Brad Ralph

ECHL Game Recap: Florida Everblades vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits | 12/28/2023

A crowd of 7,412 welcomed the Florida Everblades back on the ice Thursday night after the Christmas break as they took on the South Division leaders, Greenville Swamp Rabbits. The teams met in November when the Everblades traveled north to Greenville for a three-game series, resulting in three points for the Everblades off one win, […]

ECHL: History Of The Florida Everblades

The Florida Everblades have been in the ECHL since the 1998-1999 season when President and General Manager Craig Brush was reading a free edition of National Geographic that featured the Florida Everglades, and with that, he envisioned bringing a team to Southwest Florida, and that’s how the Florida Everblades were born. In their 25 years […]

Anthony Peters between the pipes for the Florida Everblades.

ECHL: Peters Named Florida Everblades Assistant Coach

With the recent loss of former assistant coach Jesse Kallechy after he was named head coach for the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL. The Florida Everblades were on the hunt for a new assistant coach. General Manager and Head Coach Brad Ralph named former goaltender for the Everblades Anthony Peters the new Assistant Coach […]

ECHL: Jesse Kallechy Officially hired as Fort Wayne Komets’ Head Coach.

The Fort Wayne Komets have named Florida Everblades assistant Jesse Kallechy as the 30th head coach of the 72-year-old franchise, vice president, general manager, and director of hockey operations David Franke announced on Wednesday. “His style of coaching and how he wants his team to play is right in line with the Komets style of […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Season in Review

For the second straight season, the Kelly Cup is staying in Southwest Florida as the Florida Everblades captured their second consecutive Kelly Cup Championship. However, the Everblades weren’t the dominant team like they were when they won the Kelly Cup Playoffs back in 2022. The Everblades finished the 2022-23 season with a record of 38-25-4-5 […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Win 2023 Kelly Cup

Estero- The Florida Everblades have won their second consecutive Kelly Cup Championship and became just the fifth team in ECHL history to win it in back-to-back seasons as they defeated the Idaho Steelheads in game four of the Kelly Cup Finals by a score of 4-3. Florida came out fast and were all over the […]

ECHL: Everblades Shutout Icemen and Raise Series Lead 3-0

Just Another In-State Matchup: Going into tonight’s game without a single loss in this Round 2 series against the Icemen, the Everblades had nothing much to lose. They played exceptionally well, as they have all season and postseason. Not only did they have a great win, but they gave Cam Johnson his seventh career playoff […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Chomp South Carolina Stingrays in Game Three

Going into Game Three tied up: The South Carolina Stingrays and the Florida Everblades won a game in their first two games of round one in South Carolina. Clay Stevenson started in net for South Carolina, coming off his first-ever Kelly Cup Playoff shutout on Monday. For Florida, Cam Johnson already has a Kelly Cup […]