1998 at Syracuse 3-2 win The Worcester IceCats finally broke out of their slump and played a full 60 minutes, firing 43 shots on goal to defeat the Crunch 3-2. Ex-IceCats winger Tyson Nash had the only goal of the opening period, at 14:28, to give Syracuse the 1-0 lead. In the second period Chris... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: February 12
1955 at Clinton 14-2 loss No details available 1995 vs Providence 1-0 loss The Worcester IceCats did everything they needed to do to beat the powerhouse Baby-Bs except score in a 1-0 loss to Providence. Future IceCats forward Fred Knipscheer had the only goal of the game for Providence at 12:53 of the third period... Continue Reading →
Today in Worcester hockey history: February 11
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 →