Weekend Recap

Glens Falls, NY — The Worcester Railers wrapped up a three-game road trip with a pair of wins against the Adirondack Thunder on Saturday and Sunday in Glens Falls, New York. They have won five straight and remain undefeated through the end of October, a franchise-best to kick off the 2022-23 regular season.

Saturday

Isles Prospect Henrik Tikkanen stopped 36 shots he faced. Ryan MacKinnon, Collin Adams, Blade Jenkins, and Brent Beaudoin each scored for Worcester.  Patrick Grasso and Jarrod Gourley each scored for the Adirondack Thunder; Issac Poulter stopped 22 of Worcester’s shots. Thunder outshot Worcester 38-24.

Railers took an early 2-0 lead with two back-to-back goals within a 40-second span followed by a pair of Thunder goals. minutes later. Ryan MacKinnon scored Worcester’s first goal on a snipe from the right point at 4:37. Collin Adams would extend the Railers’ lead to two, beating Thunder goalie Issac Poulter at 5:17. The Thunder would level things out with two of their own – just 23 seconds apart, near the middle of the first period. Patrick Grasso scored on a shot down low for Adiondack’s first at 9:37, followed by a wrist-shot goal by Jarrod Gourley from the right circle at 10:00. Thunder

Worcester doubled their goals to four with an additional two in the second. Blade Jenkins and Brent Beaudoin scored in a three-minute gap to give Worcester their 4-2 lead after two. Adirondack outshot Worcester 14-8 in the period.

Railers snapped a six-period scoring streak as neither team could find the back of the net in the third period. Worcester was outshot in the third 12-10.

The three stars of Saturday’s game were:

  1. Henrik Tikkanen (Worcester) – 36 saves, win, 0.947 SV%
  2. Ryan MacKinnon (Worcester) – 1 goal
  3. Jarrod Gourdley (Adirondack) – 1 goal, 1 assist

Sunday

Steve Jandric had his second two-goal night of the season, Jimmy Lambert netted his first professional goal, with additional goals from Blade Jenkins, Bobby Butler, and Collin Adams. Quinn Ryan had three assists on the night. Ken Appleby stopped 25 shots for his best performance so far this season. Shots were tied at 26, Thunder and Railers split the opening frames with the shots being 10-9, both teams had 7 shots in the closing frame.

Railers continued their trend of two goals from the get-go to get things started. Blade Jenkins beat Adirondack goalie Jake Theut from the right circle for his fourth of the season at 5:01. Steve Jandric tapped in a puck eight minutes later that looked like a high-stick to extend Worcester’s lead to two. The goal was reviewed but was ruled a good goal, as high sticks are not reviewable under ECHL rules. Steve Jandric connected with Jimmy Lambert at the crease to bring the game to 3-0 at 17:37, which was Lambert’s first professional goal. Derek Osik was in the box for tripping. The goal was Worcester’s first shorthanded goal of the season. Worcester led 3-0; outshooting Adirondack 10-9 through the opening frame.

Shenanigans continued Sunday and Thunder forward Nick Corson was looking for trouble throughout the weekend and found his match with goaltender Ken Appleby, exchanging a number of punches. Appleby got a double minor for roughing, Corson a minor for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (diving) which kickstarted the interaction. Steve Jandric scored his second of the night deflecting a shot up front from Quinn Ryan to make it 4-0. Theut would soon be substituted for Issac Poulter after his fourth goal allowed on just 14 shots. Bobby Butler tapped in a loose puck to extend Worcester’s lead to 5-0. Adirondack outshot Worcester 10-9 in the second.

Brent Beaudoin with a tic-tac-toe sequence from Collin Adams on a 2-on-1 rush extended Worcester’s lead to 6-0 at 3:49 in the third. Shane Harper would kill all hopes of a perfect shutout game with a one-timer at 15:05, bringing the game to an eventual 6-1 final.

