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ECHL Weekly Recap: Florida Everblades | 02/05-11/2024

The Florida Everblades went from famine to feast last week. They entered last week on a five-game losing streak, dropping games against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, Jacksonville Icemen, and Savannah Ghost Pirates. Their opponent the previous week was the North-division leading Adirondack Thunder, who entered game one Wednesday night on a 17-game point streak. The Everblades […]

ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen Acquire Reece Harsch

The Jacksonville Icemen have made a late-season trade with the Cincinnati Cyclones. The Icemen will acquire defenseman Reece Harsch in exchange for contract rights to forward Ben Hawercheck. Harsch, 25, spent the early start of the season playing overseas in the EIHL. Harsh played for the Fife Flyers, located in Scotland. He spent the 22-23 […]

ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators’ Roster Changes | 02/13/2024

On Tuesday, the Atlanta Gladiators signed 25-year-old forward Alex Cohen to their roster. Cohen, a native of Newton, Massachusetts, has played primarily in the SPHL this season. He had previously been on an amateur tryout agreement (ATO) with the Gladiators this past August and also participated in the 2023-2024 Atlanta Gladiators Training Camp. Related Post: […]

Joe Pendenza: That Love of the Game and Baking

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 […]

ECHL: An Interview with Florida Everblades Assistant Captain Bobo Carpenter

The Carpenter household lives and breathes hockey as Bobby Carpenter, who was a third overall pick by the Washington Capitals in the 1981 Draft, was the first American Born player to score 50 goals, as he did so in during the 1984-85 season where he’d put up 53 goals and 42 assists for 95 points […]

ECHL: Swamp Rabbits Defenseman Ethan Cap to Play Overseas for Remainder of Season

Greenville, SC—At an unprecedented time, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits have placed Ethan Cap on indefinite suspension to protect his ECHL playing rights for the purpose of playing overseas in Austria. Cap, 24, has had an impressive career as a young defenseman from British Columbia, Canada. He played a total of 169 games in the ECHL […]

ECHL: An Interview With Florida Everblades Two-Time Kelly Cup Championship Coach Brad Ralph

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 […]

PHOTOS: Adirondack Thunder vs. Florida Everblades – 02/10/2024

ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Everblades completed the sweep of the Adirondack Thunder Saturday night at Hertz Arena in front of a sellout crowd of 7,648 fans. The Florida Everblades rebranded themselves as the Skunk Apes for Saturday’s game; the rebranding is done once each season and is a fan favorite. As with every game this […]

ECHL Fan Focus: From Australia with Love

When you think of sports in Australia, you think of Australian Rules Football, soccer, cricket, and rugby. Ice hockey wouldn’t even come up on the top 10 list of sports played down under. According to statista.com, there were 4,716 registered ice hockey players in Australia in 2019. In contrast, according to statista.com, there were 561,700 […]

ECHL: Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. Newfoundland Growlers Weekend Recap | 02/8-10/2024

St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada—The Swamp Rabbits headed out to the skies as they would make a long trip to the harbor town of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, to take on the Growlers in a three consecutive game road stand. The Growlers previously finished up a three game homestand against the Indy Fuel, winning just […]