Author: Andrew Willis

Andrew Willis is a freelance hockey reporter covering the ECHL's Jacksonville Icemen for Inside The Rink and the Vancouver Canucks for The Canuck Way. His work has been featured on Hockey of Tomorrow and The Daily Faceoff, and can be found on Twitter/X @FromTheDrewLine.

ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen Weekend Woes

The Jacksonville Icemen’s struggles continued Saturday evening as the team lost their third straight game. After a hard-fought battle with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits on Friday night, the Icemen sought retribution in Saturday’s rematch, though the team would be unsuccessful in crossing the finish line. Now 4-5-2 and 10th in the conference standings, the Icemen […]

ECHL: Icemen Fall Short in Friday Night Feud

November has been unforgiving for the Jacksonville Icemen, and the trend continued Friday night as the team took on the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. Jacksonville came into the game Friday evening looking to rebound after a second 3-2 overtime loss at the hands of the South Carolina Stingrays Wednesday evening. Greenville entered the Friday night showdown […]

ECHL: Ghostbusters – Icemen Defeat Ghost Pirates 5-2

It was a good Wednesday night for some hockey in the River City. The 3-2-1 Jacksonville Icemen took on the 2-4 Savannah Ghost Pirates. Although arguably too soon into the season to consider standings, the out-of-state divisional opponents currently sit three places behind the Icemen in the South Division. Jacksonville is currently fourth in the […]

Frostbites: Icemen Experience Roster Shake-Up

After a strong 3-0 start to the season and an OT loss back on home ice, the Icemen set out for their first road trip of November. The team would receive a 5-2 loss at the hands of the current division-leading Atlanta Gladiators on Friday, then fell victim in a 3-2 loss to the Greenville […]

ECHL: Icemen Lose 3-2 on Field Trip Day

The Jacksonville Icemen were back to work on home ice this morning for the team’s annual “Field Trip game.” The Icemen took on the South Carolina Stingrays in a mid-morning matinee, getting the chance to put on a hockey display for the 14,076 (mostly) school-aged kids in attendance. Following a solid 3-0 start to the […]

ECHL: Frostbites: Icemen Open on Three Game Run

After a resounding win in front of a record crowd to open the 2023-24 season on home ice, the Jacksonville Icemen took off on a two-game trip to close out the month of October. The Icemen traveled to Orlando for the first meeting of the season with the Solar Bears, then made the trip to […]

Canucks October Road Trip Recap

The Vancouver Canucks will return to Rogers Arena Friday evening after a five-game road trip to start the season. After starting the year with an 8-1 win at home over the Edmonton Oilers, the team ventured out to Edmonton for their first game of a trip that would take them as far south as Florida. […]

ECHL: Icemen Showcase Skill For Record-Setting Crowd

The upper bowl was open at VyStar Memorial Arena last night, and it wasn’t for a concert or performance – it was for a hockey game. 11,378 people packed into Jacksonville’s downtown venue to watch the Jacksonville Icemen take on their always persistent nemesis, and Kelly Cup Contending, Florida Everblades. It was a memorable performance […]

ECHL: Icemen Sign Petruzzelli, Reveal Opening Night Roster

On Saturday night, the lights will rise on the first puck drop of the Jacksonville Icemen’s 2023-24 regular season. An all too familiar foe will once again show their face on Icemen home ice, once again the contending Kelly Cup Champions. It’s a scene that’s been set before, though; in the upcoming year, the Jacksonville […]

Canucks Lose 2-0 In Philly, Make Moves With Pittsburgh

After a resounding 8-1 win and another 4-3 victory over Edmonton to start the season, the Vancouver Canucks set out East for their first proper road trip. Carrying a 2-0 record into Tuesday’s game with the Philadelphia Flyers, the Canucks found themselves in a position to land in the top of the league’s standings pending […]