By Mike Bonts, Florida Sports Wire
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville Icemen have has agreed to terms with forward Zach Jordan for the 2024-25 season. The club has also agreed to terms with defensemen Dilan Peters and Carter Allen.
Jordan, 27, makes his return to Jacksonville after posting 17 points (8g, 9a) in 22 games last season with the Indy Fuel (ECHL), while also appearing in 22 AHL contests split between the Rockford IceHogs and the Chicago Wolves. Jordan initially played for the Icemen during the 2022-23 season, recording 26 points (17g, 9a) in 43 games and was named the ECHL Player of the Week for the week of January 9-15, 2023.
The 6-3, 216-pound forward has totaled 65 points (38g, 27a) in 105 ECHL games with the Icemen, Fuel and Kalamazoo Wings. Jordan has also made 84 AHL appearances, logging 13 points (8g, 4a) in time spent with Rockford, Chicago, Hartford Wolf Pack and the Cleveland Monsters.
Prior to turning pro, the Collinsville, Illinois resident posted 72 points (38g-34a) in 128 career games at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and 142 points (40g-102a) in 134 career games in the United States Hockey League with Omaha and Des Moines.
Peters, 23, brings size to the Icemen blue line, standing at 6-6, 218-pounds. Peters has registered five points (5a) with 41 penalty minutes in 31 ECHL games in stints with the Wheeling Nailers, Newfoundland Growlers, Reading Royals and Indy Fuel from 2022-2024. Peters also appeared in four games with the SPHL’s Birmingham Bulls last season. Prior to turning pro, The Sarnia, Ontario resident played two junior seasons in the NAHL where he posted five points (1g, 4a) with 106 penalty minutes in time with the Shreveport Mudbugs and St. Cloud Norsemen (2019-2021).
Allen, 27, joins the Icemen after playing last season overseas with the Coventry Blaze of the EIHL, logging six assists in 45 games. The 6-0, 205-pound defender collected three points (1g, 2a) in 27 ECHL games split between the Cincinnati Cyclones and South Carolina Stingrays during the 2022-23 season. The year prior (2021-22), Allen appeared in 63 games with South Carolina posting ten assists with 58 penalty minutes. The Lambton Shores, Ontario resident totaled 22 points (4g, 18a) with 79 penalty minutes during his three collegiate seasons at SUNY-Oswego from 2017-2020.
The following is a listing of players who have agreed to terms with the Icemen for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
Garrett Van Wyhe (D)
Connor Russell (D)
Ivan Chukarov (D)
Carter Allen (D)
Dilan Peters (D)
Christopher Brown (F)
Logan Cockerill (F)
Chris Grando (F)
Justin McRae (F)
Michael Gildon (F)
Josh Nodler (F)
Chase Lang (F)
Zach Jordan (F)
The Icemen open the 2024-25 season on Saturday, October 19 against the Florida Everblades. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. Full and partial Icemen ticket packages are currently on sale! Payment plans are also available. Contact the Icemen office at 904-602-7825, or visit www.jacksonvilleicemen.com for more information.
