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Sharks fall in Springfield 7-2
Worcester Sharks vs. Springfield Falcons
Mass Mutual Center - Springfield, MA
September 25, 2009
Sharks fall 7-2 in Springfield
Just 22 days till opening night at the DCU Center!
SPRINGFIELD, MA – The Worcester Sharks fell to the Springfield Falcons 7-2 in preseason action at the Mass Mutual Center on Friday night.
Adam Henrich made it 1-0 for the Falcons as he deflected a shot from the point by Jesse Dudas past Adam Russo at 5:48 of the first period. Worcester outshot Springfield 8-6 but trailed 1-0 after twenty minutes.
The Falcons outscored the Sharks 6-2 in the middle frame as Michael Wilson and Mathieu Curadeau lit the lamp for Worcester. Springfield received goals from six different goal scorers and connected twice on the power play. Worcester was outshot 11-4 in the second period and trailed 7-2.
The third period was scoreless but the physical play picked up. The Sharks’ Will Colbert dropped the gloves with Matt Nickerson at 13:19. With the loss, the Sharks fell to 0-2-0-0 in preseason action.
NOTES: Adam Russo allowed three goals in 29:09 of action while Kris Tebbs allowed four goals in 30:51 of action. … Dan DaSilva recorded the only assist for Worcester… Andrew Perugini and Bryan Pitton shared time in net for Springfield … The Sharks went 1/7 on the power play while the Falcons went 2/8…. Final shots were 24-20 in favor of the Falcons.
The Sharks will round out the preseason schedule at International Skating Center in Simsbury, CT with another battle against the Wolf Pack on Sun., Sept. 27, at 3 p.m.
Worcester’s training camp in preparation for the season opener on Saturday, Oct. 3 at Adirondack against the Phantoms will conclude on Sept. 30.
Entering their fourth season in Worcester, the Sharks look forward to another exciting season highlighted by the improvements of the ice surface at the DCU Center and the reduction of season ticket prices! Sharks fans may secure their 2009-10 season tickets by placing a $50 deposit per seat. Some of the exclusive benefits for full season ticket holders will include:
· Guaranteed same seat for all 40 home dates and playoff home games at the DCU Center
· Significant savings off box office ticket prices
· Priority access to purchase tickets to DCU Center events (subject to availability)
Season ticket packages, group tickets, and individual tickets for the 2009-10 season are on sale now by contacting the Worcester Sharks Office at 508.929.0500 or by crashing the net at www.SharksAHL.com.
All games can be heard live on 580AM and 94.9FM WTAG, as well as online through AHL Live, by following the link on the Sharks website at www.SharksAHL.com.
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Lineup tonight for Worcester:
Forwards:
McCarthy Desjardins DaSilva
Jones Zalewski Strong
Saidachev Curadeau O’Connor
LeBlanc Quirk Lee
Defensemen:
Wilson Liotti
Colbert Z. Jones
Morrow McClellan
Goalies:
Russo
Tebbs
Lineup tonight for Springfield:
Forwards:
MacMurchy Lundbohm McDonald
Linglet Lerg Bates
Trukhno Henrich Stanley
Emmerson Paukovich Rechlicz
Defensemen:
Armstrong Motin
Wild Nickerson
Dudas Linglet
Goalies:
Perugini
Pitton
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