The Worcester Railers used a hat trick from Nic Pierog and a three point night from Mike Cornell to defeat the Reading Royals 5-2. The weekend sweep by the Railers was just the third and fourth regulation loses this season for the Royals at the Santander Arena. It was longer than the 32 seconds it... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: January 5
1996 vs Portland 10-7 win The Worcester IceCats got a hat trick from Fred Knipscheer and two goals by Patrice Tardif in a 10-7 win over the Pirates. Other goal scorers for the 'Cats were Shaun Kane, Craig Darby, Jarrett Deuling, Derek Armstrong, and Andreas Johansson. Jamie Rivers, Steve Staios and Tardif all added three... Continue Reading →
Railers roll over Reading 4-1
The Worcester Railers ended 2019 with a whimper, losing two winnable games and earning just a single point in their trip to Newfoundland. But last year was last year, and the Railers started off 2020 with a bang as they took it to the Reading Royals at Santander Arena Friday night, defeating their ECHL North... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: January 4
1955 vs New Haven, 5-3 loss Worcester's Butch Songin scored midway through the 3rd period tied the game at 3-3. Late goals by Claude Boileau and Kenny Blondin clinched the victory for New Haven. 1995 vs Cape Breton 8-5 win The IceCats got five goals from John Carter, still a Worcester city pro hockey single... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: January 3
1998 vs Hartford 7-2 win The Worcester IceCats scored three first period goals and never looked back in a 7-2 thrashing of the Hartford Wolf Pack. Jason Zent began the onslaught at 4:57 of the first period on a goal assisted by Mike Prokopec and Derek Diener. At 9:27 Rory Fitzpatrick made it 2-0 with... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: January 2
1955 at Baltimore 10-4 loss No details available 1995 vs Cape Breton 4-4 tie The IceCats fell behind twice but managed a third period goal to earn a 4-4 tie against the Cape Breton Oilers. With Worcester down 2-0 on goals by David Oliver and Roman Oksiuta, Jarrett Deuling got the IceCats on the board... Continue Reading →