The Florida Everblades are a professional minor league

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team based in

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, in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metropolitan area. They play in the

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and are affiliated with the

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of the

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(NHL) and the

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of the

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(AHL) starting in the 2022–23 ECHL season. Their home games are played at

Hertz Arena Hertz Arena is a 7,181-seat multi-purpose arena in Estero, Florida, which is located between Miromar Lakes, Florida and Bonita Springs, Florida. The arena opened in November 1998 and serves as the home of the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. His ...

. The Everblades were founded in 1998. They play in the South Division of the Eastern Conference in the ECHL. They have failed to qualify for the playoffs just once in team history (2013–14) and have made five appearances in the Kelly Cup finals, winning in 2012 and 2022.

History

Swampee, the mascot of the Florida Everblades

The team was founded in 1998 by Craig Brush,

Peter Karmanos Jr. Peter Karmanos Jr. (born March 11, 1943) is an American businessman who was most recently the minority owner and alternate governor of the Carolina Hurricanes franchise until June 30, 2021. He served as their principal owner from 1994 (when the Hu ...

, and

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and was named based on the

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. The Everblades' logo features a gator-head design fused in the form of an ice skate. Barnstorm Creative Group, a Vancouver graphic design company, designed the logo. Barnstorm was contacted by

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owner

, who came up with the idea of choosing the Everblades' colors as blue and green, in tribute to the

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team that Karmanos moved to

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. The Everblades' inaugural home opener featured a

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in which a large

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was brought onto the ice to pay tribute to the team's name and logo, as well as Florida's vast population of

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species. The Everblades won their first Kelly Cup on May 23, 2012, against the Las Vegas Wranglers. Brandon MacLean scored the championship-winning-goal in overtime during game five. Everblades goaltender,

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, was named the most valuable player of the 2012 Kelly Cup playoffs.

2004 American Conference finals

In game five of the 2004 American Conference finals, the Everblades faced the

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in the final game of an epic series. Florida won the first two games at home, but Reading evened the series at home, the next two of the best-of-five series. In game five, the score was tied at the end of regulation, 2–2, so the game was sent to overtime. John McNabb of the Everblades scored on a breakaway to defeat the Royals in front of a record crowd of 7,080 fans at Hertz Arena.

2005 playoff brawl

One famous event that stands out among Blades' fans was during the 2005 ECHL playoffs. With the Everblades hosting the

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on April 22, 2005, for the first game of the American Conference semifinals, the teams engaged in a third-period line brawl that would see both teams combine for 197 minutes in

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. The brawl stemmed from previous incidents throughout the game. Prior to the brawl, Everblades forward Greg Hornby checked Greenville's Vladimir Gusev hard into the boards behind the net, causing Gusev to leave the game injured. As a result, the pace of the game, as well as checking, would pick up. With the Blades up 4–1 with under six minutes to play in the third period, Greenville pest

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screened the net during a Greenville shooting attempt. Everblades

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Tim O'Connell checked Barch from behind numerous times, hoping to clear him from in front of the net. Barch, having been fed up with being pressured, turned around, attempting to

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O'Connell. Instead, O'Connell quickly skated away from the crease before Barch turned around. Barch ended up punching Everblades goalie Tyler MacKay. O'Connell then jumped on top of Barch, and all the players on the ice dropped the gloves for a wild line brawl that saw Florida goalie MacKay and others getting ejected for

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. After the mayhem,

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took MacKay's place as netminder. Shortly thereafter, the Everblades' Simon Tremblay fought Greenville's Adam Nightingale as the last fight of the evening. The Everblades went on to win the game, 4–1, and eventually to sweep the series, three games to none. Barch was assessed a one-game suspension for his role in the brawl. Game two featured no fights and the Everblades won in overtime, 3–2.

