1997 at New Haven 4-3 loss The Worcester IceCats gave up three early second period goals and could never get back to even in a 4-3 loss to the Beast of New Haven. After a scoreless first period the Beast jumped all over the 'Cats in the opening part of the second period with goals... Continue Reading →
Railers furious comeback effort falls just short in 5-4 loss to Allen
The Worcester Railers took on the Allen Americans Wednesday night at the DCU Center in their final home game before the holiday break, and after falling behind 5-1 in the third came roaring back with three goals but couldn't get the equalizer as they dropped the contest 5-4. Jordan Samuels-Thomas and Kyle Thomas both had... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: December 18
1998 at New Haven 5-3 win The undermanned Worcester IceCats played with everything they had and defeated the Beast of New Haven 5-3. Lance Ward scored an early goal to give the Beast the lead. Jochen Hecht tied it at 12:07 on a bad-angle backhander that handcuffed New Haven netminder Todd MacDonald. Bryce Salvador put... Continue Reading →
December sees many current and former Worcester hockey pros at the top of their leagues
As we near the Christmas holiday it's time to take our first look at how some current and former Worcester pro players are doing in the 2019-2020 season. For the North American pro leagues, any player in their league’s top-20 gets a mention, and for the European leagues, it’s just those in the top-five for... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: December 17
1994 at Portland 5-2 win (PORTLAND) The team wearing white jerseys won Saturday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Unfortunately for the home-standing Portland Pirates, it was Reverse Jersey Night. The Worcester IceCats, stunned the Pirates, 5-2 before a crowd of 6,433. Defenseman Terry Virtue and center Cal McGowan each scored two goals --... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: December 16
1994 at Providence 6-1 loss The Worcester IceCats were outclassed by the P-Bruins in a 6-1 win for the Baby-Bs. It was already 5-0 with with more than 13 minutes to go in the second period. Shawn Heaphy scored the IceCats goal, on the power play, at 12:38 of the second period when he banged... Continue Reading →