WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester Railers Hockey Club, ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders, announced that the club has re-signed Lincoln Hatten to an ECHL contract for the 2025-26 season.
Hatten, 25, re-signs with Worcester for his second professional season. The Railers originally signed Hatten on Oct. 22, 2024. In his rookie year with the Railers, Hatten put up 24 points (9g-15a) to go with 94 penalty minutes in 66 games.
The Hattiesburg, Mississippi native came to the Railers amid his second season with the SPHL’s Evansville Thunderbolts. Across his 56-game career in the SPHL, Hatten recorded 20 points (5g-15a) to go with 77 penalty minutes.
Hatten spent one year at West Point playing for the Army Black Knights during the 2020-21 season. In one season there he had 13 points (4g-9a) in 22 games. Prior to collegiate hockey, Hatten played three seasons for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights where he had 78 points (31g-47a) in 121 games along with 253 penalty minutes.