Worcester Sharks

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Worcester Sharks
founding 1996
history Kentucky Thoroughblades
1996 - 2001
Cleveland Barons
2001 - 2006
Worcester Sharks
2006 - 2015
San Jose Barracuda
since 2015
Stadion DCU Center
Location Worcester , Massachusetts
Team colors Dark turquoise , gray , black , white
league American Hockey League
Conference Eastern Conference
division Atlantic Division
owner San Jose Sports &
Entertainment Enterprises
Cooperations San Jose Sharks ( NHL )
Allen Americans ( ECHL )
Calder cups no

The Worcester Sharks ( IPA : [ˈwʊstər ʃɑː (r) ks] ) were an American ice hockey franchise of the American Hockey League from Worcester , Massachusetts . It was founded in 1996 as Kentucky Thoroughblades and started the 2006/07 season under its current name after the relocation of the then franchise of the Cleveland Barons had been announced on January 9, 2006 . The team colors of the Sharks were dark turquoise, black, gray, gold and white. After the 2014/15 season it was relocated to San Jose and merged with the San Jose Barracuda .

The team played their home games at the DCU Center and served as the farm team for the National Hockey League franchise San Jose Sharks . They also worked with several teams from the ECHL . After the franchise started as Kentucky Thoroughblades in the AHL for the 1996/97 season , it played under this name until 2001. Before the 2001/02 season , the first move and renaming was Cleveland Barons. The team stayed there for five years before relocating to Worcester.

history

Franchise on the move

The history of the franchise has existed since 1996. The franchise began playing in the American Hockey League that year under the name Kentucky Thoroughblades . It was based in Lexington , Kentucky at the time . In the summer of 2001, after five years, they moved to Cleveland , Ohio , and the Thoroughblades became the Barons . With the name Cleveland Barons, which is known in American ice hockey, and the associated move, they hoped for an upswing, but this did not materialize.

On January 9, 2006, the San Jose Sharks announced that they would relocate their previous AHL farm team, the Cleveland Barons, to Worcester. For the 2006/07 season , the team moved and renamed Sharks to make it clear that they belong to the NHL team in San Jose. From 1994 to 2005 there was already an AHL team in Worcester with the Worcester IceCats , which served as the farm team of the St. Louis Blues . Since leaving town, this franchise has been known as the Peoria Rivermen .

The first years

The beginning of the first season was initially sluggish for the relocated team, although it won the opening game in the shootout 4-3 against the Portland Pirates . With Joe Pavelski a player quickly emerged from the team who made it into the National Hockey League in November , but the rest of the team was unable to match the rookie's performance. Only Mathieu Darche , who scored the first goal in the history of the Worcester Sharks in the game against the Portland Pirates on October 6, 2006, showed similarly strong performances and should lead the team in the most important offensive statistics at the end of the season. It was only after the season break caused by the AHL All-Star Classic that the team found each other and started a brilliant catch-up race in the race for the four play-off places in the Atlantic Division. Above all, the German goalkeeper Thomas Greiss developed more and more to the support of the team, but he could not prevent the elimination against the Manchester Monarchs in six games in the first playoff round .

The Worcester Sharks alternative logo

Before the start of the second year , some of the seasoned players left the team. Mathieu Darche , the team's internal top scorer of the preseason, signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning and the goalkeepers Thomas Greiss and Dimitri Pätzold were alternately ordered into the NHL squad of the San Jose Sharks through the transfer of Vesa Toskala . With striker Mike Morris and goalkeeper Taylor Dakers , however, two draft picks San Joses could be signed, but they were not an adequate replacement. The Sharks therefore clearly missed their return to the playoffs with a win rate of less than 50 percent. Due to the failure, the team management changed their philosophy again and engaged in the summer break with Ryan Vesce , Brendan Buckley and Cory Larose experienced players who had already been active in Europe in the course of their careers. In addition, Kyle McLaren, a long-time NHL player, found his way to the team because the San Jose Sharks could not keep him in the squad because the salary limit was exceeded . Furthermore, in coordination with the new coaching staff in San Jose, young players were repeatedly appointed to the NHL squad in the course of the season in order to gain experience there and train at a higher level. The management caused another surprise in November 2008 when it initially signed the 43-year-old NHL veteran Claude Lemieux on a trial basis , who received a full contract a month later. The moves of the management initially paid off at the beginning of the season when the team got off to a solid start into the new season. Since the team had to surrender players again and again due to many injuries in San Jose, the playoff participation in the middle of the season was in danger, but this could be averted by a strong last quarter of the season and a better squad again. In the first round, the team preserved the performance of the closing stages of the regular season and was able to beat the first position Hartford Wolf Pack in six games as the fourth-seated club in the Atlantic Division . In the subsequent division final against the Providence Bruins, the Sharks were eliminated in six games after - as in the series against Hartford - they had equalized a 0-2 deficit after games.

