Recap: Ice Bears 5, Ice Flyers 3
PENSACOLA, FLA. – In a hard-fought battle that capped off the Blue Angels Night festivities, the Pensacola Ice Flyers fell short against the Knoxville Ice Bears, losing 5-3 on Saturday night. The defeat evened out the weekend series, following the Ice Flyers’ impressive 6-4 win on Friday night. The excitement began with a crowd-pleasing fight […]
Dabrowski’s Big Night Against Former Team Lifts Ice Flyers To First Home Win
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers newly acquired Sam Dabrowski had a little emotional tinge while glancing at this former team prior to Friday night’s game. “There were a couple times when I saw the (Knoxville Ice Bears) jerseys and I had a little double take where I was like, wait, these […]
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 Opener Attracts 6,000-Plus Fans, But Huntsville Havoc Exit With Victory
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers knew their season-opener Saturday night would provide a gauge, facing a veteran team that reached the league’s championship series a year ago. The results were mixed. Amid the positive elements with a group of rookie players, the Ice Flyers couldn’t answer the Huntsville Havoc’s second period […]
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 […]
