Several Players Return to Icemen from AHL Camps

JACKSONVILLE, FL – The Jacksonville Icemen, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres and the AHL’s Rochester Americans announced today the following roster transactions:  

Forward Christopher Brown has been assigned to the Icemen by Rochester (AHL) Brown is under an AHL contract with the Americans this season. 

In addition, forwards Luke Bignell, Chris Grando, Dominick Mersch, Garrett Van Wyhe and defenseman Julian Kislin have been released from their tryouts with Rochester and have been returned to the Icemen. 

Goaltender Matt Vernon has been released from his tryout with the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers and has been returned to Jacksonville. 

The following is an updated listing of the Icemen’s training camp roster following today’s transactions: 

Goaltenders 
30 – Matt Vernon 
31 - Joe Murdaca

Defensemen 
3 – Jack Van Boekel
4 – Sean Leonard (PTO)
5 - Brandon Fortunato 
7 – Connor Russell 
12 – Julian Kislin
14 – Chays Ruddy
15 – Jacob Panetta 
18 – Garret Cockerill
28 – Ivan Chukarov 

Forwards
8 – Michael Turner 
9 – Bailey Conger (PTO)
10 – Christopher Brown
11 – Victor Hadfield 
13 – Chris Grando 
16 - Derek Lodermeier 
19 – Matheson Iacopelli 
21 – Easton Brodzinski 
22 - Luke Bignell
23 – Justin Cmunt (TO)
25 – Dominick Mersch
26 – Nick Isaacson 
29 – Craig Martin 
39 – Steven Leonard
41 – Carson Mackinnon 
45 – Logan Cockerill 
51 – Garrett Van Wyhe
83 – Brendan Harris 

*** PTO (Professional Tryout)  TO (Tryout) 

The Icemen will open their 2022 Training Camp presented by Campione Law on Sunday, October 8 at the Community First Igloo in the Publix Rink. All practices will take place at the Community First Igloo are open to the public.  The Icemen open the season at home on October 21, 2023 against the Florida Everblades at 7:00 p.m. 

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