2012 Kelly Cup Finals

Florida won the

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with a 4–1 victory at home in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 7,290. The first period saw Las Vegas Wranglers goalie Joe Fallon beaten by Justin Shugg and Mike Ratchuk, but Las Vegas edged back to even the score by the third, with Ash Goldie and Peter MacArthur beating

to force the overtime. At 4:54 into the overtime, after Ryan Donald passed to Matt Beca, who in turn sent the puck to Brandon MacLean, who beat Fallon and secured the victory. The win earned Florida the 2012 Kelly Cup and secured a perfect home record of 11–0 in the postseason (two victories over Greenville and three each over Elmira,

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, and

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). Additionally, John Muse earned the Kelly Cup Finals MVP award. In April 2013, owner Peter Karmanos, Jr. announced he would be selling the team along with

Germain Arena Hertz Arena is a 7,181-seat multi-purpose arena in Estero, Florida, which is located between Miromar Lakes, Florida and Bonita Springs, Florida. The arena opened in November 1998 and serves as the home of the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. His ...

to "simplify things" in his life, as he had just retired from the company he founded,

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. The team was made for sale and was being shopped by Park Lane, a sports investment-banking firm that specializes in the sale of sports teams. Since that time, no formal announcements have taken place on the progression of the sale. In 2018, Karmanos gave up majority control of the Hurricanes to new majority owner Thomas Dundon. After the 2018–19 season, the Everblades dropped the Hurricanes affiliation for the first time and partnered with the

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. It was then announced on August 5, 2019, that Karmanos had sold both the team and arena to David Hoffmann, a

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, resident and real estate investor.

Logos

Through the Everblades' history, they have had four anniversary logos: the fifth anniversary logo in 2002–03, the 10th anniversary logo in 2007–08, the 15th anniversary logo in 2012–13, and the 20th anniversary logo in the 2017–18 season.

Season-by-season record

¹ The 2008–09 team played 71 games because of scheduling changes caused by the

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and

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ceasing operations mid-season. Four of the five teams (Florida, Charlotte, South Carolina, Mississippi) played 71 games, with Gwinnett playing 72. ² The 2019–20 ECHL season was suspended on March 12, 2020 due to the

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, and the rest of the season was cancelled on March 14, 2020.

Individual and Team Honors

1998–99:

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(Bob Ferguson) 1999–00:

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John Brophy Award ( Bob Ferguson)
Plus Performer Award (Andy MacIntyre) 2000–01: Executive of the Year (Craig Brush) 2003–04: Gingher Memorial Trophy 2004–05: Gingher Memorial Trophy
Reebok Goaltender of the Year (

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) 2005–06: Sportsmanship Award ( Steve Saviano)
Reebok Equipment Manager of the Year (John Jennings) 2008–09: Brabham Cup
CCM U+ Most Valuable Player ( Kevin Baker)
Leading Scorer (Kevin Baker) 2011–12: Gingher Memorial Trophy
Kelly Cup
Kelly Cup Playoff's Most Valuable Player (

) 2012–13: Leading Scorer ( Mathieu Roy) 2015–16: ECHL CCM Rookie of the Year (

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)
ECHL Community Service Award ( Rob Florentino) 2017–18: Brabham Cup
Gingher Memorial Trophy
John Brophy Award ( Brad Ralph)

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: Brabham Cup
Goaltender of the Year (

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)
Plus Performer Award (John McCarron) 2021–22: Gingher Memorial Trophy
Kelly Cup
Kelly Cup Playoff's Most Valuable Player ( Cam Johnson)

Players

Current roster

Updated November 20, 2022.

Retired numbers

Berg and Buckley's numbers were retired during a pre-game ceremony on October 19, 2007, as the Everblades hosted the

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, in what would be the Sea Wolves' first official regular season game after being placed on a two-year hiatus due to the aftermath of

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. Banners made with their jersey numbers were hung to the rafters of Germain Arena. Hartlieb's number was retired in a ceremony before a game against the

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on October 19, 2012. Hartlieb was presented with an ECHL Championship ring (he filled in on with the team in the 2011-12 regular season, but did not appear in the playoffs), and hoisted the Kelly Cup. A banner made with his number was hung to the rafters of Germain Arena next to Berg and Buckley's.

Notable players

Florida Everblades alumni that advanced to play in the

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after playing for the club: * Mike Angelidis *

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* Clark Bishop * Patrick Bordeleau *

Eric Boulton Eric Boulton (born August 17, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. Boulton was drafted 234th overall in the ninth round of the 1994 draft by the New York Rangers. While he never played for the Rangers, he played for t ...

* David Brine * Brett Carson * Scott Darling * Kristers Gudlevskis *

Matt Hendricks Matthew James Hendricks (born June 17, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals, Nashville Predators, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg ...

