1996 at Springfield 4-2 loss
The Worcester IceCats allowed an early goal and then couldn’t overcome a two-goal deficit in a 4-2 loss to the Falcons. Just one minute into the contest Falcons forward Jeff Daniels stole the puck away from the ‘Cats defense and scored an unassisted goal. Daniels scored again at 8:47 of the middle period to put Worcester down 2-0. Stephane Roy cut that lead in half with a power play goal at 16:37 assisted by Radim Bicanek and Nick Naumenko. The IceCats had a goal disallowed at the 10 minute mark of the frame when referee Dan O’Halloran ruled the net was off the pegs before Scott Pellerin’s shot went in. In the third period Brad Isbister made it 3-1 Springfield at 6:06, and Roy once again got his team within a goal at 8:48. Jamie Rivers had the lone assist on the play. The Falcons would grab an empty net goal by Steve Martins at 19:56 for the 4-2 final. Mike Buzak made 25 saves in the game.
2002 at Providence 5-2 win
(ICECATS) Friday night at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, the IceCats earned their second win of the season as they defeated the Bruins, 5-2. Five IceCats players recorded two points: Aris Brimanis (1/1/2), Jason Dawe (0/2/2), Mark Rycroft (0/2/2), Justin Papineau (2/0/2) and Sergei Varlamov (0/2/2). Defenseman Christian Backman recorded his first North American professional goal. Justin Papineau’s second goal and Blake Evans’ goal came only 20 seconds apart in the second period.
2003 vs Portland 3-2 loss
The Worcester IceCats jumped out to an early lead but three Pirates goals gave Portland enough to beat the ‘Cats 3-2. Sergei Varlamov opened the scoring with a goal at 3:02 of the first period, with Aaron MacKenzie and Steve McLaren picking up assists. With time winding down in the frame Rick Berry got the Pirates back to even with a goal at 19:19. Berry would have the only goal of the middle period, at 14:45, to give Portland the edge after 40 minutes. Owen Fussey provided the eventual game winner at 2:29 of the third. Johnny Pohl made it a one-goal game again at 6:04, with Steve Martins and Terry Virtue earning points, but that was as close as the ‘Cats would get. Reinhard Divis had 22 saves in the loss.
2008 vs Bridgeport 2-0 loss
(WORSHARKS) When an opponent is capable of stabilizing a team’s biggest strength, the chances of victory often turn bleak. That’s exactly what happened at the DCU Center Saturday night, as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers used their physical play to knock off the Sharks 2-0 in Mike Iggulden’s return to Worcester. Bridgeport struck first midway through the second period, when Tim Jackman edged past Derek Joslin on the right side and wristed a shot it past Sharks goalie Thomas Greiss into top left corner of the net. The goal was Jackman’s third of the season. The Sound Tigers solidified their lead midway through the final period when Tomas Marcinko led Sean Bentivoglio, who won the tussle to pick up puck, skated across Greiss and put it past him for his second goal this year. Worcester began the match consistent to their style of play, firing 15 shots to Bridgeport’s six through the first period. The Sound Tigers, however, were able to pacify the fast-paced Sharks in the second, holding the home team to just six shots and 10 in the third. The loss drops Worcester to 2-4-0-0. The Sound Tigers will head back to Bridgeport with a 5-2-0-1 record.
2009 at Hartford 4-3 loss
(WORSHARKS) T.J. Trevelyan scored his 4th and 5th goals of the season but PA Parenteau and Evgeny Grachev each tallied twice for Hartford as the Sharks fell 4-3 to the Wolf Pack at the XL Center on Sunday afternoon. For the 7th time in eight games, the Sharks struck first to take a 1-0 lead. T.J. Trevelyan scored his 4th goal of the season as he scooped up a loose puck and sent it over the shoulder of goaltender Miika Wiikman from in tight on the power play at 6:49. 19-year-old rookie Evgeny Grachev scored back-to-back goals to give the Wolf Pack a 2-1 lead through twenty minutes of play. The Sharks were outshot 13-10 through the first period. Neither team would find the back of the net in the middle period as Worcester outshot the Wolf Pack 14-7 in the 2nd. The Sharks had an early 5-on-3 power play chance but were not able to convert. Miika Wiikman and Tyson Sexsmith each made several key saves to keep the score 2-1 Hartford after forty minutes of play. Each team would tally two goals in the third period, the first of which came off the stick of Sharks killer PA Parenteau at 1:45 on the power play. Andrew Desjardins would get the goal right back after a nice feed from Dan DaSilva in the right corner at 4:04. Desjardins was set up in front of the net and blisted a wrist shot top shelve to cut the score to 3-2. PA Parenteau scored again, this time on the power play after his shot from the left circle found the back of the net at 14:09. But the Sharks did not give up and Trevelyan scored his second of the game at 16:30 after a scramble on top of the crease to cut the lead to 4-3. The Sharks pulled their goaltender late but the Wolf Pack held their ground for the 4-3 victory. With the loss, Worcester’s record falls to 5-2-0-1 (11 points).
