Marksmen winning as roster constantly reshuffles

By Thomas Pope, Fayetteville Observer While the mass exodus of players from the Fayetteville Marksmen roster due to call-ups continues, the constantly reshuffled roster is getting the job done. The Marksmen swept a pair of games from second-place Knoxville over the weekend, pulling out a late win at the Crown Coliseum on Friday, 6-4, then […]

Storm rout Rivermen on New Year’s Eve again

By Bobby Metcalfe, Quad-City Times The Quad-City Storm sure know how to ring in a new year. The Storm scored three goals in the second period to spark a 5-2 win over the league-leading Peoria Rivermen, the most goals they’ve scored against their biggest rivals in the series’ brief two-year history. On New Year’s Eve […]

Thunderbolts defeat Havoc in shootout, 3-2

The Thunderbolts and Huntsville Havoc rung in the New Year by battling their way evenly through sixty minutes, and all the way to a shootout, where the Thunderbolts would again come up victorious, 3-2, in front of almost 3,700 fans. The Thunderbolts next home game will be this Friday, January 3rd, against the Knoxville Ice […]

Mayhem shut out in Knoxville

The Mayhem dropped their fourth straight on New Year’s Eve, falling by a 2-0 final to the Knoxville Ice Bears. Power play opportunities presented themselves early for both teams, with a total of four man-advantages materializing in the first 6:39. Neither team managed to capitalize on the multiple 5-on-4 or subsequent 4-on-4 situations. Marcus Ortiz […]

Dawgs fall in OT in New Year’s Eve

ROANOKE, Va. – The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs surrendered a late lead and ultimately fell in overtime to the Fayetteville Marksmen, 3-2, on New Year’s Eve at Berglund Center. With the Dawgs leading, 2-1, late in the third period, Fayetteville mounted pressure in its attacking zone. Taylor McCloy took a shot that Henry Dill stopped but […]

With fresh faces and a positive culture, Thunderbolts are enjoying newfound success

By Hendrix Magley, Evansville Courier & Press EVANSVILLE — The past struggles of the Evansville Thunderbolts are well-known. Since their inaugural season in 2016, they have failed to crack 15 wins twice and finished last out of all 10 teams in the Southern Professional Hockey League in both seasons. To read more, visit the Courier & […]

Pensacola’s Jake Kupsky named Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (December 31, 2019) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that goaltender Jake Kupsky of the Pensacola Ice Flyers was named the Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week for December 23-29. Kupsky went 3-0-0, posting a 1.97 goals against average and 0.922 save percentage, to help the Ice Flyers move to 8-1-1 […]

Storm’s overtime woes continue in loss to Thunderbolts

By Bobby Metcalfe, Quad-City Times The Quad-City Storm’s overtime woes continue. Evansville Thunderbolts defenseman Braden Hellems fired a shot past Storm goaltender Ryan Mulder at the 2-minute, 34-second mark of overtime to hand the Storm a 4-3 loss Saturday at the TaxSlayer Center. To read more, visit the Quad-City Times website

Early scoring, Melton’s pair give Marksmen weekend sweep

KNOXVILLE, TN – Looking to continue a weekend that saw the Fayetteville Marksmen snap a number of unfavorable skids, the team would load up and head over to Knoxville for a Saturday night Smoky Mountain Showdown. Without Captain Max Cook or Alternate Captain Travis Jeke, the next-man-up mentality would need to play a factor in a […]

Hot start not enough as Mayhem fall to Huntsville

Another quick start was not enough to propel the Mayhem to victory on Saturday afternoon, as they fell to the Huntsville Havoc by a 4-3 final score. For the third consecutive day, the Mayhem took the lead very quickly into the contest. Stephen Pierog burst into the Huntsville zone with speed down the left wing. […]