What league does Worcester Railers play in?

Worcester Railers play in the ECHL.

When was Worcester Railers founded?

Worcester Railers was founded in 2016 in Worcester, MA, USA, USA.

Where is Worcester Railers based?

Worcester Railers is based in Worcester, MA, USA.

Who is the head coach of Worcester Railers?

The head coach of Worcester Railers is Jordan Smotherman.

Who is the captain of Worcester Railers?

The captain of Worcester Railers is Anthony Repaci.

What arena does Worcester Railers play in?

Worcester Railers play their home games at DCU Center in Worcester, MA, USA.

What are the team colors of Worcester Railers?

The team colors of Worcester Railers are Steel Blue + Grey + White.

Worcester Railers

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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Worcester Railers were 32-32-8 in the 2023-24 ECHL season with 72 points, 3rd in the Eastern Conference: North Division and 15th overall.

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2023-2024 Worcester Railers Player Stats

All Positions

Worcester Railers — 2023-2024 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
ECHL
1.		Ashton Calder (F)	61	23	35	58	2	4
2.		Blade Jenkins (LW/C)	56	24	31	55	16	0
3.		Anthony Callin (C/W/D)	67	14	35	49	32	4
4.		Jacob Pivonka (C)	60	21	24	45	26	5
5.		Trevor Cosgrove (D)	59	12	27	39	34	1
6.		Anthony Repaci (C)	42	15	16	31	6	-7
7.		Connor Welsh (D)	70	7	22	29	36	-7
8.		Andrei Bakanov (LW/RW)	62	12	12	24	34	-9
9.		Zach White (C/RW)	55	12	10	22	60	-7
10.		Keeghan Howdeshell (LW/RW)	67	10	12	22	14	-20
11.		Joey Cipollone (C/RW)	63	7	15	22	27	-16
12.		Brendan Robbins (RW)	65	8	11	19	44	-9
13.		Ryan Verrier (D)	58	4	12	16	35	9
14.		Zsombor Garát (D)	63	2	13	15	34	-5
15.		Reece Newkirk (C/LW)	16	8	6	14	4	4
16.		Riley Piercey (LW/RW)	52	4	9	13	63	-4
17.		Jack Quinlivan (F)	32	6	6	12	24	-1
18.		Artyom Kulakov (D)	61	4	8	12	74	-3
19.		Christian Krygier (D)	31	2	9	11	37	3
20.		Daylan Kuefler (LW/RW)	17	5	3	8	9	-4
21.		Todd Goehring (F)	26	1	7	8	2	1
22.		Quinn Ryan (F)	14	2	3	5	4	-1
23.		Ryan Scarfo (C/LW)	11	0	4	4	6	-3
24.		Adam Goodsir (F)	8	1	2	3	9	0
25.		Ryan Dickinson (D)	21	1	2	3	21	-6
26.		John Copeland (F/D)	30	1	1	2	22	-10
27.		C.J. Regula (D)	5	1	0	1	0	1
28.		Austin Heidemann (F)	7	1	0	1	2	-4
29.		Jake Goldowski (C)	2	0	1	1	2	-1
30.		Mason Klee (D)	5	0	1	1	2	1
31.		Carson MacKinnon (LW)	6	0	1	1	0	-1
32.		Brian Bowen (F)	6	0	1	1	2	-4
33.		Jake Schultz (D/LW)	15	0	1	1	25	-1
34.		Michael Higgins (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
35.		Ross Olsson (C/W)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
36.		Nick Pennucci (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-1
37.		Matthew Kopperud (C/LW)	2	0	0	0	0	-1
38.		Michael Gildon (C/LW)	3	0	0	0	0	0

Worcester Railers — 2023-2024 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
ECHL
1.		Joe Spagnoli (G)	1	3.93	.917	0	0	0	0	15:16	11
2.		Ken Appleby (G)	2	3.00	.914	1	1	0	0	120:00	64
3.		John Muse (G)	30	2.77	.911	15	12	2	2	1773:20	836
4.		Tristan Lennox (G)	13	2.94	.909	5	6	1	0	756:00	370
5.		Kaden Fulcher (G)	1	3.79	.895	0	0	1	0	63:18	34
6.		Henrik Tikkanen (G)	20	3.22	.892	11	7	1	0	1210:00	539
7.		Josh Boyko (G)	3	4.08	.888	0	3	0	0	176:38	95
8.		Cole Ceci (G)	4	3.11	.884	0	3	0	0	193:10	76
9.		Joel Eisenhower (G)	1	4.93	.800	0	0	0	0	24:20	8

