2008-09 Worcester Sharks Statistics
American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 42-35-1 (SO: 0-2) - 87 points
in the AHL's Atlantic Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Roy Sommer (42-35, 3 OTL)
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Attendance: 156,089, Avg. 3,902 in 40 home dates
2008-09 Worcester Sharks RosterTeam Record: 42-35-1 (SO: 0-2) - 87 points
in the AHL's Atlantic Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Roy Sommer (42-35, 3 OTL)
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Attendance: 156,089, Avg. 3,902 in 40 home dates
The Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 42 wins and 35 losses (and 1 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 87 points in the AHL's Atlantic Division.
The Sharks scored 223 goals and surrendered 223. Riley Armstrong netted 25 goals for Worcester, and Ryan Vesce contributed 47 assists. Thomas Greiss earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.47 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Roy Sommer coached the team. The 2008-09 Worcester Sharks lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Vesce | R | 67 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 28 | +4 | 5 | 3 | 198 | 12.1 |
| Lukas Kaspar | L | 65 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 40 | +11 | 7 | 0 | 195 | 8.7 |
| Riley Armstrong | R | 71 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 101 | +8 | 6 | 1 | 217 | 11.5 |
| Patrick Traverse | D | 78 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 28 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 179 | 5.0 |
| Cory Larose | C | 53 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 5 | 0 | 125 | 15.2 |
| Tom Cavanagh | C | 51 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 37 | -8 | 7 | 2 | 137 | 10.9 |
| Steve Zalewski | C | 75 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 26 | +5 | 2 | 2 | 192 | 6.8 |
| Jason Demers | D | 78 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 54 | +15 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 1.6 |
| Jamie McGinn | L | 47 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 52 | +4 | 8 | 0 | 147 | 12.9 |
| Derek Joslin | D | 63 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 40 | -6 | 6 | 1 | 180 | 6.1 |
| Matt Fornataro | RW | 51 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 30 | -10 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 7.8 |
| Andrew Desjardins | C | 74 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 99 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 7.2 |
| T.J. Fox | F | 79 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 15 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 5.8 |
| Mike Moore | D | 76 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 132 | +14 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 4.0 |
| P.J. Fenton | F | 52 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | +4 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 6.4 |
| Dan DaSilva | RW | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | +9 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 12.0 |
| Mike Morris | F | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 12.8 |
| Claude Lemieux | R | 23 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 4.5 |
| Brett Westgarth | D | 77 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 137 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3.1 |
| Brendan Buckley | D | 67 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 92 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 1.6 |
| Frazer McLaren | L | 75 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 181 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 10.6 |
| Matt Jones | F | 46 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3.6 |
| Trent Campbell | LW | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Kyle McLaren | D | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| Mike Wilson | D | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3.4 |
| Brad Staubitz | R | 38 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 130 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0.0 |
| Matt Kinch | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Torrey Mitchell | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Thomas Greiss | G | 57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ashton Rome | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Taylor Dakers | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerald Coleman | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Logan Couture | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Tim Branham | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James McEwan | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kyle Jones | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1599 | 221 | 383 | 604 | 1446 | 18 | 60 | 11 | 2818 | 7.8 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Greiss | 57 | 3346 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 138 | 2.47 | 1488 | 1350 | .907 |
| Taylor Dakers | 21 | 1220 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 2.85 | 561 | 503 | .897 |
| Kyle Jones | 3 | 127 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.20 | 45 | 34 | .756 |
| Gerald Coleman | 3 | 112 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.21 | 41 | 35 | .854 |
| Totals | 84 | 4805 | 42 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 213 | 2.66 | 2135 | 1922 | .900 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Vesce | R | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lukas Kaspar | L | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Riley Armstrong | R | 12 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patrick Traverse | D | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cory Larose | C | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Cavanagh | C | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Zalewski | C | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Demers | D | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie McGinn | L | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Joslin | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Fornataro | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew Desjardins | C | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T.J. Fox | F | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Moore | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan DaSilva | RW | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brett Westgarth | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brendan Buckley | D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frazer McLaren | L | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kyle McLaren | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Staubitz | R | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thomas Greiss | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Logan Couture | C | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 228 | 34 | 55 | 89 | 301 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Greiss | 12 | 742 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 2.43 | 372 | 342 | .919 |
| Totals | 12 | 742 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 2.43 | 372 | 342 | .919 |