The three stars of Sunday’s game were:

  1. Ken Appleby (Worcester) – 25 saves, win, 0.962 SV%
  2. Steve Jandric (Worcester) – 2 goals, 1 assist
  3. Quinn Ryan (Worcester) – 3 assists

Over and Onward:

The undefeated Worcester Railers lead the ECHL in goals scored with 25 to close out the month of October. There is a three-way tie for first place overall, Worcester hold the tie-breakers with all wins coming in regulation and a 14 point goal differential. Heading into November, they’ll face the Thunder just twice on November 11 and 12. They’ll face Norfolk six times (3 home, 3 away), Greenville twice (both at home), and will host Reading and Newfoundland once. Railers will not host the Thunder at the DCU Center again until March 10. Worcester is one of four teams to remain undefeated through the second week of action in the ECHL (Newfoundland, Savannah, Cincinnati).

The following players have the following accolades at the end of October:

  • Brent Beaudoin – 4 game goal streak (4 goals, 0 assists)
  • Blade Jenkins – 5 game point streak (4 goals, 3 assists)
  • Ryan MacKinnon – 3 game point streak (1 goal, 2 assists)
  • Bobby Butler – 3 game point streak (2 goals, 2 assists)
  • Steve Jandric leads all rookie skaters in goals and points (5-3-8), Game Winning Goals (2), and Plus-Minus (+8).
  • Ryan MacKinnon leads the ECHL in Plus-Minus (+10)
  • Henrik Tikkanen is fourth among goalies with a 0.957 SV%.

The Railers are back at the DCU Center Wednesday, November 2, to host the Newfoundland Growlers for the first time this season at 7 PM.

Saturday Box Score

Scoring 1 2 3 T
Worcester Railers 2 2 0 4
Adirondack Thunder 2 0 0 2
Shots 1 2 3 T
Worcester Railers 6 8 10 24
Adirondack Thunder 12 14 12 38
Railers Roster # Name G A +/- SH PIM
G 35 K. Appleby 0 0 0 0 0
G 39 H. Tikkanen 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 C. McCarthy 0 0 +1 0 0
F 7 L. Coughlin 0 1 +1 1 0
F 8 B. Butler 0 1 +1 3 0
D 9 N. Delmas 0 1 +2 0 0
D 10 R. MacKinnon 1 0 0 2 0
F 11 N. Vesey 0 1 -1 4 0
F 12 B. Beaudoin 1 0 -1 2 0
D 15 C. Evers 0 0 0 1 0
F 17 B. Jenkins 1 0 +2 2 0
F 19 Q. Ryan 0 0 0 1 0
D 20 T. Cosgrove 0 0 -1 1 0
F 21 C. Adams 1 0 +1 1 2
F 23 J. Lambert 0 0 0 0 0
D 25 P. Beaulieu 0 1 0 0 0
D 26 J. Brandt 0 1 +2 2 0
F 37 R. Newkirk 0 0 +1 2 0
F 44 S. Jandric 0 0 +2 2 0
Team:
Totals: 4 6 10 24 2
No Name Min SH SVS GA
39 H. Tikkanen (W) 60:00 38 36 2
Totals: 60:00 38 36 2
Thunder Roster # Name G A +/- SH PIM
G 1 I. Poulter 0 0 0 0 0
G 35 J. Theut 0 0 0 0 0
D 3 F. Bratt 0 0 -2 0 0
D 6 J. Taylor 0 0 +1 1 0
F 9 C. Long 0 0 -1 2 0
F 10 R. Smith 0 0 0 2 0
F 11 S. Harper 0 1 -1 4 0
D 12 C. Dennis 0 0 -2 0 0
D 13 I. Chukarov 0 0 -1 3 2
F 14 V. Mikhalchuk 0 0 -2 1 0
F 21 P. Grasso 1 0 +1 3 0
F 22 S. Vidmar 0 1 -1 8 0
F 23 N. Rivera 0 1 -1 3 0
D 26 R. Da Silva 0 0 -1 4 0
F 27 B. Jerry 0 0 -1 1 2
D 44 D. Maggio 0 0 -1 1 0
F 58 G. Van Wyhe 0 0 0 1 0
D 60 J. Gourley 1 1 +2 3 0
F 91 N. Corson 0 0 0 1 0
Team:
Totals: 2 4 -10 38 4
No Name Min SH SVS GA
1 I. Poulter (L) 58:48 24 20 4
Totals: 58:48 24 20 4
P T Player M Offense Time
1st H B. Jerry 2.00 High-sticking – minor (60.2) 18:31
2nd V C. Adams 2.00 Tripping – minor (57.2) 18:16
3rd H I. Chukarov 2.00 Hooking – minor (55.2) 3:57

