Pavicich joins Railers

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester Railers Hockey Club, ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders, announced that the club has signed goaltender Luke Pavicich to a contract for the 2025-26 season.Action photo of Luke Pavicich

Pavicich, 23, signs in Worcester for his first professional season. The Clarence Center, New York native played four seasons of college hockey between UMass-Amherst, UMass-Lowell and Arizona State. In 67 career collegiate games, Pavicich recorded a 2.89 goals-against average to go with a .908 save percentage and a 25-31-4 record. He was part of the 2021-22 Minutemen team that won their second consecutive Hockey East Tournament championship.

Pavicich played two seasons of junior hockey prior to college. With the Kenai River Brown Bears of the North American Hockey League, he recorded a 2.86 goals-against average, .919 save percentage and 19-14-1 record. In the Ontario Junior Hockey League, he had a 3.42 goals-against average along with an .888 save percentage and a 20-16-0 record. Pavicich played in three games with the Orlando Solar Bears following his collegiate career where he recorded a 3.48 goals-against average, .866 save percentage and a 1-1-0 record.