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Andrew Desjardins (C)

Worcester Sharks

Biography

2010-11:… enters his 4th professional season 2010 Playoffs:… was 2nd on the team with 32 penalty minutes….14 pims in Game 3 at Manchester…scored first AHL power play goal, 2nd of playoffs in 5-1 win at Lowell in Game 5… 1st goal, +2, and five shots in 4-2W at Lowell in Game 4…two assists, +2, and #2 star in 3-2W in Game 3 at Lowell…had 14 penalty minutes in Game 2 vs. the Devils… 2009-10 Regular Season: Member of the “Crazed Rats” line which won the team’s Unsung Heroes Award…set a career-high with 19 goals, 27 assists, and 46 points…led the Sharks with NINE first goals…second on team in both +/- at +29 and penalty minutes with 126…2009-10:…assist on 4/10…assist on 4/9… scored 19th goal of season in 5-3 win at Hartford on 3/31…SEVEN game point streak (5-6-11) snapped in 7-2L at Hershey and also had nine pims including 6th fighting major (Wellar) in 3/26……two goals (17 and 18th), GWG, and #1 star in 3-1W over Crunch on 3/23…assist on 3/21 in Lowell… #2 star with assist ion 2-1W over Bruins on 3/20….had assist on 3/14… recorded first pro four point game (2-2-4), was + 4, and #1 star in 6-2W vs. Bears on 3/14… assist on 3/12…broke a 14 game goalless drought with 14th goal of season in 6-4W vs. Hartford on 3/10…19 penalty minutes, including 5th fighting major (Nycholat) in 5-2W at Manitoba on 3/3…signed first NHL contract with San Jose on 3/1…assist in 3-1 win vs. Portland on 2/24…assist in 4-2 loss at Hartford on 2/20…+2 in 4-3 win at Binghamton…assist in 6-0 win at Springfield on 2/16…two assist in 5-2 win at Manchester on 2/14…fought Drew Fata in 2nd period (4th FM) in 6-2 loss at Providence on 2/7…ten minute misconduct in 5-3 loss on 2/6…scored 7th first goal (13th) turned out to be GWG and was #3 star in 3-0 win over Devils on 2/5…picked up ten penalty minutes (misconduct) in 8-4 win at Springfield on 2/3….season high nine penalty minutes, fight in 2nd straight game (Corrente) in 4-3OTL to Lowell on 1/31…had assist and 2nd fighting major (Ellington) in 5-3W over Moose on 1/29…scored 12th goal of season in 5-4 win at Syracuse on 1/23… had an assist in 5-2 win over Manchester on 1/16…was #1 star with 11th goal and assist to extend point streak to three games (2-2-4).in 4-3OTL to Springfield on 1/13… assist in 6-5OTW over Portland on 1/10… had game winning goal in 4-3 win over Providence on 1/9….scored his 9th goal of season, his 6th first goal just :34 seconds into the first period in 5-2 win at Lowell on Jan 2… assist in 3-1 win at Portland on 12/31….was #2 star scoring his 8th goal of season and fired six shots in 3-2W vs. Lowell on 12/27… had two assists in 7-2W vs. Lowell on 12/26…picked up first fighting major penalty of season with bout against Richard Clune in 6-3 loss at Manchester on 12/11…was #2 star scoring his 7th goal and registering five shot in 3-2SOW vs. Portland on 12/6….recorded an assist in 5-4SOL in Manchester …scored 6th goal of season in 4-1W vs. BRI on 11/28…added an assist in 5-3L to Portland on 11/18… picked up two assists in 2nd period in 5-3L to Providence and recorded a penalty in his 4th straight game on 11/15….scored first goal at :37, a SHG in 4-1W vs. SPR on 11/1…. scored goal in 4-3L in Hartford 10/25…was the #1 star in Sharks 5-3 win vs. Albany on 10/18 with two goals and an assist…added an assist on 10/9 at BRI…scored the first team goal of the Sharks season at 3:08 of first period on 10/3 at Adirondack…2008-09 with Worcester: Playoff Stats: 12gp six points (4-2-6), 13 penalty minutes, +7, fighting major– tied in team lead with goals and +/- … scored only Sharks goal, the first shorthanded goal in Sharks playoff history in game 6 vs. Providence… was #1 star scoring a goal in game 3 at Providence… had an assist in game 2 vs. Providence…. Scored first goal in game 6 win vs. Hartford… had assist and fight (Dupont) in game 4 win vs. Hartford… scored first AHL playoff goal in game 2 at Hartford…Final regular season stats- 74gp, 22 points(8 goals, 14 assists) with 99 penalty minutes …Fired 11 shots and was +4…Received Unsung Hero Award…Has two assists vs. Providence on 3/29 and vs. Springfield on 3/27…Scored vs. Bridgeport on 3/24…Fought Mills (Lowell) on3/21…Credited with an assist vs. Hartford on /13…Scored vs. Binghamton on 3/11, #3 star…Fought Sestito (Springfield) on 2/20… Had goal vs. Portland on 2/4 in a comeback victory…Recorded a goal vs. San Antonio on 1/31, was games number three star…Had points in back-to-back games: assist vs. Lowell (1/10) and goal vs. Albany (1/9) … Had his AHL career-high three assists vs. Norfolk (1/2) and had his second fight of the season (Steve Downie) … Scored Sharks’ only goal at Portland (12/28) … Notched two assists vs. Bridgeport (11/29)… Added an assist at Providence (11/28) … Assisted a goal at Houston (11/22) … Scored a goal vs. Norfolk (11/19)…Scored first career AHL goal and first of the season on 11/7 at Hartford…Recalled from Phoenix on 10/29…2007-08: Played in 64 games for Laredo of the Central Hockey League, scoring 59 points (22 goals, 37 assists), and amassing 112 penalty minutes…2006-07: Played junior hockey for Sault Ste. Marie of the Ontario Hockey League tallying 16 goals and 26 assists (42 points)…2005-06: Appeared in 66 games, amassing 28 points (12 goals, 16 assists)…2004-05: Totaled 17 goals and 17 assists (34 points) and 49 penalty minutes.