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20Feb

Alex Stalock (32)

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379 days later, San Jose Sharks‘ 4th round pick in the 2005 draft (#112 overall), goalie Alex Stalock gets another AHL start in net for their affiliate Worcester Sharks.

On February 4, the back of his knee was accidentally stepped on by Manchester Monarchs‘ forward Dwight King and it caused that season to be scrapped and pretty much most of 2011/2012 to be shelved as well.

But pretty much on schedule he arrives back in Central MA after starting his rehab with their ECHL affiliate Stockton Thunder, where he went 5-1 with a 2.83 GAA and .914 SV%.

He’s ready to return to the team he’s lead for the past two seasons and get back on San Jose’s radar.

He won his debut 2-1 against what turned out to be an anemic Springfield Falcons‘ offense that managed only 16 shots, got their goal on a 5-on-3 power play and even had a penalty shot awarded to them.

He’s back!

21Dec

Igor Gongalsky(22) Gwinnett Gladiators

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After starting the season on a pto with Portand Pirates, the team he spent most of last season with, 5th year undrafted wing Igor Gongalsky(22) was released and signed an ECHL contract with their affiliate Gwinnett Gladiators.

In 13 AHL games he only registered an assist, but in 5 games with Gwinnett he already has a goal and a pair of helpers.

He’s played most of his pro career in AA hockey (almost 200 games with four different teams)  but he’s really a player on the cusp of the higher league.

Maybe he’s just a bit of a late bloomer considering he’s only 25 years old.

12/21: Gongalsky signs a pto with Rochester Americans.

17Dec

Scott Howes(13) Bridgeport Sound Tigers

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4th year undrafted forward Scott Howes(13) burst onto the scoring sheet when he joined Bridgeport Sound Tigers on a pto scoring 4 goals in his first 5 games with the team.

In 9 games he has 6 goals and 2 assists and may have found himself a home in the AHL for the season if he continues along at this pace.

Previously his only other call-up was with Manitoba Moose in the 2008/2009 season. A stint that netted him zero points in 5 games.

Last season in the ECHL, where he has spent most of his pro career, with Alaska Aces he was voted the playoffs MVP with 7 goals and 12 assists in 12 straight wins to help the team capture the Kelly Cup. He also tore it up offensively in the regular season with 22 goals and 36 assists in 59 games.

9/12 – 12: Seemingly out of nowhere, the now 25-year old signs a one-year deal with Central Hockey League‘s Allen Americans. Our guess is he’d be an easy call-up to skate with Texas Stars if needed.

25Nov

Tim Sestito (12)

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Center Tim Sestito(12) played 36 games with New Jersey Devils last season recording two assists, but to start 2011/2012 was assigned to AHL affiliate Albany Devils, where in 12 games he has 2 goals and an assist.

Goal scoring isn’t exactly what he’s relied on for though.

He’s one of those agitating players that it’s tough and no fun to play against and does it well without being cheap.

He recently did get the call and played in his first game, a 2-1 win vs. Columbus.

He has still yet to score his first NHL goal in 47 games played but I got to think one will come sooner than later for the 7th year veteran, his third in the Devils‘ system.

04Nov

Tyson Sexsmith(31) Worcester Sharks

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San Jose Sharks 3rd round pick in the 2007 draft (#91 overall) goaltender Tyson Sexsmith(31) is in his 3rd year pro and third with Worcester Sharks, but is still considered a rookie in the AHL, because he hasn’t appeared in enough games to qualify him for a complete season.

He’s currently the #2 leading goalie in the league after 4 games played with 2 wins, 0 losses and 2 overtime losses and a 1.69 GAA and .930 SV%.

In 19 ECHL games over two seasons with Stockton Thunder and Kalamazoo Wings he posted a 12-3-3 record.

San Jose has a ton of good goalies in their system. His nickname is Sexy. It’s written on his mask.

26Oct

Bryan Lerg(19) WBS Penguins

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In his 2nd season with WBS Penguins Bryan Lerg(19) is exhibiting early season promise that last year’s career high totals (65 games, 15 goals, 17 assists) was starting to point at. Only 10 games into the 76 game AHL season schedule and he’s already posted 6 goals and 4 assists in 7 games.

On this play after a stop on dime in full rush, he almost wipes out but instead backhands an amazing pass on to the tape of Eric Tangradi‘s stick for the death knell goal wrapping up the team’s 3-0 road win.

He was originally signed by Edmonton Oilers as a free agent in 2008. This is his 4th overall year pro. He spent two years with the Springfield Falcons to start, including 7 games in the ECHL with Stockton Thunder, where he also posted 10 points in 7 games before he got called-up (for good).

20Oct

Jody Pederson(25) Stockton Thunder

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Undrafted 2nd year defenseman Jody Pederson(25) starts the season pretty much where he ended last year with the ECHL Stockton Thunder. He also appeared in 11 games with their AHL affiliate, Worcester Sharks on two separate call-ups (one from Elmira), registering 3 assists but was also a healthy scratch much of the time.

If the injury bugs bites the Sharks like it did last season look for him to be in more games with Worcester this season but he could also get called up by any AHL team and that could very well happen too.

18Oct

Harri Sateri (35)

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San Jose Sharks‘ rookie netminder Harri Sateri(35) got some unexpected time riding pine and playing in practices with the NHL team that drafted him in the 4th round of 2008 (#106 overall).

Late last season he joined their AHL affiliate Worcester Sharks and although he didn’t post the best stats, his play was mostly very impressive.

San Jose just reassigned him to Stockton Thunder of the ECHL. I think that’s mostly to keep him close, just in case.. .

10/19 Sateri gets reassigned to Worcester. Must mean the two starting goalies for San Jose are injury-free (for now).

 

22Aug

Oren Eizenman(19) High 1 / Connecticut Whale

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Israel-born, 5th year pro forward Oren Eizenman(19) trades in North America and signs for 2011/2012 with High 1 of the 7-team Asia League Ice Hockey featuring teams from South Korea, Japan and China.

He’s another player that has bounced around a lot from team-to-team never quite finding a home with any one. In 2008/2009, he played games with no less than five teams in the ECHL and AHL (Fresno Falcons, Stockton Thunder, Manitoba Moose, San Antonio Rampage, Milwaukee Admirals).