Game Story

Worcester, MA — The Worcester Railers brought in the month of December with an afternoon match-up against the Maine Mariners on Sunday. It was the fifth match-up out of fourteen between the two this season.

Mitch Gillam made his fourth consecutive start for Worcester. Matt Gaudreau (2nd), Ryan Hitchcock (1st), and Tyler Barnes (8th) scored for Worcester. Alex Vanier picked up his first professional fight in the Railers’ 3-2 win on Sunday.

Maine got on the board first with Ty Ronning finding the far left corner of the net off the faceoff at the right circle at 15:42. Worcester was quick to bounce back with goal a minute and a twenty seconds later. The goal was Ryan Hitchcock’s first ECHL goal, catching a pass from Tyler Barnes to the back of the net.

Matt Gaudreau gave the Railers their second lead of the night with a feed to the left circle from Austin Block. Ryan Ferril tied it back up for Maine, breaking through with the a runaway puck destined for Ryan MacKinnon. Alex Vanier picked up his first pro fight against Ryan Ferril, Vanier getting more punches in for the record.

Tyler Barnes broke the tie with 34.4 seconds left in regulation with a bounce off the face-off in the Mariners zone. Railers had 20 shots in the third period, which is now the record for most in the third.

Railers jump into sixth place in the north division with a record of 9-10-2 (20 points) in 21 games.

The three stars of the game were:

  1. Tyler Barnes
  2. Ryan Hitchcock
  3. Ryan Ferril

Hump Day: Railers will welcome the Brampton Beast to Worcester on Wednesday. Puck Drops at 7:05 PM at the DCU Center.

Box Score

Scoring 1 2 3 T
Maine Mariners 1 1 0 2
Worcester Railers 1 1 1 3
Shots 1 2 3 T
Maine Mariners 14 12 7 33
Worcester Railers 13 12 20 45

 

Mariners Roster # Name G A +/- SH PIM
G 35 B. Halverson 0 0 0 0 0
G 40 C. LaCouvee 0 0 0 0 0
D 4 S. Savage 0 0 0 4 0
F 6 J. Kalisz 0 0 0 0 0
D 7 D. Pratt 0 0 0 1 2
F 9 D. Melanson 0 0 +1 0 2
F 10 R. Bourbonnais 0 1 +1 2 0
F 12 D. Tschantz 0 0 0 2 0
D 13 V. Pedrie 0 0 -1 3 0
D 14 B. Martin 0 0 0 1 2
F 16 M. Adams-Moisan 0 0 -3 2 0
F 17 T. Ronning 1 0 +1 5 2
F 18 R. Ferrill 1 0 0 4 5
F 22 J. Breton 0 0 -1 4 0
F 23 A. Kile 0 0 -1 1 0
F 24 M. McNicholas 0 0 -2 0 0
D 27 Z. Tolkinen 0 0 -1 4 0
D 41 S. Day 0 0 0 0 0
Team:
Totals: 2 1 -6 33 13
No Name Min SH SVS GA
35 B. Halverson (L) 59:35 45 42 3
Totals: 59:35 45 42 3
Railers Roster # Name G A +/- SH PIM
G 34 E. Buitenhuis 0 0 0 0 0
G 35 M. Gillam 0 0 0 0 0
D 3 A. Vanier 0 0 -1 0 7
D 4 R. MacKinnon 0 0 -2 2 0
D 6 M. Cornell 0 0 +2 4 0
F 7 T. Barnes 1 1 +2 2 0
F 8 N. Sorkin 0 0 -1 2 0
F 9 A. Block 0 1 +2 5 2
F 11 D. Willick 0 0 0 1 0
F 12 J. Holmstrom 0 0 0 4 0
F 19 B. Almeida 0 0 +1 3 0
D 20 D. Quenneville 0 0 +1 4 2
F 21 M. Gaudreau 1 0 -1 3 0
F 23 W. Hudson 0 0 -1 1 0
D 24 T. Mueller 0 0 +2 2 0
F 27 R. Hitchcock 1 0 0 7 0
D 28 C. Doherty 0 0 +1 3 0
F 51 Y. Turcotte 0 0 0 2 0
Team:
Totals: 3 2 5 45 11
No Name Min SH SVS GA
35 M. Gillam (W) 59:40 33 31 2
Totals: 59:40 33 31 2
P T Player M Offense Time
1st V B. Martin 2.00 Tripping – minor (57.2) 4:13
1st V T. Ronning 2.00 Tripping – minor (57.2) 11:12
2nd H A. Block 2.00 Slashing – minor (61.2) 3:40
2nd V D. Melanson 2.00 Slashing – minor (61.2) 9:50
2nd V R. Ferrill 5.00 Fighting – Major (46.14) 13:57
2nd H A. Vanier 2.00 Interference – minor (56.2) 13:57
2nd H A. Vanier 5.00 Fighting – Major (46.14) 13:57
3rd H D. Quenneville 2.00 Hooking – minor (55.2) 4:32
3rd V D. Pratt 2.00 Tripping – minor (57.2) 7:59

Notes

Railers Lines (Observed by order in which they appeared):

LW C RW
Forward Line 1  B. Almeida #19 “A”  R. Hitchcock #27  T. Barnes #7
Forward Line 2  N. Sorkin #8  J. Holmstrom #12 “A”  M. Gaudreau #21
Forward Line 3  A. Block #9/ Y. Turcotte #51  D. Willick #11  W. Hudson #23
LD RD
Defense Line 1  T. Mueller #24  M. Cornell #6 “C”
Defense Line 2  D. Quenneville #20  C. Doherty #28
Defense Line 3  A. Vanier #3  R. MacKinnon #4
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Starting Goaltender  Mitch Gillam #35
Backup Goaltender  Evan Buitenhuis #34

Highlights