Jacksonville Icemen

ECHL: Icemen Player Spotlight: Derek Lodermeier

The Jacksonville Icemen recently took a 2-1 series lead against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in round one of the 2022-23 Kelly Cup Playoffs. After a rocky 1-1 start to the series, the Icemen trekked to Greenville, where they came alive for a 7-4 game three win over the Rabbits. One player that contributed greatly to […]

ECHL: 3 Keys to the Game l Swamp Rabbits vs Icemen l Game 4

Date: April 28, 2023 l Time: 7:05 pm EST l Where: Bon Secours Wellness Arena The Swamp Rabbits lost to the Icemen in Game Three, 7-4, which happened to be the highest-scoring game of the series. The Icemen dominated the first two periods of the game, knocking Ryan Bednard out of the game after the […]

ECHL Player Profile: Goaltender Ryan Bednard

After returning to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits roster from an AHL PTO with the Grand Rapids Griffins, goalie Ryan Bednard has put on quite a show for the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Bednard, 26, has spent a couple of seasons goaltending for different teams. Before getting a contract with Greenville after goaltender Micheal McNiven tore his […]

ECHL: Icemen Game One Recap: Skating In Quicksand

The race for the Kelly Cup started this evening at VyStar Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The second-place Jacksonville Icemen hosted the third-place Greenville Swamp Rabbits for game one of the seven-game series. This is Jacksonville’s third trip to the Kelly Cup playoffs, their second consecutive year in the postseason. The Swamp Rabbits enter the […]

ECHL: Kelly Cup Round One Preview: #2 Jacksonville Icemen vs #3 Greenville Swamp Rabbits

After a barnburner points race to close the season and determine playoff seeding, the ECHL’s South Division playoff field is set. The second-seeded Jacksonville Icemen will take on the third-place Greenville Swamp Rabbits in a sure-to-be ultra-competitive first-round matchup. The Icemen most recently closed out the season with a win over the Orlando Solar Bears, […]

ECHL: Icemen Take Second Place in the South

There was free hockey on the table Saturday evening. For the Jacksonville Icemen, that wasn’t a good thing. Heading into Saturday’s game on a four-game win streak, the Icemen would look to continue their end-of-season run against the first-place South Carolina Stingrays. The Stingrays, who have been on the ugly side of a couple of […]

ECHL: Icemen Keep Division Title Hopes Alive

The second-place Jacksonville Icemen took on the sixth-place Orlando Solar Bears Friday evening in a late-season showdown at the Amway Center. Jacksonville entered the game on a three-game win streak continuing an end-of-season points push for playoff position. Orlando started the evening on a four-game winless streak, with their most recent victory being a 6-4 […]

ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen Post Game: Nothing Like The Last Minute

After clinching a spot in the playoffs last Friday in a 4-3 win at home over the Atlanta Gladiators, the Jacksonville Icemen took a trip down to Estero, Florida, Wednesday evening to take on the Florida Everblades. The Icemen, currently second in the ECHL’s South Division, are in a race for first place in the […]

ECHL: Icemen Player Spotlight: Matheson Iacopelli

With the 2022-2023 regular season coming to a close, the Jacksonville Icemen are getting set for another Kelly Cup playoff appearance. There will be some new names donning Icemen sweaters this postseason, one of whom fans have heard a lot lately; Matheson Iacopelli. With four goals in his last four games, Iacopelli is beginning to […]

ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators Loss to the Jacksonville Icemen Officially Eliminates the Team From the Playoffs.

A successful start to a must-win game for the Atlanta Gladiators turned into a heartbreaking loss, eliminating the team from the playoffs. The Gladiators went down early in Friday night’s interdivisional game against the Jacksonville Icemen. Chris Grando opened the scoring for the Icemen 12:47 into the game. Atlanta committed back-to-back penalties within 53 seconds […]