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 →
Today in Worcester hockey history: February 7
1996 at St. John's 4-4 tie The Worcester IceCats battled back from a two-goal first period deficit and scored late in the third period to tie the Maple Leafs 4-4. St John's opened up a two goal lead on tallies by Trent Cull (4:30) and Kory Mullin (7:42, PP). Jason Widmer got the 'Cats winin... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: February 6
1955 at New Haven 6-4 loss No details available 1996 at St. John's 2-2 tie The Worcester IceCats and St John's Maple Leafs battled to a 2-2 tie with Jamie McLennan being the story making 41 saves. Mike Pomichter gave the Maple Leafs the 1-0 lead at 10:07 of the opening period. Derek Armstrong tied... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: February 5
1997 at Fredericton 3-2 win OT The Worcester IceCats gave up two goals in the first 2:15 of the contest but battled back to get the game tied and into overtime, where Terry Virtue scored his first pro career overtime goal to give the 'Cats a 3-2 win. The Canadiens had just 16 players in... Continue Reading →