1996 vs Springfield 4-3 loss The Worcester IceCats gave up four goals in the opening period and that was all the Falcons needed in a 4-3 Springfield victory. 1:58 into the contest Deron Quint gave the Falcons the lead, but at 7:29 Fred Knipscheer got the 'Cats back to even with a power play goal... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: February 10
1995 vs Hershey 3-1 loss The IceCats scored the first goal of the game when John Carter scored at 9:42 of the opening period, with the assist going to Denis Chalifoux. But that was all the scoring for Worcester as Bob Wilkie (10:28) and Mitch Lamoureux (16:59) both scored second period goals and Shawn Anderson... Continue Reading →
Railers lose 5-4 in overtime on controversial non-call
The Worcester Railers hosted the Atlanta Gladiators at the DCU Center Saturday night for the first ever meeting between the two franchises but Worcester fans saw more of the same as inconsistent goalkeeping and some incredibly poor officiating put them on the wrong end of a 5-4 overtime contest during "Pink in the Rink" night.... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: February 9
1996 vs Portland 5-3 win The Worcester IceCats overcame a two-goal first period deficit and defeated the Pirates 5-3 in front of a crowd of 8,115 at the Centrum in Worcester and a NESN television audience. Portland got their two goal lead on first period strikes by Patrick Boileau (7:32) and Jeff Nelson (8:32). Alex... Continue Reading →
Railers lose again to Maine, 2-1
The Worcester Railers once again took a two hour bus ride north to Portland to take on the Maine Mariners, and despite playing one of their best games in franchise history in The Pine Tree State it was a familiar result as Worcester dropped a 2-1 contest. The Railers are now just 1-7-2-2 at the... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: February 8
1995 at Portland 7-4 loss (PORTLAND) The rivalry between the Portland Pirates and Worcester IceCats reached another level last night. Nasty. Kevin Kaminski scored three goals to rally the first-place Pirates past the last-place IceCats 7-4 at the Cumberland County Civic Center. The IceCats, who had beaten Portland the last two games in this building,... Continue Reading →