Joe Pendenza

ECHL Game Recap: Atlanta Gladiators vs. Florida Everblades | 01/05/2024

The Atlanta Gladiators faced off against the Florida Everblades for the second time this week. The last time these teams met, the Atlanta Gladiators fell to the Florida Everblades 5-3. The Gladiators, in search of some much-needed points in the standings, went into tonight’s game looking to gain some ground. The starting lineup for the […]

Can the Everblades Three-peat?

The Florida Everblades are in fifth place in the South Division going into the new year. This is unfamiliar territory for the Everblades, as they held first place at this point in 2022 and second place in 2021. For the team and their fans, can the Everblades fight their way into a playoff position and […]

ECHL Game Recap: Florida Everblades vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits | 12/28/2023

A crowd of 7,412 welcomed the Florida Everblades back on the ice Thursday night after the Christmas break as they took on the South Division leaders, Greenville Swamp Rabbits. The teams met in November when the Everblades traveled north to Greenville for a three-game series, resulting in three points for the Everblades off one win, […]

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Graveyard Gossip: Weekend Recap

This past weekend was quite a busy one for the Savannah Ghost Pirates as they had three games back to back. Thursday, they played against Orlando Solar Bears, Friday against the Florida Everblades, and last night in Greenville against the Swamp Rabbits. They lost each of the three matches; however, they were each very well […]

ECHL: Season-Ending Rosters: Everblades hope to stay the course

Ben Masella, Stefan Leblanc, and Joe Pendenza highlight the Florida Everblades’ season-ending roster, which the ECHL released on Friday. The team named 17 players whom they intend to re-sign for the 2023-24 season. The team retains sole the right to re-sign these players for two weeks before they enter the qualifying offers phase on July […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Season in Review

For the second straight season, the Kelly Cup is staying in Southwest Florida as the Florida Everblades captured their second consecutive Kelly Cup Championship. However, the Everblades weren’t the dominant team like they were when they won the Kelly Cup Playoffs back in 2022. The Everblades finished the 2022-23 season with a record of 38-25-4-5 […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Win a Physical Game 2 to Take Commanding Series Lead; 2-0

First Period: Just when you think that the Everblades could up their game a bit, they do just that flawlessly. After Florida’s incredible win, it’s no surprise at all that Game 2 would bring in a lot of physical tension and aggression. Not even thirty seconds into tonight’s game, the two teams had themselves a […]

ECHL Kelly Cup Preview: Florida Everblades and Idaho Steelheads Battle for The Kelly Cup

Playoff Promises: Both the Florida Everblades and the Idaho Steelheads have fought incredibly hard this postseason. The Steelheads’ direct opponents were the Utah Grizzlies, the Allen Americans, and the Toledo Walleye. The Everblades have faced the South Carolina Stingrays, Jacksonville Icemen, and Newfoundland Growlers. The two will face each other in this year’s Kelly Cup […]

Florida Finals Galore; Panthers and Everblades Both In Cup Finals

The Florida Panthers and their ECHL affiliate, the Florida Everblades, are both heading to the Finals in their respective leagues. The Everblades and Panthers just partnered the season and agreed on a multi-year deal after the Everblades had spent the previous three years as the Nashville Predator’s ECHL affiliate. Florida has spent time previously affiliated […]

ECHL: Eastern Conference Finals Preview, Newfoundland Growlers vs Florida Everblades

It’s a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals as the Newfoundland Growlers and Florida Everblades will meet once again with a trip to the Kelly Cup Finals on the line. In last year’s match-up, Florida was the higher seed, However, that was due to the Growlers having a higher winning percentage because all the […]