WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester Railers Hockey Club, ECHL affiliate of the St. Louis Blues, announced today that the club has re-signed forwards Riley Piercey and Riley Ginnell, along with defensemen Adam Samuelsson, and Vinny Corcoran to contracts for the 2026-27 season.

Piercey re-signs with Worcester for his fourth season with the team. The Railers originally signed Piercey to a contract on Aug. 4, 2025 after having been under contract with the Bridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League each of the prior two seasons.

The 24-year-old set career highs in games played (65) and penalty minutes (76) during the 2025-26 season. The Mississauga, Ontario native had 17 points (7g-10a) in 65 games for the Railers last season, marking the second most goals, assists and points he has had in a single season in his professional career. All-time, Piercey has 52 points (21g-31a) to go with 182 penalty minutes in 154 games played for the Railers.

Ginnell, 23, re-signs with Worcester for his fourth professional season. The Railers first acquired Ginnell in a trade with the Allen Americans on Dec. 11, 2024.

During the 2025-26 season, Ginnell scored five goals while setting a career high in assists with eight in 33 games played. Since he joined the Railers, he has scored 23 points (10g-13a) in 66 games for Worcester. The Calgary, Alberta native has played in 129 total ECHL games between Worcester, Allen and Rapid City. Prior to playing professional hockey, Ginnell skated in four seasons in the Western Hockey league with the Brandon Wheat Kings, Moose Jaw Warriors and Regina Pats. Across 163 juniors games, he had 66 points (31g-35a).

Samuelsson, 26, re-signs with Worcester for his sixth professional season. The Railers first acquired Samuelsson in a trade with the Tahoe Knight Monsters on Nov. 12, 2025.

Once acquired by Worcester, Samuelsson missed just one game for the team the remainder of the 2025-26 season. He set career-highs in games played (62), assists (11) and points (12) last season while tying his career high in goals (1). The White Plains, New York native previously skated for the Tulsa Oilers, Newfoundland Growlers, Maine Mariners and Jacksonville Icemen. Across 144 ECHL games, Samuelsson has 19 points (3g-16a) points to go with 130 penalty minutes. Samuelsson is the son of two-time Stanley Cup Champion Ulf Samuelsson, who played in over 1,000 NHL games between the Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers.

Corcoran, 24, re-signs with Worcester for his first full professional season. The Railers originally signed Corcoran on March 25, 2026 following the conclusion of his collegiate career at Bemidji State.

In nine games with the Railers last season, he scored five points (2g-3a) including his first three in Worcester's April 10 matchup against the Greensboro Gargoyles where he had a goal and two assists en route to being named the game's number one star. Over his four-year career with Bemidji State University, the Plainville, Illinois native had 30 points (4g-26a) to go with 34 penalty minutes in 116 games.