Forward Joe Pendenza will have a new look on his sweater tonight as he dons the “C” for the Florida Everblades, becoming the twentieth captain in franchise history. The Everblades started the season without a captain; instead, skating with three alternate captains, Tommy Apap, Bobo Carpenter, and Joe Pendenza, and coach Brad Ralph had maintained […]
33-year-old Joe Pendenza credits his family, especially his uncle Vin, for his inspiration to play hockey. That inspiration led to his success on the ice for over 17 seasons, including nine as a professional. Born in Wilmington, Mass., on Thanksgiving Day in 1990, Joe grew up watching his uncle play in high school. Later, when […]
ESTERO, Fla.- The Florida Everblades didn’t need the Force to win game two against the visiting Worcester Railers on Friday night. Several characters from the Star Wars Universe descended on Hertz Arena Friday night as the Everblades hosted Star Wars night. A sell-out crowd cheered early and often as the Everblades, wearing specialty Star Wars-themed jerseys, […]
21-year-old Artyom Kulakov, defenseman for the Worcester Railers, was suspended Thursday for one game and fined an undisclosed amount as punishment for a hit he delivered against Florida Everblades forward Mark Senden during Wednesday night’s game in Estero, Fla. The ECHL cited Rule #28- Supplementary Discipline for Kulakov’s unpenalized boarding hit on Senden late in […]
The Florida Everblades and Kansas City Mavericks faced off in a pivotal Game 5 in Estero on Friday Night. Both sides got off to a slow start, as neither side got a shot on goal until nearly eight and a half minutes into the game. The Mavericks got the game’s opening shot on goal while […]
The Florida Everblades are riding high off their three-game sweep of the visiting Worcester Railers last week. The Everblades and Hertz Arena put on an incredible show during the three-game series, with two theme nights and two sellouts. The Everblades won game one on Wednesday night 3-1 in front of 5,805 fans. Goaltender David Tendeck […]
The Florida Everblades have won back-to-back Kelly Cup Championships in 2022 and 2023, and in the ECHL, players come and go, but one thing that has stayed constant with the Everblades and that is Head Coach Brad Ralph, who spent seven years in the ECHL as a player putting up 96 goals and 127 assists […]
Forward Alex Kile returns to the Florida Everblades for the 2024-25 season. The 29-year-old Kile played his first professional season split between the Rochester Americans of the AHL and the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL in 2017-18. He joined the Maine Mariners the following season and played for two seasons. Kile played 69 games in […]
The Adirondack Thunder, after a Game 5 win in Florida, were looking to force a Game 7 as they were back at home in front of their home fans. During the Kelly Cup Playoffs, this first goal was crucial as neither team had lost a game when scoring first. The Florida Everblades got on the […]
ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Everblades were in a festive mood Saturday night at Hertz Arena when they closed out their three-game home series against the Savannah Ghost Pirates. Wearing purple Hispanic Heritage Night-themed jerseys, the Everblades became the Los Tortugas for the night. Although their look was different, the results were the same, another win […]