Saturday Notes

  • Railers Scratches: Connor Breen (injured), Zack Bross (injured), Blake Christensen, and Jack Quinlivan (injured).
  • Thunder Scratches: Marek Mitens (reserve), Rex Moe (injured), Jake Ryczek (injured), Xavier Parent (injured), Yanick Turcotte (suspended, serving game 2 of 5), and Shawn Weller (injured).
  • Streaks:
    • Brent Beaudoin extended his goal streak to 4 games.
    • Blade Jenkins and Nolan Vesey are on 4-game point streaks.
  • The Railers played their first game utilizing the new two-referee system which is in its pilot season. Referee Former Worcester Shark Riley Brace was one of the referees in Saturday’s game and refereed in the two-referee game in ECHL regular-season history last week. There were just three penalties called all game, Worcester was 0-for-2 and Adirondack was 0-for-1 on the power play. 
  • While Worcester has been outshot in all but one of their games so far this season, it appears they are going for quality of quantity – and it appears to be working.
  • Anthony Repaci and Jacob Hayhurst were both recalled to Springfield this week on separate days. Repaci made his AHL debut Saturday night but did not make the scoresheet in Springfield’s 4-3 shootout loss to Providence. Hayhurst has been a healthy scratch in both games since being recalled. St. Louis also assigned goaltender Colten Ellis to the Tulsa Oilers after spending the first two weeks of the regular season with Springfield, but did not see any action. Springfield signed forward Braeden Guy earlier this week and has been shipped out to Orlando.
  • Sebastian Vidmar had 8 shots on goal which is a season-high for any skater playing against Worcester. Shane Harper has four assists through the first three games against Worcester this season.
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Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1  Nolan Vesey #11 “A”  Brent Beaudoin #12 Jimmy Lambert #23
Forward Line 2  Collin Adams #21  Blade Jenkins #17  Reece Newkirk #37
Forward Line 3  Steven Jandric #44  Liam Coughlin #7  Bobby Butler #8 “C”
Rotated Forwards  –   Quinn Ryan #19  –
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Line 1  Ryan MacKinnon #10  Noah Delmas #9
Defense Line 2  Jared Brandt #26  Christian Evers #15
Defense Line 3  Trevor Cosgrove #20  Phil Beaulieu #25
Rotated Defensemen  –  Connor McCarthy #2
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender  Henrik Tikkanen #39
Backup Goaltender  Ken Appleby #35

Thunder Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1  Noah Corson #91  Garrett Van Wyhe #58  Ryan Smith #10
Forward Line 2  Nick Rivera #23  Colin Long #9  Vadislav Mikhalchuk #14
Forward Line 3  Sebastian Vidmar #22  Shane Harper #11  Patrick Grasso #21
Rotated Forwards  –  Billy Jerry #27 –
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Line 1  Jeff Taylor #6 “A”  Jarrod Gourley #26
Defense Line 2  Ivan Chukarov #13  Ryan Da Silva #26
Defense Line 3  Cory Dennis #12  Daniel Maggio #44 “A”
Rotated Defensemen  –  Flip Bratt #3
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender  Issac Poulter #1
Backup Goaltender  Jake Theut #35

On-Ice Officials:

Referee  Dominic Cadieux (#3)
Referee  Riley Brace (#4)
Linesman  Trevor Waite (#73)
Linesman  Matthew Heinen (#93)

Out-of-Town Scores:

Wilkes-Barre Scranton 2, Hershey 1
Bridgeport 6, Lehigh Valley 3
Providence 4, Springfield 3 (OT)