Logan Couture joined the team in April 2009

Despite the success, there were again extensive changes in the summer of 2009. So some experienced players left the team, who were replaced by young perspective players like the first-round draft picks Logan Couture and Nick Petrecki . The pillars of the team, which had crystallized in the previous season, remained in the squad. In addition, the management of the San Jose Sharks tried to develop and promote the AHL players with significantly more appointments in the NHL squad. The change in strategy paid off in the first half of the 2009/10 season and in the fourth year of their existence the Sharks played by far their best first half of the season despite a seven-game losing streak in November. The young team played consistently in the second half of the season with ten or more rookies in the squad. At the end of the regular season, the team secured the division title for the first time and was awarded the Emile Francis Trophy . The achieved 49 wins and 104 points were the best result of the season that an AHL farm team of the San Jose Sharks ever achieved. The previous record was set by the Kentucky Thoroughblades in the 1998/99 season . In the playoffs, the Sharks met the Lowell Devils in the first round and made it to the division finals after a sovereign series win. Worcester failed in six games against the Manchester Monarchs.

As in the previous year, the face of the team changed significantly in the summer of 2010. Danny Groulx , who was named the league's best defender last season, left for Russia . Likewise, captain Ryan Vesce did not renew his contract and Logan Couture found himself permanently in the NHL roster in San Jose after an impressive rookie season. With the engagements of seasoned defenders Sean Sullivan and Jay Leach , who joined the team from San Jose, management tried to fill the gaps. In addition, with the former Maurice Richard Trophy winner Jonathan Cheechoo, a player found his way back into the Sharks franchise. This should quickly develop into the leading player of the otherwise young team. Nevertheless, the team did not start the season as successfully as last year.

Moved to San Jose

In January 2015, the American Hockey League announced an extensive restructuring for the 2015/16 season , as part of which a new Pacific Division was established and five teams relocated to California . This also affected the Worcester Sharks, which, as it became known a few months later, began running under the name San Jose Barracuda at the beginning of the 2015/16 season . The new AHL farm team of the San Jose Sharks is therefore based in the same city as the NHL franchise and also shares the SAP Center with them.

Venues

season Home
games

Number of spectators
Audience
cut
workload Max.
capacity
2006/07 40 184.083 4,602 63.7% 7,230
2007/08 40 173.745 4,344 60.1% 7,230
2008/09 40 156.089 3,902 54.0% 7,230
2009/10 40 146,877 3,672 50.8% 7,230
2010/11 40 162,728 4,068 56.3% 7,230
2011/12 38 167.292 4,402 60.9% 7,230
2012/13 38 166.212 4,374 60.5% 7,230
2013/14 38 150.404 3,958 54.7% 7,230
2014/15 38 146.186 3,847 53.2% 7,230
total 352 1,453,616 4.136 57.2% -

The Worcester Sharks have played at the DCU Center , a 14,800-seat multi-purpose arena , since they settled in Worcester . The construction phase of the arena began in 1981 and ended with the opening in September 1982.

Known as Worcester Centrum between 1982 and 1997 and Worcester's Centrum Center from 1997 to 2004, the building was home to the Worcester IceCats from the AHL between 1994 and 2005 . In 1987 the arena was expanded by 2,500 seats from 12,300 to 14,800, and in 1997 it was completely modernized. An installed curtain system made it possible to minimize the number of spectators to 7,230 and was also used by the Worcester Sharks.

The center has had its current name since October 2004 and can be traced back to the sponsor Digital Federal Credit Union , who acquired the naming rights.

