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.

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 […]

ECHL: Craig Martin Returns To Jacksonville

Offseason roster building for the Jacksonville Icemen roster continues, as the team announced today that forward Craig Martin would be returning to the team for the 2023-24 season. Martin and the Icemen made a one-year deal official, bringing back the forward for a fifth season in the River City. Martin is the latest player to […]

ECHL: Charles Williams Joins Icemen Front Office

With training camp nearing, the Icemen’s on-ice roster is almost complete. Some new names will appear on the back of Icemen sweaters, while old names will be appearing for the first time somewhere else. On Friday, the team announced that recently retired veteran net presence Charles Williams will be joining the front office staff. Williams […]

ECHL Icemen Player Spotlight: Victor Hadfield

As the offseason enters the dead zone between free agent frenzy and preseason training camps, it’s a good time to take a look at those who will be donning the Icemen sweater in the upcoming season. There are more than a few players set to return to Jacksonville, but there may be one name that […]

ECHL: Mackenzie Dwyer Returns to the Icemen Roster

The Jacksonville Icemen’s roster building is not slowing down for anybody. Today the team announced another addition to the Icemen’s defensive corps, signing Mackenzie Dwyer to a one-year deal for the 2023-24 season. The news of Dwyer’s re-signing follows yesterday’s trade facilitated between the Icemen and the Adirondack Thunder, bringing defender Ivan Chukarov to Jacksonville […]

ECHL: Ivan Chukarov Joins Icemen Roster

The Jacksonville Icemen announced another new face to the team’s roster today. The team announced Tuesday that defenseman Ivan Chukarov had been acquired from the Adirondack Thunder in a trade. Jacksonville did not move any assets in the exchange, instead, Adirondack opted for future considerations – often the rights to sign players in the off-season. […]