Ben Masella

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: Joe Pendenza Named Florida Everblades Captain

Forward Joe Pendenza will have a new look on his sweater tonight as he dons the “C” for the Florida Everblades, becoming the twentieth captain in franchise history. The Everblades started the season without a captain; instead, skating with three alternate captains, Tommy Apap, Bobo Carpenter, and Joe Pendenza, and coach Brad Ralph had maintained […]

ECHL: Season-Ending Rosters: Everblades hope to stay the course

Ben Masella, Stefan Leblanc, and Joe Pendenza highlight the Florida Everblades’ season-ending roster, which the ECHL released on Friday. The team named 17 players whom they intend to re-sign for the 2023-24 season. The team retains sole the right to re-sign these players for two weeks before they enter the qualifying offers phase on July […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Win a Physical Game 2 to Take Commanding Series Lead; 2-0

First Period: Just when you think that the Everblades could up their game a bit, they do just that flawlessly. After Florida’s incredible win, it’s no surprise at all that Game 2 would bring in a lot of physical tension and aggression. Not even thirty seconds into tonight’s game, the two teams had themselves a […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Lead Series 3:2 with a Newfoundland Growlers Game 5 Loss on Home Ice

It was another night filled with cheering for Newfoundland’s Luke Cavallin, the goalie who has almost singlehandedly held the Florida Everblades at bay in round three of the Eastern Conference Finals. https://twitter.com/NLGrowlers/status/1662891443902373890?s=20 A Growler’s overtime win in game four had fans pumped for another high-stakes win, but it wasn’t in the cards. To say the […]

ECHL: Ben Masella’s First Goal Of The Kelly Cup Playoffs Leads Florida Everblades to Game 1 Win

ESTERO- The defending Kelly Cup Champion Florida Everblades are looking to eliminate the Newfoundland Growlers for the second straight season, and they got off to a good start with a 6-2 victory in game one on Friday Night. Florida would open up the scoring early as Blake Winiecki would tip in a shot from John […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Fall to Jacksonville Icemen in Game Five; Will Look To End Series Monday

Going into Last Night With High Hopes: Everyone who is rooting for the Florida Everblades in the second round was hoping that they would end the series in game five last night without needing a sixth or seventh game in Jacksonville. Unfortunately, the Icemen pull off a whopping 6-2 victory. Although a lot went wrong […]

ECHL: Orlando Solar Bears Week in Review

As the playoff race heats up, the Orlando Solar Bears made their presence known by beating both of their rivals that they faced during the weekend. It started on Thursday, March 2nd, with the Bears hosting the Adirondack Thunder, who were 19-23-7-1 entering their Florida road trip. There was not a lot of action throughout […]