Recap: Bulls 4, Ice Flyers 2
PENSACOLA, FLA. – Despite a late third-period rally led by Ice Flyers forward Lukas Jirousek, the Bulls secured another victory Saturday night. Bulls forward Kolten Olynek opened the scoring early in the first period, and forward Filimon Ledziankou extended the Bulls’ lead to two before the first intermission. Midway through the second period, Jirousek and the […]
Ice Flyers Get Late Tying Goal, But Sustain Another OT Loss To Start Final Home Series
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers.com Correspondent The Ice Flyers final home weekend began Friday night with a repeat of an unwelcome, season-long narrative. After getting a rare tying goal in the final 63 seconds with their goaltender pulled, the Ice Flyers emotional lift was short-lived in a 3-2 overtime loss against the Birmingham Bulls on […]
Ice Flyers Miss Ground-Gaining Opportunity In Loss To Quad City
By Bill VilonaIce Flyers.com Correspondent The Ice Flyers figured to have an edge in a quest to gain ground in their weekend series against the team ahead for the final playoff spot. That’s what made Saturday’s 3-0 loss against the Quad City Storm so baffling to Ice Flyers coach Rod Aldoff. “This was not the […]
Recap: Storm 2, Ice Flyers 3
PENSACOLA, FLA. – The Ice Flyers secured a much-needed win Friday night, battling back from a two-goal deficit to claim a 3-2 victory in front of 4,807 hometown fans. Former Ice Flyer Weiland Parrish started the scoring for the visiting Storm early in the 1st period. Neither team found the back of the net for […]
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 […]