Saturday night against the Fort Wayne Komets at the Memorial Coliseum was the twenty-first time this season the Worcester Railers entered the third period of a game trailing, and for an amazing seventh time they managed to get the victory with two last frame goals and the only goal in the shootout to defeat the... Continue Reading →
Railers blanked for second game in a row, lose 4-0 to Fort Wayne
No team in the ECHL has scored fewer goals than the Worcester Railers' 98, which is really 97 when you eliminate the gift goal teams get for winning a shootout, and after losing nearly a quarter of those from the roster due to recent player recalls and releases the Railers find themselves in a terrible... Continue Reading →
No miracle comeback for Railers in 3-0 loss to Norfolk
Alas, there was no Sunday miracle comeback this week. After playing terrible hockey for most of the weekend and still managing to win Friday and Saturday the Worcester Railers' poor play finally caught up with them Sunday at the DCU Center as they were whitewashed 3-0 by the Norfolk Admirals. We've reached the point where... Continue Reading →
Another third period comeback gives Railers 4-2 win over Norfolk
The tickets and promotional advertisements said that Saturday's "IceCats Night" at the DCU Center was scheduled to start at 7:05pm, and by that point most of the 7,094 ticket holders had already found their seats and were ready for action. Unfortunately, it took the Worcester Railers until about 9pm to actually show up, but that... Continue Reading →
Jenkins claims extra point for Railers in 4-3 OT win against Norfolk
Once a bit of time has passed Blade Jenkins' overtime winner will likely be described as an absolute laser from just inside the blue line, through a small puck-sized opening between the other four skaters on the ice, beating the goaltender to a high corner. And perhaps someone will add that the water bottle flew... Continue Reading →
Railers choke away two points in 4-2 loss to Maine
The title is essentially the whole post. The game boiled down to the Railers having a 2-1 lead and an extended third-period five-on-three power play sandwiched by some five on four power play time and they managed, by the ECHL's count, four shots on goal. Only two of those were determined to be quality chances.... Continue Reading →