Jacob Friend

ECHL: Icemen July Monthly Round-Up: Out With The Old

As the month of July comes to an end, and the hockey offseason stretches into its waning months, it’s time to begin examining the upcoming 2023-24 ECHL season. For the Jacksonville Icemen, July has been a month in transition, with quite literally new faces and new places coming into Jacksonville’s hockey framework. Despite there being […]

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 BREAKING NEWS: Jacksonville Icemen, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Players Receive Disciplinary Action

The Jacksonville Icemen and the Greenville Swamp Rabbits played a spirited, physical game of hockey in Sunday’s game two matchup. Neither team was shy when it came to rough play and post-whistle scrums—a couple of those highly charged moments caught the league’s attention, with the ECHL announcing disciplinary actions for players of both teams. Defenseman […]

ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen Game Two Recap: Big Payoff With Free Hockey

The Jacksonville Icemen hosted the Greenville Swamp Rabbits on Sunday Night for game two of round one of the 2023 Kelly Cup Playoffs. The round one series began Friday night in Jacksonville with a 4-1 loss to the visiting Swamp Rabbits. The Icemen hoped for a better showing than Friday’s game one performance. Friday’s game […]