Sharks Recall Tyson Sexsmith from Worcester
Goaltender Antero Niittymaki Assigned to Worcester, Defenseman Jason Demers Place on IR
Thursday, 02.02.2012 / 2:19 PM
/ News
By San Jose Sharks Staff
Comment
Print
SAN JOSE, California – San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has recalled goaltender Tyson Sexsmith from the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League.
Sexsmith, who was named to the 2012 AHL All-Star Team, is fifth in the AHL in goals-against average (2.15), ninth in save percentage at .925.
Originally drafted by the Sharks in the third round (91st overall) in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Sexsmith was a member of Vancouver’s (WHL) Memorial Cup winning squad in 2007, leading all WHL playoff goaltenders in goals-against average and shutouts.
In other roster moves, goaltender Antero Niittymaki has been assigned to Worcester. In addition, defenseman Jason Demers has been placed on injured reserve. He is day-to-day with a lower body injury.
sjsharks.com is the official Web site of the San Jose Sharks. The San Jose Sharks and sjsharks.com are trademarks of the San Jose Sharks Hockey Club. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and NHL Conference logos are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks as well as all other proprietary materials depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective NHL teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. Copyright © 1999-2013 San Jose Sharks Hockey Club and the National Hockey League. All Rights Reserved.