Worcester IceCats

Worcester IceCats
founding	1994
resolution	2005
history	Springfield Indians 1926–1951 Syracuse Warriors 1951–1954 Springfield Indians 1954–1967 Springfield Kings 1967–1975 Springfield Indians 1975–1994 Worcester IceCats 1994–2005 Peoria Rivermen 2005–2013 Utica Comets since 2013
Stadion	DCU Center
Location	Worcester , Massachusetts
Team colors	Blue, turquoise, silver
league	American Hockey League
Calder cups	no

The Worcester IceCats were an American ice hockey team from Worcester , Massachusetts , which played in the American Hockey League .

history

The IceCats were founded in 1994 when Roy Boe - owner of the New York Islanders - acquired the Springfield Indians franchise from the AHL and the team moved to Worcester. The team started the season at short notice with free agent players, but without being a farm team of an NHL team. Shortly before the end of the season, Boe and head coach and general manager Jim Roberts signed a contract with the St. Louis Blues .

In 1998, the Peoria Rivermen of the East Coast Hockey League , the farm team of the IceCats. In the 2000/01 season, Roy Boe sold the team to the St. Louis Blues, which in turn sold the IceCats to the owner of the Peoria Rivermen on November 9, 2004. The end came in the 2005/06 season: The new owner finally moved the franchise to Peoria, where the team still plays today.

As the successor club in Worcester, the Worcester Sharks are hunting for points in the AHL.

Season results

Regular season

season	Games	S.	N	U	NVV	NPV	Pt	Own goals	counter doors	placement
1994-95	80	24	45	11	0	-	59	234	300	6th, North
1995-96	80	36	28	12	4th	-	88	242	244	2nd, North
1996-97	80	43	23	9	5	-	100	256	234	1st, New England
1997-98	80	34	31	9	6th	-	83	267	268	4th, New England
1998-99	80	34	36	8th	2	-	78	237	260	4th, New England
1999-00	80	34	31	11	4th	-	83	249	250	3rd, New England
2000-01	80	48	20th	9	3	-	108	264	205	1st, New England
2001-02	80	39	33	7th	1	-	86	245	218	3rd, North
2002-03	80	35	27	15th	3	-	88	235	220	3rd, North
2003-04	80	37	27	13	3	-	90	207	186	3rd, Atlantic
2004-05	80	39	34	3	4th	-	85	212	223	5th, Atlantic

Legend: S = victory, N = defeat, U = draw, NVV = defeat after extra time, NPV = defeat after penalty shootout, pts = points

Playoffs

season	1 round	2nd round	3rd round	final
1994-95	Not qualified for the playoffs.
1995-96	N, 1-3, Portland	-	-	-
1996-97	N, 2-3, Providence	-	-	-
1997-98	S, 3-1, Springfield	N, 3-4, Hartford	-	-
1998-99	N, 1-3, Providence	-	-	-
1999-00	S, 3-1, Portland	N, 1-4, Hartford	-	-
2000-01	S, 3-1, Lowell	N, 3-4, Providence	-	-
2001–02 1	N, 1-2, Manitoba 1	-	-	-
2002-03	N, 0-3, Binghamton	-	-	-
2003-04	S, 4-2, Manchester	N, 0-4, Hartford	-	-
2004-05	Not qualified for the playoffs.

¹ Lost in the preliminary round.

Records

Season records

• Goals: 38 Eric Boguniecki and Justin Papineau (2001/02)
• Assists: 46 Eric Boguniecki (2001/02)
• Points: 84 Eric Boguniecki (2001/02)
• Penalty minutes: 337 Sylvain Blouin (1999/2000)
• Average conceded: 2.13 Curtis Sanford (2003/04)
• Catch quota: 0.929 Dwayne Roloson (2000/01)

Club records

• Goals: 79 Marc Brown
• Assists: 154 Terry Virtue
• Points: 210 Terry Virtue
• Penalty minutes: 1083 Terry Virtue
• Most goalkeeper wins: 65 Curtis Sanford
• Most shutouts: 10 Curtis Sanford
• Most games: 455 Terry Virtue

Web links

• The Worcester IceCats in the HockeyDB