Despite it being the dog days of summer hockey fans in Worcester continue to look forward to when Railers HC takes to the ice in October. Along the way players need to be signed, and Head Coach and General Manager Jamie Russell has brought a familiar face on board with the signing of former Worcester... Continue Reading →
Three former Worcester AHLers that might be a good fit for RailersHC
With the starting gun on signing players for the 2017-18 season going off Friday, I thought it would be fun to take a look at three former Worcester AHL players that might make a good fit for the Worcester Railers. While this list is really just for fun, I did decide to set a couple... Continue Reading →
Former Worcester players on 2017 ECHL Protected Lists, and what that really means
Over the last couple days the folks that follow me on Twitter have seen me posting when a former Worcester AHL player appears on an ECHL's team "Protected List". Since I've gotten a few questions on what that means, and I'm up far too early for a Saturday morning, I thought a quick blog post... Continue Reading →
Worcester Railers name Terry Bangen as Assistant Coach
This morning it was officially announced that Terry Bangen has been named the Assistant Coach of the Worcester Railers. Bangen is a longtime coach in the Western Hockey League, having two stints with the Kamloops Blazers sandwiched around many years with the Tri-City Americans. He also served as Assistant GM and Special Advisor with Tri-City. Now... Continue Reading →
A Worcester Railers fan’s guide to the ECHL
With the Worcester Railers front office gearing up for the 2017-18 season fans in the city are starting to get excited for the return of pro hockey to the DCU Center in October. Since the announcement of the New York Islanders being their NHL affiliate I've gotten many tweets and emails asking me what the... Continue Reading →
A look at the Worcester Railers inaugural schedule
This afternoon the ECHL announced their schedule for the 2017-18 regular season, and for the Worcester Railers it would be tough to envision it being any better. The schedule features 13 different opponents and 30 of 36 home games on either Friday, Saturday or Sunday. RailersHC will start all home games from Tuesday through Saturday... Continue Reading →
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