John McCarron

ECHL: History Of The Florida Everblades

The Florida Everblades have been in the ECHL since the 1998-1999 season when President and General Manager Craig Brush was reading a free edition of National Geographic that featured the Florida Everglades, and with that, he envisioned bringing a team to Southwest Florida, and that’s how the Florida Everblades were born. In their 25 years […]

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 2023 Kelly Cup

Estero- The Florida Everblades have won their second consecutive Kelly Cup Championship and became just the fifth team in ECHL history to win it in back-to-back seasons as they defeated the Idaho Steelheads in game four of the Kelly Cup Finals by a score of 4-3. Florida came out fast and were all over the […]

ECHL: Everblades: Great Start to the Kelly Cup Finals

First Period: The first period was in the Steelheads’ favor entirely. Idaho outshot the Everblades in the first period 14-8. They had the only two power plays in the period, however with those two, they would get a five-on-three, where Dawson Barteaux scored on a shot from the point to open the scoring at the […]

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: Florida Everblades Advance To Second Straight Kelly Cup Finals in Double OT Win

The Florida Everblades did it again, knocking Newfoundland out of the playoffs and advancing to the finals for the second straight season. Florida again outplayed Newfoundland and will face the Idaho Steelheads in the Kelly Cup Final beginning Saturday Night. The series was filled with epic wins and heart-wrenching losses. An overtime win for the […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Lead Series 3:2 with a Newfoundland Growlers Game 5 Loss on Home Ice

It was another night filled with cheering for Newfoundland’s Luke Cavallin, the goalie who has almost singlehandedly held the Florida Everblades at bay in round three of the Eastern Conference Finals. https://twitter.com/NLGrowlers/status/1662891443902373890?s=20 A Growler’s overtime win in game four had fans pumped for another high-stakes win, but it wasn’t in the cards. To say the […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Take Commanding 2-0 Series Lead with 2OT Victory Over Newfoundland Growlers

ESTERO-The Florida Everblades have a commanding 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals after a 5-4 double-OT victory on Saturday Night. Newfoundland would get on the board early in the first on a tip-in from Brandon Kruse at the 2:09 mark of the opening frame. Both teams would exchange chances in the period, but […]