Longtime readers of this blog will note the cardinal rule that's mentioned here far too often: never give up a goal in the first or last minute of a period. For once it wasn't the Worcester Railers falling afoul of one of hockey's great precepts, it was the Adirondack Thunder that did as the Railers... Continue Reading →
Railers past year has been one of the worst in Worcester pro hockey
To paraphrase the late Jerry Garcia, what a long, terrible trip it's been. That's pretty much the only polite way to describe the play of the Worcester Railers over the last 365 days, which saw a long, slow collapse from the top of the ECHL to not making the playoffs, and then an almost completely... Continue Reading →
Railers are who they are, and it’s not good
It's a shame the Worcester Railers can't play against Adirondack every game. That's because going into Friday night's matchup against the Norfolk Admirals the Railers were 3-1-1-1 against the Thunder and a woeful 3-6-1-0 against the rest of the ECHL. Well, you can now make that seven regulation losses as Worcester once again showed that... Continue Reading →
Former central Massachusetts college hockey players in the pros, 2023-2024 edition
With it being December 1st, we’ll take a look at some of the former Worcester area collegiate players and where they’re playing pro hockey this season. This list is accurate as of this morning, and I’m fairly certain this is all the current players from every college that one could describe as being in “central... Continue Reading →
Railers still have much to learn after 4-1 “School Day” loss to KC
The Worcester Railers took on the Kansas City Mavericks Wednesday morning at the DCU Center in their annual "School Day" game and made a lot of mistakes, and once again got a failing grade against a good team in a 4-1 loss. As he has in many games Tristan Lennox comes up big when he's... Continue Reading →
Lennox guilty of grand theft victory in Railers 4-2 win over Thunder
GLENS FALLS, NY - A "be on the lookout" has been issued by the Glens Falls police department for Worcester Railers goaltender Tristan Lennox as the city begins its investigation of Lennox stealing a victory from the Adirondack Thunder by making 36 saves, most of them of the highlight variety, in the Railers 4-2 win... Continue Reading →