Author: Andrew Willis

Andrew Willis is a sports media content creator and freelance journalist covering the Jacksonville Icemen of the ECHL. He can be found on twitter @fromthedrewline.

Mikheyev Departs Canucks Training Camp Due to ‘Personal Reasons’

Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced on Thursday that forward Ilya Mikheyev has left training camp due to personal reasons. The news comes a day after Allvin stated that Mikheyev would be joining the team at training camp, skating with the third group in a no-contact capacity. The 28-year-old Mikheyev signed a four year […]

ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen Bolster Support In Net

As it stands, the Icemen roster really only lacks one thing – goaltending. With the loss of veteran net presence Charles Williams to retirement and the other two members of the goalie mafia finding homes in the AHL, the Icemen goaltending group is going through a transformation of sorts. Since late July, the team has […]

ECHL: Icemen Twofer Tuesday

The Jacksonville Icemen continue to make roster changes in the 2023 offseason, making a pair of moves on Tuesday. The team announced the acquisition of forward Michael Turner from the Atlanta Gladiators, with the Gladiators receiving future considerations in return. Those future considerations are typically a player’s signing rights. Veteran defenseman Mackenzie Dwyer has also […]

Vancouver Canucks Make Quinn Hughes Captain

After months of heavy speculation and excited debates, the Vancouver Canucks have named their newest team captain. In an announcement that came today shortly after 8 am Vancouver time, the team informed the hockey world that Quinn Hughes would take over the role as the newest team captain of the Vancouver Canucks. The news comes […]

ECHL: Icemen Off-Season Round-Up

I don’t know about you, Icemen faithful, but I miss hockey. With the roster beginning to round out, training camp on the way, and the month of October beginning to creep around the corner, we’ve now reached the part of the off-season I affectionately refer to as purgatory. It’s that time of the summer when […]

Carolina Hurricanes and Norfolk Admirals Extend Partnership

After what many thought would be a hunt for a new affiliate partnership at both the AHL and ECHL levels, it looks like one link in the Carolina Hurricanes prospect pipeline has been re-established. The Carolina Hurricanes have announced an extension to their working partnership with the ECHL’s Norfolk Admirals for the 2023-24 season. The […]

ECHL: Icemen Lock In Brothers Logan and Garret Cockerill

As Hurricane Idalia makes its way through North Florida and South Georgia, the Jacksonville Icemen of the ECHL decided to make some waves of their own. The team announced today that brothers Logan Cockerill and Garret Cockerill have both agreed to terms for a one-year deal for the 2023-24 season. Garret Cockerill is returning for […]

ECHL: Icemen Sign Defenseman Chays Ruddy

Offseason roster building for the Jacksonville Icemen continues, as today, the team announced the addition of one more defenseman for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Chays Ruddy has agreed to a one-year deal with the team, making him the seventh defenseman to sign with the team for the upcoming season. Hailing from Cobourg, Ontario, 25-year-old Chays […]

ECHL: History Of The Worcester Railers

Just 40 miles West of the city of Boston, Massachusetts, sits a city called Worcester. From colleges and universities to junior teams and the pros, one can throw a football in any direction, and it is sure to land not far from one of the region’s many hockey teams. One of those teams may be […]

ECHL: Jack Van Boekel Joins Icemen Blueline

The newest Icemen roster addition has been announced. On Wednesday, the Jacksonville Icemen made it known that defenseman Jack Van Boekel has agreed to terms on a deal for the 2023-24 season. The 27-year-old, 6’7” 203, 203-pound blueliner spent last season with the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL’s Central Division, where he played 30 games […]