ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Jr. Blades finished off yet another successful weekend at Hertz Arena, winning three of the four games against the Atlanta Mad Hatters. FJB Premier lost a close game on Saturday afternoon before doubling up the Mad Hatters on Sunday, while Elite swept their weekend series, their fifth win in a row: Premier: Saturday’s game saw the Jr. Blades run up a 3-0 lead in the second period before Atlanta began their comeback. The Mad Hatters scored five goals in the final 31 minutes of regulation to send the game into overtime, first year defenseman Kyloe Ellis would net his ..read more

The USPHL Florida College Showcase comes to Hertz Arena in Estero, Fla., beginning with two games on Thursday, Dec. 16 and running in full from Friday, Dec. 17 through Monday, Dec. 20. The showcase will feature every USPHL Premier and Elite team in the Southeast and Florida Divisions, as well as the Islanders Hockey Club’s USPHL Premier and Elite teams from North Andover, Mass., rounding out the field. Full Interactive Florida Showcase USPHL Premier Schedule Full Interactive Florida Showcase USPHL Elite Schedule No team from the same division will compete, as teams will get the chance to test ..read more

ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Jr. Blades Elite team welcomes the Florida Eels to Hertz Arena for the first time this season. This will be the third time overall that these two teams have met this season, the Eels having won both games at their home rink. Jr. Blades Elite dropped the first of these two games by an 8-1 margin back in September, just two days after a four game in four day showcase event in North Carolina. The second of these two meetings was a nailbiter back on Wednesday November 3 with the Florida Eels winning by a score of 3-2. Rookie forward ,Thomas FIloramo led the way in scori ..read more

ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Jr. Blades completed the weekend home series with an Elite / Premier sweep on Sunday afternoon at Hertz Arena. Elite finished off their weekend with another seven goal performance, five different goal scorers for the Jr. Blades pacing them to a 7-2 victory over Palm Beach. After falling behind 1-0 less than a minute into the game, Jr. Blades forward ,Bailey Kaiser scored his 10th goal of the season, a shorthanded goal, to tie the game up just before time expired in the first period. Florida would score three goals in each of the final two periods and goaltender ,Tri ..read more

ESTERO, Fla. – Florida Jr. Blades Elite team won their first game against the Florida Eels this season behind an impressive five goal outburst from Rookie Forward Thomas Filorama. The Jr. Blades win puts them on a three-game winning streak dating back to Saturday November 13. After falling behind 2-1 early in the first period, FJB Elite was able to score two goals, Filoramo’s second and Brody Neish, to even the score at three goals a piece going into the first intermission. J.C. Garbacik scored a shorthanded goal at 5:49 of the second period and the Jr. Blades ended the second period knotted a ..read more

ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Jr. Blades get set to clash with the Palm Beach Typhoon for a home series in both Premier and Elite action. Checkout some information below on this matchup as we get ready for another great weekend of USPHL action: Premier: This will be the second meeting between these two teams this season, with the Jr. Blades taking a decisive 6-3 victory in their first back on October 7. The familiar trio of Croteau, Beale, and Ketola notched 13 of the Blades’ 18 points in the victory, ,Oliver Jorgensen scored his first goal of the season, starting him on a three-game scoring str ..read more

ESTERO, Fla. – The Jr. Blades fell to the Florida Eels on Wednesday night by a final score of 7-5.. The Blades were led by a trio of forwards, ,Brett Beale, ,Cole Ketola, and ,Cam Croteau, who combined for four goals and seven assists on the night. Goaltender ,Tyler Ledux stopped 41 of 48 shots in the losing effort. After trailing 1-0 after the first period, Croteau tied the game just 1:14 into the middle frame off a feed from Ketola. Florida Eels leading point scorer Taurin Haddon-Harris tallied two quick goals less than three minutes apart before Blade’s defenseman ,Austin Weber brought them ..read more

ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Jr. Blades split day one of a weekend home series with the Palm Beach Typhoon on Saturday. Elite started off the afternoon with a decisive 7-1 victory, an all around team effort as there were six different goal scorers for the Blades. The Jr. Blades scored five goals in the first period and never looked back, goaltender ,Tristan Falsetto stopped 17 shots in the final two periods to earn his eight win on the season. Florida’s captain ,Jacob Gusty moved from defense to offense for this game and did not disappoint, scoring his second and third goals on the season. ,Sam ..read more

ESTERO, Fla. -- The Florida Jr. Blades have announced the addition of two new coaches to both the Elite and Premier programs. Eric Mabie and Jordan Bustard have both signed on as Assistant Coaches through the end of the 2021-2022 season. Mabie, a native of Coral Springs, FL. is currently in his fourth season as the associate head coach with the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). Prior to his time behind the bench, Mabie played at FGCU for five seasons amassing 140 points in 136 games. Bustard, a native of Flanders, NJ currently serves as ..read more

ESTERO, Fla. -- The Florida Jr. Blades announced their coaching staff for the 2022-2023 season on Saturday afternoon. Florida will return their entire coaching staff from the end of last season, which brought both Elite and Premier programs to post-season berths. A key addition to the staff this season, Associate Head Coach Doug Rose, will be joining the Blades after spending last year as an Assistant Coach with the Philadelphia Little Flyers of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL). Head Coach/ Director of Hockey Operations: Rod Simmons Rod Simmons brings over 30 years of hockey experience to the ..read more