Florida Sports Wire

  JACKSONVILLE ( wwwsportsdayjax.com ) – The Jacksonville Icemen announced today that the team has entered into an affiliation agreement with the National Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres and the American Hockey League’s Rochester Americans. The announcement came at a press conference held this morning at the Community First Igloo.   The event was produced by Sight & Sound Productions.   “We are thrilled to partner with the Jacksonville Icemen as our new ECHL affiliate,” said Sabres General Manager Kevyn Adams. “This partnership marks an exciting new chapter for both organizations and further emphasizes our commitment to the growth and development of our players and staff. The Icemen’s dedication to excellence both on and off the ice, coupled with competitive conference play, made them a great fit for our new affiliate.”  For the past two seasons, the Icemen served as the ECHL affiliate of the New York Rangers (NHL), and AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack.  F...

( SportsDay) The New York Rangers and Hartford Wolf Pack announced that the Rangers have reassigned goaltender Olof Lindbom to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack from the ECHL’s Jacksonville Icemen. Lindbom, 22, has appeared in 16 games with the Icemen during his rookie North American professional season. He’s posted a record of 11-5-0 and collected one shutout during his ECHL debut season. Selected in the second round, 39th overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, Lindbom spent the 2021-22 season in his native Sweden playing for Kristianstads IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan. He posted a record of 10-15-0 in 27 appearances. Lindbom helped lead Sweden to a Bronze medal at the U18 World Junior Championship during the 2017-18 season. He was named the tournament’s best goaltender and to the tournament’s All-Star Team. (File Photo/Nancy Beecher) #jaxicemen #sportsday #echl #hartfordwolfpack #NYRangers #AHL