![]() ![]() Zent's statline confuses me, as he 25 games with the Ottawa Senators over two years, though I didn't think the Senators were connected to the Cats at all. To the left of Bryce, on the other side of the sleeve stitching, is #37 Jason Zent. Louis Blues and another 6 games with the Blackhawks in 06-07. Wikipedia says his current 4 year deal is worth over $11 million dollars.not too shabby for a former IceCat! Low had 4 full NHL seasons with the St. Didn't realize he had done that well for himself, but I'm very impressed. Salvador led the 97-98 IceCats in +/- and is another one of the most successful guy on this shirt, as he has 9 NHL seasons (610 games) under his belt and is currently on the roster of the New Jersey Devils. Right above Bartecko are #'s 8 (Bryce Salvador) and 37 (Reed Low). Louis and Atlanta with 46 lifetime goals, and he's actually still playing in a league called the SEL. Bartecko spent 257 games in the NHL between St. Just to the left of Virtue is #19 Lubos Bartecko, one of my other favorite IceCats and one of the more successful guys on this shirt. Zabransky jumped straight from the Czech League to the NHL in 1996-97 (34 NHL games), before spending 2.5 years in Worcester for seasoning and then returning to the Czech League again. ![]() So first we start with the left back of the shirt:Īutos include Terry Virtue again (I did have him sign twice - he's to the left of "Wor."īelow Virtue are Libor Zabransky (5) and Terry Hollinger (4): I figure I'll analyze the autos by section to break things down easier. ![]() It's above the word "Worcester," and is one of two autographs on the shirt in blue sharpie: The back is where the real action is, starting with the autograph of the IceCats mascot Scratch. I ended up being able to identify 20 of 21 names on the shirt, which isn't too shabby for a bunch of minor league hockey players from 13 years ago! I'd recognize his autograph anywhere, but for other guys it helps to be able to attach a number and a roster sheet ( example A, example B) to the squiggly cursive of most professional athletes. I also like that he signed his number with his name, as did most of his teammates as you'll see. I don't know if I asked him to sign on the front or not, but he did: The front only has one autograph on it, and that'd be my favorite player, #3 Terry Virtue. This is truly my favorite piece of memorabilia that I own, so I'm glad it made its way back into my hands. I had lost this shirt for a while in my house, but over the holiday I was digging through the attic and found it in a box of old clothes. All autographs came from post game, some from the times 1-2 guys signed, but most from one event where 10-15 guys were signing all at once. My real pride and joy, however, is my Worcester Ice Cats t-shirt, which was signed by 18 different IceCats (plus the Mascot) during the 1997-98 season. As such I have a lot of autographs from the team, especially autographs from Terry Virtue and Stephane Roy, who were my favorite IceCats at the time. Though they were only around as a team for 11 years ('94-'05), the bulk of those years fell during the prime of my childhood, when the IceCats were the closest professional sports team to my house, which meant that I went to a ton of their games. Every now and then I mention the Worcester IceCats on here, the former AHL affiliate of the St. ![]()
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