Audience numbers

Like most of the relatively young AHL franchises, the Worcester Sharks suffer from the lack of audience participation. In addition, there is a generally large range of entertainment options in the field of sports in the region around the metropolis of Boston . These include the Boston Bruins from the National Hockey League, a higher-class ice hockey franchise, the Boston Celtics from the National Basketball Association , the Boston Red Sox from Major League Baseball and the New England Patriots from the National Football League . In addition, another AHL team is based in the state of Massachusetts with the Springfield Falcons . However, this struggles with similar problems as the Sharks. Since the resumption of the AHL game operations in Worcester, an average of 3,650 to 4,600 spectators have attended the team's games. The average of the league croesus Hershey Bears is comparatively almost 9,000 spectators. The numbers in Worcester have declined sharply since the Worcester Sharks' inaugural 2006/07 season . Even the sporting establishment that has been emerging since the beginning of the calendar year 2009 did not counteract this trend. The average capacity utilization of the venue, which has been reduced to 7,230 spectators, is approximately two thirds. In order to keep the number of viewers as high as possible, many teams often play up to three times on the weekends and only rarely on the working days, as this is noticeable in a significant difference in the number of viewers and ticket sales. In order to increase the attractiveness of the games, the audience is actively involved by the hall speaker during the breaks. Free tickets for seats directly on the edge of the field or fast food can be won in previously selected court sections .

The Sharks set the record of 7,568 spectators on March 20, 2010 in the game against division rivals Providence Bruins . In comparison, the matches against the same team in the second playoff round of 2009 saw just 1,500 visitors on one working day.

Owners and farm teams

Since its inception, the Worcester Sharks have been owned by a group of local investors, the San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises (SJSEE). The group has been running the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League since February 26, 2002 . In addition to the NHL team and the Worcester Sharks, the investor group also operates the SAP Center and the two training halls of the team from San Jose. It is also owned by the San Jose Stealth , the city's professional lacrosse team , and was owned by the Cleveland Barons before the team moved to Worcester . The group's president and chief executive officer (CEO) is Greg Jamison , who has been with the San Jose Sharks organization since 1993. He is represented in Worcester by Michael T. Lehr .

season Farm team league
2006/07 Fresno Falcons ECHL
2006/07 Toledo Storm ECHL
2007 / 08–2008 / 09 Phoenix RoadRunners ECHL
2009/10 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL
2009 / 10–2011 / 12 Stockton Thunder ECHL
2012 / 13–2013 / 14 San Francisco Bulls ECHL
2014/15 All Americans ECHL

The Worcester Sharks have been the farm team of the San Jose Sharks from the National Hockey League since the game began . With the inclusion of the two predecessor franchises, the San Jose Sharks have been in cooperation with the "basic structure" of the AHL club since 1996. The Worcester Sharks themselves also work with teams from the ECHL , whose selection is subject to the management of the San Jose Sharks, which in turn works closely with the one in Worcester. In the 2006/07 premiere season, the Toledo Storm and Fresno Falcons acted as cooperation partners. After the end of their engagement, the Phoenix RoadRunners held this position between 2007 and 2009 until they were dissolved at the end of the season. From summer 2009 to summer 2010, the Sharks franchise cooperated with the Kalamazoo Wings ; from the beginning of 2010 additionally with the Stockton Thunder , who were the sole farm team at the beginning of the 2010/11 season . A cooperation with the newly founded San Francisco Bulls was concluded for the 2012/13 season . In the 2014/15 season, they cooperated with the Allen Americans , who were only accepted into the ECHL this season.

Achievements and honors

Sporting successes

The Worcester Sharks could hardly celebrate sporting successes during the game operation. In the first three years there were only two fourth places in the Atlantic Division in the 2006/07 and 2008/09 seasons in the regular season and the associated qualification for the playoffs as successes. On their second participation, however, they were able to defeat the Hartford Wolf Pack, which is in first position in the Atlantic Division, as an underdog in six games in the division semi-finals and only failed in the division final at the Providence Bruins .

Division Championships season
Emile Francis Trophy 2009/10

In the 2009/10 season , the franchise won the Atlantic Division title for the first time and was awarded the Emile Francis Trophy for it. The Sharks finished the regular season with 49 wins and 104 points. Both set new records for the team are and were also the best values that a farm team of the San Jose Sharks in the American Hockey League ever achieved. The previous record holders were the Kentucky Thoroughblades , who won 42 games and reached 98 points in the 1998/99 season . Again the team advanced to the division final.

