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 […]
Garrett Milan Ties Franchise Goal Mark, But Ice Flyers Drop Weekend Opener To Quad City
By Bill Vilona IceFlyers.com Correspondent Garrett Milan tied the Ice Flyers franchise goal-scoring record Friday, but he wished the feat came with better satisfaction. Instead, the Quad City Storm broke open a tight game with four goals in the final period, skating off with a 6-3 win against the Ice Flyers. It was the first […]
Ice Flyers Fill Arena, But Fall To Birmingham To Begin Anniversary Weekend
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers had a filled arena Friday on their special 15th anniversary weekend, created plenty of scoring chances, had strong goaltending and evoked crowd reaction from several hard checks. But a too-familiar, empty feeling, became the final narrative. The Birmingham Bulls got a deflected goal midway through the […]
Ice Flyers Have Another Special Saturday Crowd On Mardi Gras Night, But Fall In OT Against Macon
By Bill Vilona IceFlyers.com Correspondent For so much of Saturday night, the good times rolled and reverberated through all levels of the building on the annual Mardi Gras Night. Unfortunately for the Ice Flyers and their loyal fans, there was silence at the end. In another gut-punch to a team struggling for a turnaround, the […]
Ice Flyers Sustain Tough Setback After Huntsville Havoc Rally In Third Period
By Bill Vilona IceFlyers.com Correspondent None of the Ice Flyers previous losses this month stung quite like this one. The Huntsville Havoc scored three goals in the final period for a 4-3 comeback, road victory Friday at the Pensacola Bay Center that further emphasized the Ice Flyers recent challenges to overcome misfortune. “It seems like […]
Ice Flyers Delight Record Crowd With Big Win To End Losing Streak
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent Fueled by another record-setting crowd, the vibe was evident before the game-opening faceoff. And the Ice Flyers matched it with a special performance. Just as another attendance mark was shattered, so was a seven-game losing streak in a big way as the Ice Flyers rolled past the Roanoke Rail […]
Mistakes, Misfortune Continue As Ice Flyers Endure 5-2 Loss Against Roanoke
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers had their four-week slide hit a new low. In a game that highlighted the team’s current woes, the Ice Flyers were buried by a five-goal deficit after two periods and the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs breezed to a 5-2 win Friday night, which became Pensacola’s seventh […]
