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 […]
Ice Flyers Rally In Third Period To Stay Unbeaten At Home On Rally Foundation Night
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent The celebratory chants were a little louder inside the home team locker room. The music played a lot longer, too. The Ice Flyers’ latest home ice win Saturday night became the best one. Trailing 2-0 with less than 14 minutes remaining, the response was an extra gear, big saves […]
Ice Flyers Erase Early Deficit, Stay Unbeaten With Rivalry Win Against Rivermen
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent When Gary Graham coached the Ice Flyers to their first championship 10 years ago, there wasn’t this kind of rivalry with Peoria. There is now, of course. That’s why the Ice Flyers 7-4 victory against the Rivermen Friday night, after the game was tied 3-3 at second intermission, carried […]
Ice Flyers Give Thanks With Shutout Win, Gender Reveal, And Remain Unbeaten At Home
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent After the team’s practice Tuesday, the Ice Flyers players went together on a grocery shopping mission for Thanksgiving dinner, where they will all gather Thursday at one home. So, it was only appropriate, of course, that Wednesday night three players scored their first goal this season, goaltender Stephen Mundinger […]
