The Worcester Railers headed up to Portland, Maine Tuesday night to take on the Mariners at Cross Insurance Arena hoping to find a way to end their five game losing streak, and while it took overtime the Railers still ended up on the wrong side of a 5-4 final. Things did not start off well... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: November 26
1994 vs Fredericton 3-0 win The IceCats got 23 saves from Les Kuntar and some early scoring to defeat the Canadiens 3-0. Twenty-eight seconds into the game Sean Whyte gave Worcester the only goal they'd eventually need, assisted by Shawn Heaphy and Cal McGowan. With 48 seconds left in the frame Dave Baseggio made it... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: November 25
1994 vs Springfield 3-2 loss The IceCats gave up two third period goals that led to a 3-2 loss to the Falcons. Rick Bennett gave Springfield the lead at 2:10 of the opening period, but Maxim Bets would tie it up with his only goal ever for Worcester. Lindsay Vallis had the assist on the... Continue Reading →
New faces, same results as Railers drop 4-1 contest to Adirondack
The Worcester Railers were hoping to kick off their five games in seven days stretch on a positive note, but another poor third period resulted in a 4-1 loss to the Adirondack Thunder Sunday afternoon at the DCU Center. The loss extends the Railers losing streak to five games and they have now dropped nine... Continue Reading →
Former Worcester Blades players: where are they? 2019-20 Fall edition
In my previous "Where are the now" post I didn't include the CWHL's Worcester Blades. Because I decided to keep their records separate from the city's AHL and ECHL entries I missed adding them. Starting with the spring follow-up they'll be added into that post. This list is accurate as of the morning of Saturday,... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: November 24
1995 at Saint John 4-3 win OT The Worcester IceCats fired 44 shots on goal in regulation but needed just one in overtime to defeat the Saint John Flames 4-3. The Flames took the lead just 1:15 into the contest on a goal by Jamie Allison. Paul Broten would tie the score with an unassisted... Continue Reading →