Pensacola Ice Flyers

Pensacola Ice Flyers
City	Pensacola, Florida
League	Southern Professional Hockey League
Founded	2009
Home arena	Pensacola Bay Center
Colors	Navy Blue, Grey, White
Owner(s)	Greg Harris David J. Maloney Dr. Stuart Harlin
Media	Pensacola News Journal, WEAR3
Franchise history
2009–present	Pensacola Ice Flyers
Championships
Regular season titles	1 2013–14
Playoff championships	3 (2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16)

The Pensacola Ice Flyers are a professional ice hockey team of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The team played their first season in 2009–10. Home games are played at the Pensacola Bay Center, previously home to the ECHL's Pensacola Ice Pilots from 1996 until their folding in 2008.

The "Ice Flyers" name has a double meaning – it is both a tribute to Pensacola's heritage in naval aviation (Naval Air Station Pensacola is home to the legendary Blue Angels and the National Museum of Naval Aviation) and an homage to original owner Tim Kerr, who previously played eleven seasons with the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers.^[1]

On April 14, 2013, the Ice Flyers beat the Huntsville Havoc 2–0 in Game 3 of the President's Cup Finals to win the franchise's first-ever President's Cup.^[2] The win also solidified the City of Pensacola's first ever professional sports championship.

Season-by-season records

Regular season

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
2009–10	56	25	23	8	58	176	205	968	5th of 7, SPHL
2010–11	56	28	28	-	56	187	195	1148	5th of 8, SPHL
2011–12	56	30	22	4	64	187	176	873	4th of 9, SPHL
2012–13	56	33	18	5	71	171	149	1113	3rd of 9, SPHL
2013–14	56	38	13	5	81	207	139	1029	1st of 10, SPHL
2014–15	56	32	18	6	70	179	148	857	3rd of 8, SPHL
2015–16	56	31	20	5	67	175	157	1098	2nd of 9, SPHL

Post season

Season	GP	W	L	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
2009–10	3	1	2	8	11	72	Lost Quarterfinals
2010–11	3	1	2	8	13	59	Lost Quarterfinals
2011–12	6	4	2	14	8	94	Lost League Finals
2012–13	7	6	1	18	9	86	Won President's Cup
2013–14	7	6	1	28	10	87	Won President's Cup
2014–15	3	1	2	6	7	20	Lost Quarterfinals
2015–16	7	7	0	29	16	69	Won President's Cup

Roster

Updated April 7, 2016.^[3]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Contract
3		Kesti, RyanRyan Kesti	C	R	26	2015	Red Wing, Minnesota, USA	Ice Flyers
7		Cousineau, JoshJosh Cousineau	C	L	26	2016	Penetang, Ontario, Canada	Ice Flyers
9		Buco, StephenStephen Buco	RW	R	26	2015	Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Ice Flyers
11		Rodrigues, PaulPaul Rodrigues	C	R	27	2013	Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada	Ice Flyers
12		Zurn, BrandonBrandon Zurn	F	R	24	2016	Mahtomedi, Minnesota, USA	Ice Flyers
14		Adams, CharlieCharlie Adams	F	R	24	2016	Mahtomedi, Minnesota, USA	Ice Flyers
18		Holka, JoeyJoey Holka	RW	R	25	2015	Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Ice Flyers
21		Caveney, JoeJoe Caveney	LW	R	27	2015	Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA	Ice Flyers
25		Pawlick, AdamAdam Pawlick (C)	C	L	26	2013	Utica, New York, USA	Ice Flyers
27		Banfield, CoreyCorey Banfield (A)	LW	L	29	2013	Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada	Ice Flyers
2		Calabrese, AnthonyAnthony Calabrese	D	R	24	2016	Bridgeton, New Jersey, USA	Ice Flyers
4		Krieg, MikeMike Krieg	D	L	26	2015	Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Ice Flyers
5		Spratte, PetePete Spratte	D	L	25	2016	Rochester, Minnesota, USA	Ice Flyers
6		Baker, DrewDrew Baker	D	R	30	2016	Dawsonville, Georgia, USA	tryout
17		Gates, JeremyJeremy Gates	D	L	28	2012	Jackson, Michigan, USA	Ice Flyers
26		Bergin, SteveSteve Bergin (A)	D	L	28	2012	Groton, Massachusetts, USA	Ice Flyers
44		Blair, BrandonBrandon Blair	D	R	24	2014	Coral Springs, Florida, USA	Ice Flyers
29		McLean, JohnJohn McLean	G	L	26	2015	Eagan, Minnesota, USA	Ice Flyers
35		Zenzola, MattMatt Zenzola	G	L	22	2015	San Diego, California, USA	Ice Flyers

Former Ice Flyers who have gone on to represent their country internationally

• Joey Hughes () - Hughes played his rookie professional season, and last season in North America, with the Ice Flyers during their inaugural season. Hughes had represented Australia in the World Championships prior to playing for the Ice Flyers and was unable to play in the 2010 World Championship due to the SPHL Playoffs. He made his return to the Australian National Team for the 2011 World Championships and also competed in the 2012 edition.

See also

• Pensacola Ice Pilots

External links

• Pensacola Ice Flyers website
• The Southern Professional Hockey League website

References

1. Blakeney, Jason (May 9, 2009). "Commentary: New team, new name, new opportunity". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
2. "Huntsville Havoc loses to Pensacola in SPHL championship game". al.com. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
3. "Pensacola Ice Flyers roster". Pensacola Ice Flyers. Retrieved 2016-04-07.