Andrei Bakanov

ECHL Game Recap: Norfolk Admirals vs Worcester Railers | 11/01/2024

For the second time in three days, the Norfolk Admirals and Worcester Railers met inside Norfolk Scope for an ECHL North Division Showdown, with the Admirals taking game one by a 3-1 final. On Friday night, the Railers got the best of the Admirals as they came away with a 6-5 overtime win to even […]

ECHL 2024-25 Season Preview: Worcester Railers

With so much not working towards the end of the year last year for the Worcester Railers, the team looks to start strong this season. The Worcester Railers enter the upcoming season with anticipation and opportunity. After a season filled with challenges, fans are eager to see how the team will build on their revamped […]

ECHL: Worcester Railers Re-Sign Russian Forward

The Worcester Railers kicked off the week by signing forward Andrei Bakanov. This will be Bakanov’s third season with the Railers. Bakanov had 24 points, splitting them with 12 goals and 12 assists in 62 games played. During the 2022-23 season, he was under contract with the American Hockey League’s Springfield Thunderbirds. He played in […]

ECHL: Worcester Railers Announce 2024 Qualifying Offers

The Worcester Railers announced Monday their qualifying offer list. Each team has the right to reserve eight players, which was no different with the Worcester Railers. Only four were allowed to be veteran players. A veteran is considered to be someone who has played 260 professional hockey games. The Worcester Railers have reserved the rights […]

ECHL: Worcester Railers Announce 2024 Season-Ending Roster

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 […]

ECHL Game Recap: Worcester Railers vs Maine Mariners | 04/06/2024

With the Worcester Railers dropping a tough one 6-2 on the road Friday night to these same Maine Mariners, they look to right the ship with the final two-game home set of the season this weekend. Luckily, the Railers control their own Kelly Cup Playoff birth destiny. The bottom line for the Railers is to […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Worcester Railers | 03/20/2024

GLENS FALLS- The Adirondack Thunder came into tonight not having won back-to-back games since the middle of February when they won three straight games. Adirondack would come ready to play, getting a lot of odd-man chances and finally converting on one as Andre Ghantous fed Tristan Ashbrook on a two-on-one to open the scoring at […]

PHOTOS: Trois-Rivières Lions vs. Worcester Railers – 03/02/2024

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester Railers, coming off a two-week six-game road trip in Florida, found their winning ways on Saturday night, posting a 4-0 shutout win over the Trois-Rivières Lions. Reece Newkirk was in the Worcester Railers line up, coming back on a re-assignment from the Bridgeport Islanders. John Muse stopped all 30 shots […]

PHOTOS : Norfolk Admirals vs. Worcester Railers – 01/26/2024

WORCESTER, Mass – Friday night, the Worcester Railers hosted the Norfolk Admirals, for the first game of a three-in-three weekend series for the Railers. The Railers would celebrate a 6-3 victory on an evening the Railers theme was also a celebration of Women In Hockey. Emily Brown and Taylor Girard from the professional women’s hockey […]

PHOTOS: Adirondack Thunder vs. Worcester Railers- 12/08/2023

WORCESTER, Mass.- The Worcester Railers hosted the Adirondack Thunder on Friday night at the DCU Center, for the first of a two-game weekend set between these two teams. The Railers would get the win 4-2, highlighted by a strong third period, netting three goals including an empty net goal with 15 seconds left in regulation. […]