Last week the Worcester Red Sox took a trip west to Syracuse to take on the last place Mets at NBT Bank Stadium, and while the Mets are still at the bottom of the International League East standings they knocked the WooSox down a couple spots by nearly sweeping Worcester, winning five of the six... Continue Reading →
Former Worcester Sharks captain Mike Moore announces retirement
Earlier today the Fischtown Pinguins of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga announced the retirement of their captain, Mike Moore, on their Facebook page. Moore began his pro career with the Worcester Sharks in the 2007-08 season after finishing a four-year NCAA career with Princeton University. Moore would go on to play 253 games with the WorSharks,... Continue Reading →
The “210 Awards” for the Worcester Railers 2021-2022 season
For the third consecutive campaign, the Worcester Railers' season ended without making the playoffs, so once again we get an all-too-early posting of the "210 Awards" For those new to the “210 Awards”, they are a mix of serious and (hopefully) slightly humorous awards named for the moniker this writer uses on many message boards.... Continue Reading →
Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 26
With the 26th week of NHL hockey over, we'll take a look back at some highlights over the last seven days from former Worcester hockey pros. Tuesday Matt Irwin goal and postgame interview https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1514049806292996105 https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1514073387001393155 Tuesday Ross Olsson goal https://twitter.com/OrlandoHockey/status/1514057049889509378 Wednesday Mathias Laferriere goal https://twitter.com/ThunderbirdsAHL/status/1514386418046537738 Friday Mathias Laferriere goal (Drew Callin assist) https://twitter.com/ThunderbirdsAHL/status/1515108323489632261 Friday Mitch... Continue Reading →
WooSox Rewind: Worcester wins 2022 Polar Park opening series over Lehigh Valley
The Worcester Red Sox opened their 2022 home schedule last week having to deal with a little rain, a bit of snow, some chilly temperatures, and finally some sunshine. But none of that mattered much for the WooSox as they went on to a 4-2 series win over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies). Tuesday... Continue Reading →
Railers stumble one final time, fail to make playoffs
The Worcester Railers went into Saturday's regular-season finale at the Colisee Videotron in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada knowing they needed at least one point to keep their slim playoff hopes alive, and while they got that point in a 3-2 overtime loss the Maine Mariners then had to lose in regulation to Newfoundland, but Maine won... Continue Reading →