Ice Flyers Welcome Back Defenseman Nick Prestia
Pensacola, Fla. – Defenseman Nicholas Prestia and the Pensacola Ice Flyers have agreed to terms for the 2023-24 season. The Niagara Falls, Ontario, native joined the Ice Flyers towards the end of the 2022-23 season after completing his senior season at NCAA Division III Manhattanville College. Prestia played 79 games for the Valiants during his […]
Ice Flyers Kick-off New Charity of The Month Initiative With Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Pensacola
(Pensacola, FL) – The Pensacola Ice Flyers are proud to introduce their new Charity of Month Initiative with the start of October. Each month, the Ice Flyers organization will raise awareness and funds for local non-profit charities on the Gulf Coast. “Giving back to the community is an important part of our organization,” said Director of […]
First Look At The Ice Flyers’ 2022-23 Home Dates
Pensacola, FL. (June 28, 2022) – Summer’s official arrival also brings more insight on how the 14th Ice Flyers season will be hosted at the Pensacola Bay Center. With the 2022-23 Season inching closer, fans can now start setting their calendars for every Ice Flyers home game. The Ice Flyers will host their Home Opener on […]
Ice Flyers Host SPHL Meetings On Pensacola Beach
By Bill Vilona, Ice Flyers Correspondent The easiest sales pitch Ice Flyers owner Greg Harris made was to fellow team owners in the Southern Professional Hockey League. A return week on Pensacola Beach? Sure. Business meetings while families enjoy the sand and surf? Absolutely. Mixing decision-making, season planning, rules decisions, with fun activities? All in. […]
2022-23 Protected List
Pensacola, FL. – The Pensacola Ice Flyers are now looking ahead to the 2022-23 season and have officially submitted their 13-man protected list to the SPHL league office. Players placed on a protected list have their SPHL playing rights attached to the respective team. Each team is allowed to protect 13 players who were under […]
Ice Flyers Extend Community Reach With BBBS Night
By Bill VilonaIce Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers have seen how a player’s interaction with a needy youth can impact a life. “I received an email a couple years ago from a mother, two months after her son met one of the players at a Big Sisters Big Brothers event, telling me how he has […]
After Learning Of Ice Flyers Success In Stanley Cup Broadcast, Russell Shining For Team In Rookie Season
By Bill Vilona Ice Flyers Correspondent Marcus Russell was watching the Tampa Bay Lightning repeat as Stanley Cup champions in July when image of another team’s title feat piqued his interest. The television broadcast showed the Ice Flyers’ photo with the SPHL President’s Cup, while mentioning the connection between the two hockey teams in the […]
Ice Flyers Announce UCF Medical Residents to Team Coverage
Pensacola, Fla. (Jan. 13, 2022) – The Pensacola Ice Flyers announced today they and their hospital provider, West Florida Hospital, have joined with the University of Central Florida College of Medicine to add coverage of the team as part of the rotation for medical residents. The residents are a part of the Physical Medicine and […]
Ice Flyers Welcome Future Service Dog, Ranger
Pensacola, Fla. (Jan. 5, 2022) – The Pensacola Ice Flyers announced today they have a new addition to the organization by way of a puppy that is a future service dog through the national non-profit organization called Canine Companions. The puppy is named Ranger and is a black Labrador/Golden Retriever cross. He arrived in Pensacola […]
