Worcester IceCats

The Worcester IceCats were a 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 1994–95 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	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing
1994–95	80 	24 	45 	11 	0 	— 	59 	234 	300 	6th, North
1995–96	80 	36 	28 	12 	4 	— 	88 	242 	244 	2nd, North
1996–97	80 	43 	23 	9 	5 	— 	100 	256 	234 	1st, New England
1997–98	80 	34 	31 	9 	6 	— 	83 	267 	268 	4th, New England
1998–99	80 	34 	36 	8 	2 	— 	78 	237 	260 	4th, New England
1999–00	80 	34 	31 	11 	4 	— 	83 	249 	250 	3rd, New England
2000–01	80 	48 	20 	9 	3 	— 	108 	264 	205 	1st, New England
2001–02	80 	39 	33 	7 	1 	— 	86 	245 	218 	3rd, North
2002–03	80 	35 	27 	15 	3 	— 	88 	235 	220 	3rd, North
2003–04	80 	37 	27 	13 	3 	— 	90 	207 	186 	3rd, Atlantic
2004–05	80 	39 	34 	3 	4 	— 	85 	212 	223 	5th, Atlantic
===Playoffs===
Season 	1st round 	2nd round 	3rd round 	Finals
1994–95 	Out of playoffs. 	Out of playoffs. 	Out of playoffs.	Out of playoffs.
1995–96 	L, 1-3, Portland 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	L, 2-3, Providence 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	W, 3-1, Springfield	L, 3-4, Hartford 	— 	—
1998–99 	L, 1-3, Providence 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	W, 3-1, Portland 	L, 1-4, Hartford 	— 	—
2000–01 	W, 3-1, Lowell 	L, 3-4, Providence	— 	—
2001–02†	L, 1-2, Manitoba† 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	L, 0-3, Binghamton 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	W, 4-2, Manchester 	L, 0-4, Hartford 	— 	—
2004–05 	Out of playoffs. 	Out of playoffs. 	Out of playoffs.	Out of playoffs.
† 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
==External links==
*The Internet Hockey Database - Worcester IceCats
*Worcester IceCats Fan Club
Category:American Hockey League team
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:American Hockey League teams