The Worcester Railers took on the Maine Mariners Saturday afternoon at the Rinks at Exeter, NH on Saturday afternoon, and used second-period goals by Matt Schmalz, Ivan Chukarov, and Jason Lavallee to defeat Maine 4-1. Tommy Tsicos had a first-period goal for Worcester. 210Sports didn't make the trip north so we'll share some of the... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: October 6
2000 at Lowell 4-0 win (TICKER) Cody Rudkowsky turned away 23 shots and Derek Bekar notched a natural hat trick as the Worcester Ice Cats defeated the Lowell Lock Monsters, 4-0. Rudkowsky stopped 10 shots in the second period and eight in the third for the win. Bekar supplied Worcester with a 2-0 lead on... Continue Reading →
Team Lindy wins 4-3 in second annual Worcester Railers intrasquad scrimmage
The Worcester Railers regular season doesn’t start until October 12th, but many fans got their first glimpse at the group of players competing for spots on the 2019-2020 roster at the team’s second annual intrasquad scrimmage held Friday night at Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center, and it was a fifth-round shootout goal by Matt Schmalz... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: October 5
1994 vs Hershey 5-4 loss The Worcester IceCats and Bears played a see-saw affair, but two quick third period goals handed Worcester a 5-4 loss. Paul Jerrard (7:31) and Mitch Lamoureux (14:22) gave Hershey a two goal lead, but John Carter cut that deficit in half with an unassisted goal at 17:51. Walt Poddubny then... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: October 4
1996 vs Portland 3-2 OTL The Worcester IceCats lost their goaltender, and then their two goals lead and the game in a 3-2 loss to the Pirates. After a scoreless first period the 'Cats took a 2-0 lead on a pair of goals by Alex Vasilevskii. His first came at 2:52, assisted by Mark Ouimet... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: October 3
1995 4-4 exhibition tie vs Adirondack (New England Sports Center, Marlboro, MA) The Worcester IceCats got a third period hat trick from Patrice Tardif but it wasn't enough for a win as the 'Cats and Adirondack Red Wings tied 4-4 in preseason action. Ryan Duthie had the only goal in the opening period, an unassisted... Continue Reading →