Preview: Jacksonville Icemen at Florida Everblades in Friday night hockey
The Jacksonville Icemen will face off against the Florida Everblades in ECHL hockey on Friday, March 29, 2024. The Jacksonville Icemen are set to face the Florida Everblades in the first of their two road games this weekend. This match is part of a long road trip that will last until April 12. The Icemen have won 7-0-1-0 against Florida this season. Florida's Cam Johnson and Jacksonville's Matt Vernon are ranked second and third in the ECHL in goals-against average for their goalkeepers.
Published : 4 weeks ago by Jacksonville Florida Times-Union in Sports
The skinny: The Icemen travel to the reigning ECHL champion Everblades for the first of two road games this weekend in Estero, part of a long road trip that lasts until the team's April 12 return. ... The Everblades enter only one point ahead of the Orlando Solar Bears for the last playoff berth in the ECHL South Division, while the Icemen are five points clear of Florida. ... Florida's Cam Johnson (2.32) and Jacksonville's Matt Vernon (2.36) rank second and third in the ECHL in goals-against average for goaltenders. ... The Icemen are 7-0-1-0 against the Everblades on the season.
Topics: Hockey, NHL