* Hayden Hodgson *

Tanner Jeannot Tanner Jeannot (born May 29, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Jeannot is known as "The Oxbow Ox" in recognition of his physical play and his hometown of Oxbow, ...

* Ty Jones *

Anton Khudobin Anton Valerievich Khudobin (russian: Антон Валерьевич Худобин; born 7 May 1986) is a Kazakhstani-born Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract w ...

Connor Knapp Connor Knapp (born May 1, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. Knapp was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 6th round (164th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and played two games in the NHL, both for the Sabres in 20 ...

Greg Koehler Greg Koehler (born February 27, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with the Carolina Hurricanes during the 2000–01 season. The rest of his career, which lasted fro ...

* Greg Kuznik *

Drew Larman Drew Robert Larman (born May 15, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 26 games for the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career As a youth, Larman played in the 199 ...

* Chad LaRose * Martin Lojek * Steven Lorentz *

Brett Lysak Brett Lysak (born December 30, 1980) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played 2 games in the National Hockey League with the Carolina Hurricanes during the 2003–04 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2001 to 2013, was sp ...

Jeff Malott Jeffrey Turner Malott (born August 7, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger playing for the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously ...

Eric Manlow Eric James Manlow (born April 7, 1975) is a former professional ice hockey player who played 37 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders. Playing career Manlow grew up in Stirling, Ontario in his ...

* Kenndal McArdle * Jason Morgan *

Alex Nedeljkovic Alexander Nedeljkovic ( ', born January 7, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nedeljkovic was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round (37th over ...

* Tommy Novak * Doug O'Brien *

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Justin Peters Justin Peters (born August 30, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was selected in the second round, 38th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Peters played 83 career games for the Hurri ...

* Justin Shugg * Cole Smith * Dalton Smith *

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* Mark Stuart *

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* Rob Zepp Jaredstaal

Florida Everblades that played in the

before playing with the team: *

Akim Aliu Akim Aliu (born April 24, 1989) is a Nigeria-born Canadian- Ukrainian former professional ice hockey player. He last played for HC Litvínov in the Czech Extraliga (ELH). Aliu was a second round selection of the Chicago Blackhawks, 56th overall, ...

Ken Appleby Ken Appleby (born April 10, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Worcester Railers in the ECHL while under contract to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously pla ...

* Justin Auger * Chris Beckford-Tseu *

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* Barry Brust * Brett Bulmer * Mike Card * Brad Church * Matt Corrente *

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Trevor Daley Trevor Daley (born October 9, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Florida Everblades of the ECHL and also serves as a hockey operations advisor for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played ...

* Stefan Della Rovere * Nicolas Deschamps * Jon DiSalvatore *

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* Paul Healey *

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* Shane Hnidy *

Brayden Irwin Brayden Irwin (born March 24, 1987) is Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 2 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Irwin grew up in Toronto, Ontario playing minor hockey for t ...

* Bryce Lampman * Nick Lappin * Pat MacLeod *

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* Grant McNeill * Mike Morrison * Kevin Quick *

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* Remi Royer * Richard Shulmistra * Matthew Spiller * Nick Tarnasky *

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Franchise records and leaders

All-time franchise record holders

Mathieu Roy and Ryan Murphy March 9 2009

* Games Played: Mathieu Roy - 374 *

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: John McCarron - 151 * Assists: Tom Buckley - 207 * Points: John McCarron - 354 *

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goals: Mathieu Roy - 40 *

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minutes: Mathieu Roy - 560 * Goaltender Games Played: Marc Magliarditi - 139 * Goaltender Wins: Marc Magliarditi - 81 * Goaltender

Goals against average Goals against average (GAA) also known as "average goals against" or "AGA" is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on s ...

(Min 15 games):

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- 1.92 * Goaltender

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(Min 15 games):

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- .934

Individual records and streaks

Individual records * Most goals - game: 4 (5 times, last by John McCarron, Dec. 3, 2016 vs. Orlando) * Most assists - game: 4 (12 times, last by Brandon Fortunato, Dec. 18, 2019 vs. Atlanta) * Most points - game: 6 (twice, both by Jacob Micflikier, last on Nov. 5, 2009 at Charlotte) * Most shots - game: 12 (3 times, last by Kevin Baker, Jan. 13, 2009 at Charlotte) * Most penalty minutes - game: 37 ( Kyle Kos Mar. 22, 2003 at South Carolina) * Most saves - game: 58 ( Rob Zepp, Dec. 27, 2003 at Gwinnett) * Most saves - period: 25 (twice, last by Rob Zepp, Dec. 27, 2003 at Gwinnett (1st)) Individual streaks * Consecutive game goal scoring streak: 9 (Keith Anderson 10/18/03 – 11/8/03 and

