Wolves Howl, 'Cats Meow

Published on January 24, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester IceCats News Release

WORCESTER, MA - The Worcester IceCats were up-ended by the Chicago Wolves 6-1 Friday night at Worcester's Centrum Centre.

The Wolves, the American Hockey League's defending Calder Cup champions, netted three power play goals and a shorthanded goal en-route to handing the IceCats their most lopsided defeat of the season.

On the plus-side, Worcester captain Eric Nickulas scored a shorthanded goal of his own in the third period. Nickulas, who missed the previous three games with an injury, put the 'Cats within two goals when he scored 2:08 into the final period.

Chicago's Simon Gamache netted a hat trick while veterans Rob Brown and Steve Maltais each collected three assists.

The IceCats host the Utah Grizzlies Saturday night at 7:05 PM in the first-ever GUARANTEED HAT TRICK NIGHT. If an IceCat fails to score a hat trick, everyone in attendance can redeem vouchers (which will be handed out as fans enter on Saturday) for a ticket to the game on Wednesday, January 29th vs. the Portland Pirates. Also, the IceCats will be awarding a lucky fan a trip for two to the AHL All-Star Classic on February 2nd and 3rd in Portland, Maine. The first 2,000 fans will receive an IceCats All-Star Trading card featuring John Pohl, Justin Papineau and Sergei Varlamov.

American Hockey League Stories from January 24, 2003

• Bears and Sens Tie 6-6 in Wild One - Hershey Bears
• Checkers Knock Off Atlantic City 4-1 - Charlotte Checkers
• Canucks Acquire Mikko Jokela From New Jersey and Assign to Manitoba - Manitoba Moose
• Bulldogs Down Manitoba, 5-3 - Hamilton Bulldogs
• Wolves Howl, 'Cats Meow - Worcester IceCats
• Sound Tigers Lose 3-2 In OT To Houston - Bridgeport Islanders
• Phantoms lose 3-0 at Norfolk - Adirondack Phantoms
• Noronen stops 25 shots in shutout over Ducks - Cincinnati RailRaiders
• Morrison recalled to Moose - Manitoba Moose
• G Stirling Signs PTO With Father's Sound Tigers - Bridgeport Islanders
• Murphy added to All-Star roster - AHL
• Canucks reassign Helmer to Moose - Manitoba Moose
• Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Tonight - Cincinnati RailRaiders
• AHL Quick Hits - AHL
• Garon Recalled by Canadiens - Hamilton Bulldogs
• Maple Leafs Weekend Game Notes - Toronto Marlies
• Hunter & Vellinga Join Bulldogs - Hamilton Bulldogs

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