2013–14 Worcester Sharks season

2013–14 Worcester Sharks
Division 4th Atlantic Division
Conference 14th Eastern Conference
2013–14 record 3–4–0–0 (6)
Home record 2–3–0–0
Road record 1–1–0–0
Goals for 16
Goals against 21
Team information
General Manager Joe Will
Coach Roy Sommer
Assistant Coach David Cunniff
Arena DCU Center
Team leaders
Goals Freddie Hamilton (12)
Assists Dylan DeMelo (12)
Points Daniil Tarasov (22)
Penalties in minutes Curt Gogol (138)
Plus/minus (+) Matt Nieto (+5)
(–) Matt Tennyson (–12)
Wins Harri Sateri (9)
Goals against average Troy Grosenick (2.14)
< 2012–13 2014–15 >

The 2013–14 Worcester Sharks season will be the franchise's 8th season in the American Hockey League, which started on October 12, 2013.

Off-season

Joe Will became the Worcester Sharks general manager starting in their 2013–14 season. Will is a long time member of the management team for the San Jose Sharks, which is Worcester's major league affiliate at the National Hockey League. Will replaced Wayne Thomas, who remains an assistant general manager for San Jose.[1] Charlie Townsend became Worcester's video coaching assistant, after having spent the last three seasons as a professional hockey player, and last season as assistant coach and video coordinator for the Bloomington Blaze due to an injury-shortened season.[2] Additionally, Jon Gustafson, also a former professional hockey player, was named vice president of business operations.[3]

Several new players joined the Worcester Sharks in the off-season, including defensemen Konrad Abeltshauser,[4] and Kyle Bigos; forward Sebastian Stålberg; and goaltenders J. P. Anderson,[5] and Troy Grosenick.[6] They also re-signed players Jimmy Bonneau, Riley Brace, Lane Scheidl,[7] Adam Comrie, Rob Davison,[8] Nick Petrecki,[9] Harri Säteri,[6] Bracken Kearns and Marek Viedensky.[10] Goaltender Alex Stalock, who last year became the all-time leader for Worcester,[8] was also re-signed, but he started the regular season with the San Jose Sharks.[11][12] Worcester forward John McCarthy was called to San Jose as well.[13] The DCU Center underwent $23 million renovations during the off-season, including a restructured main entrance, expanded concourse, aesthetic interior improvements, a new streetscape and upgrades to mechanical and electrical systems.[14]

Worcester held their training camp from September 23 to October 3 at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough Massachusetts, except the first day at DCU Center in Worcester.[15] Several players from the ECHL, the minor league one tier below the AHL, participated in the camp but were ultimately not chosen for the team, including forwards Kris Belan, Louie Caporusso, Luke Judson and Christian Ouellet; defensemen Josh Kidd and Connor Goggin; and goaltender Tyler Beskorowany.[4][16] Forwards Matt Pelech and Freddie Hamilton were both to slated to start the season with San Jose, but Hamilton was reassigned to Worcester the day before the game.[17]

The Sharks lost the first of their three pre-season games on September 25, falling 5–2 to the Hartford Wolf Pack, despite Worcester's Josh Kidd opening the scoring with a power play goal.[18] They next played two back-to-back games with Providence Bruins, with the Sharks winning 2–1 on September 27 and losing 3–1 on September 28.[4][19] Forward Jimmy Bonneau scored the game-winner in the final three minutes of the September 27 game.[19] Worcester maintained a 1–0 lead for much of the final game, before the Bruins scored three unanswered goals in the last 30 minutes. Three of the Sharks' five preseason goals were scored by defensemen, including two by the rookie Abeltshauser, but head coach Roy Sommer said he did not believe that indicated the team would have offensive problems during the regular season.[4]

2013–14 Preseason Game Log: 1–2–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0–0; Road: 0–2–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record
1 September 25 Worcester 2–5 Hartford Beskorowany 0–1–0–0
2 September 27 Providence 1–2 Worcester Grosenick 0–2–0–0
2 September 28 Worcester 1–3 Providence Grosenick 1–2–0–0

Regular season

October

The Sharks lost their first two games of the season,[20] including a 3–2 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in which they allowed three third-period goals.[21] Worcester won their first game of the season on October 20, defeating the Portland Pirates 3–2 after scoring three consecutive goals, including two from Kearns on the power play. Grosenick stopped 29 shots in his professional debut.[22] The Sharks lost 4–1 against the Manchester Monarchs on October 23 despite Sateri making 30 saves. The Monarchs made three goals in the third period, including two in the final 90 seconds.[23] Danill Tarasov scored a hat-trick in Worcester's 3–1 victory against the Springfield Falcons on October 26. It marked the Sharks' first hat trick in 263 games, the last occurring on February 14, 2010.[24]

November

Worcester opened the month with their worst loss of the season, falling 7–1 to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, who had previously been in last place in the Northeast Division. The Sharks planned to limit Ryan Strome but were unsuccessful, as he tied a team-record with two goals and three assists against Worcester.[25] Worcester followed the loss with its first shutout victory the next day, beating the St. John's IceCaps 3–0 after Troy Grosenick made 27 saves in his first professional shutout.[26]

