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Worcester IceCats
Worcester IceCats
Founded 1994
Home ice DCU Center
Based in Worcester, Massachusetts
Colors royal blue, teal and silver
League American Hockey League

The Worcester IceCats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA at the DCU Center.

Seasons: 1994-2005
Arena: DCU Center
Uniform colors: teal and silver
Logo design: a cartoonish blue cat
Division titles won: 2 (1996-1997, 2000-01)
Regular season titles won: 1 (2000-01)
League championships won: none

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 the 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)

Year-by-year Record

Team Records

Goals: 38 Eric Boguniecki (2001-2002)American


Assists:
Points: 84 Eric Boguniecki (2001-2002)American
Penalty Minutes: 337 Sylvain Blouin (1999-2000)Canadian
GAA:
SV%:
Career Goals: 79 Marc Brown Canadian
Career Assists: 154 Terry Virtue Canadian
Career Points: 210 Terry Virtue Canadian
Career Penalty Minutes: 1083 Terry Virtue Canadian
Career Goaltending Wins: 65 Curtis Sanford Canadian
Career Shutouts:
Career Games: 455 Terry Virtue Canadian
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