Jacksonville Icemen clinch playoff berth, extend Kelly Cup streak with Saturday win

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Turning point: Brendan Harris needed only 27 seconds to score the first Jacksonville Icemen goal of the night, starting the hosts on the way to a 5-2 victory over the Savannah Ghost Pirates on Saturday night and clinching a Kelly Cup playoff berth inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.

Three stars: 1. Logan Cockerill, Jacksonville (two goals, one assist). 2. Harris, Jacksonville (one goal, two assists). 3. Noah Laaouan, Jacksonville (two assists).

Penalty box: Josh Davies scored for the Ghost Pirates (26-29-5-0) on a second-period power play.

Around the rink: Justen Close recorded 20 saves for the Icemen (38-17-5-1). … Team captain Christopher Brown and defenseman Ivan Chukarov also scored for the Icemen, who scored three times in the first 11:16. … Jacksonville formally clinched a top-four finish in the ECHL South Division, with the Florida Everblades, South Carolina Stingrays and Orlando Solar Bears likewise on course to qualify. ... Jacksonville still has 11 regular-season games remaining before the playoffs open in April.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen clinch 2025 Kelly Cup playoff berth

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