Tag: Everblades

ESTERO, Fla.– In the locker room or behind the bench, John Sellars is always at his best.  “I played backup goalie for a few games. I have a hockey page,” boasts Sellars.  For the last 15 years, Sellars has worked as an equipment manager in professional hockey.  While sharpening skates, doing laundry and making the occasional pot of coffee might not sound like much from the outside but Sellars has made himself an integral part of the Everblades locker room.   “Johnny goes above and beyond to make sure we’re ready for games,”...

FORT MYERS, Fla.–Being inside Hertz Arena for an Everblades game is nothing new for Zach Solow. “I came to the games my whole life. Season ticket holder section 111,” Solow said. “We would come here and we would play mini hockey in the concourse during the intermissions.” Now he is going to have to trade those mini sticks in the concourse for the real action on the ice, something that will take some getting used to.  “It’s going to sink in once that puck drops on Friday night and I’m going to soak up every second of it,” Solow said. Solow signed this week with the team after...