1996 at Adirondack 3-1 win The Worcester IceCats scored a goal in each of the three periods to defeat the Adirondack Red Wings 3-1. Yan Golubovsky put Adirondack in front with a goal at 9:50 of the opening period. Fred Knipscheer tied the game at 17:48 with Paul Broten and Craig Darby assisting. Darby would... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: April 12
1996 vs Springfield 4-2 loss The Worcester IceCats were, according to their game notes, "outshot and outplayed" in their 4-2 loss vs the Falcons. Tavis Hansen put Springfield in the lead at 7:40 of the opening period. Alex Vasilevskii tied it at 3:58 of the middle period, assisted by Harry York and Jamie Rivers. Ed... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: April 11
1997 at Springfield 4-3 loss The Worcester IceCats were hoping to clinch the AHL's New England Division title, but the Falcons had other ideas as they kept their chances alive with a 4-3 win over the IceCats. Springfield opened up a 3-0 lead after one period on goals by Reggie Savage at 5:59 and 14:21... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: April 10
1996 vs Adirondack 4-1 win The Worcester IceCats were outshot 40-19 by the Adirondack Red Wings but came out ahead 4-1 on the scoreboard. Lindsay Vallis had the only goal of the first period at 10:59, with Alex Vasilevskii and Harry York picking up assists. Fred Knipscheer made it 2-0 with a strike at 6:57... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: April 9
1999 at Springfield 3-0 loss The Worcester IceCats couldn't solve Falcons netminder Sylvain Daigle, who stopped all 28 'Cats shots in a 3-0 blanking of Worcester. Maxim Spiridonov (3:58, 1st), Daniel Briere (12:37, 1st), and Joe Dziedzic (unknown time, 3rd) scored for Springfield. Brent Johnson took the loss. 2000 vs Springfield 2-1 (TICKER) Patrick DesRochers... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: April 8
1995 at Hershey 3-2 win (HERSHEY) Mark Ouimet sent a backhander past former teammate Les Kuntar to give the Worcester IceCats a 3-2 win over the Hershey Bears in the 'Cats season finale. Worcester finished it inaugural season 24-45-11 with 59 points. The IceCats scored 234 goals and allowed 300. The IceCats were 2-3-1 against... Continue Reading →