Ara Nazarian

ECHL Weekend Recap: Savannah Ghost Pirates | 12/21-12/22/2024

ECHL Weekend Recap: Orlando Solar Bears and Jacksonville Icemen vs. Atlanta Gladiators | 12/20-12/21/2024

Coming into the weekend with a four-game win streak, the Atlanta Gladiators showcased their offensive efficiency and strong defensive play, highlighted in their recent 4-1 win over Savannah. Key players like Cody Sylvester and Eric Neiley once again delivered standout performances, while goaltender Ethan Haider’s solid presence in the net was crucial. On the other […]

ECHL Game Recap: Orlando Solar Bears vs Savannah Ghost Pirates | 11/4/2024

The ECHL had one game on the docket on Monday Night and it didn’t disappoint as the Savannah Ghost Pirates searched for their first five-game winning streak in franchise history while on the road to play the Orlando Solar Bears. Orlando came out of the gates fast, as they had all the momentum early in […]

ECHL: Icemen July Monthly Round-Up: Out With The Old

As the month of July comes to an end, and the hockey offseason stretches into its waning months, it’s time to begin examining the upcoming 2023-24 ECHL season. For the Jacksonville Icemen, July has been a month in transition, with quite literally new faces and new places coming into Jacksonville’s hockey framework. Despite there being […]

ECHL: Icemen Extend Qualifying Offers to Eight Key Players

After locking up trade deadline acquisition Matheson Iacopelli at the start of free agency, the Icemen have remained relatively quiet so far when it comes to off-season roster moves. On June 22nd, the team announced their season-ending roster, a list of 20 players that the team can reserve the contract rights to if the players […]

ECHL: A Look Back at the 2022-2023 Jacksonville Icemen Season

This year’s Kelly Cup victor may yet be crowned, but for 26 teams in the ECHL, the offseason has already begun. The Jacksonville Icemen are one of those teams. With a 44-23-3-2 record, the Jacksonville Icemen ended the regular season as the second highest-seeded team in the ECHL’s hyper-competitive South Division. Earning home ice advantage […]

ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen Fall In Game Six, Eliminated From Playoffs

Ask a lot of folks, and they’ll tell you the Jacksonville Icemen shouldn’t have made it here. At the puck drop of game four, fans league-wide had already written the Icemen off. Jacksonville was on the brink of elimination in Estero Friday evening, down three games in the second round. With a 4-3 overtime win, […]

ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen Round Two Road Trip Wrap-Up

Playoff hockey is dramatic. It’s edge of your seat, forget to breathe, Apple Watch, heart rate alert, inducing dramatic. The emotions are raw, the intensity is cranked up to 11, and both the highs and lows have the ability to be all-encompassing. Through eleven games so far this postseason, there have been many playoff feelings […]

ECHL: Icemen Come Close, Can’t Solve Everblades in Game Two

After a rough loss to the Florida Everblades in Game One of Round Two, the Jacksonville Icemen looked to right the ship in Game Two. Issues with puck control and defending the rush caused problems for the Icemen in Saturday’s Game One. Adding insult to injury, the Icemen had difficulties generating offense, getting woefully outshot […]

ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen Round Two Preview: Gator Season

With ‘wabbit season’ over, the Icemen begin their second round hunt – gator season. After defeating the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in Round One of the 2022-2023 Kelly Cup Playoffs, the Jacksonville Icemen are set to face the Florida Everblades in Round Two. The fourth-seeded team entering the postseason, Florida, defeated the South Carolina Stingrays in […]