As the temperatures drop and summer gives way to autumn and the hockey leagues once again begin their new seasons, for the second year in a row Worcester fans are without an opening night to attend. While there is a new sheet of ice at the DCU Center, it's for a pair of Holy Cross... Continue Reading →
Can The ECHL And Hockey East Coexist In Worcester?
Late last week Bill Ballou and Jennifer Toland, both great sportswriters for the Worcester Telegram, wrote a story with the news that The College of the Holy Cross has been approached by Hockey East to replace Notre Dame in the conference after the 2016-17 collegiate hockey season when the Fighting Irish join the Big Ten... Continue Reading →
Worcester Railers Score Big With Recent Hires
With the Worcester Railers inaugural season just over one year away Railers HC Owner Cliff Rucker and President Mike Myers have long since started putting together the off-ice staff. Tuesday saw the first hockey operations hiring, with long time NCAA coach Jamie Russell being named the franchise's first head coach and general manager. Over the... Continue Reading →
Worcester’s entry in the ECHL to be named Railers
At "Fan Fest 2016" Sunday, attended by an estimated crowd of 3,000 people including many state and local VIPs, Worcester's ECHL franchise owner Cliff Rucker revealed the franchise would be known as the Railers, and unveiled the team's logo. The Railers are scheduled to begin play in October of 2017 at the DCU Center in... Continue Reading →
