Worcester IceCats

Pro hockey team
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team = Worcester IceCats

logosize = 180px
city = Worcester, Massachusetts
league = American Hockey League
operated = 1994 to 2005
arena = DCU Center
colors = Blue, Teal and Silver
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affiliates = St. Louis Blues (NHL)
name1 = Springfield Indians
dates1 = 1926 to 1951
name2 = Syracuse Warriors
dates2 = 1951 to 1954
name3 = Springfield Indians
dates3 = 1954 to 1967
name4 = Springfield Kings
dates4 = 1967 to 1974
name5 = Springfield Indians
dates5 = 1974 to 1994
name6 = Worcester IceCats
dates6 = 1994 to 2005
name7 = Peoria Rivermen
dates7 = 2005 to Present
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division_titles = 2 (1996-97, 2000-01)
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calder_cups = The Worcester IceCats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA at the DCU Center.

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 1994-1995 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 2000-2001 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 2005-2006 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)

eason-by-season results

Regular Season

Playoffs

^† Lost in preliminary round.

Team records

ingle 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

External links

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=305 The Internet Hockey Database - Worcester IceCats]
* [http://www.icecats.com/index.html Worcester IceCats Fan Club]