2017 at Colorado 5-1 loss
(RAILERS) The Worcester Railers HC (2-1-0-0, 4pts) dropped their first game in franchise history after a 5-1 loss to the Colorado Eagles (5-0-0-0, 10pts) in front 4,421 fans at the Budweiser Events Center on Wednesday evening in a game that featured 182 penalty minutes and a wild third period brawl. Patrick McNally scored the only goal for the Railers as the Railers picked up 101 penalty minutes and seven fighting majors. A wild brawl broke out at the 17:41 mark of the third period that featured several altercations and 124 penalty minutes dolled out. In all, 14 fighting majors were dished out during the hockey game and Railers rookie Yanick Turcotte picked up a season high 34 penalty minutes. The first period featured several fights and a total of 13 penalties dished out but the Railers trailed 2-0 through 20 minutes. Joey Ratelle (1st) buried a cross ice feed top shelf past goaltender Mitch Gillam at 12:59 while the Eagles were shorthanded for his first professional goal. Just 62 seconds later, Jake Marto (2nd) buried a pass from behind the net to give Colorado a 2-0 lead. Yanick Turcotte (4th FM) and Mike Cornell (1st FM) each picked up fighting majors in a feisty frame. Colorado grabbed a 3-0 lead at 2:15 of the second period as Drayson Bowman (2nd) sent a one timer past Gillam from 20 feet. The Railers would pick up the pressure in the final 15 minutes of the period but were unable to find the back of the net past goalie Joe Cannata. Shots were 22-21 in favor of Worcester through 40 minutes of play. Patrick McNally (2nd) got the Railers on the board at 2:49 but the Eagles would strike right back at 5:24 from Brady Shaw (4th) and Michael Joly (4th) at 15:20. A wild brawl in front of the Eagles bench at 17:41 lasted several minutes with a total of 124 penalty minutes and several game misconducts. Mike Cornell, Jeff Kubiak, Yanick Turcotte, and Woody Hudson all picked up fighting majors and game misconducts in the fight as the Railers fell 5-1 in the game.
2019 at Adirondack 4 -1 Win
(RAILERS) The Worcester Railers HC (3-1-0-0, 6pts) kicked off their three in three weekend with a 4-1 win over the host the Adirondack Thunder (3-2-0-1, 7pts )on Friday evening in front of 4,326 fans at the Cool Insuring Arena. The Railers are back in action on Saturday, October 26 with a 7pm battle back at CAA Centre in Brampton, ON vs. the Brampton Beast. Kyle Thomas, Matt Schmalz, and Nic Pierog (2) all scored goals for Worcester while Linus Soderstrom made 25 saves in his North American pro debut as the two teams combined for 66 PIMS in a feisty affair. Charlie Curti scored for Adirondack while Eamon McAdam made 26 saves in net for the loss for the Thunder. Tanner Pond extended his point streak to four games and picked up a fighting major while Ryan Hitchcock picked up two assists in Worcester’s first road victory of the season. It did not take long for the Railers to get on the board as Kyle Thomas (3rd) buried home a loose rebound past Thunder netminder Eamon McAdam just 20 seconds into the first period giving Worcester a 1-0 lead. After Kyle Thomas was hit from behind in the offensive zone, Tanner Pond (1stFM) stepped up for his teammate and squared off against Michael Sdao (1stFM) as both would serve five minutes for fighting at 7:59. On the ensuing faceoff chaos broke with a line brawl at 8:16 in which Kyle Thomas was ejected while Connor Doherty, Ross Olsson, and Mike Cornell all dropped the mitts for Worcester. Matt Schmalz (1st) made it a 2-0 game on the power play at 17:09 deflecting a JD Dudek blast from the point past McAdam with Barry Almeida picking up the secondary assist. Linus Soderstrom stopped all nine shots he faced in the first period as the Railers outshot the Thunder 16-9 through 20 minutes of play. The Railers had eight infractions for 38 PIMS while the Thunder had six infractions for 18 PIMS in a fight filled first period. In the second period the Thunder would decrease the deficit to 2-1 as Charlie Curti (3rd) was able to sneak one past Soderstrom at 4:45 as he finished off a two on one break. The Railers had multiple chances on the power play in the middle frame and Nic Pierog (1st) would score his first goal as a Railer on the five on three at 7:33 giving Worcester the 3-1 lead. Linus Soderstrom stopped 10 of 11 shots he faced and the Railers outshot the Thunder 24-20 through 40 minutes of play as the Railers lead 3-1. Nic Pierog had a chance to put the Railers ahead with a penalty shot opportunity but Eamon McAdam made a big save at 7:14 of the third period. Worcester would score the only goal of the period thanks to an empty net tally from Nic Pierog (2nd) with just three seconds left in the game. Soderstrom stopped all six shots he faced in the final frame while the Railers were able to kill off two penalties. Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Charlie Curti (1-0-1) 2nd star: Barry Almeida (0-1-1) 1st star: Linus Soderstrom (25 Saves, Win) …. final shots were 30-26 in favor of Worcester…Eamon McAdam (2-1-1) made 26 saves on 29 shots … Linus Soderstrom (1-0-0) made 25 saves on 26 shots for Worcester while Evan Buitenhuis served as the backup…. Worcester went 2-for-5 on the power play while Adirondack went 0-for-4…. The Railers remain perfect on the penalty kill killing of all 17 chances…. Tanner Pond (2-2-4) extended his point streak to four games with an assist…. Cody Payne (2-1-3) extended his point streak to three games with an assist…. Nic Pierog scored his first goal as a Railer and finished with two goals and a team high seven shots…. Ryan Hitchcock picked up two assists….., Henrik Samuelsson (inj), Bo Brauer (inj), Chris Rygus, Justin Murray and Drew Callin did not dress for Worcester….. Anthony Florentino made his debut for Worcester and finished with two shots…. Kyle Thomas picked up a game high 20 penalty minutes…. Worcester is now 17-7-2-0 all-time vs. the Thunder and 10-4-1-0 at the Cool Insuring Arena.
2023 at Norfolk 5-2 loss
(RAILERS) The Worcester Railers HC (1-2-0-0, 2pts) lost to the Norfolk Admirals (1-1-0-1, 3pts), on Wednesday night by the final score of 5-2 in front of a crowd of 2,489 at Norfolk Scope Arena. The Railers are back at the Norfolk Scope Arena again against the Norfolk Admirals on Friday, October 27th at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Admirals got on the board first after Thomas Caron (1-0-1) scored his first of the season. Zach White (1-0-1) notched his first as a Railer after beating an icing call and tied the game 1-1. Norfolk struck back with four unanswered goals, grabbing a 5-1 lead. Keeghan Howdeshell (1-0-1) tipped in a shot from Blade Jenkins on the power play for his first in a Railers jersey to give the game its final score of 5-2. The Admirals totaled three goals in the first period, as Thomas Caron (1st), Ryan Foss (1st) and Justin Young (1st) all got on the scoreboard for Norfolk. Penalties hurt Worcester in the first, as they allowed one goal as a penalty was expiring, and another on the Norfolk power play. Zach White, who beat out four icing calls on Wednesday night, got to a puck off of the end boards. White would elevate the puck past Thomas Milic in net for Norfolk to tie the game 1-1 at the time. Shots in the period favored Norfolk 11-4. Norfolk scored the only goal of the second period off the skate of Mathieu Roy (2nd). Mark Liwiski barreled down the right side and rifled one off Roy’s skate, who was tied up out in front, ricocheting into the net to make it a 4-1 game. Worcester got the brunt of the chances and shots in the second, but couldn’t beat Milic in net for Norfolk. Shots in the second were 16-3 for Worcester, and 20-14 on the game in the Railers favor. Each team tallied one in the third period. Griffin Mendel (1st) lifted a puck from the left point on a dump-in that beat Tikkanen and made it 5-1 Norfolk. Keeghan Howdeshell (1st) managed to screen Milic and redirect a puck past his left shoulder on the power play to give Worcester their second of the night, and the game its final score of 5-2. Notes: Three Stars: 3rd Star: Mathieu Roy (1-1-2, +2, 1 shot), 2nd Star: Ryan Foss (1-1-2, 1 shot), 1st Star: Thomas Milic (25 saves, 2 GA, .926 SV%) … Final shots were 27-21 in favor of Worcester… Thomas Milic (1-0-0-1) made 25 saves on 27 shots for Norfolk… Henrik Tikkanen (1-1-0) made 16 saves on 21 shots for Worcester, while Tristan Lennox served as the backup… Worcester went 1-for-5 on the power play while Norfolk went 1-for-3… Adam Goodsir (DNP), Riley Piercey (DNP), Ryan Verrier (DNP), Connor Welsh (DNP), and Jack Quinlivan (IR) did not dress for Worcester… Keeghan Howdeshell recorded his 100th career point… Zsombor Garat and Trevor Cosgrove led the Railers in shots with 5.
