For the fourth consecutive campaign, the Worcester Railers' season ended without making the playoffs, so once again we get an all-too-early posting of the "210 Awards" For those new to the “210 Awards”, they are a mix of serious and (hopefully) slightly humorous awards named for the moniker this writer used to use on many... Continue Reading →
Collapse complete: Railers fail to make playoffs after 4-3 loss to Thunder
The Worcester Railers entered Sunday afternoon's contest against the Adirondack Thunder needing a regulation win and took a 3-2 lead into the third period but allowed two goals to lose 4-3 and miss the ECHL's Kelly Cup playoffs. Since at least mid-December this writer has not been shy about saying this team was not very... Continue Reading →
Railers waste another opportunity to clinch playoff spot; it all comes down to Sunday
The Worcester Railers took on the Adirondack Thunder at Cool Insuring Arena Saturday night with just about every checkmark in the "advantage" column for them, and as they have done virtually all season promptly threw that all away by making mistake after mistake in a 5-1 loss to the Thunder. To be blunt, there is... Continue Reading →
With two games to go, some Railers players have records to chase
With two games to go in the regular season a handful of Railers single-season records are within reach, along with possible entry into some of Worcester pro hockey's single-season top tens. Anthony Repaci has 26 goals; he needs three more to make it into the Worcester pro hockey single-season top ten, and four more to... Continue Reading →
Former Worcester hockey pros: where are they now? 2022-23 Final edition
With many of the overseas leagues' regular seasons finished and the North American pro leagues heading toward the playoffs we’ll take our final look at where all the former Worcester pro hockey players landed this season. Players in North America are generally listed by the highest league they’ve played in so far this season, and... Continue Reading →
Worcester Railers Booster Club announces 2022-2023 season awards
Monday night at the DCU Center the Worcester Railers Booster Club announced their season-ending and "Player of the Month Awards" for the 2022-2023 season at a banquet held at the DCU Center. Booster Club members voted for the Player of the Month at home Railers games the week after each month was over, and voting... Continue Reading →