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Special to SportsDay ORLANDO (www.jaxsportsday.com) – If there was a better way to earn a first win, Friday night’s contest was the most dramatic and rewarding.  The Jacksonville Icemen (1-2-2) came from behind to defeat the Orlando Solar Bears (0-3-1) in overtime, 3-2, at the Kia Center. Jesse Tucker and Jaden Condotta both scored for the Icemen while goaltender Cameron Rowe made 32 saves in the victory. The Icemen will head home on Saturday for a 3:00 pm matchup with the Atlanta Gladiators at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. FIRST PERIOD The opening twenty minutes featured plenty of chances on both sides. Jacksonville peppered Orlando goaltender Scott Ratzlaff for 10 shots in the opening period. Despite the chances, neither side could find the back of the net in the opening period. SECOND PERIOD Orlando struck quickly with back-to-back goals in the first six and a half minutes of the second period to take a 2-0 lead. But the Icemen countered quickly with their latest addition, Jes...

JACKSONVILLE - The Jacksonville Icemen, ECHL Affiliate of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild and the AHL’s Iowa Wild, announced that forwards Drew Kuzma and Blake Biondi, along with defenseman Reilly Webb, have been assigned to Jacksonville by the Iowa Wild. Defensemen Jaden Condotta and forwards Will Hillman and Brandon Yeamans were released from their training camp try-out contracts with the Wild as well. All six men will be available for Icemen training camp beginning on October 5. Kuzma, 23, played 13 games for the Greensboro Gargoyles in the ECHL last season while recording five goals and three assists for eight points. 6-6, 218 lb native of St. Albert, Alberta, he played four years of NCAA college hockey at Lindenwood University from 2022-2-26. Eventually rising to be the team’s captain his senior season. Biondi, 24, brings both size and experience to the Icemen this season. A former 4th-round draft pick (109th OVR) by the Montreal Canadiens in 2020, Biondi is a veteran of 36 AHL contests ...

The Jacksonville Icemen, ECHL Affiliate of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild and the AHL’s Iowa Wild are proud to announce that the team has been named finalists for five 2025-26 ECHL Team Awards.    The Icemen have been nominated for the following league awards: Inclusive Spirt Award Game Operations Team of the Year Ticket Department of the Year – Aggregate Group Ticket Department of the Year – Aggregate Team Award of Excellence  - Aggregate   The Awards will be presented at the 2026 ECHL Hockey Summer Meetings in Nashville on Wednesday, June 24.   The annual ECHL Team Awards honor teams and individuals in several categories for their accomplishments during the 2025-26 Season. The complete list of awards and finalists are:    Community Service Team of the Year Marketing Team of the Year Most Creative Revenue Generation of the Year Kalamazoo Wings Allen Americans Bloomington Bison – Stick 2 Reading Kansas City Mavericks Greensboro Gargoyles Greensboro Gargoyles – M...