2024 at Trois-Rivières 4-3 OT win
(RAILERS) The Worcester Railers HC (1-2-0-0 2pts) beat the Trois-Rivières Lions (0-1-1-0, 1pts), on Friday night by the final score of 4-3 in front of a crowd of 2,441 at the Colisèe Vidèotron. The Railers are back on the ice next at the Cross Insurance Arena taking on the Maine Mariners on Sunday, October 27th at 3:00 p.m. EST. It was Trois-Rivières who struck first this time around, as Anthony Beauchamp (1-0-1) gave the Lions the 1-0 lead eight minutes into the first. The Railers didn’t wait long to tie it up at 1, when Griffin Luce (1-0-1) found the back of the net. The Railers quickly took the 2-1 lead in the second with a goal from Mason Klee (1-0-1). Worcester started the scoring in the third with a goal from Jack Randl (1-0-1). Trois-Rivières then scored 2 unanswered from Xavier Cormier (1-1-2) and Brycen Martin (1-0-1) to send it to overtime. In overtime it was Matthew Kopperud (1-1-2) who scored the game winner for Worcester. The Lions scored first eight minutes into the first period as Anthony Beauchamp (1st) put the Lions up 1-0 off passes from Xavier Cormier and Jacob Paquette. Just two minutes later the Railers struck back when Griffin Luce (1st) redirected a shot into the net off of a Lion on the other end of the ice to tie the score. Luce’s goal was the last goal of the first period, leaving things tied 1-1 heading into the second. Worcester outshot Trois-Rivières 14-7. The Railers started the second period on the power play following a delay of game penalty late in the first. Only 32 seconds into the second period Mason Klee (1st) skated in on the net and got one by Hunter Jones of the Lions. The Railers had another opportunity to score late in the second on as Matthew Kopperud found the back of the net, but his goal was called back. Klee’s goal would be the lone score of the second period. There were no penalties and Worcester outshot Trois-Rivières 8-4. Scoring came early and often in the third. The Railers started things off by extending their lead to 3-1 when Jack Randl (1st) scored on a backhand dish from Matthew Kopperud. At 10:15 in the third Trois Rivières cut into the Railers lead with a power play goal from Brycen Martin making it 3-2. Right after the Martin goal, Xavier Cormier got a turnover in the neutral zone and dished it across to Jacob Perreault for the one timer goal. Neither team was able to break the tie before the third came to an end. Worcester and Trois-Rivières were tied in shots in the third 10-10. It took nearly the entire overtime period, but the Railers got the game winner off the stick of Matthew Kopperud (1st). With just 31 seconds to go in the overtime period Matthew Kopperud and Connor Welsh went on the rush, while Kopperud finished off Welsh’s shot that hit the post to get it past Jones to win the game 4-3. Shots in overtime favored Trois-Rivières 5-4 and favored Worcester on the game 36-26. Notes: Three Stars: 3rd Star: Cam McDonald (0-2-2, +1, 1 shot), 2nd Star: Xavier Cormier (1-1-2, +1, 1 shot), 1st Star: Matthew Kopperud (1-1-2, +2, 3 shots)… Final shots were 36-26 in favor of Worcester… Hunter Jones (0-0-1) made 32 saves on 36 shots for Trois-Rivières… Micheal Bullion (1-1-0) made 23 saves on 26 shots for Worcester, while Henrik Tikkanen served as the backup… Worcester went 1-for-5 on the power play while Trois-Rivières went 1-for-1… Andrei Bakanov (DNP), Griffin Loughran (IR), Ryan Dickinson (IR), Cole Crowder (DNP), and John Muse (DNP) did not dress for Worcester… Four different Railers scored for Worcester… Anthony Repaci led the Railers in shots with 9… The Railers are now 15-13-2-0 all-time vs. The Lions and 9-6-1-0 at the Colisèe Vidèotron against Trois-Rivières.
