Muse back with Railers

Action photo of John Muse of the Worcester Railers

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester Railers Hockey Club, ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders, announced that the club has signed goaltender John Muse to a contract for the 2024-25 season.

Muse re-signs in Worcester for his second season with the Railers. The 35-year-old first joined the Railers in December of 2023, winning 5-0 in his first appearance on Dec. 29 with a 28-save shutout over the Reading Royals. In 30 games for Worcester during the 2023-24 season, Muse had a goals-against average of 2.77 to go with a .911 save percentage and a record of 15-12-2. Muse's 2.77 goals-against average was tied for 12th in the ECHL, and he was named the Worcester Railers Team MVP at the year-end Worcester Railers Booster Club Awards Banquet.

Muse was a Kelly Cup Playoff MVP with the Florida Everblades during the 2011-12 season, posting a playoff stat line of 1.78 goals-against average and a save percentage of .939 in 13 games played. The East Falmouth, Massachusetts native has played in 314 games across the American Hockey League and ECHL, recording a 2.74 goals-against average, .912 save percentage and a 161-108-27 record. He spent time from 2019-20 to 2022-23 playing overseas between the Kontinental Hockey League, Denmark and Elite Ice Hockey League.

Prior to playing professional hockey, Muse was a highly decorated goalie at Boston College from 2007-11. He was a two time NCAA DI Men's Ice Hockey champion in 2008 and 2010, Hockey East Tournament Champion in 2008, 2010 and 2011, 2010-2011 Hockey East Goaltender of the Year, Walter Brown Award winner, First All-Star Team (Hockey East) and was named to the Second-All American Team.