Opening night at the DCU Center is just 20 days away!
WORCESTER – Worcester Sharks General Manager Wayne Thomas announced that six players have been released from the training camp roster as the Sharks prepare for the teams’ fourth season of hockey in Worcester.
The group consists of forwards Carter Lee, Devon LeBlanc, Steve McClellan, Sean O’Connor, and Evgeni Saidachev along with goaltender Adam Russo.
The Sharks training camp roster is now comprised of 26 players; three goaltenders, eight defensemen, and 15 forwards.
The team will round out the preseason schedule at International Skating Center in Simsbury, CT with another battle against the Wolf Pack on Sun., Sept. 27, at 3 p.m.
Worcester’s training camp in preparation for the season opener on Saturday, Oct. 3 at Adirondack against the Phantoms will conclude on Sept. 30.
Entering their fourth season in Worcester, the Sharks look forward to another exciting season highlighted by the improvements of the ice surface at the DCU Center and the reduction of season ticket prices! Sharks fans may secure their 2009-10 season tickets by placing a $50 deposit per seat. Some of the exclusive benefits for full season ticket holders will include:
· Guaranteed same seat for all 40 home dates and playoff home games at the DCU Center
· Significant savings off box office ticket prices
· Priority access to purchase tickets to DCU Center events (subject to availability)
Season ticket packages, group tickets, and individual tickets for the 2009-10 season are on sale now by contacting the Worcester Sharks Office at 508.929.0500 or by crashing the net at www.SharksAHL.com.
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WORCESTER SHARKS 2009 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER (As of Sept. 26)
NO FORWARD HT WT S BORN BIRTHPLACE 2008-09 TEAM LGE GP G A PTS PIM ACQ
9 Logan Couture 6-1 195 L 3/28/89 Guelph, Ontario Ottawa OHL 62 39 48 87 46 ED/07
Worcester AHL 4 0 0 0 7
36 Mathieu Curadeau 6-1 185 L 1/23/85 Montreal, Quebec Fort Wayne IHL 52 34 31 65 71 Camp
Norfolk AHL 18 2 1 3 21
23 Dan DaSilva 6-1 195 R 4/30/85 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Phoenix ECHL 36 9 12 21 40 AHL/08
Worcester AHL 26 6 7 13 27
22 Andrew Desjardins 6-0 200 L 7/27/86 Lively, Ontario Worcester AHL 74 8 14 22 99 AHL/08
Phoenix ECHL 5 2 0 2 6
10 Dwight Helminen 5-10 190 L 6/22/83 Hancock, Michigan Albany AHL 54 15 15 30 26 FA/09
Carolina NHL 23 1 1 2 0
21 Kevin Henderson 6-3 205 L 12/3/86 Toronto, Ontario U New Brunswick CIS 28 19 31 50 28 FA/09
12 Matt Jones 6-4 200 R 1/13/86 Kentwood, Michigan Worcester AHL 46 2 6 8 19 FA/08
Phoenix ECHL 2 0 0 0 2
38 Bill Loupee 5-10 175 R 9/21/84 Bloomfield, Michigan U of Miami-Ohio NCAA 36 3 6 9 12 Camp
28 Brandon Mashinter 6-4 225 L 9/20/88 Bradford, Ontario Belleville OHL 31 20 12 32 32 FA/09
Kitchener OHL 21 14 12 26 24
7 John McCarthy 6-1 190 L 8/9/86 Boston, Massachusetts Boston University HE 45 6 23 29 24 ED/06
11 Corey Quirk 5-8 180 L 7/3/86 Brockton, Massachusetts UMass-Amherst HE 39 11 19 30 24 AHL/09
Albany AHL 11 5 2 7 4
16 Dean Strong 5-8 180 R 7/17/85 Mississauga, Ontario U of Vermont HE 39 5 19 24 10 AHL/09
24 T.J. Trevelyan 5-9 180 L 3/6/84 Mississauga, Ontario Iowa AHL 76 23 24 47 18 AHL/09
17 Ryan Vesce 5-8 175 R 4/7/82 Lloyd Harbor, New York Worcester AHL 67 24 47 71 28 FA/08
San Jose NHL 10 0 0 0 4
15 Steven Zalewski 5-11 190 L 8/20/86 Utica, New York Worcester AHL 75 13 26 39 26 ED/04
NO DEFENSE HT WT S BORN BIRTHPLACE 2008-09 TEAM LGE GP G A P PIM ACQ
44 Will Colbert 6-2 205 L 2/6/85 Arnprior, Ontario St. Francis Xavier Univ AUS 26 5 12 17 24 ED/05
4 Danny Groulx 6-0 205 L 6/23/81 LaSalle, Quebec Rockford AHL 80 6 34 40 58 FA/09
25 Zach Jones 5-11 192 L 1/14/87 Lisle, Illinois U of N. Dakota WCHA 39 1 1 2 32 Camp
33 Louis Liotti 6-1 195 R 5/25/85 Westbury, New York Northeastern HE 40 4 9 13 53 FA/09
3 Joe Loprieno 6-3 220 R 10/8/86 Bloomingdale, Illinois Merrimack HE 22 2 2 4 50 FA/09
2 Tom Morrow 6-7 220 L 10/21/83 Afton, Minnesota Bakersfield ECHL 65 0 6 6 80 Camp
27 Nicholas Petrecki 6-4 220 L 7/11/89 Schenectady, New York Boston College HE 35 0 7 7 161 ED/07
26 Michael Wilson 6-1 165 L 5/8/87 N Vancouver, British Columbia Worcester AHL 31 1 4 5 14 AHL/08
Phoenix ECHL 27 4 10 14 24
NO GOALTENDER HT WT C BORN BIRTHPLACE 2008-09 TEAM LGE GP MIN GAA W-L-T SO GA ACQ
39 Ryan Nie 6-1 165 R 4/15/85 Nanticoke, Ontario Cincinnati ECHL 24 1317 2.69 16-6-0 3 59 Camp
Bakersfield ECHL 15 870 3.31 6-6-2 0 48
Elmira ECHL 1 59 5.06 0-1-0 0 5
31 Tyson Sexsmith 5-11 210 L 3/19/89 Calgary, Alberta Vancouver WHL 52 3109 2.26 39-9-2 6 117 ED/07
35 Kris Tebbs 5-10 165 R 8/7/81 Calgary, Alberta Corpus Christi CHL 51 2861 3.00 24-20-5 2 143 Camp
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
AHL/YR= AHL Contract/Year Signed Head Equipment Manager: Vinny Ferraiuolo Sr. VP of Business & Hockey: 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 NHL Affiliation: San Jose Sharks
Camp= Training Camp Invite Assistant Equipment Manager: Tim Wegner ECHL Affiliation: Kalamazoo Wings
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