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ECHL: Bobby Butler Announces Retirement

The Worcester Railers will need a new captain next season as Bobby Butler has announced his retirement from professional hockey. Butler’s career began and ended in his home state of Massachusetts as he played his collegiate hockey at the University of New Hampshire, where he played in 153 games, putting up 61 goals and 60 […]

ECHL: Worcester Railers Off-Season Moves

The Worcester Railers look to bounce back after their late-season collapse, which saw them lose their playoff spot on the final weekend of the regular season to the Adirondack Thunder. Worcester, so far this off-season, has already brought back eight players from the 2022-23 season, signed one new player that they acquired in a trade […]

New York Islanders and Worcester Railers Extend Affiliation

The New York Islanders announced this morning that they have signed a two-year extension with the Worcester Railers to keep the team as their ECHL affiliate through the 2025-26 season. Worcester has been partnered with the New York Islanders since they joined the ECHL for the 2017-18 season, and before that, the Worcester Sharks were […]

ECHL Season in Review: Worcester Railers

It’s not about how you start; it’s about how you finish, and that about sums up the season for the Worcester Railers. In their first 20 games of the season, the Railers were running away with the North Divison as they went 16-3-1, which included a league-record nine straight wins to begin the season. However, […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Pull Off The Impossible and Clinch Spot in Kelly Cup Playoff

“We’ve fought back all year,” said Shawn Weller, which is a perfect way to describe the year for the Adirondack Thunder, who’ve clinched the final Kelly Cup Playoff spot in the North Divison after taking two of the three games in the final weekend of the regular season, as they finished three points ahead of […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Do Or Die Weekend

The Adirondack Thunder have a massive weekend ahead of them as they trail the Worcester Railers by one point but have one game in hand and two against the Worcester Railers. Adirondack will begin the weekend as they head to Trois-Rivieres to face the Lions in their final home game of the year. The Thunder […]

ECHL: Sloppy Play Shines; Thunder Point Streak Snapped at 12

The Adirondack Thunder for a slight second saw a glimpse of the Kelly Cup Playoffs as they sat in the Forth and Final playoff spot for one night and one night only. Adirondack had a chance to put themselves in the driver’s seat as long as they were able to pick up some points away […]

ECHL: The North Divison Playoff Race Is Heating Up

It’s that time of year, folks, as with less than a month remaining in the ECHL regular season, the playoff races are starting to take shape across the league, and in the North Divison, So far only one team in the Divison has punched their ticket to the Kelly Cup Playoffs, and that is the […]

Adirondack Thunder Sweep Worcester Railers During Stand Up To Cancer Weekend

It was a massive week for the Adirondack Thunder on the ice, but for more than one reason as the team held their annual Stick It To Cancer Weekend, as they wore special jerseys that would be auctioned off. The proceeds would go to the C.R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital, and after […]

Short-Handed Thunder Snap Worcester’s Record Start

It was a huge weekend for the Adirondack Thunder this weekend, as they were coming off a weekend in Trois-Rivieres, where they took three of four points while picking up their first win of the weekend. Before the weekend series, the Thunder had picked up defencemen Brandon Fehd and Matt Steif to help with some […]