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Graham Mink (RW)

Rochester Americans

Biography

2007-08 with Worcester: Final Stats – 71 games played, 55 points (24 goals, 31 assists), 67 penalty minutes, -11 rating … Finished second on the team with 24 goals, tied for second with 55 assists, and all alone in third with 41 points … Tallied an assist on 4/13 vs. Springfield … Recorded a goal in assist in Worcester’s 4-2 win over Springfield on 4/6 … Scored game-tying goal late in the game vs. Portland (4/4) … Picked up two assists on 3/30 at Providence … Recorded a goal and assist on 3/29 at Lowell … Extended point streak to three with an assist at Springfield (3/15) … Had a goal and assist on 3/14 at Lowell … Recorded an assist on 3/12 vs. San Antonio … Scored a key goal late in the game to tie the score vs. Lowell (3/8), his seventh goal in eight games. It marked the seventh time this season he has scored goals in consecutive games … Scored two goals vs. Albany on 3/7 (which tied a season-high), and also added an assist for three points (also tying a season-high) … Scored power play goal in second-consecutive game on 3/2 vs. Norfolk (3/2). It marked the fifth time he has scored goals in consecutive games … Picked up team-leading ninth power play goal of the season at Albany (3/1) … Had second multi-point game in as many games on 2/27 vs. Springfield. Finished with a goal and assist … Picked up eighth multi-point game of the season with his team-leading seventh power play goal and also an assist vs. Springfield (2/24) … Had third fight of the season (Wanvig) on 2/16 at Norfolk … Picked up an assist at Norfolk (2/15) … Tallied a power play goal early in the game at Hershey (2/10) … Had a hand in all three Sharks’ goals in 3-1 win over Manchester on 2/2. Scored first and third goals, and assisted on the second, earning him the game’s No. 1 Star … Scored tenth goal of season with 25 seconds remaining in the third period at Philadelphia (2/1) to cut the Phantoms’ lead to one … Named Sharks “Pest of the Game” for effort at Springfield (1/26). Was in the middle of many scuffles, while scoring the shootout walk off game-winner … Had assist at Hartford (1/25) … Picked up an assist on overtime game-winner at Springfield (1/21) … Came back from injury and picked up an assist on consecutive nights vs. Providence (1/19) and Portland (1/18) … Missed both games over the weekend at Providence and Albany (1/11-1/12) due to injury … Picked up three goals in a two-game span: one vs. Hershey (1/2) and two at Manchester (12/31) … Also had an assist at Manchester … Had his first fighting major of the season 12/30 vs. Lowell … Tallied an assist vs. Manchester (12/29) … Had a three-game point streak (4 pts: 1g, 3a) on 12/15-12/18 …. Recorded a goal and an assist on 12/15 vs. Houston … Missed four straight games due to injury 11/30-12/8 … Has six multiple point games including a two goal effort in 4-2 win at Bridgeport on 11/7 … Named first captain in team history.

2006-07 with Worcester: Established career-highs in goals (31), assists (32), and points (63) during the regular season … Missed the first seven games of the season due to injury … Made his Sharks debut on 10/27 vs. Portland, registering two assists … Returned to the lineup on 11/22 at Hartford, registering an assist … Set a franchise record with four assists on 11/26 vs. Hartford … Scored his first goal of the season on 12/1 at Norfolk … Scored a goal in his return to Hershey in a 2-1 OT win against the Bears (12/3) … Tied his own franchise record with four assists on 12/22 vs. Manchester … Scored two goals on 12/29 at Manchester … Scored his third first goal of the game on 1/14 at Portland … Scored two goals, including his first game-winning goal of the season, on 1/19 vs. Lowell … Tallied a multi-point night (1g, 1a) on 2/23 vs. Portland … Scored his 16th goal and third in as many games on 2/25 vs. Norfolk … Registered two assists on 2/28 vs. Springfield, extending his point streak to four games (6 pts: 3g, 3a) … Registered his ninth multi-point night of the year (2g, 1a) vs. Norfolk on 3/3 … Scored his 20th goal of the year on 3/10 vs. Manchester … Scored two goals and an assist for his 11th multi-point game of the year, tying his career best with 22 goals … Scored two goals establishing a new career-high with 23 at Hartford on 3/23 … Registered four points (2g, 2a), including the overtime game-winning goal on 4/7 at Binghamton … Scored his 30th goal of the year and added two assists for his 14th multi-point effort on 4/11 vs. Lowell … Currently has an eight-game point streak (14 pts: 8g, 6a) … Calder Cup Playoffs (Worcester): Finished the playoffs with six points (1g, 5a) … Scored the Sharks’ first goal of the postseason on 4/18 at Manchester in Game 1 of the Atlantic Division Semifinals … Tallied two assists on 4/27 at Manchester in 4-1 win.

2005-06 with Hershey (AHL) & Washington (NHL): Established a career-best 40 points in just 43 games with Hershey … Tied for third on the Bears in power play goal scoring with 11 … Played in a career-high three NHL games with Washington … Finished tenth in Calder Cup playoff scoring … Won a Calder Cup Championship with Hershey.