Author: David Kushinsky
ECHL: Worcester Railers Announce 2024 Season-Ending Roster
- David Kushinsky
- June 24, 2024
The Worcester Railers announced Monday morning that they have released their 2024 season-ending roster. In the ECHL, each team can protect up to 20 players. The Worcester Railers look to protect key members of the team to ensure a winning culture. Each player to make the roster must have signed an ECHL contract for the […]
Read MoreECHL: Worcester Railers Announce Coaching Changes
- David Kushinsky
- June 18, 2024
The Worcester Railers announced a couple of changes on Tuesday morning. The team and as well the fanbase knew what was coming as they were the last team in the ECHL with a head coach vacancy for the 2024-25 season. The first of which was promoting assistant coach Bob Deraney to head coach and the […]
Read MoreECHL: Worcester Railers Announce 2024-25 Protected List
- David Kushinsky
- June 10, 2024
With the 2024-25 offseason in full swing, The Worcester Railers announced their protected list for the 2024-25 season. The team protected 11 forwards, including Blade Jenkins, Anthony Callin, Zach White, and Anthony Repaci. The team also protected ten defensemen, and captain Connor Welsh is the biggest from that pool. Along with that, they protected goaltender […]
Read MoreECHL: Trevor Cosgrove Headed Overseas
- David Kushinsky
- June 8, 2024
With the 2023-24 season over and it being June, it is a clear time to make some changes, and many players are heading overseas. That is no different for former Worcester Railers defenseman Trevor Cosgrove, who had a solid season for the hockey club. He will take his talents to Sweden, where he will be […]
Read MoreECHL: Worcester Railers Announce Leadership Changes
- David Kushinsky
- May 31, 2024
A change for the Worcester Railers recently occurred where Stephanie Ramey has stepped down leading to Kim Golinski stepping up for the position. With the Railers having a disappointing end to the 2023-24 season culminating in missing the playoffs all together and the mutual parting of ways between former Railers player and head coach Jordan […]
Read MoreECHL: Worcester Railers 2023-24 Season Recap
- David Kushinsky
- May 24, 2024
With the Worcester Railers 2023-24 season ending in heartbreaking fashion on the final weekend of the season, getting shut out in back-to-back games by their rival, the Trois-Rivieres Lions, many fans have questions surrounding the team’s future. This happened for the second straight season. The Railers were the definition of average this season. The team […]
Read MoreECHL: Worcester Railers Mutually Part Ways With Head Coach Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman
- David Kushinsky
- April 30, 2024
The Worcester Railers and head coach Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman agreed to mutually part ways on Tuesday. Smotherman’s time in Worcester was less than satisfactory, and it was time to make a change in that regard. The Railers look to better their team and it was in their best interest to look at other options. For now, […]
Read MoreNew York Islanders Sign Two Players To Entry-Level Contracts
- David Kushinsky
- April 19, 2024
The New York Islanders have signed goaltender Henrik Tikkanen and forward Alex Jefferies to two-year entry-level contracts. Tikkanen is coming off a solid season all around and ended in a heartbreaking manner, missing out on the Kelly Cup Playoffs on the final day of the regular season. Tikkanen was the seventh-round and 214th overall draft […]
Read MoreECHL: Worcester Railers Transactions | 04/10/2024
- David Kushinsky
- April 10, 2024
The Worcester Railers regular season is winding down, but there is always time to make more transactions. The team announced they will be signing forward Matthew Kopperud to an Amateur Tryout Agreement. Prior to coming to Worcester, Matthew played three games on an amateur tryout with the Bridgeport Islanders of the AHL. Before his time […]
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