When was Worcester Sharks founded?

Worcester Sharks was founded in 2006 in Worcester, MA, USA.

Where is Worcester Sharks based?

Worcester Sharks is based in Worcester, MA.

Who is the head coach of Worcester Sharks?

The head coach of Worcester Sharks is Roy Sommer.

Who is the captain of Worcester Sharks?

The captain of Worcester Sharks is Ryan Vesce.

What arena does Worcester Sharks play in?

Worcester Sharks play their home games at DCU Center in Worcester, MA.

Who is the general manager of Worcester Sharks?

The general manager of Worcester Sharks is Wayne Thomas.

What are the team colors of Worcester Sharks?

The team colors of Worcester Sharks are Teal + Black + White + Orange.

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2008-2009 Season

Worcester Sharks were 42-35-3 in the 2008-09 AHL season with 87 points, 4th in the Eastern Conference: Atlantic Division and 16th overall.

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2008-2009 Worcester Sharks Player Stats

All Positions

Worcester Sharks — 2008-2009 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
AHL
1.		Ryan Vesce (C/RW)	67	24	47	71	28	4	12	3	7	10	22	-2
2.		Lukas Kaspar (LW/RW)	65	17	27	44	40	11	12	2	2	4	0	-1
3.		Riley Armstrong (C/RW)	71	25	17	42	101	8	12	3	10	13	46	4
4.		Patrick Traverse (D)	78	9	33	42	28	-3	12	4	5	9	4	6
5.		Cory Larose (C)	53	19	21	40	38	2	8	1	1	2	4	0
6.		Tom Cavanagh (C)	51	15	24	39	37	-8	12	3	2	5	8	2
7.		Steven Zalewski (C/LW)	75	13	26	39	37	5	12	0	1	1	6	-2
8.		Jason Demers (D)	78	2	31	33	54	15	12	0	4	4	6	-7
9.		Jamie McGinn (LW)	47	19	11	30	52	4	6	4	0	4	19	-3
10.		Derek Joslin (D)	63	11	19	30	40	-6	12	0	2	2	8	-6
11.		Matt Fornataro (C)	51	10	15	25	30	-10	1	0	1	1	0	1
12.		Andrew Desjardins (W/C)	74	8	14	22	99	4	12	4	2	6	13	7
13.		T.J. Fox (C)	79	7	11	18	15	-2	9	3	0	3	4	0
14.		Mike Moore (D)	76	5	13	18	132	14	12	0	1	1	17	7
15.		P.J. Fenton (LW)	52	6	8	14	22	4
16.		Dan DaSilva (RW)	26	6	7	13	27	9	12	3	7	10	6	2
17.		Mike Morris (RW)	17	5	6	11	6	-2
18.		Claude Lemieux (RW)	23	3	8	11	24	2
19.		Brett Westgarth (D)	77	2	7	9	137	6	9	0	0	0	42	2
20.		Brendan Buckley (D)	67	1	8	9	92	-3	10	1	2	3	18	4
21.		Frazer McLaren (LW)	75	7	1	8	181	-11	12	1	4	5	50	3
22.		Matt Jones (RW)	46	2	6	8	19	1
23.		Trent Campbell (LW)	16	2	5	7	6	-2
24.		Kyle McLaren (D)	22	1	6	7	19	1
25.		Mike Wilson (D)	31	1	4	5	14	-10
26.		Brad Staubitz (RW)	38	0	5	5	130	-11	10	0	2	2	15	-1
27.		Matt Kinch (D)	3	0	2	2	0	0
28.		Torrey Mitchell (C/RW)	2	1	0	1	0	0
29.		Tim Branham (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
30.		Ashton Rome (RW/LW)	3	0	0	0	2	-1
31.		Logan Couture (C/LW)	4	0	0	0	7	-1	12	2	1	3	11	5
32.		James McEwan (LW)	4	0	0	0	10	-2

Worcester Sharks — 2008-2009 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
AHL
1.		Thomas Greiss (G)	57	2.47	.907	30	24	2	1	3346:00	1350	12	2.43	.912
2.		Taylor Dakers (G)	21	2.85	.897	11	9	0	1	1220:00	503
3.		Gerald Coleman (G)	3	3.23	.854	0	2	0	0	111:32	35
4.		Kyle Jones (G)	3	5.20	.756	1	1	0	0	126:59	34
5.		Derek Macintyre (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2008-2009 Worcester Sharks Staff