AHL Awards and All-Star Team Nominations

It was only in the fourth season that players of the Worcester Sharks managed to win individual trophies or to be appointed to one of the three selection teams at the end of the season.

The defender Danny Groulx received the Eddie Shore Award for best defensive player in the entire league as well as the nomination for the First All-Star Team for his performance during the season . Most of the scorer points and assists among all defenders contributed significantly to this. The two rookies Logan Couture and Alex Stalock were also elected to the league's all-rookie team . Over the course of the season, Couture had collected the most points per game among the league beginners. Stalock secured the regular place in the Sharks goal in his first year as a professional and set a new AHL record as he celebrated the most wins by a rookie goalkeeper in the history of the league. In 2012 Nick Petrecki received the Yanick Dupré Memorial Award .

As an official, team president Michael Mudd received the James C. Hendy Memorial Award at the end of the 2010/11 season .

AHL All Star Classic Nominations

year Surname
2007 Mathieu Darche
2008 Mike Iggulden
2009 Derek Joslin
Ryan Vesce
2010 Logan Couture
Danny Groulx
Alex Stalock
year Surname
2011 Jonathan Cheechoo *
Justin Brown
2012 Tyson Sexsmith
Matt Irwin
2013 Bracken Kearns
2015 Matt Taormina

* Cancellation due to injury

A total of thirteen players from the Worcester Sharks were voted into the All-Star Classic by fans because of their popularity or nominated by the coaches because of their performance.

Logo of the AHL All-Star Classic 2009

After Mathieu Darche was the first player ever to participate for the Sharks on the Canadian All-Star Team's side in 2007, Mike Iggulden , a native Canadian, was nominated again the following year . With Derek Joslin , who was even selected on the starting line-up, there was a player in the Canadian selection for the third year in a row. On the part of the PlanetUSA All-Star-Team, a Sharks player played for the first time in 2009 with team captain Ryan Vesce . This year, for the first time, two Worcester Sharks players took part in the selection game. The following year, two Sharks players were nominated again for the game. On the part of the Canadian team, rookie Logan Couture was selected in the starting XI; Danny Groulx was also nominated. In January 2010 goalkeeper Alex Stalock received a nomination from the PlanetUSA All-Star-Team.

For 2011, the format of the selection game was changed for the first time since its reintroduction in 1995. Instead of the previously usual format with the game between the Canadian All-Stars and the PlanetUSA team , the league changed the format to Eastern Conference versus Western Conference . In the first year of the new format, Jonathan Cheechoo was selected in the starting line-up, but replaced by the post-nominee Justin Braun due to an injury .

In 2009, the Worcester Sharks hosted the All-Star Classic for the first time, which was held at the DCU Center .

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeats after overtime , SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, PIM = penalty minutes

season GP W. L. OTL SOL Pts GF GA PIM space Playoffs
2006/07 80 41 28 3 8th 93 247 244 1382 4th, Atlantic Divisional semi-final defeat, 2-4 ( Manchester )
2007/08 80 32 37 5 6th 75 216 258 1378 6th, Atlantic not qualified
2008/09 80 42 35 1 2 87 223 223 1446 4th, Atlantic Victory in the division semi-finals, 4: 2 ( Hartford ),
defeat in the division final, 2: 4 ( Providence )
2009/10 80 49 25th 3 3 104 275 239 1268 1st, Atlantic Victory in the division semi-finals, 4: 1 ( Lowell ),
defeat in the division final, 2: 4 ( Manchester )
2010/11 80 36 31 4th 9 85 210 245 1226 4th, Atlantic not qualified
2011/12 76 31 33 4th 8th 74 199 218 1620 5th, Atlantic not qualified
2012/13 76 31 34 4th 7th 73 191 228 1553 4th, Atlantic not qualified
2013/14 76 36 34 4th 2 78 189 226 1278 4th, Atlantic not qualified
2014/15 76 41 29 4th 2 88 224 198 809 3rd, Atlantic Loss in the division semi-finals, 1: 3 ( Hershey )
total 704 339 286 32 47 757 2004 2079 11960 4 playoff appearances
6 series: 2 wins, 4 losses
33 games: 15 wins, 18 losses

Franchise records

Brad Staubitz received the most sentences

Selected player records of the franchise over the entire career as well as over individual seasons are listed below.

