1996 vs Portland 6-3 win The Worcester IceCats got a Fred Knipscheer hat trick and some great door opening from equipment manager turned emergency back-up goaltender J.C. Ihrig in a 6-3 win over the Pirates. Sean Selmser (6:28) and Alexander Kharlamov (9:02) gave Portland a 2-0 lead after one period. Knipscheer got his first of... Continue Reading →

1997 at Providence 4-3 win The Worcester IceCats and Providence Bruins combined for 268 penalty minutes, which included six sets of fighting majors, and three and half hours after the opening puck dropped the final horn sounded with the 'Cats winning 4-3. For the fights, it was Rob Pearson and Bill Armstrong in the second... Continue Reading →

1998 at Springfield 5-3 win (New England Division SF, lead 1-0) The Worcester IceCats stole home ice way from the Falcons with a 5-3 win over Springfield. Bob Lachance opened the scoring with what's officially listed as an unassisted shorthanded goal at 5:01 of the first period, but Chris Kenady played a huge role in... Continue Reading →

1996 at Adirondack 3-1 win The Worcester IceCats scored a goal in each of the three periods to defeat the Adirondack Red Wings 3-1. Yan Golubovsky put Adirondack in front with a goal at 9:50 of the opening period. Fred Knipscheer tied the game at 17:48 with Paul Broten and Craig Darby assisting. Darby would... Continue Reading →

1996 vs Springfield 4-2 loss The Worcester IceCats were, according to their game notes, "outshot and outplayed" in their 4-2 loss vs the Falcons. Tavis Hansen put Springfield in the lead at 7:40 of the opening period. Alex Vasilevskii tied it at 3:58 of the middle period, assisted by Harry York and Jamie Rivers. Ed... Continue Reading →

1997 at Springfield 4-3 loss The Worcester IceCats were hoping to clinch the AHL's New England Division title, but the Falcons had other ideas as they kept their chances alive with a 4-3 win over the IceCats. Springfield opened up a 3-0 lead after one period on goals by Reggie Savage at 5:59 and 14:21... Continue Reading →