The Jacksonville Icemen will start their journey to the Kelly Cup in Southwest Florida, facing off against a familiar foe and reigning ECHL champions, the Florida Everblades. News4JAX reporter Briana Brownlee met up with the team before they left, and they how this season set a new record for fan attendance.

A great regular season and another bitter finish in the postseason for the Icemen.

The Icemen are in a familiar position in the Kelly Cup playoffs against their postseason nemesis.

The Jacksonville Icemen will host the Florida Everblades Thursday night in the first game of the playoffs.

The Icemen are heading back home with momentum in the Kelly Cup playoffs.

The Icemen are still alive in the Kelly Cup playoffs.

A News4JAX Insider can win a 4-pack of tickets to one of the Icemen's first playoff home games on April 21 or 23.

The icemen haven’t just won on the ice -- they are also winning off the ice.

After winning a playoff series for the first time, the Jacksonville Icemen now know who they will face in the next round of the ECHL's Kelly Cup playoffs.

The Icemen finished off the sweep of Atlanta on Thursday night, hammering the Gladiators in a 5-0 win in the Kelly Cup playoffs.

The Jacksonville Icemen will welcome the Stanley Cup to the River City next weekend. The 120-year-old trophy will be in Jacksonville for the ECHL All-Star Game weekend festivities.