Career

Surname number
Most games John McCarthy and Nick Petrecki each 277
Most consecutive games Andrew Desjardins 188 (October 31, 2008 to December 31, 2010)
Most goals John McCarthy 63
Most templates Tom Cavanagh 92
Most of the points John McCarthy 151 (63 goals + 88 assists)
Most penalty minutes Frazer McLaren 577
Most wins as a goalkeeper Thomas Greiss 74
Most shutouts Alex Stalock and Aaron Dell 4 each
Thomas Greiss held various goalkeeping records

season

Surname number season
Most goals Mathieu Darche 35 2006/07
Most templates Danny Groulx 52 2009/10
Most of the points Mathieu Darche 80 (35 goals + 45 assists) 2006/07
Most points as a rookie Logan Couture 53 (20 goals + 33 assists) 2009/10
Most points as a defender Danny Groulx 66 (14 goals + 52 assists) 2009/10
Most penalty minutes Matt Pelech 238 2012/13
Most wins as a goalkeeper Alex Stalock 39 2009/10

Trainer

Abbreviations: GC = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeats
after overtime or shootout, Pts = points, Win% = win rate

Surname season Regular season Playoffs
GC W. L. OTL Pts Win% GC W. L.
Roy summer 2006 / 07–2014 / 15 704 339 286 79 757 .538 33 15th 18th

The Worcester Sharks have relied on the American Roy Sommer behind the gang for their entire eight-year history . Sommer has been with the San Jose Sharks organization since the summer of 1996 and was appointed head coach of the then farm team two years later. Before the team moved, he was the head coach of the Kentucky Thoroughblades and Cleveland Barons .

General manager

Surname season
Wayne Thomas 2006 / 07–2012 / 13
Joe Will 2013 / 14–2014 / 15

As with the coaching position, the franchise also relies on continuity in the general manager position. The Canadian Wayne Thomas , who has been employed since 2006 - like Roy Sommer  - previously worked as General Manager at the Kentucky Thoroughblades and Cleveland Barons . Only after the 2012/13 season did Joe Will take over , with Thomas still helping him as an assistant.

player

Team captains

year Surname
2006-2007 no captain
2007-2008 Graham Mink
2008-2010 Ryan Vesce
2010-2011 Jay Leach
2011–2012 Mike Moore
2012-2013 John McCarthy
2013-2014 Rob Davison
2014-2015 Bryan Lerg

In the history of the Worcester Sharks there were seven different players who held the position of team captain.

Ryan Vesce was the team captain between 2008 and 2010

After the first season of three ever-changing players of head coach of the team Roy summer aufliefen as assistant captains with characteristic "A" on the jersey was the 2007/08 season striker Graham Mink appointed to the post. He had recommended himself for this task in the preseason and thus received the "C" from the team captain. After the experienced mink changed to the Hershey Bears in the summer of 2008, the newly signed Ryan Vesce took over the position. Vesce, who had previously played in Europe, kept the post in the 2009/10 season . After his move in the summer of 2010, the experienced Jay Leach was awarded the responsible post. Leach's tenure lasted only until February 9, 2011, as he was given in a transfer to the New Jersey Devils in the hope of playing in the National Hockey League again . When the team first appeared after the move, Mike Moore led the team on February 11 as captain on the ice.

Franchise top point collector

The ten best point collectors in the history of the franchise by the end of the 2014/15 season .

