Spectacular Goaltending, Huge Crowd, Big Win In Ice Flyers Final Saturday Home Game
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers could have never imagined a more fitting narrative for a specialty-jersey game. On a Saturday night when Pensacola’s team was emblazoned in American Magic designed uniforms – a nod to the America’s Cup sailing team training here – Ice Flyers goaltender Brad Arvanitis was, well, magical. […]
Ice Flyers Seek Quick Rebound After Friday Setback Starts Home Weekend Finale
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent A pair of late, third-period goals by Evansville put a damper to the start of the Ice Flyers final home weekend. The quest is now to finish strong. After taking a first intermission lead, then tying the game before the second period break, the Ice Flyers managed only seven […]
Ice Flyers Bounce Back With Win, Set Attendance Record Before Hitting Road Again
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent There was no hangover from Bushwackers Night. Instead, Pensacola followed its special, one-night rebrand, reverted back hours later Sunday afternoon to being the Ice Flyers and bounced back with a 5-2 victory against the Knoxville Ice Bears. It was a performance coach Rod Aldoff hopes can be consistently matched […]
Pensacola Falls 2-1, But Bushwackers Rebrand Night Attracts 5,500-Plus Fans At Bay Center
By Bill VilonaIce Flyers Correspondent For two and a half periods, the right mix remained in place on Bushwackers Night. But the final topping was missing. Knoxville’s Dean Balsamo, the league’s fourth-leading scorer, produced a pair of goals in a three-minute span and the Ice Bears held on for a 2-1 victory against the Pensacola […]
Ice Flyers Score Big With Their One-Game Rebrand Into Pensacola Bushwackers
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent The reaction has been emphatic. People have gone bonkers over the Bushwackers. While there was no way to envision the response, the Ice Flyers quickly learned this week their one-night-only rebrand into the Pensacola Bushwackers for Saturday night’s 7:05 p.m. home game against the Knoxville Ice Bears has generated […]
Ice Flyers End Long Day With Comeback Shootout Win Against Bulls
The Ice Flyers endured on Sunday their longest and most bizarre game of the season. But they finished with satisfaction. Playing for the only time in the past eight days, then dealing with two lengthy delays caused by arena issues, the Ice Flyers got a tying goal midway through the third period, missed on a […]
Ice Flyers Thrill Sellout Crowd With Big Win To Complete Showcase Weekend
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers got the sellout crowds they wanted with twin games against Peoria in the annual $5 ticket weekend. And a big win Saturday night to make it complete. In another sparkling moment of this season, the Ice Flyers took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission Saturday, […]
Filled To Brim, 8,049 Watch Ice Flyers In OT Game Friday Against Peoria
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent Goaltender Riley Morris burst from the scramble, having the best view and trying to make a convincing case for a disallowed goal. But to no avail. A 3-2 overtime loss against the Peoria Rivermen left the only void in a memorable Friday night in Ice Flyers history. In front […]
Arvanitis Turns Back 41 Shots As Ice Flyers Hold Off Roanoke To Sweep Weekend
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent His first experience with Mardi Gras had Ice Flyers goaltender Brad Arvanitis adorned in beads, meeting fans and making trinket throws to a celebratory, post-game crowd. All this after stopping 41 shots, bearing through the final 90 seconds of a tense, 6-on-4 situation and propelling the Ice Flyers to […]
Milan’s Big Shot Lifts Ice Flyers To Crowd-Thrilling OT Win Over Roanoke
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent Garrett Milan was the star in demand, as he moved from one side to the other near the team’s tunnel entrance, accommodating everyone who wanted an autograph, a photo, or a high-five. The pure joy, poignant scene, occurred just moments after Milan blasted his well-aimed, one-timer, into goal cage […]
