Di Salvo sets new SPHL wins mark

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Knoxville Ice Bears goaltender Peter Di Salvo set the SPHL record for career wins on Sunday, defeating Huntsville 3-0. In recording his first shutout of the season, Di Salvo now has 104 career victories, breaking the previous mark of 103 originally set by Chad Collins (Fayetteville/Knoxville/Pensacola, 2004-09). Now in his eighth professional […]

Ice Flyers generate late-game suspense, but Macon holds for win

By Bill Vilona, Ice Flyers correspondent When the final horn sounded, Ice Flyers captain Garrett Milan slammed his stick to the ice hard enough to echo throughout the arena. It was another one of those kinds of games, this kind of defeat, that kind of reaction, after the Macon Mayhem continued their success at the […]

Di Salvo ties all-time mark as Ice Bears win 4-2

Jacob Benson scored twice, Peter Di Salvo made 30 saves for his record-tying 103rd SPHL victory and the Knoxville Ice Bears defeated the Birmingham Bulls 4-2 Friday night at the Civic Coliseum. Di Salvo tied Chad Collins for the most all-time wins by a goalie in league history. The Ice Bears have now won 11 […]

Quad City Storm working to put on full season in the fall

By Anthony Watt, Quad-City Times he Quad City Storm has weathered 12 months of pandemic and hopes to sweep back into a largely normal season in October. The end of the hockey team’s 2019-2020 season and all of its 2020-21 season were canceled as the Quad-Cities began to wrestle in earnest with the coronavirus. “Missing […]

Cuthrell scores in return, Ice Bears beat Bulls 4-2

Scott Cuthrell scored in his return to put Knoxville ahead to stay and the Ice Bears defeated the Birmingham Bulls 4-2 on Thursday at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum. Knoxville bounced back from a loss to Macon on Sunday. Birmingham has lost four straight. The Ice Bears have now won ten home games in a row. […]

SPHL Transactions – Thursday, March 25

Transactions for Thursday, March 25: KNOXVILLE Add G Steven Barnard, as emergency backup MACON Add LW Stathis Soumelidis, activated from IR Add D Derek Topatigh, returned from ECHL Wheeling Delete D Oscar Arfelt, placed on waivers Delete D Josh Victor, placed on 21-day IR

SPHL Transactions – Wednesday, March 24

Transactions for Wednesday, March 24: BIRMINGHAM Delete G Trevor Martin, placed on waivers Add G Evan Moyse, signed contract KNOXVILLE Delete D Joe Colatarci, placed on waivers MACON Delete G Jake Theut, loaned to ECHL Fort Wayne Add G Dillon Kelley, signed contract