2023-2024 Worcester Railers Staff

GM/Head CoachJordan Smotherman
Asst. CoachBob Deraney
Asst. Equipment ManagerSteve Conway
BroadcasterTim Foley
Conditioning CoachWayne Penniman
Franchise OwnerCliff Rucker
Franchise OwnerSusan Rucker
Head Athletic TrainerAlex Maring
Head Equipment ManagerTodd MacGowan
Media ManagerTim Foley
PresidentStephanie Ramey

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Worcester Railers Captains

"C"

Anthony Repaci

Team Captaincy History

2023-2024 Worcester Railers Demographics

Worcester Railers Facts

Plays in: ECHL
Team Colors: Steel Blue + Grey + White
Town: Worcester, MA, USA Map
Founded: 2016

2023-2024 Worcester Railers Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players
11 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Worcester Railers: 1 906 GP
NHL: 5 GP
WC: 12 GP
SHL: 1 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 19 GP
Liiga: 9 GP
KHL: 57 GP
AHL: 695 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
St. Louis Blues (NHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: DCU Center
Location: Worcester, MA
Capacity: 14 800
Construction Year: 1982

Worcester Railers Games

Worcester Railers — 2023-2024 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/15/2026 03:00 PM GMT-5	Greensboro Gargoyles	Worcester Railers	-	ECHL
11/14/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Greensboro Gargoyles	Worcester Railers	-	ECHL
11/12/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Greensboro Gargoyles	Worcester Railers	2 - 3 (OT 63:05)	ECHL
11/08/2026 03:05 PM GMT-5	Worcester Railers	Wheeling Nailers	3 - 5	ECHL
11/07/2026 06:05 PM GMT-5	Worcester Railers	Wheeling Nailers	1 - 3	ECHL

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Latest Transactions

Worcester Railers — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/08/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Cooper Moore (D)	Hartford Wolf Pack	Details
11/08/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Anthony Kehrer (D)	Hartford Wolf Pack	Details
11/04/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Matthew Hobbs (F)	Evansville Thunderbolts	Details
10/29/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Michael Abgrall (F)	Huntsville Havoc	Details
10/28/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Michael Ferrandino (D)	Peoria Rivermen	Details
10/24/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Dalton Duhart (F)	Florida Everblades	Details
10/23/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Matt DeMelis (F)	Springfield Thunderbirds	Details
10/20/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Chase Clark (G)	Unknown	Details

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Worcester Railers History and Standings

Worcester Railers — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	ECHL	9	3	0	6	6	19	28	0.67	8	-
2025-2026	ECHL	72	35	7	30	77	196	213	1.07	6	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	ECHL	72	34	8	30	76	214	248	1.06	5	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	ECHL	72	32	8	32	72	210	238	1	5	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	ECHL	72	34	4	34	72	227	242	1	5	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	ECHL	71	32	7	32	71	227	245	1	5	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	ECHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-2020	ECHL	61	21	4	36	46	161	230	0.75	6	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	ECHL	72	32	11	29	75	196	226	1.04	7	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	ECHL	72	37	8	27	82	194	193	1.14	4	Division Semifinal loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Worcester Railers — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Dante Salituro (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steeldogs	NIHL	16	19	10	29	12
2.	Carson MacKinnon (F)	2026-2027	EC Peiting	Oberliga	16	15	10	25	12
3.	Max Dukovac (F)	2026-2027	Telford Tigers	NIHL	13	9	15	24	6
4.	Cole Coskey (F)	2026-2027	Piráti Chomutov	1. liga	21	9	12	21	10
5.	Ivan Chukarov (D)	2026-2027	Eisadler Dortmund	Regionalliga	6	6	12	18	6
6.	Reece Newkirk (F)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	19	7	10	17	10
7.	Max Newton (F)	2026-2027	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	16	6	11	17	6
8.	Jacob Hayhurst (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	22	5	12	17	2
9.	Zach White (F)	2026-2027	Twin City Thunderbirds	FPHL	6	7	8	15	2
10.	Collin Adams (F)	2026-2027	Eispiraten Crimmitschau	DEL 2	15	4	9	13	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Worcester Railers — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	27.12
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	26.03
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	26.69
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	25.85
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	26.58

