Matt Vernon

PHOTOS: Florida Everblades vs. Jacksonville Icemen -12/14/2024

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Icemen held their Ugly Sweater & Caroling Night on Saturday against the visiting Florida Everblades in their last home game before Christmas. The Everblades sent the game to overtime after coming back from a two-goal deficit to tie the game with less then five minutes left in the game. The […]

PHOTOS: Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. Jacksonville Icemen -12/11/2024

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Icemen faced the visiting Greenville Swamp Rabbits for a mid-week battle on Wednesday night. After being down 1-0 for over 41 minutes of play, Jacksonville made a dramatic third period push to take a 3-1 victory over Greenville. Icemen captain Christopher Brown scored two goals, with the second and game […]

PHOTOS: Florida Everblades vs. Jacksonville Icemen -12/05/2024

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Thursday night, the Jacksonville Icemen faced the Florida Everblades for the first of a three-game back-to-back series between the two teams. The Everblades, who are currently the top team in the entire ECHL, took a 3-2 victory. The game remained scoreless in an evenly matched first period, with Jacksonville outshooting Florida 11-9. […]

PHOTOS: Orlando Solar Bears vs. Jacksonville Icemen -12/03/2024

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – The Jacksonville Icemen faced off against the Orlando Solar Bears on Tuesday night, with the Icemen taking a 3-1 win. Both teams seemed evenly matched throughout the first period. Jarrett Lee put Orlando up 1-0 at 12:25 of the period after a steal from Alex Frye from behind the Icemen’s net, who […]

PHOTOS: Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. Jacksonville Icemen – 11/30/2024

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Icemen held their Pucks & Paws Night on Saturday and faced the visiting Greenville Swamp Rabbits. Thanks to Matt Vernon‘s net-minding prowess and stellar saves, Jacksonville came away with a 4-1 victory. In the previous meeting and first matchup of the season five days earlier, Greenville blanked Jacksonville five zip, […]

ECHL Series Recap: Jacksonville Icemen vs Atlanta Gladiators | 11/22-11/23/2024

The Jacksonville Icemen and Atlanta Gladiators faced off in two exciting back-to-back matchups at Gas South Arena. The Icemen were coming off a strong performance, having shut out the Adirondack Thunder 5-0 in their last game, extending their winning streak to three games. The Gladiators, on the other hand, recently secured a 4-0 win against […]

ECHL Series Preview: Jacksonville Icemen at Atlanta Gladiators | 11/22-11/23/2024

Venue: Gas South ArenaDate: Friday and Saturday Night, November 22-23, 2024Time: 7:30 PM EST (Friday); 7:00 PM EST (Saturday) TV: FloSportsJacksonville: Jacksonville Icemen Broadcast NetworkAtlanta: Atlanta Gladiators Broadcast Network Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster Special Events: Saturday Night – 80’s Night: Hockey fans, get ready to cheer on your favorite “Wild Boys” with our 80’s Night […]

PHOTOS: Adirondack Thunder vs. Jacksonville Icemen -11/20/2024

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Wednesday night, the Jacksonville Icemen played host to the Adirondack Thunder for the only matchup this season and for the first time since March 2023, when the teams played back-to-back games in Jacksonville. The Icemen took a dominating 5-0 victory, with Matt Vernon earning his first shutout of the season, stopping all […]

ECHL Game Recap: Jacksonville Icemen vs Adirondack Thunder | 11/20/2024

The Adirondack Thunder and Jacksonville Icemen faced off on Wednesday Night for the first time since March 3rd, 2023, in a game Adirondack won 5-2. After coming off a 7-1 loss on Sunday Night, the Thunder needed to put out a solid effort to start their four-game road trip, but the Icemen had other plans. […]

PHOTOS: Savannah Ghost Pirates vs. Jacksonville Icemen -11/16/2024

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – The Jacksonville Icemen faced the Savannah Ghost Pirates for Marvel Night on Saturday. Jacksonville wore yellow Wolverine-themed jerseys while Savannah wore red Deadpool ones. Despite outshooting Jacksonville 35-22, the Icemen took a 4-1 victory. Goaltender Matt Vernon returned from the Icemen’s AHL affiliate the Rochester Americans, so was back in net for […]