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 →
Today in Worcester hockey history: October 22
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 →
Today in Worcester hockey history: October 21
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 →
Railers stumble in 3-2 loss to Adirondack
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 →
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