Christopher Brown

Exploring the Icemen’s NCAA Connections

There are currently 64 Division I collegiate hockey programs in the United States. In 2019, 33 percent of NHLers were college hockey alumni. With thousands of college hockey players suiting up every season, not all of them will see the NHL, let alone crack the ranks of the pros. The NCAA estimates that only 7.4% […]

PHOTOS: Orlando Solar Bears vs. Jacksonville Icemen – 12/01/2023

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Friday night, the Orlando Solar Bears faced off against the Jacksonville Icemen for the second game in three days. Jacksonville swept the two-game series with a 5-2 victory in Friday’s game. Orlando came out strong in the first period, looking to bounce back from the big 7-2 loss during Wednesday’s game, and […]

Frostbites: Trends in the Right Direction

After four straight losses on home ice, the Jacksonville Icemen set out for a quick trip up the road to Atlanta, Georgia, to take on the Atlanta Gladiators. A change of venue may have been exactly what the team needed to help shake the slump that November’s caught them in, as the team picked up […]

Frostbites: Icemen Experience Roster Shake-Up

After a strong 3-0 start to the season and an OT loss back on home ice, the Icemen set out for their first road trip of November. The team would receive a 5-2 loss at the hands of the current division-leading Atlanta Gladiators on Friday, then fell victim in a 3-2 loss to the Greenville […]

ECHL: Frostbites: Icemen Open on Three Game Run

After a resounding win in front of a record crowd to open the 2023-24 season on home ice, the Jacksonville Icemen took off on a two-game trip to close out the month of October. The Icemen traveled to Orlando for the first meeting of the season with the Solar Bears, then made the trip to […]

ECHL: Icemen Showcase Skill For Record-Setting Crowd

The upper bowl was open at VyStar Memorial Arena last night, and it wasn’t for a concert or performance – it was for a hockey game. 11,378 people packed into Jacksonville’s downtown venue to watch the Jacksonville Icemen take on their always persistent nemesis, and Kelly Cup Contending, Florida Everblades. It was a memorable performance […]

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: 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: Jacksonville Icemen Game One Recap: Gator Bait

Round Two of the Kelly Cup Playoffs got underway tonight in Jacksonville, Florida. The second-seeded Jacksonville Icemen took on the fourth-seeded Florida Everblades for the first game in the South Division Finals. Both teams took their Round One series by a 4-2 games margin. The 2022-2023 season marks the second consecutive year the teams have […]