WORCESTER, MA – Worcester Sharks General Manager Wayne Thomas announced today the Worcester Sharks 2008-09 opening night roster. The roster features 26 players that include 14 forwards, 9 defensemen and 3 goalies.

The team roster is listed below, in numerical order:

2 Patrick Traverse – D
4 Kyle McLaren – D
5 Jason Demers – D
6 Brad Staubitz – RW
7 Brendan Buckley – D
8 Mike Moore – D
9 Tom Cavanagh – C
10 Ashton Rome – RW
11 P.J. Fenton – LW
12 Matt Jones – RW
13 T.J. Fox – C
14 Frazer McLaren – LW
15 Steven Zalewski – C
17 Ryan Vesce – RW
18 Cory Larose – C
19 Mike Morris – RW
20 Riley Armstrong – RW
21 Matt Fornataro – C
24 Brett Westgarth – D
25 Derek Joslin – D
26 Michael Wilson – D
27 Matt Kinch – D
29 Thomas Greiss – G
35 Kyle Jones – G
39 Taylor Dakers – G
44 Jamie McGinn – LW

The team also announced that Ryan Vesce will be the second captain in team history while Brendan Buckley and Derek Joslin will act as the assistant captains.