Game Story

Worcester, MA — Hosting their second annual school day game, the Worcester Railers welcomed the Reading Royals to an electric crowd on Wednesday Morning. Railers finally snapped their losing streak with a 3-2 shootout win over Reading.

Evan Buitenhuis (31 for 33) was once again in net for Worcester. Charlie Millen was the back-up for the first time this season for Worcester. Former Railer Frank DiChiara made his return to Worcester, this time in a Royals uniform.

Steven Swavely scored the only goal of the first period, catching the puck 25 feet in front of the Railers net and shooting the puck  Railers were 0-For-1 on the power play during the first twenty minutes of action.

Tyler Barnes tied it up on the closing seconds of a power play, tapping in a feed from Mike Cornell. Railers looked to take their first lead of the day later on in the period with Woody Hudson finding net. The goal was called off and went to video review (third time this season) and was ruled no goal.

Ivan Korsenkov picked up his second goal of the season with a puck interception in the Royals zone, and was able to snap the puck top-shelf from the front of the net. Steven Swavely tied the game up for Reading with the extra attacker.

Game went into overtime, then a shootout. Ivan Korsorenkov scored the only goal in the shootout, ending the Railers losing streak at seven games.

The Three Stars of the Game were:

  1. Steven Swavely (Reading) – 2 goals
  2. Ryan Hitchcock (Worcester)
  3. Ivan Korsorenkov (Worcester) – 1 goal, Shootout Goal

Thirsty Thursday: Now that the Railers’ School Day Game is out of the way, fans can look forward to another crazy start time as the Railers will host their first-ever college night on Thursday against the Adirondack Thunder. Thursday’s game will have a special start time of 8:05 PM.

Box Score

Scoring 1 2 3 SO OT T
Reading Royals 1 0 1 0 0 2
Worcester Railers 0 1 1 0 1 3
Shots 1 2 3 SO OT T
Reading Royals 13 8 11 3 0 35
Worcester Railers 9 14 7 4 1 35

 

Royals Roster # Name G A +/- SH PIM
G 30 A. Redmond 0 0 0 0 0
G 41 A. Lotz 0 0 0 0 0
F 3 C. McCarthy 0 0 -1 0 0
D 4 S. Johnson 0 1 +1 5 0
D 6 D. Milan 0 0 0 0 0
D 7 A. Larkin 0 0 0 2 0
D 8 D. Drake 0 0 0 0 2
F 12 S. Swavely 2 0 +2 4 0
F 14 A. Schmidt 0 0 +2 4 0
F 17 M. Huntebrinker 0 0 0 7 0
F 18 T. Brown 0 0 0 2 2
F 19 A. Krushelnyski 0 0 0 1 0
LW 21 F. DiChiara 0 0 0 3 0
D 25 N. Luukko 0 0 +1 2 2
F 29 J. Riley 0 0 +1 0 2
D 43 F. Hora 0 0 0 2 0
F 77 S. Walsh 0 1 +1 0 0
F 86 J. MacDonald 0 0 -1 3 0
Team:
Totals: 2 2 6 35 8
No Name Min SH SVS GA SOG-S
30 A. Redmond (SOL) 63:42 34 32 2 1-3
Totals: 63:42 34 32 2
Railers Roster # Name G A +/- SH PIM
G 31 C. Millen 0 0 0 0 0
G 34 E. Buitenhuis 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 T. Panico 0 0 0 1 0
D 4 R. MacKinnon 0 0 -1 1 0
D 5 K. McKenzie 0 0 0 0 0
D 6 M. Cornell 0 1 0 4 0
F 7 T. Barnes 1 0 0 3 0
F 8 N. Sorkin 0 0 -1 2 0
F 9 A. Block 0 0 0 1 2
F 10 I. Kosorenkov 1 0 0 3 0
F 11 D. Willick 0 0 +1 1 0
F 12 J. Holmstrom 0 0 -1 1 0
F 19 B. Almeida 0 0 -1 2 0
D 20 D. Quenneville 0 0 -1 3 0
F 21 M. Gaudreau 0 0 0 1 0
F 23 W. Hudson 0 0 +1 0 0
D 24 T. Mueller 0 1 0 5 2
F 27 R. Hitchcock 0 0 -2 6 0
Team: 1 1
Totals: 3 2 -5 35 4
No Name Min SH SVS GA SOG-S
34 E. Buitenhuis (W) 64:42 35 33 2 0-3
Totals: 64:42 35 33 2
P T Player M Offense Time
1st V T. Brown 2.00 Tripping – minor (57.2) 6:41
2nd H A. Block 2.00 Tripping – minor (57.2) 1:44
2nd V D. Drake 2.00 Tripping – minor (57.2) 9:52
3rd H T. Mueller 2.00 Hooking – minor (55.2) 0:37
3rd V N. Luukko 2.00 Slashing – minor (61.2) 4:07
3rd V J. Riley 2.00 Hooking – minor (55.2) 8:57
Royals Shooter Goal?
Round 1  Michael Huntebrinker  ✘
Round 2  Steven Swavely  ✘
Round 3  Adam Schmidt  ✘
Railers Shooter Goal?
Round 1  Ivan Korsenkov  ✔
Round 2  Ryan Hitchcock  ✘
Round 3  Barry Almeida  ✘

