As we get close to each league’s Christmas break it’s time to take our first look at how some current and former Worcester pro players are doing statistically during the 2023-2024 season. For the North American pro leagues, any player in their league’s top 20 gets a mention. For the European leagues, it’s the top ten. Goaltenders are listed only if they meet their league’s qualifying minimums.
All of the stats and rankings are as of December 18th.
As the final season of the WorSharks gets farther and farther away the number of Worcester hockey alumni in the NHL gets smaller and smaller, and it shows in that there are only two former Worcester players in the top 20 in any stat. Future Hall of Famer Joe Pavelski‘s seven power play goals for Dallas ties him for fifth in the NHL, and Winnipeg’s Dylan DeMelo‘s plus-17 rating also ties for fifth in the league.
One would think after more than five seasons of playing there would be more former Railers making their mark in the AHL, but there are hardly any. The one former Worcester player making the list is former WorSharks goaltender Troy Grosenick, who plays for Milwaukee. His .912 save percentage ties him for 15th in the league, and his 2.54 goals against average just makes the listing in 20th place.
Only one current Railers player makes the list in the ECHL, with Tristan Lennox tying for 19th with a .909 save percentage.
Former Railers forward Wade Murphy gets five mentions playing for Idaho, with his 14 goals tying for fifth, his 20 assists tied for sixth, and his 34 points putting him in second place in the ECHL. His plus-18 rating is good for third, and his three game-winning goals tie for fifth.
Kansas City’s Cole Coskey gets two mentions, with his 13 goals tying for 11th and his plus-11 rating tying for 17th. Tulsa’s Tyler Poulsen has 11 goals, tying for 19th. Newfoundland’s Josh Victor and Maine’s Connor Doherty both make the list for penalty minutes, with Victor’s 70 putting him in third place and Doherty’s 48 just making the cut in 20th.
For ECHL netminders, Orlando’s Colten Ellis hits the list three times as his seven wins tie for 13th, his 2.46 goals against average land him in ninth, and his .916 save percentage tied for ninth.
In the SPHL Max Johnson from Fayetteville gets the nod three times, with his nine goals tying for sixth and his 16 points tying for 17th. His plus-nine rating ties for ninth. Huntsville’s Dominick Procopio has a plus-6 rating, tying for 19th.
For players who are overseas, Mike Connolly has 17 assists in the DEL, tying him for sixth. Andrew Desjardins‘ 41 penalty minutes in the ICEHL put him seventh in that league. Yanick Turcotte also makes the penalty minute leader list, with his 48 in just eight Erste Liga games tying him for eighth.
Nikolay Goldobin makes the listing three times in the KHL as his 26 goals and 54 points both ranking second, and his 28 assists tie for fourth. Two former Worcester pros make the list out of the Ligue Magnus (France), with Brodie Reid‘s 13 goals tying for third and Sacha Guimond‘s plus-15 rating tying for fifth. Sena Acolatse‘s 19 assists in Slovakia, tying for seventh, rounds out the European skaters.
Five different goaltenders hit the listing three times each in Europe, starting with Evan Buitenhuis in the ICEHL. His 12 wins rank third, his 2.45 goals against average ranks sixth, and his .916 save percentage ranks seventh. Over in Switzerland’s NL, Harri Sateri‘s ten wins ties for sixth, his 2.24 goals against average is eighth best, and his .917 save percentage puts him in ninth.
In the EIHL Eamon McAdam has nine wins, tying him for fourth, his 2.64 goals against average places him fifth, and his .918 save percentage puts him in sixth. Linus Soderstrom ties for the SHL lead with 13 wins, his 1.93 goals against average is third, and his .918 save percentage is fourth best.
And last, but certainly not least, Mitch Gillam ranks fourth in Denmark with 11 wins, seventh in save percentage at .898, and sixth in goals against average at 2.94.
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