Standings

Divisional standings

    		 Atlantic Division[27] GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA
    1 Manchester Monarchs (LA) 17 11 3 1 2 25 54 43
    2 Providence Bruins (BOS) 15 7 5 1 2 17 55 52
    3 St. John's IceCaps (WPG) 17 7 7 1 2 17 48 49
    4 Portland Pirates (PHX) 13 6 5 0 2 14 38 37
    5 Worcester Sharks (SJ) 13 5 7 1 0 11 29 41

    After games of November 20, 2013

    Conference standings

      		 Eastern Conference[28] Div GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA
      1 *y– Manchester Monarchs (LAK) AT 76 48 19 3 6 105 244 188
      2 *y– Springfield Falcons (CBJ) NE 76 47 23 1 5 100 247 212
      3 *y– Binghamton Senators (OTT) ET 76 44 24 3 5 96 276 232
      4 x– St. John's IceCaps (WPG) AT 76 46 23 2 5 99 258 207
      5 x– Albany Devils (NJD) NE 76 40 23 5 8 93 220 193
      6 x– Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) ET 76 42 26 3 5 92 206 185
      7 x– Providence Bruins (BOS) AT 76 40 25 2 9 91 233 210
      8 x– Norfolk Admirals (ANA) ET 76 40 26 3 7 90 201 192
      9 e– Hershey Bears (WSH) ET 76 39 27 5 5 88 221 213
      10 e– Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) NE 76 37 32 1 6 81 202 220
      11 e– Worcester Sharks (SJS) AT 76 36 34 4 2 78 189 226
      12 e– Syracuse Crunch (TBL) ET 76 31 32 4 9 75 198 232
      13 e– Adirondack Phantoms (PHI) NE 76 30 38 2 6 68 182 225
      14 e– Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) NE 76 28 40 2 6 64 183 238
      15 e– Portland Pirates (PHX) AT 76 24 39 3 10 61 222 284

      * = Division leaders are seeded 1, 2, and 3 in Conference standings.
      The top eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs.
       y–  indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot
       x–  indicates team has clinched a playoff spot
       e–  indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention

      Schedule and results

      2013–14 Game Log – Regular season
      November: 1–1–0–0 (Home: 1–1–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0–0)
      # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet
      6 November 1 Bridgeport 7–1 Worcester Sateri 2,424 2–4–0–0 4 Gamesheet
      7 November 2 St. John's 0–3 Worcester Grosenick 2,760 3–4–0–0 6 Gamesheet
      8 November 8 Worcester Portland
      9 November 9 Providence Worcester
      10 November 10 Portland Worcester
      11 November 13 Worcester St. John's
      12 November 15 Worcester St. John's
      13 November 16 Worcester St. John's
      14 November 22 Worcester Manchester
      15 November 23 Bridgeport Worcester
      16 November 24 Manchester Worcester
      17 November 29 Worcester Portland

      Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1-point)

      Player statistics

      Skaters

      Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
      Updated as of January 14, 2014[29]

      Regular Season
      Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
      Tarasov, DaniilDaniil Tarasov* 24 11 11 22 2 32
      Hamilton, FreddieFreddie Hamilton‡ 25 12 9 21 −6 2
      Kearns, BrackenBracken Kearns 27 5 13 18 −10 57
      Reid, BrodieBrodie Reid 30 4 9 13 −3 4
      Comrie, AdamAdam Comrie 27 2 11 13 −1 24
      DeMelo, DylanDylan DeMelo* 28 1 12 13 −2 29
      DaSilva, DanDan DaSilva 21 4 6 10 −4 12
      Viedensky, MarekMarek Viedensky 27 4 6 10 0 15
      Tennyson, MattMatt Tennyson 31 2 8 10 −12 23
      Oleksuk, TravisTravis Oleksuk 33 5 4 9 −6 2
      Schwartz, RylanRylan Schwartz* 35 3 6 9 −5 10
      Hayes, EriahEriah Hayes* 29 5 3 8 −6 25
      Doherty, TaylorTaylor Doherty 35 3 5 8 2 85
      Livingston, JamesJames Livingston 35 3 5 8 −2 18
      Acolatse, SenaSena Acolatse 24 1 6 7 −3 34
      Nieto, MattMatt Nieto* 2 2 3 5 5 0
      Gourde, YanniYanni Gourde 3 2 3 5 2 6
      Abeltshauser, KonradKonrad Abeltshauser* 21 1 4 5 −9 4
      Stalberg, SebastianSebastian Stalberg 23 1 4 5 −11 2
      Gogol, CurtCurt Gogol 31 3 1 4 −8 138
      Bonneau, JimmyJimmy Bonneau 20 1 2 3 2 56
      Brace, RileyRiley Brace* 24 0 3 3 −4 33
      Davison, RobRob Davison 34 0 2 2 −5 72
      McCarthy, JohnJohn McCarthy‡ 2 1 0 1 0 2
      Scheidl, LaneLane Scheidl* 2 1 0 1 1 0
      Gron, TylerTyler Gron* 3 1 0 1 2 2
      Pelech, MattMatt Pelech 15 1 0 1 −4 45
      Petrecki, NickNick Petrecki 18 0 0 0 −3 19

