1999 at Hartford 4-1 win The Worcester IceCats took advantage of a rusty Wolf Pack squad who hadn't played in eight days and beat Hartford 4-1. Marty Reasoner made it a 1-0 game at 9:39 of the opening period when he backhanded the rebound of Tyson Nash's bid past Jean-Francois Labbe. Lubos Bartecko scored under... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: January 14
1995 vs Albany 6-3 loss The IceCats surrendered a River Rats goal just 36 seconds into the game and never fully recovered in a 6-3 loss to Albany. Mark Ouimet, assisted by Cal McGowan and Terry Virtue, had a first period goal at 11:51 to make the score 2-1. Roy Mitchell had an unassisted goal... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: January 13
1996 at Adirondack 4-2 win The Worcester IceCats gave up the first goal of the game but then scored the next three in a 4-2 win over the Red Wings. Wes Walz got Adirondack on the board at 5:31, but Alex Vasilevskii tied it on the power play at 6:11 with Jamie Rivers and David... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: January 12
2001 at Providence 8-3 loss (TICKER) Jonathan Girard registered a team-record six assists and Andre Savage, Joel Hulbig and Ivan Huml each scored a pair of goals as the Providence Bruins crushed the Worcester Ice Cats, 8-3. Girard, who spent most of December playing for the Boston Bruins, established a career single-game high by surpassing... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: January 11
1955 vs New Haven, canceled. A schedule mix up caused postponement of the game. No new date was scheduled. Holy Cross wound up beating Babson Institute 10-7 in a college game at the Worcester Arena instead. 1995 vs Portland 5-3 loss The IceCats battled back from down two goals but stumbled at the end in... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: January 10
1996 at Baltimore 3-3 tie (BALTIMORE) During their game against the Worcester IceCats last night at the Baltimore Arena, the Bandits enjoyed three leads, the exact number they gave away as the teams skated to a 3-3 tie. As a result, it was one of those it-could-have-been-a-lot-worse nights in the home locker room as bigwigs... Continue Reading →