Head CoachRoy Sommer
Asst. CoachDavid Cunniff
General ManagerWayne Thomas
Conditioning CoachJaime Rodriguez
Franchise OwnerHarvey Armstrong
Franchise OwnerKevin Compton
Franchise OwnerGeorge Gund
Franchise OwnerGreg Jamison
Franchise OwnerFloyd Kvamme
Franchise OwnerTom McEnery
Franchise OwnerHasso Plattner
Franchise OwnerGreg Reyes
Franchise OwnerGordon Russell
Franchise OwnerStratton Sclavos
Franchise OwnerRudy Staedler
Franchise OwnerGary Valenzuela

2008-2009 Worcester Sharks Captains

"C"

Ryan Vesce

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2008-2009 Worcester Sharks Demographics

Worcester Sharks Facts

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Team Colors: Teal + Black + White + Orange
Town: Worcester, MA Map
Founded: 2006

2008-2009 Worcester Sharks Roster Facts

Nationalities

24 players
11 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Worcester Sharks: 2 643 GP
NHL: 2 435 GP
WC: 15 GP
OG: 1 GP
SHL: 47 GP
Liiga: 56 GP
Czechia: 46 GP
AHL: 5 099 GP
DEL: 169 GP
NL: 74 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: DCU Center
Location: Worcester, MA
Capacity: 14 800
Construction Year: 1982

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Latest Transactions

Worcester Sharks — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/09/2015	Confirmed	leaving	Daniel Doremus (F)	San Jose Barracuda	Details
09/03/2015	Confirmed	leaving	Nick Jones (D)	South Carolina Stingrays	Details
08/21/2015	Confirmed	leaving	Vincent Arseneau (F)	San Jose Barracuda	Details
08/18/2015	Confirmed	leaving	Jimmy Bonneau (F)	Rapid City Rush	Details
07/22/2015	Confirmed	leaving	Matt Willows (F)	Charlotte Checkers	Details
07/21/2015	Confirmed	leaving	Brendan Ellis (D)	South Carolina Stingrays	Details
07/17/2015	Confirmed	leaving	Daniil Tarasov (F)	Dynamo Moskva	Details
07/16/2015	Confirmed	leaving	Trevor Parkes (F)	San Jose Barracuda	Details

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Worcester Sharks History and Standings

Worcester Sharks — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2014-2015	AHL	76	33	29	-	8	6	224	198	88	1.16	3	Conference QF loss
2013-2014	AHL	76	36	34	-	-	6	189	226	78	1.03	4	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	AHL	76	23	34	-	8	11	191	228	73	0.96	4	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	AHL	76	25	33	-	6	12	199	218	74	0.97	5	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	AHL	80	36	31	-	4	9	210	245	85	1.06	4	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	AHL	80	43	25	-	6	6	275	239	104	1.3	1	Conference SF loss
2008-2009	AHL	80	33	35	-	9	3	223	223	87	1.09	4	Division Final loss
2007-2008	AHL	80	23	37	-	9	11	216	258	75	0.94	6	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	AHL	80	32	28	-	9	11	247	244	93	1.16	4	Conference QF loss

Worcester Sharks Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Worcester Sharks — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Nikolai Goldobin (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	15	3	16	19	8
2.	Christopher Tierney (F)	2026-2027	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	18	3	15	18	0
3.	Michael Pelech (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steeldogs	NIHL	10	4	5	9	10
4.	Justin Braun (D)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	12	2	7	9	2
5.	Marek Viedensky (F)	2026-2027	Rytieri Martin	1. liga	12	1	8	9	6
6.	Brock Higgs (F)	2026-2027	Tamworth Sabres	NPHL	1	4	4	8	0
7.	Sena Acolatse (D)	2026-2027	HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas	Extraliga	10	3	5	8	29
8.	Tomas Hertl (F)	2026-2027	Vegas Golden Knights	NHL	12	4	3	7	2
9.	Mirco Müller (D)	2026-2027	HC Lugano	NL	12	0	7	7	4
10.	Tyler Gron (F)	2026-2027	Blue Devils Weiden	DEL 2	11	2	4	6	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Worcester Sharks — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2014-2015	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	25.10
2013-2014	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	24.54
2012-2013	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	24.65
2011-2012	View Roster	6'0"	198 lbs	24.69
2010-2011	View Roster	6'0"	196 lbs	24.80

