Great win last night for Railers against their ECHL North Division rivals the Reading Royals. Just a few thoughts that didn't make my "This Week in Worcester" story. Not that many of us doubted it, but head coach Jamie Russell really wasn't kidding when he said he was in this to win it. If you... Continue Reading →
Railers game notes: Toledo 3, Worcester 2 10/31/17
Last night's game was the first in a long while where I didn't have my notepad with me, but there was still a bunch of stuff that I wanted to mention. First off, the ice was terrible. Ballou had a bit about it in his story in today's Telegram, but it was obvious from the... Continue Reading →
Patrick McNally named 210Sports “Railers Player of the Week”
The 210Sports "Railers Player of the Week" for the third week of the season goes to Patrick McNally. The third year pro notched three goals and an assist in the three games played last week. McNally also finished the week with a +5 rating, and is the only Railers player to score in all five... Continue Reading →
Mitch Gillam named 210Sports “Railers Player of the Week”
The 210Sports “Railers Player of the Week” for the second week of the season goes to Mitch Gillam for recording the first shutout in franchise history. Gillam had 28 saves in the Railers 2-0 win in Manchester Saturday night. The win was Gillam's first in the ECHL. The Peterborough, Ontario native graduated from Cornell University... Continue Reading →
Wade Murphy named 210Sports “Railers Player of the Week”
The first ever 210Sports "Railers Player of the Week" goes to Wade Murphy for scoring the first goal in franchise history. Murphy finished the week, which was just the single game Saturday, with a power play goal and +1 rating. From his bio on ECHL.com: Wade Murphy joins the Worcester Railers HC after finishing his... Continue Reading →
Railers game notes: @Worcester 4, Manchester 3, 10/14/17
With pages full of notes from the game there's a bit of stuff that didn't make it into my story over on This Week in Worcester, so with space not being a concern on this blog I figured I'd mention them here. First off, I was shocked at how good the bowl of the DCU... Continue Reading →