| Worcester Sharks | |
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| City: | Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| League: | American Hockey League |
| Conference: | Eastern Conference |
| Division: | Atlantic Division |
| Founded: | 2006 |
| Home Arena: | DCU Center |
| Colors: | Teal, gray, black, white
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| Owner(s): | San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises (Greg Jamison, President & CEO) |
| General Manager: | Wayne Thomas |
| Head Coach: | Roy Sommer |
| Media: | Worcester Telegram & Gazette WTAG WCTR-Worcester Channel 3 |
| Affiliates: | San Jose Sharks (NHL) Phoenix Roadrunners (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1996 to 2001: | Kentucky Thoroughblades |
| 2001 to 2006: | Cleveland Barons |
| 2006 to present: | Worcester Sharks |
The Worcester Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team is based in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. At the DCU Center The team and the city of Worcester has been chosen to host the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic. The Worcester Sharks main rival is the Providence Bruins.
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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 team's second season was one of disappointment, with the team failing to make the playoffs and finishing below .500.
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| Season | Games | Won | Lost | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
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| 2006–07 | 80 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 93 | 247 | 244 | 4th, Atlantic |
| 2007–08 | 80 | 32 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 75 | 216 | 258 | 6th, Atlantic |
| 2008-09 | 80 | 42 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 223 | 223 | 4th, Atlantic |
| Season | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
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| 2006–07 | L, 2–4, Manchester | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2008-09 | In Progress | |||
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| # | Player | Pos. | Catches | Date of birth | Place of birth | |
| 29 |  |
Thomas Greiss | G | L | January 26, 1986 | Cologne, Germany |
| 35 |  |
Kyle Jones | G | L | August 22, 1983 | North Delta, British Columbia |
| 39 | |
Taylor Dakers | G | L | September 14, 1986 | Langley, British Columbia |
| <center>Defensemen | ||||||
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| # | Player | Pos. | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | |
| 2 | |
Patrick Traverse - A | D | L | March 14, 1974 | Montreal, Quebec |
| 4 | |
Kyle McLaren | D | L | June 18, 1977 | Humboldt, Saskatchewan |
| 5 | |
Jason Demers | D | R | June 9, 1988 | Dorval, Quebec |
| 7 |  |
Brendan Buckley | D | R | February 6, 1977 | Needham, Massachusetts |
| 8 | |
Mike Moore | D | L | December 12, 1984 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 24 | |
Brett Westgarth | D | R | February 4, 1982 | Amherstburg, Ontario |
| 25 | |
Derek Joslin | D | L | March 17, 1987 | Richmond Hill, Ontario |
| 26 | |
Michael Wilson | D | L | May 8, 1987 | North Vancouver, British Columbia |
| <center>Forwards | ||||||
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| # | Player | Pos. | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | |
| 9 | |
Tom Cavanagh | C | L | March 24, 1982 | Warwick, Rhode Island |
| 11 | |
P.J. Fenton | F | L | August 26, 1985 | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| 12 | |
Matt Jones | RW | R | January 13, 1986 | Kentwood, Michigan |
| 13 | |
T. J. Fox | C | L | June 11, 1984 | Oswego, New York |
| 14 | |
Frazer McLaren | LW | L | October 29, 1987 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 15 | |
Steven Zalewski | C | L | August 20, 1986 | New Hartford, New York |
| 16 | |
Trent Campbell | LW | L | December 24,1982 | Beauval, Saskatchewan |
| 17 | |
Ryan Vesce | RW | R | April 7, 1982 | Lloyd Harbor, New York |
| 18 | |
Cory Larose | C | L | May 14, 1975 | Campbellton, New Brunswick |
| 19 | |
Mike Morris | RW | R | July 14, 1983 | Braintree, Massachusetts |
| 20 | |
Riley Armstrong | RW | R | November 8, 1984 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| 21 | |
Matt Fornataro | C | R | June 26, 1985 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 22 |  |
Lukas Kaspar | LW | L | September 23, 1985 | Most, Czech Republic |
| 23 | |
Dan DaSilva | RW | R | April 30, 1985 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| 44 | |
Jamie McGinn | LW | L | August 5, 1988 | Fergus, Ontario |
| <center>Staff | ||||||
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| Title | Staff member | |||||
| Head coach | Roy Sommer | |||||
| Assistant coach | David Cunniff | |||||
| Head athletic trainer | Matthew White | |||||
| Equipment manager | Vinny Ferraiuolo | |||||
| Strength and conditioning assisstant | Jaime Rodriguez | |||||
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