REED: JACKSONVILLE ICEMEN RESIGN ARA NAZARIAN
By: Alex Reed, Jacksonville Icemen
JACKSONVILLE, FL – The Jacksonville Icemen, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s New York Rangers and the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack, announced today that the team has agreed to terms with forward Ara Nazarian for the 2022-23 season.
Nazarian, 26, returns for a third season in Jacksonville, where he posted 31 points (13g, 17a) in 40 games last season. In addition, Nazarian also earned a lengthy call-up with the AHL’s Rochester Americans and recorded three points (1g, 2a) in 14 appearances while scoring a goal in his AHL debut on December 29, 2021, against the Providence Bruins.
Nazarian led the Icemen in scoring during the 2020-21 season with a balanced 51 points (25g, 26a). Nazarian was acquired via trade by the Icemen in the summer of 2020 from the Adirondack Thunder, where he played one season logging 32 points in 2019-2020.
Before his professional career, the 5-9, 185-pound forward posted 74 points (33g, 41a) during four collegiate seasons at the University of New Hampshire from 2015-2019.
The following is a list of players that have agreed to terms with the Icemen for the 2022-2023 season:
Goaltender
Charles Williams
Defensemen
Garret Cockerill
Victor Hadfield
Bo Hanson
Brandon Fortunato
Brendan Less
Jacob Panetta
Tim Theocharidis
Forwards
Christopher Brown
Jake Hamacher
Brendan Harris
Travis Howe
Luke Keenan
Derek Lodermeier
Luke Lynch
Ara Nazarian
Matt Salhany
Sam Sternschien
Mike Szmatula
Jake Witkowski
The Icemen open the 2022-2023 season at home on October 22 against the Orlando Solar Bears. Full and partial season ticket packages are currently available! Contact the Icemen office at904-602-7825, or visit jacksonvilleicemen.com for more information.
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