Newfoundland 3, Trois Rivieres 1
Maine 6, Norfolk 1
Indy 3, Reading 1

Sunday Box Score

Scoring 1 2 3 T
Worcester Railers 3 2 1 6
Adirondack Thunder 0 0 1 1
Shots 1 2 3 T
Worcester Railers 10 9 7 26
Adirondack Thunder 9 10 7 26
Railers Roster # Name G A +/- SH PIM
G 35 K. Appleby 0 0 0 0 4
G 39 H. Tikkanen 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 C. McCarthy 0 0 +1 1 0
F 7 L. Coughlin 0 1 0 0 0
F 8 B. Butler 1 0 0 1 0
D 10 R. MacKinnon 0 1 +3 0 0
F 11 N. Vesey 0 0 0 1 2
F 12 B. Beaudoin 0 1 +1 1 0
D 15 C. Evers 0 0 +3 0 4
F 17 B. Jenkins 1 0 +1 3 2
F 19 Q. Ryan 0 3 +2 1 0
D 20 T. Cosgrove 0 0 0 4 4
F 21 C. Adams 1 0 +2 2 0
F 22 D. Osik 0 1 +1 0 2
F 23 J. Lambert 1 0 +1 4 0
D 25 P. Beaulieu 0 2 0 1 0
D 27 M. McGurty 0 0 +1 0 0
F 37 R. Newkirk 0 0 +1 3 7
F 44 S. Jandric 2 1 +2 4 0
Team:
Totals: 6 10 19 26 25
No Name Min SH SVS GA
35 K. Appleby (W) 59:50 26 25 1
Totals: 59:50 26 25 1
Thunder Roster # Name G A +/- SH PIM
G 1 I. Poulter 0 0 0 0 0
G 35 J. Theut 0 0 0 0 0
D 6 J. Taylor 0 1 -1 1 0
F 9 C. Long 0 0 -1 5 0
F 10 R. Smith 0 0 -2 1 0
F 11 S. Harper 1 0 0 3 0
D 12 C. Dennis 0 0 -1 0 0
D 13 I. Chukarov 0 0 0 1 0
F 14 V. Mikhalchuk 0 0 -3 3 2
F 21 P. Grasso 0 0 -2 4 0
F 22 S. Vidmar 0 0 -1 1 0
F 23 N. Rivera 0 0 -2 1 0
D 26 R. Da Silva 0 0 -2 2 2
F 27 B. Jerry 0 0 -2 2 0
D 44 D. Maggio 0 0 -2 1 8
F 58 G. Van Wyhe 0 0 0 0 0
D 60 J. Gourley 0 0 -1 1 5
F 91 N. Corson 0 1 0 0 6
Team: 2
Totals: 1 2 -20 26 25
No Name Min SH SVS GA
35 J. Theut (L) 28:41 14 10 4
1 I. Poulter 31:06 12 10 2
Totals: 59:47 26 20 6
P T Player M Offense Time
1st H N. Corson 2.00 Holding – minor (54.2) 12:58 0 0
1st V D. Osik 2.00 Tripping – minor (57.2) 16:25 0 0
1st V B. Jenkins 2.00 Slashing – minor (61.2) 20:00 0 0
2nd H Served by G. Van Wyhe 2.00 Bench minor – Too many men (74.2) 1:13 1 0
2nd V C. Evers 2.00 Tripping – minor (57.2) 4:55 3 0
2nd V K. Appleby 4.00 Double Minor – Roughing 5:02 0 0
2nd H N. Corson 2.00 Unsportsmanlike conduct – minor (75.2) 5:02 2 0
2nd V C. Evers 2.00 Slashing – minor (61.2) 11:12 4 0
2nd H V. Mikhalchuk 2.00 Slashing – minor (61.2) 11:12 2 0
2nd H R. Da Silva 2.00 Holding – minor (54.2) 16:24 1 0
2nd V R. Newkirk 2.00 Slashing – minor (61.2) 20:00 2 0
2nd V R. Newkirk 5.00 Fighting – Major (46.14) 20:00 1 0
2nd H N. Corson 2.00 Slashing – minor (61.2) 20:00 1 0
2nd H J. Gourley 5.00 Fighting – Major (46.14) 20:00 1 2
3rd H D. Maggio 2.00 Roughing – minor (51.2) 7:33 0 0
3rd V N. Vesey 2.00 Tripping – minor (57.2) 8:33 0 0
3rd V T. Cosgrove 2.00 High-sticking – minor (60.2) 14:51 2 0
3rd H D. Maggio 2.00 Holding – minor (54.2) 16:21 2 0
3rd V T. Cosgrove 2.00 Roughing – minor (51.2) 18:50 2 0
3rd H D. Maggio 2.00 Cross-Checking Minor (59.2) 18:50
3rd H D. Maggio 2.00 Roughing – minor (51.2) 18:50 24 2

