Pensacola Ice Flyers in contention as season nears midpoint

By Bill Vilona, Pensacola News Journal More than a third of the way into this season, the Pensacola Ice Flyers are already a turnaround team. They entered Friday night’s game against the Evansville (Ind.) Thunderbolts tied for the third-best record after playing less games than the two teams ahead in the Southern Professional Hockey League. […]

Evansville’s Austin Plevy named Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Month

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (January 8, 2020) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that Austin Plevy of the Evansville Thunderbolts was named the Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Month for December. Plevy led the SPHL in points last month, scoring five goals and adding 14 assists in just nine games as the Thunderbolts went 8-1-0 […]

Quad City’s Connor Fries named Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (January 7, 2020) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that Connor Fries of the Quad City Storm was named the Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week for December 30-January 5. Fries scored six goals, including his first professional hat trick, added two assists and was +7 as the Storm picked up […]

Bolts gain point In shootout loss to Knoxville

Tonight in Knoxville, both teams would battle it out to yet another overtime and shootout. Once again, it was the Ice Bears coming up victorious, winning the game 4-3. The Thunderbolts next home game will be on Friday, December 17th, as they host the Quad City Storm. For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT, buy online at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, […]

Rivermen offense bursts out In 7-4 win over Bulls

Birmingham, AL – Seven different players scored for Peoria in an offensive showcase that favored the Rivermen by a 7-4 final over the Birmingham Bulls Saturday night at the Pelham Civic Complex. Alec Hagaman registered a three point game, including a goal that extends his career-high goal streak to seven games, and Cody Dion tallied […]

Ice Flyers’ dramatic OT finish sends thrills on Fan Appreciation Night

The Ice Flyers started a New Year, new decade on Saturday night in the same suspenseful way they started this season. They lit up the Pensacola Bay Center with an overtime win. On a final rush in the waning seconds of overtime, Jesse Kessler followed a rebound from Garrett Milan’s determined effort with a crowd-screaming […]

6,000 fans pack Crown in shootout loss to Roanoke

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Fresh on the heels of a hard-to-swallow OT loss in the Star City last night, the Fayetteville Marksmen returned to a sold-out Crown Coliseum to take on the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs for the second-annual OPERATION: SELLOUT. With over 6000 strong packing in Marksmen home ice, Fayetteville would look to feed off […]

Bolts come back, earn point In loss to Knoxville

The Thunderbolts came back twice late to tie the game and force a shootout, but this time, the Thunderbolts lost. However, they still earned a crucial standings point in the process. The Thunderbolts next home game will be on Friday, December 17th, as they host the Quad City Storm. For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT, buy online […]

Second period surge propels Mayhem to fifth straight home win

In front of their largest crowd of the season, the Mayhem rode a massive second period momentum swing to a 3-2 victory over the Pensacola Ice Flyers. The win broke a record, as it marked the first time the Mayhem had won five consecutive home games in franchise history. The Mayhem pressured Pensacola goaltender Jake […]

Storm win second straight

By Steve Depies, Quad-City Times Coming off the Storm’s first hat trick in Tuesday’s win over Peoria, Quad-City center Connor Fries decided he wasn’t done scoring yet. The Storm rookie scored the game’s first two goals, propelling Quad-City to a 6-3 road win at Huntsville Friday night. Fries opened the scoring at the 12:21 mark […]