The Worcester Railers were in cruise control Saturday night in Glens Falls, New York after taking a 2-0 second period lead against the Adirondack Thunder at the Cool Insuring Arena, but then slammed into a pothole and crashed as their ECHL North Division rivals raced past them in the third to send the Railers home... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: October 20
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 →
Railers sink the Mariners in 3-2 shootout win
The Worcester Railers played most of Friday night's game against the Maine Mariners at the DCU Center looking a lot like last season's team that couldn't shoot straight, but thanks to Nic Pierog getting the only goal in the shootout the Railers earned a much different result from their 2018-2019 overtime encounters with Maine and... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: October 19
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 →
Today in Worcester hockey history: October 18
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 →
Today in Worcester hockey history: October 17
1996 at Hamilton 5-1 win The Worcester IceCats got two goals from Mike Maneluk and a near perfect effort by netminder Jamie McLennan in a 5-1 victory over the Bulldogs. Daniel Guerard got the 'Cats on the board at 3:34 of the opening period, with Bob Lachance and Maneluk picking up the assists. Terran Sandwith... Continue Reading →