Atlanta, GA
Garrett Van Wyhe scores winner in Jacksonville Icemen comeback win in Atlanta
Turning point: Garrett Van Wyhe scored the game-winner at 15:16 of the third period, completing the Jacksonville Icemen’s comeback from two goals down to beat the Atlanta Gladiators 3-2 in Friday night’s ECHL hockey at Gas South Arena.
Three stars: 1. Van Wyhe, Jacksonville (one goal). 2. Brendan Harris, Jacksonville (two assists). 3. Christopher Brown, Jacksonville (one goal, one assist).
Penalty box: Icemen forward Dominick Mersch and Gladiators forward Evan Dougherty tangled in a first-period fight.
Around the rink: Brown and Riley Fiddler-Schultz both scored on the power play to key the comeback for Jacksonville (13-8-2-0). … Matt Vernon stopped 21 shots in the Icemen net. … Cody Sylvester and Dougherty gave Atlanta (9-13-0-0) the early lead with goals in the first six minutes.
The Times-Union