The Worcester Railers have been struggling to find bodies to fill their lineup in recent days as players fall victim to positive COVID tests, and the players they have found haven't exactly been lighting the lamp. The Railers solved both of those problems, at least for Sunday, when they signed former NHLer Bobby Butler to... Continue Reading →
Railers waste 42-save effort from Brody Claeys in 2-0 loss to Reading
The Worcester Railers took their rag-tag lineup to Reading, Pennsylvania New Year's Eve afternoon for a match-up against the Royals at Santander Arena, and could only manage a franchise low 14 shots during the road contest in a 2-0 loss. Rookie Brody Claeys was making his first ECHL start in goal for Worcester, and he... Continue Reading →
Former central Massachusetts college hockey players in the pros, 2021-2022 edition
Last April I was asked if I had a list of former college hockey players who had played for a central Massachusetts school and were now playing at the pro level. I didn't, so I spent some time putting one together. And since it's easy to keep updated I just added that to the list... Continue Reading →
Railers defenseless in 9-7 loss to Maine
The Worcester Railers have had an interesting post-Christmas holiday, losing 5-0 to Adirondack Sunday using only 13 skaters and then having Monday's tilt with Reading postponed to due "League Health and Safety Protocols". Wednesday's contest in Maine was also an odd one, with the Railers ending up on the wrong end of a 9-7 pond... Continue Reading →
Several former Worcester hockey pros near the top of their leagues at the Christmas break
As we've reached the Christmas break for pro hockey it's time to take our first look at how some current and former Worcester pro players are doing in the 2021-2022 season. For the North American pro leagues, any player in their league’s top-20 gets a mention. For the European leagues we've changed it to include... Continue Reading →
Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 11
With the eleventh week of NHL hockey over, we'll take a look back over the last seven days at some highlights from former Worcester hockey pros. Monday Joe Pavelski goal https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1473108945883521027 Tuesday Michael Pelech two goals https://twitter.com/atlgladiators/status/1473452176861282306 https://twitter.com/atlgladiators/status/1473454486739902465 Wednesday Jeff Kubiak goal https://twitter.com/AHLIslanders/status/1473809221082927109 Wednesday Paul Thompson goal https://twitter.com/AHLIslanders/status/1473827477013377024 Wednesday Michael Pelech goal https://twitter.com/atlgladiators/status/1473821909003419658 Sunday Eddie... Continue Reading →