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 […]
Ice Flyers Struggle With Scoring Chances, Fall 2-1 Against Peoria
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers.Com Correspondent The Ice Flyers didn’t lack for opportunities in Thursday’s game against Peoria. But they left with another frustrated feeling. The Ice Flyers failed on six power play chances, including a 5-on-3 situation in the second period, then couldn’t answer in the final 10 minutes after a go-ahead goal led […]
Ice Flyers Have Franchise Record Crowd Saturday, But Unable To Hold Off Bulls
By Bill Vilona, Ice Flyers.Com Correspondent The Ice Flyers set a record crowd Saturday night and created an unprecedented holiday weekend setting. What missed, however, was a celebratory outcome in the game. The Birmingham Bulls scored a trio of power play goals, including twice with just two seconds remaining in the man advantage, and produced […]
Amid Big Crowd, Late-Game Misfortune Sinks Ice Flyers In First Home Loss
By Bill Vilona, Ice Flyers.Com Correspondent A quick breakdown and bad ricochet off the boards led into the Ice Flyers first home ice loss. First-place Birmingham seized upon a mistake, had center Brendan Soucie pounce on a bounce for a go-ahead goal with 6:23 remaining and the Bulls thwarted any space for a tying opportunity […]
Recap: Mayhem 3, Ice Flyers 7
Ice Flyers Sweep The Mayhem Headed Into Short Holiday Break Pensacola, Fla. – In front of an enthusiastic crowd of 6,138 fans, the Ice Flyers downed the Mayhem in a 7-3 win at the Pensacola Bay Center Saturday night. Mitch Atkins got his first Ice Flyers hat-trick after scoring a pair of goals in the […]
