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Taylor Doherty (D)

Worcester Sharks

Biography

2012-13: still looking for first professional goal (66 games)…enters his second professional season…2011-12: …AHL Rookie…63gp with Worcester (0-6-6), 76 pims, +2, 74 shots, and four fighting majors in his first professional season… game-by-game: did not play due to injury last four games on 4/10 -4/14…five shots on goal and +1 on 4/4…assist on 4/1….had a two game point streak (0-2-2) snapped on 3/25… assist and +1 on 3/21…assist and +3 in 5-2W vs. Bridgeport on 3/18….did not dress on 3/4…4th fighting major vs. Troy Bodie on 2/21…+2 on 2/12…six penalty minutes on 2/11…assist on 2/4…recorded first professional point (assist) in 37th pro game in 3-2OTL at Manchester on 1/28…did not dress on 1/22…3rd fighting major with 2nd period bout vs. Lane MacDermid on 1/20… fought Ryan Hollweg on 1/8…did not dress two games on 12/28-12/30…did not dress 12/21…did not dress on 12/17…+2 on 12/9…did not play due to injury last two games on 12/3-12/4… +1 and six shots in 3-1L to Portland on 11/26…picked up his first professional fighting major (Nolan) in 2-1L at Manchester on 11/23….+2 on 11/20…did not dress on 10/21…+2 in 4-1W at Providence on 10/9…enters first professional season… 2010-11…played first professional game in 2-1SOL to Portland on 4/5…signed to an ATO by Worcester on 4/3/11…lost 4 games to 1 in first round playoff series to Oshawa (0-3-3)… 53 points in 68 games with Kingston in the OHL…named team captain of Kingston…attended San Jose Sharks training camp and scored a goal in preseason game vs. Anaheim…2009-10: Invited to the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship Development Camp as a member of Team Canada…Served as alternate captain…Led all Kingston defenseman during the regular season and set career highs in points, goals and assists…Finished third amongst OHL defenseman in goals and 15th in points during the regular season…Suspended five games for a cross-check vs. Ottawa on March 7…Finished second on the team in PIM...Playoffs: Despite missing the first two games of the first round (suspension), finished T-1st on the team in assists and T-2nd in points…Career 2008-09: 13th in the league and led team in PIM...Fourth amongst team defensemen in points...Participated in CHL Top Prospects Game...2007-08: Third on the team and fourth amongst league rookies in PIM...Member of Team Canada and won a gold medal at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament... Also on the Team Ontario squad that won a gold medal at the 2008 Under-17 World Hockey Challenge.