With the WooSox in their offseason, Worcester’s indoor sports season is starting. The Worcester Railers are playing ECHL hockey at the DCU Center, and Holy Cross men’s and women’s basketball open at the Hart Center Arena in the next few days. The men’s team plays an exhibition there on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Here are the November and December home games for Worcester sports fans, from the teams’ official schedules.
Worcester Railers home games at the DCU Center
The Railers, Worcester’s ECHL team, opened their 2026-27 home schedule on Oct. 17 against the Maine Mariners. The team says all 36 home games are at the DCU Center, 50 Foster St., and all 72 games, home and away, air on radio partner 98.9 NASH Icon and on FloHockey. This season the schedule has 13 opponents. The Wheeling Nailers return to the Central Division, the Allen Americans visit Worcester for the first time since 2019, and the new Trenton Ironhawks make four trips to the DCU Center starting Saturday, Dec. 19.
Upcoming home games and themes, from the team’s ticketing listings:
- Mon., Nov. 2, 10:05 a.m.: vs. Adirondack Thunder (School Day Game)
- Sat., Nov. 7, 6:05 p.m.: vs. Wheeling Nailers (Railers Fight Cancer)
- Sun., Nov. 8, 3:05 p.m.: vs. Wheeling Nailers (Autism Awareness Day)
- Sun., Nov. 22, 3:05 p.m.: vs. Reading Royals (Country Night)
- Sat., Dec. 5, 6:05 p.m.: vs. Maine Mariners (Hometown Heroes)
- Sun., Dec. 6, 3:05 p.m.: vs. Reading Royals (Superhero Day)
- Sat., Dec. 12, 6:05 p.m.: vs. Greensboro Gargoyles (Teddy Bear Toss)
Later promotions on the team’s list include IceCats Weekend (Jan. 15-16), Pink in the Rink (Feb. 13) and Military Appreciation Night (Friday, April 2). The team says ticket packs start at $20 per ticket.
Holy Cross women’s basketball: defending Patriot League champions
Holy Cross women’s basketball comes into 2026-27 as the defending Patriot League champion. Under head coach Candice Green, the team will play 29 regular-season games, 13 of them at the Hart Center. The college says Holy Cross has won three of the last four Patriot League tournament titles. The season opens Monday, Nov. 2 at Boston College, a rematch of last season’s 72-71 Holy Cross win at Conte Forum, which Simone Foreman decided with a last-second shot. For more on the Eagles, read our Boston College women’s basketball preview.
Home games at the Hart Center Arena in November and December:
- Thu., Nov. 5, 6 p.m.: vs. Dartmouth (home opener)
- Mon., Nov. 9, 6 p.m.: vs. Harvard
- Mon., Nov. 16, 6 p.m.: vs. Bryant
- Wed., Nov. 25, 1 p.m.: vs. Rhode Island
- Wed., Dec. 16, 6 p.m.: vs. Western Kentucky
Patriot League play opens Dec. 30 at Army. The first conference home game is Saturday, Jan. 2 against American. The Patriot League tournament begins March 1, and the championship game is March 9.
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Holy Cross men’s basketball home schedule
The Holy Cross men’s team lost its exhibition opener at Vermont 90-80 on Oct. 17. It hosts Central Connecticut State in an exhibition at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27. The regular season opens Nov. 3 at Rhode Island, followed by a Nov. 6 game at Villanova. Then comes a run of Hart Center games:
- Wed., Nov. 11, 7 p.m.: vs. Furman
- Sun., Nov. 15, 2 p.m.: vs. UAlbany
- Wed., Nov. 18, 7 p.m.: vs. Brown
- Fri., Nov. 20, 7 p.m.: vs. Harvard
- Sun., Nov. 29, 2 p.m.: vs. New Hampshire
- Tue., Dec. 8, 7 p.m.: vs. Johnson & Wales
- Tue., Dec. 15, 7 p.m.: vs. Lesley
- Wed., Dec. 30, 2 p.m.: vs. Army West Point (Patriot League opener)
The men also play nearby road games at Northeastern (Dec. 2) and Stonehill (Dec. 5). They host Boston University for the Turnpike Trophy on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. and play the return game at BU on Feb. 21.
Getting to games from Boston
Fans coming from the Boston area can take the Commuter Rail. A Weekend Pass costs $10, and our Worcester to Boston train guide lists the new fall schedule. On weeknights, the last weekday train back to Boston leaves Worcester at 10:50 p.m., so check the end time of a 7 p.m. tip-off before you go. On weekends, the last trains leave Worcester at 9:10 and 11:25 p.m. Railers games are also broadcast on 98.9 NASH Icon and FloHockey, and Holy Cross lists live video for most of its men’s home games on its schedule page.
Sources
- Worcester Railers: Railers Announce 2026-27 Season Schedule: home game count, opponents and broadcasts.
- Ticketmaster: Worcester Railers at DCU Center: November and December home dates, times and themes.
- Holy Cross Athletics: Women’s basketball announces 2026-27 schedule: game count, coach, titles and BC opener.
- Holy Cross Athletics: 2026-27 Men’s Basketball Schedule: exhibition result, home dates and Turnpike Trophy.
Additional sources
- Holy Cross Athletics: 2026-27 Women’s Basketball Schedule: home game tip-off times.
- Worcester Railers: Opening Night and promotional nights: theme nights and ticket pack price.
- Wikimedia Commons: DCU Center, Worcester: photo license and credit.
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