Abbreviations: Pos = position, GP = games, G = goals, A = assists, Pts = points, P / G = points per game

Regular season

Surname Item season GP G A. Pts P / G
John McCarthy LW 2009 / 10–2014 / 15 277 63 88 151 0.55
Dan DaSilva RW 2008 / 09–2010 / 11
2013/14
239 60 84 144 0.60
Tom Cavanagh C. 2006 / 07–2008 / 09 202 46 92 138 0.68
Steven Zalewski C. 2007 / 08–2010 / 11 210 41 87 128 0.61
Lukáš Kašpar LW 2006 / 07–2008 / 09 216 46 79 125 0.58
Mike Iggulden C. 2006/07/2007/08 151 59 64 123 0.81
Graham Mink RW 2006/07/2007/08 132 55 63 118 0.89
Riley Armstrong RW 2006 / 07–2008 / 09 208 59 53 112 0.54
Brandon Mashinter C. 2009 / 10–2012 / 13 206 52 52 104 0.50
Benn Ferriero C. 2009 / 10–2011 / 12 121 44 59 103 0.85

Playoffs

Surname Item GP G A. Pts P / G
Dan DaSilva RW 23 5 13 18th 0.78
Ryan Vesce RW 18th 6th 8th 14th 0.78
Riley Armstrong RW 18th 3 11 14th 0.78
Patrick Traverse D. 18th 4th 7th 11 0.61
Andrew Desjardins C. 23 6th 4th 10 0.43
Derek Joslin D. 27 4th 3 7th 0.26
Danny Groulx D. 10 1 6th 7th 0.70
Steven Zalewski C. 18th 1 6th 7th 0.39
TJ Trevelyan LW 8th 4th 2 6th 0.75
Benn Ferriero RW 11 4th 2 6th 0.55

Former players

As a result of the cooperation with the San Jose Sharks from the National Hockey League , various NHL players have slipped on the jersey of the Worcester Sharks since the franchise was founded. In addition, several players were active in Europe.

Web links

Commons : Worcester Sharks  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. sharks.nhl.com, City of Worcester and SMG Bring Worcester Sharks Hockey To the DCU Center
  2. sharksahl.com, Sharks Sink Pirates for First Win in Franchise History ( Memento of the original from December 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sharksahl.com
  3. sharksahl.com, Worcester Sharks Center Joe Pavelski - A Rookie In Name Only ( Memento of the original from December 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sharksahl.com
  4. sharksahl.com, San Jose Recalls Forward Joe Pavelski from Worcester ( Memento of the original from December 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sharksahl.com
  5. theahl.com, Game Summary, October 6, 2006
  6. thehockeynews.com, San Jose Sharks assign defenceman Kyle McLaren to minors ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.thehockeynews.com
  7. sportsillustrated.cnn.com, Claude Lemieux Comes To Worcester ( Memento from July 17, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  8. sharks.nhl.com, Sharks Sign Forward Claude Lemieux
  9. bleacherreport.com, Unforgettable Worcester Shark Attack Moments of 2008-09
  10. sharksahl.com, Sharks Eliminated by Providence in Game 6, 5-1 ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sharksahl.com
  11. sharksahl.com, Sharks Set New Franchise Record  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.sharksahl.com  
  12. ahlhalloffame.com, Trophy Case, Emile Francis Trophy ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ahlhalloffame.com
  13. a b c dcucenter.com, DCU Center, History ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dcucenter.com
  14. mib.org, Multi-League Attendance Chart
  15. theahl.com, AHL Attendance Report
  16. sharksahl.com, AHL Welcomes Worcester Sharks ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sharksahl.com
  17. thehockeynews.com, Around the AHL: Hardware handout ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.thehockeynews.com
  18. sharksahl.com, Darche Named to Canadian All-Star Team  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.sharksahl.com  
  19. theahl.com, Mike Iggulden, Biography and Stats
  20. sharks.nhl.com, Joslin Named to Canadian AHL All-Star Team
  21. oursportscentral.com, Worcester Sharks Captain Ryan Vesce named AHL All-Star for PlanetUSA
  22. theahl.com, Hershey to host '11 AHL All-Star Classic
  23. sharksahl.com, Jonathan Cheecoo to start in AHL All-Star Classic  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.sharksahl.com  
  24. theahl.com, Seven added to All-Star rosters
  25. thehockeynews.com, American Hockey League awards Worcester 2009 all-star game ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.thehockeynews.com
  26. hockeydb.com, Worcester Sharks Season Statistics and Records
  27. a b hockeydb.com, Worcester Sharks Player List
  28. theahl.com, Graham Mink, Biography and Stats
  29. sharksahl.com, Worcester Sharks Weekly Release  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.sharksahl.com  
  30. oursportscentral.com, Worcester Sharks ring in the New Year in Dramatic Fashion
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