Notes

  • Railers Scratches:  Mitch Gillam, Tommy Kelley, Yanick Turcotte, Malcolm Gould, Nick Bligh, Connor Doherty, Alex Vanier.
  • The ECHL’s deadline for a 20-man active roster went into effect at 3 PM on Sunday. While the Railers haven’t been at the previous capacity of 21 players due to the injuries of Yanick Turcotte and Tommy Kelley for some time. Railers have 25 players on their roster (22 skaters, 3 goaltenders), meaning whenever Turcotte and/or Kelley return, there will be some cuts to the roster. Same goes for Mitch Gillam’s return, but Charlie Millen will be the one to get cut when that time comes. Turcotte and Kelley are eligible to return at any point, but that doesn’t look like it’ll be happening anytime soon.
  • Mitch Gillam was placed on 14-day Injured Reserve on November 12, retroactive to November 8, which was when he suffered an upper-body injury and left the game against Newfoundland. The earliest Gillam can be activated from injured reserve is November 22, which is a day before the Railers will face the Monarchs at home.
  • Evan Buitenhuis assured Worcester fans earlier this week that his signing with Bridgeport last week was nothing more than a precautionary measure while Gillam is hurt. “If any of the top four goalies get hurt in the next week then you can expect that I’ll get the call,” Buitenhuis said on Monday at the Railers Booster Club Meeting. “There’s no question that when Gilly returns he’ll be the guy getting the call.”
  • Railers have had a number of notable transactions since their last game. Here’s a quick look at everything that has went down since:
    • November 10:
      • Malcolm Gould (F) signed to SPC.
      • Evan Buitenhuis (G) signed to contract with Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL), assigned to Worcester.
    • November 11:
      • Bryan Arneson (F) released from SPC.
      • Charlie Millen (G) added as (EBUG).
      • Jason San Antonio (G) released as EBUG.
    • November 12:
      • Matt Gaudreau (F) assigned to Worcester from Bridgeport.
      • Mitch Gillam (G) placed on Injured Reserve (effective 11/8).
      • Ivan Kosorenkov (F) signed to contract with San Jose Barracuda (AHL), assigned to Worcester.
    • November 13:
      • Ryan Hitchcock (F) assigned to Worcester from Bridgeport.
      • Charlie Millen (G) signed to SPC.

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

LW C RW
Forward Line 1  B. Almeida #19 “A”  M. Gaudreau #21  R. Hitchcock #27
Forward Line 2  N. Sorkin #8  J. Holmstrom #12 “A”  T. Barnes #7
Forward Line 3  A. Block #9  D. Willick #11 / I. Korsenkov #10  W. Hudson #23
LD RD
Defense Line 1  K. McKenzie #6  M. Cornell #6 “C”
Defense Line 2  T. Panico #2  R. MacKinnon #4
Defense Line 3  T. Mueller #24  D. Quenneville #20
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Starting Goaltender  Evan Buitenhuis #34
Backup Goaltender  Charlie Millen #31

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