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3/25/16 – 04/09/16) * Consecutive game assist streak: 10 ( Daniel Sisca (12/9/05 - 12/28/05)) * Consecutive game point streak: 16 (Tom Buckley (10/26/01 - 12/7/01)) * Consecutive games started streak: 15 (twice, last by

(2/10/07 - 3/10/07)) * Longest winning streak: 9 (

(2/25/05 - 3/19/05)) * Longest unbeaten streak: 11 (

(2/19/05 - 3/19/05) (9-0-2)) * Longest shutout streak: 163:43 ( Randy Petruk (11/3/01 - 12/14/01))

ECHL Hall of Fame

Former Florida Everblades goalie Marc Magliarditi was inducted into the ECHL's Hall of Fame on January 23, 2013. Magliarditi played for the Everblades from 1998 through 2001. Florida Everblades President and General Manager Craig Brush was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame on February 5, 2016. Brush has served as the team's President and General Manager since the team's inception in 1998 and he oversees all aspects of both the hockey club and the sports complex. Brush also served as the Chairman of the ECHL Board of Governors for three seasons from 2003 through 2006.

Awards and trophies

E.A. Gingher Memorial Trophy

The Everblades have won the E.A. Gingher Memorial Trophy five times, in 2004,

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and

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. In 2004, the trophy was given to the champion of the Eastern Conference; the Everblades beat the

3–2 to win the conference but lost the Kelly Cup to the

Idaho Steelheads The Idaho Steelheads are an American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Boise, Idaho, and a member of the ECHL. The Steelheads play in the Mountain Division of the ECHL's Western Conference since the 2016–17 season. In 1996, th ...

. In 2005, the Gingher trophy was given to the American Conference champion. The Everblades beat the

4–2 to win the conference before losing to the

Trenton Titans The Trenton Titans were a professional minor league ice hockey team that played in the ECHL. The team last played in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Titans played their home games at the Sun National Bank Center in Tren ...

in the Cup finals. In 2012, the Everblades won the Gingher Memorial Trophy by defeating the

Kalamazoo Wings The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Western Conference, Central Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Event Center. They are the affiliate ...

4–1 in the Eastern Conference finals and went on to win the Kelly Cup over the Las Vegas Wranglers. In 2018, the Everblades went 12–2 through three rounds of conference playoffs and won the Gingher Memorial Trophy before losing the Kelly Cup in seven games to the

Colorado Eagles The Colorado Eagles are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Loveland, Colorado. The Eagles play in the Pacific Division of the American Hockey League. The Eagles were founded as an expansion franchise in 2003 in the Central Hoc ...

. In 2022, the Everblades went 12–3 through three rounds of conference playoffs and won the Gingher Memorial Trophy by defeating the

Newfoundland Growlers The Newfoundland Growlers are a professional minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The team began play in the 2018–19 ECHL season and have home games at Mary Brown's Centre. They are membe ...

4–1 in the Eastern Conference finals and went on to win the Kelly Cup in five games against the

Toledo Walleye The Toledo Walleye are a professional ice hockey team based in Toledo, Ohio. The Walleye are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL. The Walleye were founded in 1991 as the Toledo Storm and play their home games at ...

Brabham Cup

In the 1999–00, 2008–09, 2017–18, and 2020–21 seasons, the Everblades won the

, a trophy given to the team that has the best regular season record in the league. The Everblades took the trophy with 108 points in 1999–2000 and 112 points in 2017–18. The 2008–09 and 2020–21 trophies were awarded to the team with the best

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due to imbalanced schedules, where the Everblades had 0.725 and 0.667 winning percentages, respectively.

Kelly Cup

The Florida Everblades won the Kelly Cup in

taking the series 4 games to 1 over the Las Vegas Wranglers. A decade later, they won the Cup in

in another five game series, defeating the

4 games to 1.

References

External links

The official Florida Everblades website

The Official ECHL Website

All-Time Everblades Roster
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