1998 at Springfield 6-6 tie The Worcester IceCats scored four third period goals to earn a point in a 6-6 tie with the Falcons. For the IceCats rookie Derek Bekar scored his first two pro goals, both coming in the third period. Jan Horacek, Reed Low, Matt Smith, and Shayne Toporowski had the other IceCats... Continue Reading →

1994 vs Providence 5-2 win The Worcester IceCats built a 3-0 lead and then held on for a 5-2 victory in the franchise's first ever win. Martin Mercier scored two goals and center Mark Ouimet, added a pair of assists. Terry Virtue , Jason Widmer, and Ross Wilson had the other IceCats goals. Mercier opened... Continue Reading →

1994 at Portland 7-0 loss (PORTLAND) Jeff Nelson's first-period hat trick propelled the unbeaten Portland Pirates to a 7-0 victory over the winless Worcester IceCats last night at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Rookie goalie Jim Carey stopped 23 shots for his first professional shutout before a crowd of 7,251, the largest this season. The... Continue Reading →

1995 vs Albany 6-3 win The Worcester IceCats got a Fred Knipscheer hat trick and two goals from David Roberts in a 6-3 win over the River Rats. Roman Vopat had the other goal for the 'Cats. Terry Virtue had three assists in the game. Others getting assists were Jamie Rivers, Roberts, Jarrett Dueling, and... Continue Reading →

2001 vs Hershey 4-1 win The Worcester IceCats got two first period goals just seven seconds apart from Justin Papineau and never looked back in a 4-1 win over the Bears. Papineau's first goal came with a five on three 'Cats advantage at 2:02, with Jame Pollock and Christian Laflamme assisting. At 2:09 Papineau struck... Continue Reading →

1995 at Baltimore 4-3 loss (BALTIMORE) It took awhile, but the Baltimore Bandits finally won a third period (well, almost), a must in hockey, and thus recorded their first franchise victory at the Baltimore Arena last night, outlasting the Worcester IceCats, 4-3. With a 2-1 lead after two periods, the Bandits appeared to go into... Continue Reading →