Worcester IceCats

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. Immediately following the end of the 1994–95 season, Boe and head coach/General Manager Jim Roberts closed an affiliation deal with the St. Louis Blues. :This franchise was previously known as: Springfield Indians (1926–1994) :The franchise became known as: Peoria Rivermen (2005–2013) :This franchise was replaced by: Worcester Sharks (2006–2015) Affiliates: • St. Louis Blues (1995–2005) • New York Islanders (1995–1996) • Ottawa Senators (1996–1998) ==Season-by-season results==

Regular season 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 Franchise scoring leaders These are the top ten point-scorers in IceCat's franchise history. Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; ==Team captains==

• Jim Nesich, 1994–1995 • Roy Mitchell, 1995–1996 • David Williams, 1996–1997 • Terry Virtue, 1997–1998 • Ricard Persson, 1997–1998 • Geoff Smith, 1998–1999 • Jason Widmer, 1998–2000 • Bryan Helmer, 1999–2000 • Ed Campbell, 2000–2002 • Eric Nickulas, 2002–2003 • Jeff Panzer, 2003–2004 • Mike Mottau, 2004–2005 ==Notable IceCats==