Worcester Sharks Announce Exhibition Schedule

WORCESTER—Worcester Sharks President and CEO Michael T. Lehr has announced the preseason exhibition schedule for the upcoming 2009-10 AHL season.

The Sharks will open their exhibition season against Hartford on Wednesday night, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. The game will be held at Trinity College.

The second game of the pre-season will be held on Friday, Sept. 25 against Springfield. That game will be held at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield at 7:30 PM.

The third and final game of the preseason schedule will be held on Sunday, Sept. 27 against Hartford. This game will be held at the International Skating Center, in Simsbury, Conn. beginning at 3 p.m.

Ticket information for all exhibition games will be made available on SharksAHL.com in September.  The 2009-10 regular season schedule will be released in August.

Earlier, the Sharks announced dates of six guaranteed home games for the 2009-10 regular season at the DCU Center including opening night:

• Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009—Opening Night bobblehead doll giveaway
• Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009—Poster schedule giveaway
• Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009—Celebrity appearance
• Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010—Shrewsbury and Marlboro High School hockey doubleheader
• Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010—Auburn and Hudson High School hockey doubleheader
• Sunday,   Jan. 31, 2010—Kids Club Night

The only way to guarantee your seat for the 2009-10 season opener at the DCU Center is by purchasing a season ticket package or the Opening Night T-shirt Trio!

The Opening Night T-shirt Trio includes a ticket to opening night and a ticket to any two of the six guaranteed dates for just 49 dollars!  Kids 12-years-old and younger are just 39 dollars!  Each trio includes a FREE Worcester Sharks t-shirt!  Three tickets and a FREE t-shirt for just 49 dollars!

Season ticket packages and the Opening Night T-shirt Trio 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.