Minor League Hockey

Florida minor-league hockey coverage includes ECHL and SPHL teams based in the state that are not nested beneath a Florida NHL parent club. Follow game stories, transactions, call-ups, schedules, playoff races and player-development news from around Florida. Professional minor-league hockey in Florida has grown from scattered experiments into a stable ECHL and SPHL presence. The current landscape includes long-running clubs such as the Florida Everblades, a modern revival of the Orlando Solar Bears name, the Jacksonville Icemen and Pensacola Ice Flyers. Florida-based teams have won multiple league championships and also function as development partners within NHL and AHL systems.