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Nick Petrecki (D)

Worcester Sharks

Biography

2012-13:…ranks 4th in franchise history in penalty minutes with 342 (Moore has 365)… ranks in top 10 in games played with 200…enters 4th professional season…2011-12:…68gp with Worcester (1-8-9) 107pims, -5, 75 shots, and three fighting majors… recorded one game winning goal… Won the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award, which is given annually to the AHL Man of the Year for his service to the community…Fourth amongst Worcester defensemen in shots (75)... game-by-game: assist and +2 in 3-2L at Adirondack on 4/14…did not dress on 4/7…14 penalty minutes on 4/6…did not dress two games due to injury on 3/27 and 3/30…did not dress due to injur y for three games on 3/16-3/18…3rd fighting major (MacDonald) on 3/3… broke a 95 game goalless drought win game winning goal and #2 star honors in 2-1 win at Springfield on 2/19…assist and six penalty minutes in 4-2 win at St. John’s on 2/4..did not dress on 1/25…played forward on 1/20…2nd fighting major of season vs. Bobby Robbins on 1/13…+2 on 1/8…ten minute misconduct on 1/7…did not dress on 12/28…assist and +2 in 5-1W at Albany on 12/16 …assist and +2 in 4-3W at St. John’s on 12/9…broke a 15 game pointless stretch with assist in 4-3OTW vs. Springfield on 12/2..…+2 on 11/20… two game point streak (0-3-3) snapped on 10/21…recorded assist and fighting major (Leach) in 6-1W vs. Albany on 10/15… two assists and +2 in 4-1W at Providence on 10/9… enters his 3rd professional season… 2010-11:… 67gp with Worcester (3-11-14), 129pims, -17, 97 shots, and 11 fighting majors… led the team in penalty minutes and fighting majors… assistant captain… named the Sharks Man of the Year for his work in the central Massachusetts community… received first NHL recall on February 16 but did not play…CAREER 2009-10: Had eight fighting majors in rookie season…Fourth on the team in PIM…Scored first professional goal in 5-4 win at Syracuse on Jan. 23…2008-09: Fifth on Boston College (Hockey East) with a plus-3 and T-14th in assists…Led team in PIM…Signed to an NHL contract by San Jose on March 30...2007-08: Won National Championship with Boston College...Invited to the 2008 USA Hockey National Junior Championship Development Camp...Led team in PIM...2006-07: Led team defensemen in points...T-4th among USHL defensemen and led team defensemen in goals...Led team, fourth in the league and second among league defensemen, in PIM...T-3rd among league defense in game-winning goals (two)...Named USHL Player of the Week twice during the season: Jan. 2 and March 19...Second Team All-USHL...Represented West Division at the USHL All-Star Game…2005-06: Despite playing in just 53 games, finished second on the team in PIM. PERSONAL: “Trecks” lists these favorites: Kings of Leon (musician); “Limitless” (movie); “Seinfeld” (television show); Bradley Cooper (actor); New York Rangers (NHL team while growing up); Nebraska Cornhuskers football (professional/collegiate team); golf (sport other than hockey); Mizu Sushi (San Jose restaurants); Cape Cod (vacation spot); TSN.com (website); fish and veggies (food); Christmas (holiday); Tabloids (magazine)…likes to go fishing in his spare time…first job: teaching sailing…most memorable moment in professional hockey: winning the Worcester Sharks “Man of the Year Award” in 2010-11…hockey idol is Mark Messier…is superstitious about how he gets dressed…would’ve liked to meet his grandfather on his mother’s side…hates when people drive slow in the fast lane…golf handicap is 15 and he likes to play at Cape Cod…started skating at three and playing hockey at four…would have been a construction worker if not for hockey …wears Bauer skates, size 11…oldest piece of equipment is his gloves that are one year old.