      †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining team. Stats reflect time with the team only.
      ‡Left the team mid-season
      *Rookie

      Goaltenders

      Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time on Ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SV = Saves; SA = Shots Against; SV% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty Minutes
      Updated as of January 14, 2014[30]

      Regular Season
      Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SV SA SV% SO G A PIM
      Grosenick, TroyTroy Grosenick* 16 842:13 8 5 30 2.14 340 370 .919 1 0 0 0
      Sateri, HarriHarri Sateri 22 1283:27 9 12 66 3.09 537 603 .891 0 0 0 0
      Totals 2125:40 17 17 96 2.71 877 973 .901 1 0 0 0

      ‡Left the team mid-season
      *Rookie

      Milestones

      Player Milestone Reached
      Konrad Abeltshauser 1st AHL Game October 12, 2012[31]
      Troy Grosenick 1st AHL Game
      1st AHL Win       		October 20, 2012[22]
      Troy Grosenick 1st AHL Shutout November 2, 2012[26]

      References

      1. ↑ Ballou, Bill (September 26, 2013). "Worcester Sharks' new GM hopes to fix late fades". The Telegram. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
      2. ↑ "Worcester Sharks names Charlie Townsend as Video Coaching Assistant". Worcester Sharks. October 2, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
      3. ↑ D'Agostino, Steve (July 12, 2013). "Worcester Sharks New Leadership: Cleaning House, Rebuilding Team". GoLocalWorcester. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
      4. 1 2 3 4 Ballou, Bill (September 29, 2013). "Rookie Abeltshauser scores, but Sharks lose to Bruins". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
      5. ↑ Goldman, Chelena (September 18, 2013). "Sharks trim down training camp roster". SFBay. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
      6. 1 2 "SJ Sharks re-sign Sateri and Grosenick". Worcester Sharks. July 2, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
      7. ↑ "Worcester Sharks sign four players to AHL Deal". Worcester Sharks. July 16, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
      8. 1 2 "Sharks sign Stalock, Davison, Pelech, and Comrie". Worcester Sharks. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
      9. ↑ Schott, Ken (September 11, 2013). "Sharks re-sign defenseman and Clifton Park's Petrecki". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
      10. ↑ "Sharks re-sign Bracken Kearns, Marek Viedensky". The Telegram. August 3, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
      11. ↑ Pollak, David (September 27, 2013). "San Jose Sharks to start Alex Stalock in goal against Phoenix". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
      12. ↑ O'Brien, James (September 30, 2013). "Stalock takes Sharks No. 2 gig, team rolls with rookies". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
      13. ↑ Brought, Jason (October 4, 2013). "Sharks recall McCarthy, send Pelech to minors". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
      14. ↑ Hill, John F. (October 3, 2013). "DCU Center unveils completed $23 million renovation". The Republican. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
      15. ↑ "Worcester Sharks Training Camp Schedule". Worcester Sharks. September 22, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
      16. ↑ Goldman, Chelena. "Sharks, Bulls shuffle rosters for season". SFBay. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
      17. ↑ Pollak, David (October 2, 2013). "San Jose Sharks call up Matt Pelech from San Francisco Bulls". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
      18. ↑ "Regional Digest: Wolf Pack Beat Sharks In Preseason Opener". Hartford Courant. September 25, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
      19. 1 2 "P-Bruins fall to Sharks 2-1". Providence Bruins. September 27, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
      20. ↑ Remillard, Jason (October 12, 2013). "Jake Hansen scores twice as Springfield Falcons edge Worcester Sharks 4-3". The Republican. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
      21. ↑ Iacona, Jason (October 20, 2013). "WBS Pens rally past Worcester". The Times-Tribune. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
      22. 1 2 Setterlund, Carl (October 20, 2013). "Sharks' Troy Grosenick beats Pirates in pro debut". The Telegram. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
      23. ↑ Setterlund, Carl (October 24, 2013). "Worcester Sharks' offense can't deliver vs. Monarchs". The Telegram. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
      24. ↑ Setterlund, Carl (October 26, 2013). "Daniil Tarasov's hat trick leads Worcester Sharks". The Telegram. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
      25. ↑ Setterlund, Carl (November 1, 2013). "Bridgeport embarrasses Worcester Sharks". The Telegram. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
      26. 1 2 Schott, Ken (November 2, 2013). "Ex-Union goalie Grosenick earns first pro shutout". The Daily Gazette. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
      27. ↑ "2013–14 Regular Season – Division". American Hockey League. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
      28. ↑ "2013–14 Regular Season – Conference". American Hockey League. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
      29. ↑ "Skaters – 2012–2013 Regular Season – Worcester Sharks". American Hockey League. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
      30. ↑ "Goalies – 2012–13 Regular Season – Worcester Sharks". American Hockey League. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
      31. ↑ "Sharks open with 4-3 loss in Springfield". Worcester Sharks. October 12, 2013. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.

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