A Memorable Star Wars Night Ends With 2-0 Win Against Rail Yard Dawgs
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent An early-season surge of attendance gave the Ice Flyers an opportunity Saturday to turn their home ice into a festive, special force on Star Wars Night. They made it happen in multiple ways. A memory was created with a crowd of 5,187, many of whom wore Star Wars costumes, […]
Ice Flyers Produce Complete Performance To Beat Fayetteville 6-1, End Losing Streak
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers had potential turn into performance and create a special night. A night after exiting the Pensacola Bay Center frustrated by a fourth-consecutive loss, the Ice Flyers shined on specialty teams, got big saves from goaltender Christian Pavlas and mixed it up with their fists in a […]
Ice Flyers Hard Effort Brings Treats, Win Against Havoc on Halloween-Theme Night
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent On their Halloween-theme night, the Ice Flyers became The Avengers. The Ice Flyers took leads four times, had five different players score goals, played physical and produced a 5-3 win against the Huntsville Havoc before an festive crowd of 3.759 at the Pensacola Bay Center – many of whom […]
Ice Flyers bounce Back To End Opening Weekend With Win Against Macon
By Bill VilonaIce Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers second game of their season-opening weekend evolved far differently Saturday night. All in a good way for them. After answering challenges, beginning with a first puck-drop fight, the Ice Flyers got a sealing goal with five minutes remaining for a 5-3 win against the Macon Mayhem at […]
Mistakes Prove Costly In Ice Flyers’ Season-Opening Loss
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent A lengthy team meeting followed the Ice Flyers season-opening, 6-4 loss Thursday night against the Huntsville Havoc at the Pensacola Bay Center. But the assessment was quick to the point. “We just made way too many mistakes,” said Ice Flyers coach Rod Aldoff. “We played hard, but we didn’t […]
Ice Flyers secure win in Home Finale
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent The message was heeded. The performance showed it. After an early morning team meeting to get refocused, the Ice Flyers flipped the narrative with a 4-2 win Saturday night against the Evansville Thunderbolts to end their home schedule in desired fashion. “We played very well. Came out hard and […]
Ice Flyers turn focus to Home Finale
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent From different pockets in the arena, the third-period chants of “Let’s Go Flyers!” reverberated as fans tried to build energy.Minutes later, it got rewarded with team captain Brennan Blaszczak scoring a shorthanded goal and the Ice Flyers producing their biggest performance burst on a penalty kill. But it was […]
Brennan Blaszczak Rights Ship In Ice Flyers Win
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers had their fast start in Thursday’s game turn into a tenuous situation late into the third period.Brennan Blaszczak made sure it ended well. The Ice Flyers’ team captain, as he often has done all season, created the game’s biggest play by breaking free near center ice, […]
Ice Flyers Turn Focus To Final Home Games
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers followed a superlative performance a night earlier with one Sunday that nearly matched with effort. But the fate was different. After scoring the game’s first goal, the Ice Flyers missed on several power play opportunities, including a five-minute advantage in the closing minutes, which enabled the […]
Ice Flyers Complete Memorable Weekend With Playoff-Clinching Win
Bill VilonaIce Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers had to navigate through more than two years of uncertain times before getting to stage another $5 ticket weekend.They made sure this one created special memories. Energized by a capacity crowd of 7,390, the Ice Flyers willed their way to a 3-0 victory Saturday night against the Roanoke […]
