The Jacksonville Icemen will have six players available for training camp beginning Oct. 5 after three players were assigned by the Iowa Wild and three others were released from training camp try-out contracts with the Wild.
Forwards Drew Kuzma and Blake Biondi and defenseman Reilly Webb were assigned to Jacksonville by Iowa. Defenseman Jaden Condotta and forwards Will Hillman and Brandon Yeamans were released from their try-out contracts and will also be available for Icemen camp.
The Jacksonville Icemen, an ECHL affiliate of the Minnesota Wild and Iowa Wild, will open their 10th Anniversary Season on Oct. 16 against the South Carolina Stingrays at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Face-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Three players assigned by Iowa Wild
Kuzma played 13 games for the Greensboro Gargoyles last season and recorded five goals, three assists and eight points. The 23-year-old forward is from St. Albert, Alberta, and played four years of NCAA hockey at Lindenwood University. He served as the team captain during his senior season.
Biondi brings AHL and ECHL experience to Jacksonville. He played 36 AHL contests with the Chicago Wolves from 2025-2026 and scored three goals, then recorded 11 goals, 14 assists and 25 points in 27 games for the Greensboro Gargoyles last season.
Biondi was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the fourth round, 109th overall, in 2020. He played four years at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and one year at the University of Notre Dame.
Webb played 16 AHL games with the Hershey Bears in 2026. He also appeared in 105 games for the South Carolina Stingrays from 2024-2026, recording five goals, 16 assists and a plus-29 rating.
The 27-year-old defenseman is from Stoney Creek, Ontario. Webb was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the sixth round, 164th overall, in 2017, and played four years of Canadian university hockey at Acadia University after a six-year junior career with the Hamilton Bulldogs and Saginaw Spirit.
Condotta, Hillman and Yeamans available for camp
Condotta returns for a second season with the Jacksonville Icemen after recording 13 points on two goals and 11 assists in 65 games last season. He also led the team with 68 penalty minutes.
Condotta made his professional debut with the Indy Fuel in spring 2025, appearing in two games. Before that, he recorded 23 points on five goals and 18 assists in 28 games during his final season at Toronto Metropolitan University and added 14 points on six goals and eight assists in 29 games at Aurora.
Hillman recorded 13 points on seven goals and six assists in 23 games for Jacksonville last season. He added 17 points with the Toledo Walleye to finish his rookie season with 30 points on 15 goals and 15 assists.
The Jacksonville Icemen acquired Hillman in a trade with Toledo on Feb. 23. The 25-year-old forward is from Blaine, Minnesota.
Yeamans has played five seasons in the ECHL and has appeared in 223 ECHL contests. He has recorded 35 points on 20 goals and 15 assists while accumulating 468 penalty minutes.
The 28-year-old forward returns to Jacksonville after playing 23 games for the Icemen during the 2022-23 campaign. He also played 63 games as the Bloomington Bison’s assistant captain in 2025-2026.
Jacksonville opens 10th Anniversary Season Oct. 16
All six players will be available when Jacksonville Icemen training camp begins Oct. 5. The team will open its 10th Anniversary Season against the South Carolina Stingrays on Oct. 16 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. face-off. The matchup will bring Webb against the South Carolina team for which he played 105 games from 2024-2026.
FSB Take
The Jacksonville Icemen enter training camp with three players assigned by the Iowa Wild and three more released from Wild try-out contracts. The group includes recent AHL and ECHL experience from Kuzma, Biondi and Webb, along with returning Jacksonville players Condotta, Hillman and Yeamans.
All six players will be available beginning Oct. 5, ahead of Jacksonville’s Oct. 16 10th Anniversary Season opener against the South Carolina Stingrays at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
Source: Original report