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Worcester Sharks — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	John McCarthy (F)	277	63	88	151
2.	Dan DaSilva (F)	239	60	84	144
3.	Tom Cavanagh (F)	202	46	92	138
4.	Steven Zalewski (F)	210	41	87	128
5.	Lukas Kaspar (F)	216	46	79	125

Franchise All-Time Goals

Worcester Sharks — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	John McCarthy (F)	277	63	88	151
2.	Dan DaSilva (F)	239	60	84	144
3.	Mike Iggulden (F)	151	59	64	123
4.	Riley Armstrong (F)	208	59	53	112
5.	Graham Mink (F)	132	55	63	118

Franchise All-Time Assists

Worcester Sharks — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tom Cavanagh (F)	202	46	92	138
2.	John McCarthy (F)	277	63	88	151
3.	Steven Zalewski (F)	210	41	87	128
4.	Dan DaSilva (F)	239	60	84	144
5.	Lukas Kaspar (F)	216	46	79	125

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Worcester Sharks — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Frazer McLaren (F)	217	13	30	577
2.	Nick Petrecki (D)	277	8	46	531
3.	Matt Pelech (D)	149	7	19	479
4.	Brad Staubitz (F)	162	7	30	462
5.	Curt Gogol (D)	131	13	20	455

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Worcester Sharks — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	John McCarthy (F)	277	63	88	151
2.	Nick Petrecki (D)	277	8	38	46
3.	Mike Moore (D)	253	14	58	72
4.	Dan DaSilva (F)	239	60	84	144
5.	Brandon Mashinter (F)	236	54	54	108

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Worcester Sharks — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Marc-Édouard Vlasic (D)	1	0	2	2.00
2.	Chris Blight (F)	1	0	2	2.00
3.	Joe Pavelski (F)	16	8	26	1.63
4.	Logan Couture (F)	46	20	53	1.15
5.	Mathieu Darche (F)	76	35	80	1.05

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Worcester Sharks — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mathieu Darche (F)	2006-2007	AHL	76	35	45	80	1.05	72
2.	Ryan Vesce (F)	2008-2009	AHL	67	24	47	71	1.06	28
3.	Mike Iggulden (F)	2007-2008	AHL	78	29	37	66	0.85	63
4.	Danny Groulx (D)	2009-2010	AHL	80	14	52	66	0.83	80
5.	Graham Mink (F)	2006-2007	AHL	61	31	32	63	1.03	52

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Worcester Sharks — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mathieu Darche (F)	2006-2007	AHL	76	35	45	80	1.05	72
2.	Graham Mink (F)	2006-2007	AHL	61	31	32	63	1.03	52
3.	Mike Iggulden (F)	2006-2007	AHL	73	30	27	57	0.78	55
4.	Mike Iggulden (F)	2007-2008	AHL	78	29	37	66	0.85	63
5.	T.J. Trevelyan (F)	2009-2010	AHL	63	28	16	44	0.70	16

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Worcester Sharks — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Danny Groulx (D)	2009-2010	AHL	80	14	52	66	0.83	80
2.	Ryan Vesce (F)	2008-2009	AHL	67	24	47	71	1.06	28
3.	Mathieu Darche (F)	2006-2007	AHL	76	35	45	80	1.05	72
4.	Steven Zalewski (F)	2009-2010	AHL	78	22	40	62	0.79	20
5.	Mike Iggulden (F)	2007-2008	AHL	78	29	37	66	0.85	63

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Worcester Sharks — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Matt Pelech (D)	2012-2013	AHL	58	3	4	7	0.12	238
2.	Brennan Evans (D)	2007-2008	AHL	80	1	13	14	0.18	211
3.	Brad Staubitz (F)	2007-2008	AHL	73	6	14	20	0.27	195
4.	Frazer McLaren (F)	2008-2009	AHL	75	7	1	8	0.11	181
5.	Brennan Evans (D)	2006-2007	AHL	75	2	14	16	0.21	170