The Worcester Railers hit the road for the first time this season with a Wednesday night contest against the Trois-Rivieres Lions, and behind two goals from Bobby Butler and 33 saves from Ken Appleby defeated the Lions 6-3 at the Colisée Vidéotron. Things started off differently for the Railers against Trois-Rivieres than in their two-game... Continue Reading →
Henrik Tikkanen stands tall in Railers 4-1 win over Adirondack
The Worcester Railers took on the Adirondack Thunder Sunday afternoon in the second of a pair of contests at the DCU Center this weekend and used two highlight goals from Steve Jandric and 26 saves from rookie goaltender Henrik Tikkanen to defeat the Thunder 4-1 and sweep the two-game mini-series. The six-foot-eight Tikkanen was near... Continue Reading →
Railers win season opener 5-4 over Adirondack
Saturday night was the 2022-23 season opener for the Worcester Railers, and if their matchup against the Adirondack Thunder at the DCU Center is any indication of what this campaign is going to look like Railers fans are going to go through many roller coaster emotional nights as Worcester lost a three-goal lead and then... Continue Reading →
The Smo’ Train starts its run on Saturday
With the leaves beginning to change color another hockey season is upon us, the 25th for Worcester pro hockey and the fifth for the ECHL’s Worcester Railers. After a strong inaugural campaign, the Railers have never really ever been able to get on track, more times finishing closer to the bottom of the standings than... Continue Reading →
Current and former Worcester hockey pros that won championships or awards in 2021-22
With all the professional leagues finally over and their champions determined, this is a list of all the current and former Worcester hockey professionals that won a league or major tournament championship, plus any official league awards in the 2021-22 season. Players who were named to mid-season All-Star games or named post-season all-stars are also... Continue Reading →
Several former Worcester hockey pros near the top of their leagues at the end of 2021-22 regular seasons
As we've reached the end of the regular season for all the North American pro leagues it's time to take our final look at how some current and former Worcester pro players did statistically during the 2021-2022 season. For the North American pro leagues, any player in their league’s top-20 gets a mention. For the... Continue Reading →