Blades Back at it Against Jacksonville

WHO: Florida Everblades vs. Jacksonville Icemen

WHERE: Hertz Arena - Estero, Fla.

WHEN: Friday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m.

TICKETS: Find tickets for tonight’s gameHERE.

PROMOTIONS: Enjoy 239 Fridays! Get two premium seats, two cheeseburgers and fries, and two autographed programs for only $39! Take advantage of the 239 Fridays online only offer at FloridaEverblades.com/239. Kids 12 and under eat free with purchase of an adult entree at Breakaway Sports Pub, located inside Hertz Arena. All frontline/essential workers receive a buy one, get one free ticket offer for all remaining Friday regular season home games. Find the Frontline Fridays ticket offer HERE. 

BROADCAST: Watch every Florida Everblades game on FloHockey.TV. Listen to the exciting game action on WJBX News, Talk & More on 104.3 FM, 101.5 FM and AM 770, plus online at wjbxnewstalk.com. 

GAME NOTES

ESTERO, Fla. -  The Florida Everblades (33-16-0-2) look to re-enter the win column tonight against the Jacksonville Icemen (22-19-3-3) at Hertz Arena. After one win and two losses last week, the Everblades maintain the top spot in the Eastern Conference with a .667 points percentage. Two weeks ago, Florida and Jacksonville met four times in a span of five days. The Icemen got the better of the Blades in three of those contests, and Jacksonville now holds a 5-4-0-0 edge in the season series against Florida. 

Last Time Out: The Everblades were shut out for just the second time this season on Saturday against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits (23-15-9-3) at Hertz Arena. Matt Bradley and Frank Hora scored in the second period for the Swamp Rabbits, and Jack Poehling added an empty-net goal to cap off a 3-0 win for the visitors.

Last Meeting with Jacksonville: The Everblades and Icemen last met on Apr. 11 in VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Jacksonville took home a 3-1 victory on the back of rookie goaltender Evan Moyse who stopped 27 of 28 Florida shots. Alex Kile registered the only goal of the day for Florida with a slap shot in the third period. Jacksonville put up two goals in the second and one in the third to claim its third victory of the week against the Blades.

Scouting the Icemen: Ara Nazarian leads the Icemen with 34 points (13g-21a) this season. Nazarian also leads Jacksonville with seven points (4g-3a) in nine games against Florida. Defenseman Trevor Hamilton has pitched in assists in his last four contests against the Everblades. Jacksonville has worked by committee against Florida this season. Despite only scoring 25 goals against the Everblades in nine games this season, 16 different Icemen have found the back of the net in the season series. 

Career Highs: Four different Everblades have already set or tied career highs in goals this season. Levko Koper has found the back of the net 13 times to set a new career best. The forward’s previous high-water mark was 10 goals last season with the Everblades. Along with Koper’s personal high, Alex Kile, Stefan Leblanc, and Joe Pendenza have already tied their career-best goal totals this season. Kile has posted 16 goals this year to tie his previous best that came last year with the Maine Mariners. Leblanc’s three tallies this season equal his 2018-19 total with the Newfoundland Growlers. Pendenza has scratched across 13 markers so far in 2020-21, tying his career high that came last year with Florida.

--

JOIN THE FUN 

Become a member of the Florida Everblades family by securing a great seat location and big savings with a Blades 365 Membership!

Purchase a new Ticket Package or Flexible Voucher Package for the Blades 2021-22 season and receive a $20 gift card to Ford’s Garage along with an Everblades tote bag! To view the Blades 365 Membership savings, benefits and options click HERE.

2021 Kelly Cup Playoff Packages are now on sale. To view the Kelly Cup Playoff Package options click HERE. 

Discounted Group Packages are also available for Groups of 10 or more! To reserve your group for an upcoming home game, call or text the Everblades Front Office at (239) 948-7825.

Make it a Suite Night with the Everblades! A Luxury Suite and Party Suite are available at a limited number of Everblades home games this season. For the latest availability on Suites, call or text the Everblades Front Office at (239) 948-7825.

Everblades put the FUN in FUNdraising! There is no handling of money or tickets and no limit to the amount of money your group can make with the Everblades easy-to-run online Fundraiser! For more information, or to reserve a Fundraiser Night at an Everblades regular season home game, call or text (239) 948-7825.

JOIN THE BROADCASTS

Watch every Florida Everblades game on the new home for ECHL hockey atFloHockey.TV.Listen to the exciting game action on WJBX News, Talk & More on 104.3 FM, 101.5 FM and AM 770, plus online at wjbxnewstalk.com. In addition, some Blades Broadcasts can be heard on 99.3 ESPN or online at993espn.com.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION

Stay up to date by following the Florida Everblades on Social Media with all the latest news, scores and promotions on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tiktok, and Twitter. 

The Florida Everblades are the proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Nashville Predators and the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals.

###