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Hat trick! Craig Martin ends Jacksonville Icemen season on winning note
TL;DR
Craig Martin scored a hat trick to lead the Jacksonville Icemen to a 7-5 victory over the Orlando Solar Bears, concluding their ECHL season on a high note. T.J. Friedmann also contributed with a crucial go-ahead goal.
Key points
- Craig Martin scored three goals in the game.
- T.J. Friedmann scored the go-ahead goal.
- The Icemen won their final game of the season.
Jacksonville IcemenOrlando Solar BearsCraig MartinT.J. Friedmann
Turning point: T.J. Friedmann scored the go-ahead goal at 18:48 of the final period and Craig Martincompleted a hat trick seconds later, ending the Jacksonville Icemen's ECHL season on a note ofcelebration with a 7-5 win over the Orlando Solar Bears on April 19 inside VyStar Veterans MemorialArena.
Three stars: 1. Martin, Jacksonville (three goals). 2. Friedmann, Jacksonville (one goal). 3. Jed Pietila, Jacksonville (one goal, one assist).
Jacksonville Icemen forward Craig Martin (29), left, celebrates his second goal of a hat trick with forward Adam McMaster (18) against the Orlando Solar Bears in Sunday's hockey game.
Penalty box: In a rarity, the teams combined for only one minor penalty but three double minors.
Around the rink: Martin's hat trick was the first for the Icemen since Olivier Nadeau on March 6, 2025 against the Allen Americans. … He joins Emerson Clark, Cody Fowlie, Cam Maclise, Pierre-Luc Mercier, Wacey Rabbit, Bobby Lynch, Abbott Girduckis, Vladislav Mikhalchuk, Ara Nazarian, Derek Lodermeier, Matheson Iacopelli, Brendan Harris and Chris Grando as hat-trick scorers in Icemen history. ... Icemen goalie Cameron Rowe made 31 saves and David Jankowski tallied three assists. … Adam McMaster and Colby Ambrosio also scored for the Icemen (29-32-8-3), who finish fifth in the ECHL South Division. … Jacksonville built a 5-2 lead midway through the second period before the last-place Solar Bears (29-38-4-1) tied the score on goals by Ethan Szmagaj, Jarid Lukosevicius and Aaron Luchuk. … The Icemen, who recorded 10,176 fans Sunday, again top the ECHL attendance list by a margin of more than 1,000 over second-place Toledo.
Up next: The season is over and the Icemen enter the off-season preparing for the expected start of the 2026-27 campaign in October.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union:
Q&A
What was the final score of the Jacksonville Icemen vs Orlando Solar Bears game?
The final score was 7-5 in favor of the Jacksonville Icemen.
Who scored a hat trick for the Jacksonville Icemen?
Craig Martin scored a hat trick for the Jacksonville Icemen.
When did the Jacksonville Icemen end their ECHL season?
The Jacksonville Icemen ended their ECHL season on April 19.
