The Worcester IceCats
were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA at the DCU Center.
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History
The IceCats got their start when original
New York Islanders owner
Roy Boe purchased the Springfield Indians AHL franchise and moved it to Worcester in the summer of
1994. The team began play in the Fall of 1994 with a collection of free-agent players but as yet with no
National Hockey League team affiliation. Late in the 1994–95 season, Boe and head coach/General Manager
Jim Roberts negotiated a deal with the
St. Louis Blues. From that point on the IceCats would be the Blues' premier minor league team. The
Peoria Rivermen of the
East Coast Hockey League, in turn, became the IceCats' minor league affiliate in
1998, having been with St. Louis before the 1994 Worcester deal. During the 2000–01 season, Boe sold the IceCats to the
St. Louis Blues. The team celebrated its tenth season in the AHL in Fall
2003.
On
November 9,
2004 the
St. Louis Blues announced the sale of the IceCats to the owners of their ECHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. The new owners have moved the franchise to
Peoria, IL, for the 2005–06 season.
This franchise was previously known as:
Springfield Indians (1926–1994)
The franchise became known as:
Peoria Rivermen (2005–present)
This franchise was replaced by:
Worcester Sharks (2006–present)
Season-by-season results
Regular Season
| Season
| Games
| Won
| Lost
| Tied
| OTL
| SOL
| Points
| Goals
for
| Goals
against
| Standing
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| 1994–95
| 80
| 24
| 45
| 11
| 0
| —
| 59
| 234
| 300
| 6th, North
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| 1995–96
| 80
| 36
| 28
| 12
| 4
| —
| 88
| 242
| 244
| 2nd, North
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| 1996–97
| 80
| 43
| 23
| 9
| 5
| —
| 100
| 256
| 234
| 1st, New England
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| 1997–98
| 80
| 34
| 31
| 9
| 6
| —
| 83
| 267
| 268
| 4th, New England
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| 1998–99
| 80
| 34
| 36
| 8
| 2
| —
| 78
| 237
| 260
| 4th, New England
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| 1999–00
| 80
| 34
| 31
| 11
| 4
| —
| 83
| 249
| 250
| 3rd, New England
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| 2000–01
| 80
| 48
| 20
| 9
| 3
| —
| 108
| 264
| 205
| 1st, New England
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| 2001–02
| 80
| 39
| 33
| 7
| 1
| —
| 86
| 245
| 218
| 3rd, North
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| 2002–03
| 80
| 35
| 27
| 15
| 3
| —
| 88
| 235
| 220
| 3rd, North
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| 2003–04
| 80
| 37
| 27
| 13
| 3
| —
| 90
| 207
| 186
| 3rd, Atlantic
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| 2004–05
| 80
| 39
| 34
| 3
| 4
| —
| 85
| 212
| 223
| 5th, Atlantic
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Playoffs
| Season
| 1st round
| 2nd round
| 3rd round
| Finals
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| 1994–95
| Out of playoffs.
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| 1995–96
| L, 1-3, Portland
| —
| —
| —
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| 1996–97
| L, 2-3, Providence
| —
| —
| —
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| 1997–98
| W, 3-1, Springfield
| L, 3-4, Hartford
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| —
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| 1998–99
| L, 1-3, Providence
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| —
| —
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| 1999–00
| W, 3-1, Portland
| L, 1-4, Hartford
| —
| —
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| 2000–01
| W, 3-1, Lowell
| L, 3-4, Providence
| —
| —
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| 2001–02†
| L, 1-2, Manitoba†
| —
| —
| —
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| 2002–03
| L, 0-3, Binghamton
| —
| —
| —
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| 2003–04
| W, 4-2, Manchester
| L, 0-4, Hartford
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| —
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| 2004–05
| Out of playoffs.
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† Lost in preliminary round.
Team records
Single season
- Goals:
38 Eric Boguniecki and Justin Papineau (2001-2002)
- Assists:
46 Eric Boguniecki (2001-2002)
- Points:
84 Eric Boguniecki (2001-2002)
- Penalty minutes:
337 Sylvain Blouin (1999-2000)
- GAA:
2.13 Curtis Sanford (2003-2004)
- SV%:
0.929 Dwayne Roloson (2000-2001)
Career
- Career goals:
79 Marc Brown
- Career assists:
154 Terry Virtue
- Career points:
210 Terry Virtue
- Career penalty minutes:
1083 Terry Virtue
- Career goaltending wins:
65 Curtis Sanford
- Career shutouts:
10 Curtis Sanford
- Career games:
455 Terry Virtue