Ice Flyers drop opener of anniversary weekend

The Ice Flyers had a filled arena Friday on their special 15th anniversary weekend, created plenty of scoring chances, had strong goaltending and evoked crowd reaction from several hard checks. But a too-familiar, empty feeling, became the final narrative. The … Continue reading

Ice Flyers take first home loss of season

A quick breakdown and bad ricochet off the boards led into the Ice Flyers first home ice loss. First-place Birmingham seized upon a mistake, had center Brendan Soucie pounce on a bounce for a go-ahead goal with 6:23 remaining and … Continue reading

Birmingham’s Hayden Lavigne named Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week

HUNTERSVILLE, NC – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that goaltender Hayden Lavigne of the Birmingham Bulls has been named the Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week for January 11-17. On Friday, Lavigne led the Bulls to a … Continue reading

Simchuk replaces Hicks as Birmingham head coach

BIRMINGHAM, AL – Craig Simchuk has been named the second head coach of the Birmingham Bulls during the Southern Professional Hockey League era. Simchuk, 31, captained the Bulls during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, then retired and served as an … Continue reading