1997 vs Portland 4-4 tie The Worcester IceCats lost leads of 3-1 and 4-3, but with the point for the tie against the Pirates clinched home ice for the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs. Norm Batherson gave Portland the lead with the only goal of the first twenty minutes at 8:43 on the... Continue Reading →

1995 at Hershey 3-2 win (HERSHEY) Ross Wilson's two goals led the Worcester IceCats to a 3-2 win over the Hershey Bears, their first win over the AHL's oldest franchise. The pair of goals gives Wilson 16 for the year. The IceCats kept the pressure on the Bears in the early going and finally beat... Continue Reading →

1999 at Philadelphia 8-7 OTL (PHILADELPHIA) Thought the road trip couldn't get any worse? The Worcester IceCats had a 5-1 lead on Philadelphia late in the second period last night. But during a wild third period, they blew the lead three times, eventually losing in overtime, 8-7. "I have nothing to say," fumed head coach... Continue Reading →

1996 vs Providence 4-3 win OT The Worcester IceCats were up two goals after 40 minutes but needed an overtime goal by Craig Darby to defeat the Providence Bruins 4-3. Mitch Lamoureux gave the Baby-Bs the lead at 6:36 of the opening period on the power play, but B.J. MacPherson scored his only career AHL... Continue Reading →

1995 at Rochester 3-1 win (AP) Cal McGowan scored one goal and assisted on another and rookie Chris Gordon made 25 saves in outdueling his former college teammate as the Worcester IceCats defeated the Rochester Americans 3-1 in the AHL last night. McGowan's short-handed goal put the IceCats ahead 1-0 at 10:08 of the second... Continue Reading →

1997 vs Springfield 6-3 win The Worcester IceCats got a third period natural hat trick by Bob Lachance as part of a four goal third period as they defeated the Falcons 6-3. Juha Ylonen gave Springfield the 1-0 lead with a power play goal at 5:52 of the first period, but Rory Fitzpatrick evened the... Continue Reading →