Knoxville Ice Bears' BRADY FLEURENT in action

Ice Bears Raise Banner, Open Season With Win Over Bolts

Brady Fleurent scored twice in the third period and the Knoxville Ice Bears rallied to beat the Evansville Thunderbolts 4-2 in Friday's season opener at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum. Justin MacDonald and Cole McKechney also scored for Knoxville and Kristian Stead made 23 saves as the Ice Bears gave new Head Coach Brent Clarke a win in his SPHL debut. With Knoxville trailing 2-0 late in the second period, MacDonald scored... Full Story