With the first week of NHL hockey over, we'll start a temporary feature here on 210Sports showing some of the highlights of former Worcester pros over the previous week. Once the Thursday Thoughts posts start up again, presuming I can find the time to commit to doing them, these video highlights will move back to... Continue Reading →
Worcester Railers drop preseason tilt in front of energized fans
The Worcester Railers closed out their preseason schedule Saturday night at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center and despite the 3-1 loss to the Maine Mariners the packed house that treated the event more like a party than a game left the building with a sense of confidence about the 2021-2022 season after watching a... Continue Reading →
Worcester Railers win preseason opener 5-3 in Maine
The Worcester Railers finally took the ice for the first time since March of 2020 in a preseason match-up against the Maine Mariners, and behind two goals from Ross Olsson and both Drew Callin and Nolan Vesey chipping in a goal and an assist defeated the Mariners 5-3 at The Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. Justin... Continue Reading →
Former Worcester hockey pros who are now NHL free agents, 2021 edition
Below is a list of former Worcester pro hockey players that are new NHL unrestricted free agents or restricted free agents. These players can sign with any NHL organization after noon ET on Wednesday, July 28. Those that are restricted free agents and sign with a new organization can have their offer matched by their... Continue Reading →
June in Worcester hockey history
Over on the 210Sports Facebook page I've been posting daily updates for each day in Worcester hockey history. In case people missed some, I'll gather them at the end of each month here on the blog. 1 1996 - Bob Lachance and Stephane Roy signed to free agent contracts by St. Louis 2010 - Carter... Continue Reading →
Some former Worcester pro players finish near the top of their leagues’ statistics
With the ECHL finally reaching the end of their regular season it’s time to take a final look at how some former Worcester pro players did among their respective leagues for the 2020-2021 season. For the North American leagues, any player in that league’s top-20 gets listed. For the European leagues, it’s just those in... Continue Reading →