Category: Knoxville Ice Bears
Clarke named 7th head coach in Ice Bears history
WolvesThe Knoxville Ice Bears have agreed to terms with Brent Clarke to be the organization’s seventh head coach in franchise history. Clarke comes to Knoxville from Watertown in the FPHL where he led the Wolves to the Commissioner’s Cup as the league’s 2022 playoff champion. He also won a title as the te...
Read moreCarr named assistant coach for ECHL Norfolk
Norfolk AdmiralsKnoxville Ice Bears head coach Jeff Carr has been hired by the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL as the team’s new assistant coach. Norfolk is the affiliate for the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL and the Chicago Wolves in the AHL. Carr concludes his tenure in Knoxville with a 151-83-24 (.631%) record, th...
Read moreKnoxville’s Dave Feather named 2021-2022 Wanda Amos Community Service Award winner
Dave FeatherHUNTERSVILLE, NC (July 21, 2022) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) announced today that Dave Feather of the Knoxville Ice Bears has been selected as the winner of the 2021-2022 Wanda Amos Community Service Award as voted on by the league’s Board of Governors. After a two-year hiatus d...
Read moreKnoxville’s Jason Price named SPHL Defenseman of the Year
Jason PriceHUNTERSVILLE, NC (April 19, 2022) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) on Tuesday announced that Jason Price of the Knoxville Ice Bears has been selected as the SPHL Defenseman of the Year in a vote of league representatives. The SPHL leader in career games played, Price led all players...
Read moreKnoxville’s Jeff Carr named SPHL Coach of the Year
Ice BearsHUNTERSVILLE, NC (April 15, 2022) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) on Friday announced that Jeff Carr of the Knoxville Ice Bears has been selected as the SPHL Coach of the Year in a vote of league representatives. Fayetteville’s Cory Melkert finished second in the voting. Carr led Kn...
Read moreSPHL announces President’s Cup first round schedule
Knoxville Ice BearsHUNTERSVILLE, NC (April 10, 2022) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) on Sunday announced the schedule for the first round, best-of-three series in the 2022 President’s Cup Playoffs: #1 Knoxville Ice Bears vs. #8 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Game 1 – Wednesday, April 13 at Knoxville – 7:35 p...
Read moreBulls’ Stewart, Bears’ Stead named Warrior Hockey/SPHL Co-Players of the Week
Knoxville Ice BearsHUNTERSVILLE, NC (February 15, 2022) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that goaltenders Hayden Stewart of the Birmingham Bulls and Kristian Stead of the Knoxville Ice Bears have been named the Warrior Hockey/SPHL Co-Players of the Week for February 6-13. Stewart went 2...
Read moreKnoxville’s Jimmy Poreda named Warrior Hockey Player of the Week
Knoxville Ice BearsHUNTERSVILLE, NC (November 30, 2021) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that Jimmy Poreda of the Knoxville Ice Bears has been named the Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week for November 22-28. Poreda recorded back-to-back shutouts over Birmingham last week, stopping a...
Read moreKnoxville’s Anthony McVeigh named Warrior Hockey Player of the Week
Knoxville Ice BearsHUNTERSVILLE, NC (November 16, 2021) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that Anthony McVeigh of the Knoxville Ice Bears has been named the Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week for November 8-14. McVeigh scored five goals on only seven shots, including his first profes...
Read moreIce Bears celebrate 20th anniversary with 3-1 win
Knoxville Ice BearsMichael Mercurio scored at 7:04 of the third to put the Ice Bears ahead for good as Knoxville defeated Macon 3-1 to open the season at the Civic Coliseum Friday night. The opener begins the Ice Bears’ 20th season as a franchise. Jimmy Poreda made 39 saves in net for Knoxville. The rookie was making...
Read moreIce Flyers to raise banner, begin new chapter
ECHLBy Bill Vilona, Ice Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers will truly start anew in Saturday night’s season-opening game. A championship banner will be raised during pregame ceremonies at the Pensacola Bay Center. The team will wear special-designed jerseys to commemorate last year’s President’s Cup ti...
Read moreIce Flyers a welcome host for SPHL meetings
Knoxville Ice BearsBy Bill Vilona, Ice Flyers Correspondent As gentle waves were rolling nearby, the sun sparking off the water, a fellow team owner turned to Greg Harris and offered a consensus opinion. “Be prepared to have league meetings here every year,” he said, half-jokingly, to the Ice Flyers host owner, during...
Read moreIce Flyers rally in third to reach SPHL finals
Huntsville HavocBy Bill Vilona, Ice Flyers Correspondent The explosion of joy the Ice Flyers ignited meant a little more on this night. Reaching a championship has that effect. With a three-goal flurry in the final eight minutes, the Ice Flyers pulled off a 4-2 win Friday night against the Knoxville Ice Bears to th...
Read moreIce Flyers complete final home weekend with emphatic trio of wins
Rod AldoffBy Bill Vilona, Ice Flyers Correspondent Even during the roughest times, which were not long ago, the Ice Flyers had a sense their struggles would shift into success. That faith has been rewarded. The Ice Flyers produced their best weekend on the season’s final home weekend, completing a trifecta of...
Read moreFormer UConn star Freeman gets first pro goal in Ice Flyers win
Rod AldoffThe puck was on its side, rolling, and the shooting angle was tricky, but Ben Freeman figured he still might have a scoring chance. As fate would have it, that’s exactly what led into Freeman scoring his first professional goal late in the third period, which became the game-winner in the Ice Flyers...
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