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Worcester Sharks sign forward Daniil Tarasov to AHL contract for 2012-13 season

Tarasov led the Indiana Ice (USHL) with 47 goals and 88 points 

WORCESTER, MA – Worcester Sharks General Manager Wayne Thomas has announced that the Worcester Sharks have signed All-USHL First Team forward Daniil Tarasov to a standard player AHL contract for the 2012-13 season.  Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Last season, the 20-year-old from Moscow, Russia led the Indiana Ice (USHL) in goals (47), assists (41), points (88), and finished third in penalty minutes (86) in 60 games played. Daniil finished 2^nd in the United States Hockey League (USHL) in goals, points, and led the USHL with eight game winning goals. Tarasov finished the regular season riding a 13-game point streak, amassing 26 points (14-12-26) over that stretch with four multi-goal games. He also added 10 points (5-5-10) in six playoff games for the Ice.

The six foot, 185lb undrafted forward recorded 163 points (84-79-163) and 132 penalty minutes in 117 games in the USHL with the Indiana Ice. Tarasov led the USHL in goals (37) and game winning goals (8) in the 2010-11 season and had 84 goals over his two-year USHL career, the most by a player over two seasons since 1991-92 (Chris Ferraro, 102 goals). He has also skated in two scoreless games with Waterloo (USHL).

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