1996 at Cape Breton 3-1 win The Worcester IceCats had a two goal lead late into the seocnd period and held on to a 3-1 victory over the Oilers. Sergei Kharin got the 'Cats on the board at 13:04 of the opening period assisted by Jason Strudwick and Ken Sutton. Craig Darby made it 2-0... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: February 1
1998 vs Albany 4-2 win The Worcester IceCats scored three first period goals and then held on for a 4-2 win over the River Rats. Shayne Toporowski opened the scoring at 8:31 with defenseman Derek Diener picking up the assist. At 13:17 Bob Lachance would follow with an unassisted shorthanded goal, and at 16:58 Nick... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: January 31
1996 at Providence 4-3 win The Worcester IceCats needed a last second goal to win in Providence for the first time in franchise history, and they got on from Sergei Kharin for a 4-3 win over the Baby-Bs. Fred Knipscheer opened the scoring with a goal at 7:04 of the first period assisted by Jamie... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: January 30
1955 at Baltimore 17-1 loss Three Clippers had hat tricks, three had two goals. Clippers scored an EHL record 17 goals in a row before Dustin Burke scored for Worcester with 1:03 left in the third period. The Warriors were outshot 48-20. 1998 at Providence 7-2 win The Worcester IceCats scored five second period goals... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: January 29
1997 vs Albany 8-2 loss The good news was the Worcester IceCats set their then-record for fastest goal to start a game. The bad news was it was only good enough to tie the contest and was pretty much all their offense as the Albany River Rats pummeled the IceCats 8-2. After Patrik Elias scored... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: January 28
1995 vs Portland 7-2 loss The IceCats fell behind 22 seconds into the contest and were never really in the game in a 7-2 loss to the Portland Pirates. Blair Atcheynum had a first period goal assisted by John Carter and Denis Chalifoux. Atcheynum also added a second goal in the middle period, with Chalifoux... Continue Reading →