The Worcester Railers and Adirondack Thunder are going to see a lot of each other over the last six weeks of the ECHL's regular season, with the four-point swing games likely determining the fourth and final playoff spot in the North Division. Worcester got off to a good start when they got two goals from... Continue Reading →
Friday 4: Injury fetishes, counterfeit cardboard, an irrelevant braggart, and a great fake out
Once again we've reached Friday and another installment of "Friday 4", where I talk about the four things I’ve been thinking about from the last week and the upcoming weekend in sports and the world. ONE Earlier this week Boston Red Sox infielder Justin Turner was hit in the face by a pitch thrown by... Continue Reading →
Worcester Hockey Alumni 2022-23 highlights, NHL week 21
With the 21st week of the NHL season over we'll take a look back at some of the highlights from the last seven days from former Worcester hockey pros. Monday Joe Pavelski assist https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1630407333317685249 Monday Aaron Dell saves (no audio) https://twitter.com/TEALTOWNUSA/status/1630412129517060098 https://twitter.com/TEALTOWNUSA/status/1630421976295813120 https://twitter.com/MyFryHole/status/1630427495114874881 Tuesday Dillan DeMelo two assists (primary) https://twitter.com/nopClips/status/1630747792258879488 (secondary) https://twitter.com/nopClips/status/1630759591548993542 Tuesday Yanni Gourde... Continue Reading →
Railers look completely disinterested in 1-0 loss to Maine
The Worcester Railers were scheduled to make a trip north to Portland, Maine for a Sunday matinee against the Mariners, but apparently goaltender Ken Appleby was the only player who bothered to show up as Worcester was blanked 1-0. Appleby's 37-save performance was absolutely wasted by his teammates, who played with no sense of urgency... Continue Reading →
Railers lose to Newfoundland 5-2 in another game they should have won
The Worcester Railers took on the Newfoundland Growlers Saturday night at the DCU Center in the second of two match-ups this weekend between the teams and the Railers allowed three goals in the final period to lose 5-2. If Worcester misses the playoffs yet again this season, Saturday night is one of the games they... Continue Reading →
Railers silence Growlers with 3-1 win
The Worcester Railers returned from a six-game, 12 day road trip Friday night with the first of a pair of contests against the ECHL North Division leading Newfoundland Growlers at the DCU Center and used a three-point night from Jacob Hayhurst and a stellar performance in net by goaltender Ken Appleby to defeat Newfoundland 3-1.... Continue Reading →