1998 at New Haven 5-3 win The undermanned Worcester IceCats played with everything they had and defeated the Beast of New Haven 5-3. Lance Ward scored an early goal to give the Beast the lead. Jochen Hecht tied it at 12:07 on a bad-angle backhander that handcuffed New Haven netminder Todd MacDonald. Bryce Salvador put... Continue Reading →
December sees many current and former Worcester hockey pros at the top of their leagues
As we near the Christmas holiday it's time to take our first look at how some current and former Worcester pro players are doing in the 2019-2020 season. For the North American pro leagues, any player in their league’s top-20 gets a mention, and for the European leagues, it’s just those in the top-five for... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: December 17
1994 at Portland 5-2 win (PORTLAND) The team wearing white jerseys won Saturday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Unfortunately for the home-standing Portland Pirates, it was Reverse Jersey Night. The Worcester IceCats, stunned the Pirates, 5-2 before a crowd of 6,433. Defenseman Terry Virtue and center Cal McGowan each scored two goals --... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: December 16
1994 at Providence 6-1 loss The Worcester IceCats were outclassed by the P-Bruins in a 6-1 win for the Baby-Bs. It was already 5-0 with with more than 13 minutes to go in the second period. Shawn Heaphy scored the IceCats goal, on the power play, at 12:38 of the second period when he banged... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: December 15
1996 at Providence 5-4 win The Worcester IceCats overcame deficits of 3-1 and 4-3, scoring the final two goals of the game to defeat the Bruins 5-4. Bob Beers gave the P-Bruins the lead 1:04 into the contest. Craig Conroy got the 'Cats back to even at 9:57, assisted by Dmitri Leonov and Kevin Rappana.... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: December 14
1954 vs New Haven 6-5 win Goals by period: New Haven: 3-1-1=5 Worcester: 2-2-2=6 Warriors goals 1st 6:10 Allain (Verrier, Chambers) 17:09 O'Grady (Duffy, Songin) 2nd 2:01 Titus (Kelly) 14:45 Duffy (Cahoon, Songin) 3rd 8:51 Titus (O'Connor) 12:37 Duffy (O'Grady, O'Connor) 1994 vs Adirondack 5-3 win The Worcester IceCats jumped out to a lead and... Continue Reading →