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Worcester Railers — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anthony Repaci (F)	294	117	139	256
2.	Barry Almeida (F)	192	60	90	150
3.	Anthony Callin (F)	210	58	92	150
4.	Brent Beaudoin (F)	134	35	62	97
5.	Connor Welsh (D)	142	15	71	86

Franchise All-Time Goals

Worcester Railers — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anthony Repaci (F)	294	117	139	256
2.	Barry Almeida (F)	192	60	90	150
3.	Anthony Callin (F)	210	58	92	150
4.	Drew Callin (F)	140	47	38	85
5.	Reece Newkirk (F)	102	37	41	78

Franchise All-Time Assists

Worcester Railers — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anthony Repaci (F)	294	117	139	256
2.	Anthony Callin (F)	210	58	92	150
3.	Barry Almeida (F)	192	60	90	150
4.	Connor Welsh (D)	142	15	71	86
5.	Brent Beaudoin (F)	134	35	62	97

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Worcester Railers — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Yanick Turcotte (F)	125	4	24	527
2.	Mike Cornell (D)	131	13	65	360
3.	Lincoln Hatten (F)	143	24	53	245
4.	Ross Olsson (F)	100	33	52	236
5.	Connor Doherty (D)	143	2	25	195

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Worcester Railers — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anthony Repaci (F)	294	117	139	256
2.	Anthony Callin (F)	210	58	92	150
3.	Barry Almeida (F)	192	60	90	150
4.	Riley Piercey (F)	162	21	32	53
5.	Cole Donhauser (F)	148	20	37	57

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Worcester Railers — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Kyle Schempp (F)	1	0	2	2.00
2.	Ryan Hitchcock (F)	52	18	53	1.02
3.	Blade Jenkins (F)	77	32	78	1.01
4.	Willie Raskob (D)	1	0	1	1.00
5.	Spencer Trapp (D)	1	0	1	1.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Worcester Railers — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Anthony Repaci (F)	2024-2025	ECHL	57	29	36	65	1.14	14
2.	Barry Almeida (F)	2017-2018	ECHL	68	22	39	61	0.90	36
3.	Tyler Barnes (F)	2018-2019	ECHL	71	28	30	58	0.82	14
4.	Ashton Calder (F)	2023-2024	ECHL	61	23	35	58	0.95	2
5.	Connor Welsh (D)	2024-2025	ECHL	72	8	49	57	0.79	43

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Worcester Railers — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Jordan Smotherman (F)	2021-2022	ECHL	61	30	22	52	0.85	32
2.	Anthony Repaci (F)	2024-2025	ECHL	57	29	36	65	1.14	14
3.	Tyler Barnes (F)	2018-2019	ECHL	71	28	30	58	0.82	14
4.	Anthony Repaci (F)	2022-2023	ECHL	58	27	27	54	0.93	14
5.	Drew Callin (F)	2025-2026	ECHL	64	25	18	43	0.67	30

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Worcester Railers — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Connor Welsh (D)	2024-2025	ECHL	72	8	49	57	0.79	43
2.	Barry Almeida (F)	2017-2018	ECHL	68	22	39	61	0.90	36
3.	Anthony Repaci (F)	2024-2025	ECHL	57	29	36	65	1.14	14
4.	Ashton Calder (F)	2023-2024	ECHL	61	23	35	58	0.95	2
5.	Brent Beaudoin (F)	2022-2023	ECHL	71	20	35	55	0.77	13

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Worcester Railers — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Yanick Turcotte (F)	2017-2018	ECHL	53	1	9	10	0.19	188
2.	Yanick Turcotte (F)	2018-2019	ECHL	42	2	3	5	0.12	186
3.	Mike Cornell (D)	2018-2019	ECHL	60	5	25	30	0.50	172
4.	Yanick Turcotte (F)	2019-2020	ECHL	30	1	8	9	0.30	153
5.	Lincoln Hatten (F)	2025-2026	ECHL	68	13	12	25	0.37	129