1995 at Saint John 6-1 win The Worcester IceCats got a hat trick and an assist from Shawn Heaphy in their 6-1 win over the Flames. Saint John had just 14 skaters available, two below the roster limit. After a scoreless opening period Heaphy made it 1-0 at 1:28 of the middle stanza. At 12:42... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: February 15
1998 vs Adirondack 2-1 win The Worcester IceCats and Adirondack Red Wings got together for a Sunday afternoon contest at Worcester's Centrum Centre, with the 'Cats coming out on top 2-1. After a scoreless opening period Lubos Bartecko lit the lamp just 29 seconds into the middle stanza, with assists from Michal Handzus and Ricard... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: February 14
1995 vs Springfield 2-2 tie The Worcester IceCats jumped out to a two goal lead but couldn't hold on and had to settle for a 2-2 tie with the Falcons. Denis Chalifoux, with assists by Blair Atcheynum and Terry Virtue, opened the scoring at 17:02 of the first period. Mark Ouimet made it 2-0 at... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: February 13
1998 at Syracuse 3-2 win The Worcester IceCats finally broke out of their slump and played a full 60 minutes, firing 43 shots on goal to defeat the Crunch 3-2. Ex-IceCats winger Tyson Nash had the only goal of the opening period, at 14:28, to give Syracuse the 1-0 lead. In the second period Chris... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: February 12
1955 at Clinton 14-2 loss No details available 1995 vs Providence 1-0 loss The Worcester IceCats did everything they needed to do to beat the powerhouse Baby-Bs except score in a 1-0 loss to Providence. Future IceCats forward Fred Knipscheer had the only goal of the game for Providence at 12:53 of the third period... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: February 11
1996 vs Springfield 4-3 loss The Worcester IceCats gave up four goals in the opening period and that was all the Falcons needed in a 4-3 Springfield victory. 1:58 into the contest Deron Quint gave the Falcons the lead, but at 7:29 Fred Knipscheer got the 'Cats back to even with a power play goal... Continue Reading →