Craig Martin

ECHL Game Recap: South Carolina Stingrays vs Jacksonville Icemen | 01/12/2024

Cold-blooded Jacksonville Lizard Kings hockey returned to VyStar Memorial Arena Friday night. The Icemen adopted the Lizard Kings branding for two games at home this weekend, rocking a slick black and green look reminiscent of Jacksonville hockey in the 1990s. The team’s performance matched the imposing look of the retro Lizard Kings motif, posting a […]

Graveyard Gossip: Lodermeier’s Two Third Period Goals Lead Icemen Past Ghost Pirates

Thursday night was quite an eventful night in Savannah, with it being the last night of Hanukkah, as well as Marvel night for the Ghost Pirates. They wore Rocket Raccoon-inspired jerseys from the Guardians of the Galaxy as they faced the Jacksonville Icemen. Some of Savannah’s best offensive players were out on reserve, but Alex […]

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% […]

ECHL: Icemen Spilt Weekend With Bears and Lions

It was an exciting weekend for the Jacksonville Icemen, who wrapped up a six-game home stand Saturday night. The Icemen played a second game against the Orlando Solar Bears Friday evening, picking up a 5-2 win to open the month of December. On Saturday, the team took on the North Division’s Trois Rivières Lions in […]

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 […]

ECHL: Icemen Let Loose In 7-2 Win Over Solar Bears

The Jacksonville Icemen took to home ice Wednesday night, looking to continue their recent success. Last week, the team picked up three wins in four games, and goalie Matt Vernon received the league’s Goaltender of the Week honors. Squaring up with the Orlando Solar Bears, the Icemen sought to extend their win streak to three […]

PHOTOS: Savannah Ghost Pirates vs. Jacksonville Icemen -11/25/2023

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Saturday night, the Jacksonville Icemen faced off against the Savannah Ghost Pirates to round off the Thanksgiving weekend and their fourth game in five nights. Jacksonville came away with the win, taking a 4-1 victory. After a scoreless first and second period, Jacksonville’s Chris Grando netted the first goal of the game […]

ECHL: Icemen Weekend Recap – Divisional Dubs

Following a win on the road in Atlanta on Tuesday and a shutout loss at home on Wednesday night, the Jacksonville Icemen battled it out with a pair of divisional opponents this weekend. The team’s had a rather rocky time on home ice in the month of November, only picking up a win in one […]

PHOTOS: Florida Everblades vs. Jacksonville Icemen -10/24/2023

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Friday night, in a post-Thanksgiving matchup, the Jacksonville Icemen faced the visiting Florida Everblades. The Icemen took the win with a 2-1 victory in overtime. Jacob Panetta gave Jacksonville a 1-0 lead, six minutes into the period with an unassisted goal from a Florida turnover. Later in the period, Jacksonville’s Craig Martin […]

ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators’ Continuing Battle with Consecutive Losses

Normally, whenever I write the Atlanta Gladiators’ game recaps, I keep things strictly from a writer’s perspective. You will still get my view on what went down these last two games: what went right and what may have gone wrong. However, this time, this writer’s perception of these games will be sprinkled with a bit […]