Ice Flyers Thrill Sellout Crowd Saturday With Dramatic OT Shootout Win
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers.com Correspondent The Ice Flyers began a defining week with only two wins for the season. They picked up two in 24 hours, following a dramatic 4-3 overtime shootout win Saturday night against the Birmingham Bulls, sending a sellout crowd of 8,049 on a $5 ticket game at the Pensacola Bay […]
Recap: Bulls 5, Ice Flyers 2
PENSACOLA, FLA. – The Ice Flyers’ early season struggles continued Saturday night with the team falling to the visiting Birmingham Bulls with a 5-2 final in front of a crowd of 4,602 at the Pensacola Bay Center. Here’s a quick recap of how the game unfolded: 1st Period Cameron Cook started the scoring for the […]
Ice Flyers Get Big Win Under Adverse Circumstances Before Nearly 6,000 At Bay Center
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers.com Correspondent Just as they’ve often done this season, the Ice Flyers rebounded from a previous night loss and made Saturday’s game a feel-good recovery. This one Saturday, on the final home weekend of the season, may have been the most satisfying and crowd-pleasing. Playing without three forwards, including leading scorer Joseph Widmar, […]
Ice Flyers Miss On Power-Play Chances, Fall 2-1 In Overtime Against Evansville
By Bill VilonaIce Flyers.com Correspondent The Ice Flyers came up empty on nine power-play chances Friday night. And then lost the game in overtime while on the power play, silencing a crowd of 5,010 at the Pensacola Bay Center. It was that kind of night, that tough of a loss as the Evansville Thunderbolts exited […]
Ice Flyers Celebrate Weekend Sweep, Franchise Attendance Record On Special St. Patrick’s Night
By Bill Vilona IceFlyers.com Correspondent The Ice Flyers broke from their traditional, center-ice, salute to fans for a victory lap around the ice after their grinding, 2-1 victory against the Huntsville Havoc on Saturday that swept the weekend pair of games from the Havoc at the Pensacola Bay Center. It further elevated a festive setting […]
Ice Flyers Use 5 Different Goal Scorers, Rout Havoc
PENSACOLA, FL – The Pensacola Ice Flyers overcame an early 2 goal deficit and came out on top with a 6-3 win over the Huntsville Havoc on Friday. Returning to home ice after a three-game losing streak on the road, the Ice Flyers played with a sense of urgency and battled through in a high […]
Bushwackers Night Success: Ice Flyers Secure Back-to-Back Wins
By Bill Vilona IceFlyers.com Correspondent The Ice Flyers took on their alter identity Saturday as the Pensacola Bushwackers, then continued a recent trend of being a different team. All in a good way. After taking a 2-0 lead in the four minutes into the second period, the Ice Flyers grinded out a 2-1 victory against […]
Garrett Milan Sets Ice Flyers Franchise Goal-Scoring Record In Dramatic OT Win
By Bill Vilona IceFlyers.com Correspondent Garrett Milan won a dramatic, overtime game and became the Ice Flyers all-time, goal-scoring leader on a shot he didn’t take. But therein lies the beauty of it all. Milan’s determination and some deft moves around net led to a sequence that resulted in a Fayetteville player’s attempt to wrist […]
Ice Flyers Get Vital Win Against Quad City To End Weekend In Positive Way
By Bill Vilona @BillVilonaPNJ / IceFlyers.com PENSACOLA, FL. – The Ice Flyers understood the urgency of Sunday’s finale and came out on top, beating the Quad City Storm 4-1. After scoring the game’s first goal, the Ice Flyers quickly answered an emotional shift in second period, then pulled away in the final 20 minutes for […]
Ice Flyers Comeback Again Falls Short Before Near-Capacity Crowd Saturday On Military Appreciation Night
By Bill Vilona IceFlyers.com Correspondent The Ice Flyers produced another shooting gallery of chances Saturday but couldn’t hit the target enough to end frustration against the Quad Cities Storm. Trailing 3-0 into the third period, despite a huge advantage in shots on goal, the Ice Flyers’ comeback fell short in a 3-2 loss, amid the […]
