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 […]
Ice Flyers Grind Out Win Before Large Crowd To Sweep Week Against Macon
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent The customary, post-game, stick salute from Ice Flyers players to the crowd Saturday night came with an extra deep breath. This one brought relief. After rolling past the Macon Mayhem for two earlier wins, the Ice Flyers swept the week of three matchups by holding on in the last […]
Ice Flyers’ Power Play Prowess Shows Again In Win Against Macon
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers had only a few days in mid-October to assemble a top specialty teams group. Their power play unit has looked all season like these guys have been there forever. Once again, the Ice Flyers unleashed the league’s best power play, scoring three times Friday night with […]
Ice Flyers Unleash Goal Barrage To Make Amends, Rout Macon In Holiday Game
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers heeded the urgent message from their coach. In a first-time game on the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, the Ice Flyers answered back from Saturday’s home loss by producing a pair of season superlatives in a 7-1 victory Monday against the Macon Mayhem at the Pensacola […]
Amid Tough Loss, Ice Flyers Attract Record Crowd On Wiener Dog Race Night
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent Fueled by another mammoth, memorable crowd Saturday night, the jackpot in the Ice Flyers’ charitable 50-50 drawing reached an amazing $10,000. A lucky fan took home quite a prize. Unfortunately in the game, the Ice Flyers couldn’t buy a goal. Three different shots hit goal posts and some point-blank […]
Ice Flyers’ Youth Jersey Night Generates Season’s Largest Crowd, But Not A Win
By Bill VilonaIce Flyers Correspondent A first of its kind youth jersey giveaway Friday night generated the kind of response the Ice Flyers hoped to produce the season’s largest crowd. But it couldn’t flip the same outcome from a week ago when the Ice Flyers played the Birmingham Bulls. Once again, the Bulls buried their […]
Season-Best Crowd Sees Ice Flyers Take Tough Loss On Military Appreciation Night
By Bill Vilona, Ice Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers had the season’s largest crowd, got amid-game hat trick from captain Garrett Milan, and created a special arena atmosphere the entire third period. Unfortunately for this team, the night lacked completeness of a celebratory win. In seizing upon their own opportunities, the Birmingham Bulls got a go-ahead goal with less than eight minutes left and scored an empty-netter with one second […]
