoya, was named CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week. Montoya had a record of 3-0-0 during the period, which included 2 shutouts. He got his first shutout of the year back on December 26th, when he blanked the Sharks by the score of 2-0.
Key Goals: When the game is on the line the Sharks pass the puck to Garret Stafford. Garret has scored 5 goals this season: 4 Power Play, 2 Game Winning, and 1 Game Tying. Also, 4 out of his 5 goals have come with less than 4 minutes remaining in the period. He scored his 5th goal of the season last night with 46 seconds left in the 2nd period in a 3-1 loss to the Portland Pirates.
Road Trip: The Sharks are currently 1-1-0-0 on their current 6 game road trip. 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:
Manchester (49 pts) @ Portland (41 pts)
Springfield (41 pts) @ Providence (35 pts)
Three Periods with Steve Bernier:
1st: How does it feel to be a first round draft pick?
SB: “ It feels great. It’s always fun to be a first round draft pick. But right after the draft, I mean you’re a first round draft pick but it doesn’t matter anymore. You have to prove what you’re able to do and if you don’t do it, you’re not going to be in the NHL. So it’s great to be a first round draft pick but you have to make sure that you don’t think about it after that and just work hard and make sure that you try to improve yourself.”
2nd: What are your thoughts about Worcester?
SB: “It’s a new thing. I’ve come here to play with the Worcester Sharks. I’m going to be at the game the same way I do everyday when I play. Hope I’m going to give my 100% and try to win the game.”
3rd: What are your goals while you are in Worcester?
SB: “To improve my confidence, and try to score more goals. I have to improve my work down low, the way I approach a game and be ready for 60 minutes. That’s why I’m here.”
The two clubs last met on December 26th, with the Hartford Wolf Pack picking up their 400th regular season win in franchise history with a 2-0 shutout against the Sharks. Brandon Dubinsky would give the Pack all the offense they would need when he scored his seventh goal of the season just 3:14 into the first period. Millbury’s own Marvin Degon would pick up an assist on the goal. Dane Byers would add an insurance power play goal midway through the second period to give the Pack a 2-0 lead. Al Montoya made 20 saves in the win and would later become the AHL player of the week.
Last night, the Sharks traveled up to Portland to play the fifth game of the UnumProvident Challenge. Worcester would get off to a slow start as they found themselves trailing just 3:26 into the game. Curtis Glencross would get his 3rd goal of the season with Nathan Saunders and Ryan Shannon picking up assists on the play. Ryan Shannon, who was sent down from Anaheim on Thursday, would pick up 3 assists in the game and was the game’s third star. Matt Keith and Curtis Glencross would both pick up their fourth goals of the season with the man advantage to make it a 3-0 Pirates lead.
Garrett Stafford's power play goal would put the Sharks on board before the second period ended. Stafford beat Mike Wall with only 46 seconds left to play in the frame. Graham Mink and Mike Iggulden would each pick up points on Stafford’s 5th goal of the year. The Sharks and Pirates would skate a scoreless 3rd period as the Pirates went on to beat the Sharks for only the second time this season. Nolan Schaefer made 17 saves in the losing effort. In other action around the Atlantic Division last night, the Hartford Wolf Pack beat the Springfield Falcons 6-3.
Players to watch for:
WORCESTER:
Matt Carle- has 2 assists in 2 games played with the Sharks and is a plus-one in the player rating department.
Mike Iggulden- has 3 goals and 2 assists in his last 5 games played for the Sharks.
HARTFORD:
Brad Isbister- is averaging a point a game in his last 8 games played for the Wolf Pack.
Al Montoya- 5-1 in his last 6 starts with a 1.40 GAA and a .954 Save Percentage. NOTES:
Weekly Honors: Last week, Hartford netminder Al Montoya, was named CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week. Montoya had a record of 3-0-0 during the period, which included 2 shutouts. He got his first shutout of the year back on December 26th, when he blanked the Sharks by the score of 2-0.
Key Goals: When the game is on the line the Sharks pass the puck to Garret Stafford. Garret has scored 5 goals this season: 4 Power Play, 2 Game Winning, and 1 Game Tying. Also, 4 out of his 5 goals have come with less than 4 minutes remaining in the period. He scored his 5th goal of the season last night with 46 seconds left in the 2nd period in a 3-1 loss to the Portland Pirates.
Road Trip: The Sharks are currently 1-1-0-0 on their current 6 game road trip. 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:
Manchester (49 pts) @ Portland (41 pts)
Springfield (41 pts) @ Providence (35 pts)
Three Periods with Steve Bernier:
1st: How does it feel to be a first round draft pick?
SB: “ It feels great. It’s always fun to be a first round draft pick. But right after the draft, I mean you’re a first round draft pick but it doesn’t matter anymore. You have to prove what you’re able to do and if you don’t do it, you’re not going to be in the NHL. So it’s great to be a first round draft pick but you have to make sure that you don’t think about it after that and just work hard and make sure that you try to improve yourself.”
2nd: What are your thoughts about Worcester?
SB: “It’s a new thing. I’ve come here to play with the Worcester Sharks. I’m going to be at the game the same way I do everyday when I play. Hope I’m going to give my 100% and try to win the game.”
3rd: What are your goals while you are in Worcester?
SB: “To improve my confidence, and try to score more goals. I have to improve my work down low, the way I approach a game and be ready for 60 minutes. That’s why I’m here.”
posted by WSUClubHockey at 1:26 PM
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