Icemen

Hockey Notebook: Jacksonville Inks First Goaltender; NHL’s Panthers Observing Anniversary

By Mike Bonts | July 31, 2023

By Mike Bonts, Florida Sports Wire JACKSONVILLE  – The Jacksonville Icemen, ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres and the AHL’s Rochester Americans announced that the team has agreed to terms with goaltender Matt Vernon […]

HOCKEY NOTES: Looks like Icemen are Shuffling Off to New NHL Affiliate

By Mike Bonts | July 13, 2023

By Mike Bonts JACKSONVILLE (Florida Sports Wire) –The New York Rangers are out. Looks like the Buffalo Sabres are in as the Icemen are shuffling off to a new NHL affiliate for the upcoming ECHL […]

ECHL: Florida Wins 2023 Kelly Cup title; Protective Lists Announced

By Mike Bonts | June 10, 2023

ESTERO (Florida Sports Wire) – The Florida Everblades captured the 2023 Kelly Cup championship on Friday with a 4-3 win over the Idaho Steelheads in Game 4 of the 2023 Kelly Cup Finals in front […]

Jacksonville Icemen Named Finalist for Four ECHL Awards

By Mike Bonts | June 6, 2023

JACKSONVILLE (Florida Sports Wire) – The Jacksonville Icemen are pleased to announce that the team has been nominated as a finalist for four(4) ECHL 2022-23 Team Awards, presented by SponsorCX, which will be presented at the […]

ECHL: Icemen Announce 2023-24 Regular Season Game Schedule

By Mike Bonts | May 26, 2023

JACKSONVILLE (Florida Sports Wire) – The Jacksonville Icemen, ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s New York Rangers and the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack announced the team’s complete 2023-2024 game schedule. The Icemen will play a 72-game […]

ECHL: Preview of 2023 Kelly Cup Playoffs Division Finals

By Mike Bonts | May 4, 2023

North Division Finals #1 Newfoundland Growlers vs. #2 Reading RoyalsSeries Matchup Sheet For the second consecutive season, Newfoundland meets Reading in the North Division Finals. Last year, the Growlers prevailed in seven games, becoming the eighth team […]

Brady’s Bunch: Icemen Advance to Meet Florida Everblades with 4-2 ECHL Win

By Mike Bonts | May 3, 2023

The Jacksonville Icemen closed out the opening round of the Kelly Cup playoffs against the Greenville Swamp Rabbit with a 4-2 win. Ara Nazarian (3) scored twice. Craig Martin (4) tallied the go-ahead marker to […]

ECHL: Swamp Rabbits Even Series with Icemen; Stingrays Defeat Everblades

By Mike Bonts | April 29, 2023

GREENVILLE, SC (Florida Sports Wire) – Three unanswered goals by the Greenville Swamp Rabbits paved the way for a 3-1 win over the Jacksonville Icemen on Friday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Game […]

ECHL: Jacksonville Ties Kelly Cup Series in 2 OTs

By Mike Bonts | April 24, 2023

JACKSONVILLE (www.sportsdayjax.com) – In a game that lasted nearly four hours, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits fell short of the Jacksonville Icemen in two overtimes, 2-1, as the South Division Semifinal series was leveled at 1-1 […]

Swamped: Jacksonville Drops Opening Kelly Cup Game, 4-1

By Mike Bonts | April 22, 2023

JACKSONVILLE, FL – Ryan Bednard’s 25-save performance paved the way for the Greenville Swamp Rabbits to win Game 1 of the South Division Semifinal 4-1 over the Jacksonville Icemen on Friday night at Veterans Memorial Arena. […]