1996 vs Portland 5-0 loss (Northern Division SF, trail 1-0) The Worcester IceCats essentially didn't show up for the franchise's first ever playoff game and lost 5-0 to Portland. Goal scorers for the Pirates were Kent Hulst (4:27 and 8:40 of first), Ron Pascucci (13:11), Mark Kaufmann (2:23 of second), and Jason Allison (8:29). Jamie... Continue Reading →

1997 vs Providence 5-4 win (New England Division SF, lead 1-0) The Worcester IceCats allowed four power play goals by the Bruins, but countered with four special teams tallies of their own in a 5-4 win over Providence. The Baby-Bs took a 2-0 first period lead on power play goals by Landon Wilson (9:29) and... Continue Reading →

1999 vs New Haven 6-1 win The IceCats swarmed all over the Beast of New Haven in a 6-1 victory. Jochen Hecht opened the scoring for Worcester with a power play goal at 8:58 of the first period, with Marty Reasoner picking up the assist. Derek Bekar, assisted by Bryce Salvador and Bryan Helmer, would... Continue Reading →

1996 vs Portland 6-3 win The Worcester IceCats got a Fred Knipscheer hat trick and some great door opening from equipment manager turned emergency back-up goaltender J.C. Ihrig in a 6-3 win over the Pirates. Sean Selmser (6:28) and Alexander Kharlamov (9:02) gave Portland a 2-0 lead after one period. Knipscheer got his first of... Continue Reading →

1997 at Providence 4-3 win The Worcester IceCats and Providence Bruins combined for 268 penalty minutes, which included six sets of fighting majors, and three and half hours after the opening puck dropped the final horn sounded with the 'Cats winning 4-3. For the fights, it was Rob Pearson and Bill Armstrong in the second... Continue Reading →

1998 at Springfield 5-3 win (New England Division SF, lead 1-0) The Worcester IceCats stole home ice way from the Falcons with a 5-3 win over Springfield. Bob Lachance opened the scoring with what's officially listed as an unassisted shorthanded goal at 5:01 of the first period, but Chris Kenady played a huge role in... Continue Reading →