Not as many notes as last week, but some additions to my "This Week in Worcester" posting... It's way too early to be throwing stones, but the Worcester Railers drew 12,135 for their franchise opener and in Manchester they had a woeful 3,019 for their home opener. Now I know the crowd at the DCU... Continue Reading →
Wade Murphy named 210Sports “Railers Player of the Week”
The first ever 210Sports "Railers Player of the Week" goes to Wade Murphy for scoring the first goal in franchise history. Murphy finished the week, which was just the single game Saturday, with a power play goal and +1 rating. From his bio on ECHL.com: Wade Murphy joins the Worcester Railers HC after finishing his... Continue Reading →
Railers game notes: @Worcester 4, Manchester 3, 10/14/17
With pages full of notes from the game there's a bit of stuff that didn't make it into my story over on This Week in Worcester, so with space not being a concern on this blog I figured I'd mention them here. First off, I was shocked at how good the bowl of the DCU... Continue Reading →
Three former Worcester AHLers that might be a good fit for RailersHC
With the starting gun on signing players for the 2017-18 season going off Friday, I thought it would be fun to take a look at three former Worcester AHL players that might make a good fit for the Worcester Railers. While this list is really just for fun, I did decide to set a couple... Continue Reading →
Former Worcester players on 2017 ECHL Protected Lists, and what that really means
Over the last couple days the folks that follow me on Twitter have seen me posting when a former Worcester AHL player appears on an ECHL's team "Protected List". Since I've gotten a few questions on what that means, and I'm up far too early for a Saturday morning, I thought a quick blog post... Continue Reading →
Worcester Railers name Terry Bangen as Assistant Coach
This morning it was officially announced that Terry Bangen has been named the Assistant Coach of the Worcester Railers. Bangen is a longtime coach in the Western Hockey League, having two stints with the Kamloops Blazers sandwiched around many years with the Tri-City Americans. He also served as Assistant GM and Special Advisor with Tri-City. Now... Continue Reading →