2025 at Norfolk 3-2 OT Win
(RAILERS) The Worcester Railers HC (1-3-0-0) beat the Norfolk Admirals (2-1-1-0) in their second matchup of the weekend on Saturday, October 25th with a final score of 3-2 in front of a crowd of 7,645 at the Norfolk Scope Arena. The Railer are back on the ice at the DCU Center on Friday, October 31st against the Reading Royals at 7:05 p.m. The Admirals scored the first goal of the game at 0:56 into the second with an unassisted shot from Brady Fleurent (1-0-1). Worcester retaliated with a goal from Cole Donhauser (1-0-1) at 12:59, assisted by captain Anthony Repaci (0-1-1) to even the score. Norfolk closed the second period with a final goal from Justin Young (1-0-1) at 18:17 to give Norfolk a lead heading into the third. Ryan Miotto (1-0-1) evened the score 2-2 for Worcester with a goal at 2:20 into the third, assisted by Riley Piercey (0-1-1). A final goal to break the tie in overtime came from Matt DeMelis (1-0-1), assisted by Michael Ferrandino (0-1-1) to win the game for Worcester. Both teams came out swinging for their second matchup in Norfolk. Lincoln Hatten got into an early brawl with Admirals’ Brayden Nicholetts, each earning five minutes in the penalty box for fighting just three minutes into the first. Teammate Justin Young served Nicholetts’ penalty as he headed into the tunnel for a checkup from Norfolk medical staff. Worcester went on their first power play of the game at 4:52, Norfolk’s Marko Reifenberger took a turn in the box for holding a stick. No score for Worcester on the power play, but the Railers managed to gather up a bit of offensive zone time and apply some pressure on Worthington and the Norfolk net. No score from either side for the first. The Admirals went on their first power play of the game in the second half of the period, a slashing call on Max Dorrington at 11:26. Worcester managed to execute another successful penalty kill, their first of two of the period. The Railers went into the tunnel with a 0-0 score to close out the first. Worcester outshot Norfolk by one with a shot count of 10-9 for the first period. Both teams had two power play opportunities for the period. The Admirals didn’t wait long to score to start the second as Brady Fleurent (3rd) sank the first goal of the game for Norfolk at 0:56 unassisted. Fleurent stole the puck from a Railers forward and potted the shot past Henrik Tikkanen to make it 1-0. Worcester worked for a stretch of the second to even the score. Cole Donhauser (2nd) finally broke through Alex Worthington with a goal at 12:59, as he sent a backhanded shot off the stick of Admirals’ Brehdan Engum and over the shoulder of Worthington. The Admirals’ Justin Young (1st) snuck a shot under the pads of Tikkanen from the left circle to give Norfolk a one-goal lead to finish the second (1-2). Worcester outshot Norfolk 15-10 in the frame. Neither team had any power plays or penalties for the second period. A quick setup pass from Riley Piercey at just under two and a half minutes into the third allowed Ryan Miotto (1st) to even the game 2-2, adding another goal to Worcester’s tally. The rest of the third showed end-to-end action from both teams, but the score stayed locked 2-2 as the Railers headed into their first overtime of the season. The game-winning goal for Worcester came from Matt DeMelis (1st), set up with a pass from Michael Ferrandino, who nabbed the first win for Worcester at 4:34 into overtime. Worcester and Norfolk tied for shots 8-8 in the third. Worcester outshot Norfolk 6-1 in overtime. Worcester had one power play and Norfolk had one penalty in the third, a call against German Yavash for cross-checking. NOTES: Three stars: 3rd Star: Alex Worthinton (36 saves, 3GA, 0.923 SV%) , 2nd Star: Henrik Tikkanen (26 saves, 2GA, 0.928 SV%) , 1st Star: Matt DeMelis (1-0-1, +1, 3 shots)… Final shots were 39-28 in favor of Worcester… Alex Worthington (0-1-1) made 36 saves on 39 shots for Norfolk, while Henrik Tikkanen made 26 saves on 28 shots for Worcester… Worcester went 0-for-3 on power plays while Norfolk went 0-for-2… The Railers are now 15-11-2-0 all-time vs. the Admirals and 6-6-1-0 at the Norfolk Scope Arena… Ryan Miotto scored the first goal in the third period of the season for Worcester… Ryan Miotto scored Worcester’s 6,000th regular-season goal in Worcester Pro Hockey History…
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