Sunday Notes

  • Railers Scratches: Jared Brandt, Connor Breen (injured), Zack Bross (injured), Blake Christensen, Noah Delmas, and Jack Quinlivan (injured).
  • Thunder Scratches: Filip Bratt, Marek Mitens (reserve), Rex Moe (injured), Jake Ryczek (injured), Xavier Parent (injured), Yanick Turcotte (suspended, serving game 2 of 5), and Shawn Weller (injured).
  • Streaks:
    • Blade Jenkins is on a five-game goal streak.
    • Ryan MacKinnon is on a three-game point streak.
  • Thunder dressed 16 skaters, Worcester dressed a full 17 lineup.
  • Shrewsbury, MA native Derek Osik joined the Railers Sunday and made his ECHL debut. The Worcester Railers announced the signing Sunday morning. Osik signed with Worcester after producing six points (3 goals, 3 assists) in eight games for the Evansville Thunderbolts (SPHL) last season. Osik participated in Worcester’s training camp earlier this year and was cut before either preseason game was played, he did not have a contract for any SPHL or FPHL team heading into this season.
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Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1  Nolan Vesey #11 “A”  Brent Beaudoin #12  Jimmy Lambert #23
Forward Line 2  Collin Adams #21  Blade Jenkins #17  Reece Newkirk #37
Forward Line 3  Steven Jandric #44  Liam Coughlin #7  Bobby Butler #8 “C”
Rotated Forwards  Derek Osik #22  –  Quinn Ryan #19
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Line 1  Ryan MacKinnon #10  Christian Evers #15
Defense Line 2  Myles McGurty #27 Connor McCarthy #3
Defense Line 3  Trevor Cosgrove #20  Phil Beaulieu #25
Rotated Defensemen  –  –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender  Ken Appleby #35
Backup Goaltender  Henrik Tikkanen #39

Thunder Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1  Vadislav Mikhalchuk #14  Sebastian Vidmar #22  Patrick Grasso #21
Forward Line 2  Nick Rivera #23  Billy Jerry #27  Ryan Smith #10
Forward Line 3  Noah Corson #91  Colin Long #9  Shane Harper #11
Rotated Forwards  –  Garrett Van Wyhe #58 –
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Line 1  Jeff Taylor #6 “A”  Jarrod Gourley #26
Defense Line 2  Ivan Chukarov #13  Ryan Da Silva #26
Defense Line 3  Cory Dennis #12  Daniel Maggio #44 “A”
Rotated Defensemen  –  Flip Bratt #3
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender  Jake Theut #35
Backup Goaltender  Issac Poulter #1

On-Ice Officials:

Referee  Dominic Cadieux (#3)
Referee  Riley Brace (#4)
Linesman  Trevor Waite (#73)
Linesman  Matthew Heinen (#93)

Out-of-Town Scores:

Springfield 3, Providence 2 (SO)
Hershey 4, Lehigh Valley 1

Reading 3, Indy 2
Maine 5, Norfolk 3

Highlights

Saturday


Ryan MacKinnon goal


Colin Adams goal


Blade Jenkins goal

Sunday


Blade Jenkins goal


Steve Jandric shorthanded goal


Jimmy Lambert first pro goal


Appleby vs Corson


Steve Jandric second goal


Bobby Butler goal


Beaudoin goal