Entries by Fayetteville Marksmen

Low-Scoring Sunday Sees Marksmen Fall in Shootout, 2-1

(Column: Preston Baker, Photo: JSPhoto/Pensacola Ice Flyers) PENSACOLA, FL – Back-to-back overtime losses took the Marksmen into their final game at Pensacola hungry. Sunday’s game started out relatively uneventful – though better for Fayetteville than of late. Other than a few shots on net, nothing happened for the first 17 minutes of the opening period. The […]

Marksmen Score Three-Unanswered in Comeback, Fall In OT

(Column: Preston Baker, Photo: JSPhoto/Pensacola Ice Flyers) PENSACOLA, FL – A split with Knoxville, and a race for fifth brought the Marksmen to the Sunshine State for a weekend set with Pensacola. The Marksmen needed to win to have a chance at taking over fifth place pending a Knoxville loss. The game started off quick, but […]

Marksmen Return to Panhandle for Three in Three

(Column: Preston Baker, Photo: Brian Collett) FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – A split with Knoxville, and a point out of fifth takes the Marksmen to the Sunshine State for three games against the heating-up Pensacola Ice Flyers. A huge overtime win on Saturday in Knoxville looks to be a point of momentum for the Marksmen going into the […]

Three Stars of Week 17

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The final meetings of the Smoky Mountain Showdown took Fayetteville back to Tennessee for a battle for Fifth Place. Knoxville would come away with three of four points, and hold a one-point lead over the Marksmen in the standings. The intense-weekend series would bring the best out of Fayetteville, as they played well […]

McCormick’s Pair Forces & Wins in Overtime

KNOXVILLE, TN – Looking for revenge after a end-to-end win for the Ice Bears the night prior, the Marksmen needed finish the series in Knoxville on a mission. Looking for a win to be back in a tie for fifth place in the standings with a three game series against an eighth place Pensacola team. With […]

Fayetteville’s Late-Rally Not Enough, Fall 3-2

(Column: Preston Baker, Photo: Brian Collett) FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Road-tripping through the Smokies took the Marksmen to Knoxville, to open a weekend series with the Ice Bears. Following a rough 8-2 loss against these same Ice Bears on Saturday, Fayetteville went in to Knoxville looking for revenge. The Marksmen won the previous meeting in Knoxville last […]

Final Regular-Season Series With Knoxville Promises Intensity

(Article: Preston Baker, Photo: Brian Collett) FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – A split in the series last week with Knoxville brings the Marksmen into the final meeting of the season with the Ice Bears, still in a tie for fifth place in the league. The Marksmen take the trip west to Knoxville where they played just last Friday […]

Brian Bowen Called Up To ECHL Norfolk

(Photo: Brian Collett/Fayetteville Marksmen) FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – After arguably one of the best scoring-months in the SPHL in January, and a hot-start to February, rookie forward Brian Bowen has been loaned to the ECHL’s Norfolk Admirals ahead of their weekend home-battles with Reading and Atlanta. Bowen, 23, is the third-leading goal-scorer in the SPHL, with 16 […]

Attend “Star Wars Night”, You Must!

A GALAXY NOT SO FAR, FAR AWAY, FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Force is strong in Fayetteville on February 23 at 6 P.M, as our battalion of Marksmen Stormtroopers look to defend the Crown against the invading rebel-scum of the Pensacola Ice Flyers. You can help lead us to victory, as we’re looking for the biggest Star […]