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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 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 […]

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 […]

ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Eliminated in Game Six by Florida Everblades In Overtime Thriller

The South Carolina Stingray’s ran out of sting. In a must win-game for the Stingrays, they would be able to hold the Everblades without a shot for the first 7:43 of the opening period. Florida was the first to draw the penalty, giving the Stingrays the first advantage of the night. The advantage didn’t last […]

ECHL: Quality, Not Quantity Leads Florida Everblades to 3-2 Series Lead

The #4 seed Florida Everblades will take a 3-2 series lead to the North Charleston Coliseum after they shut out the South Carolina Stingrays on Saturday Night 3-0, “We found a different way to win tonight, and I think that’s important, especially in a seven-game series” said Head Coach Brad Raplh. Florida would open the […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades allow South Carolina Stingrays to tie the series 2-2

Going into last night’s game with a tied series meant that there would be a hard fight from both teams. Oliver Chau made a big return in last night’s game after he had missed 19 games due to an injury. On the ice, he showed that he has not missed a beat in his recovery […]

ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Retaliate to Tie the Series At One

Welcome back, Kings of the South. Coach Brenden Kotyk made some roster changes going into tonight’s contest. With Josh Wilkins out with a one-game suspension, some roster changes were expected after the tough loss on Saturday, but no one expected six roster moves from Kotyk. Bear Hughes, Lawton Courtnall, and Ryan Scarfo were all activated […]

ECHL: South Carolina’s Josh Wilkins Suspended One Game

The ECHL announced that Josh Wilkins has been suspended for one game following the first game of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. On Saturday, Wilkins was involved in a scuffle on the ice with Florida Everblades Defencemen Brandon Hickey during the first period. After the refs were able to gain control of the dog pile, Wilkins […]

ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Get Chompted By Florida Everblades

North Charleston, SC- It was not a great start for the Rays in their quest for the Kelly Cup. To start the opening period, Josh Wilkins would take a slashing major and a slashing misconduct six minutes into his first game back while the Everblades walked away with a cross-checking minor from the altercation. Wilkins would […]