Brand new Flyers signing for 2011/2012, Matt Read(10) looks to be the team’s next Claude Giroux.
In 4 games with Adirondack Phantoms, he’s already put in a couple of goals and plays a strong game.
Category: AHL
Undrafted rookie defenseman Erik Gustafsson(36) has already played in a few games with the Eastern Conference leading Philadelphia Flyers but it’s in Adirondack where he’s really excelling with 5 goals, 33 assists in 63 games played. He knows how to move the puck.
Gustafsson also got picked 1st team on AHL Rookie All-Stars for the current season.
Islanders‘ first year prospect Rhett Rakhshani(9) was named to the 2010/2011 AHL All Rookie Team.
He has 20 goals and 35 assists in 62 games played and appeared in 2 games in the NHL registering no points this season.
the Sharks looked to add some scoring depth in the charge for a playoff spot signing undrafted but prolific scorer Nathan Longpre(46) to an ato. In 6 games he has 1 assist.
30Mar
Finnish backstop Harri Sateri(35) is another in a long line of netminders the Worcester Sharks have brought in to stem the bleeding between the pipes since Alex Stalock went down with season-ending injury.
Sateri was chosen #106 overall in the 2008 draft by San Jose and put up some impressive numbers in a couple years of playing in Finland pro hockey.
All of the sudden notorious tough guy Pierre-Luc Leblonde(34) is finding the back of the net and having a career year for points (5 goals and 7 assists).
Is this a sign of what’s to come for his future?
29Mar
It was Bruins‘ NESN broadcaster Kathryn Tappen bobblehead night at the Worcester Sharks‘ game at the DCU Center on Friday, March 25.
She also came out to center ice to drop a ceremonial pre-game puck.
Undrafted forward Adam Estoclet(37) finished up his college playing career with Dartmouth and signed an ato to join Providence Bruins for their late season run at a Calder Cup playoff berth.
a pair of 2nd year guys in the face-off dot: Jamie Arniel(12) Providence Bruins vs. Benn Ferriero(21) Worcester Sharks.
5th year defenseman Corey Potter(2) signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Penguins in the offseason and recently received his first call-up for a game.
He’s up to a handful of games experience in the NHL for his career that started in Hartford.
