It's a sweep: The JaxIcemen overpowered the Atlanta Gladiators Thursday night, finishing off the sweep and punching their ticket for the ECHL playoff second round.
Ben Hawerchuk scored at the 13:20 mark of the opening period, Francois Brassard earned a shutout and the Jacksonville Icemen swept aside the Atlanta Gladiators 5-0 Thursday night to win their opening-round ECHL Kelly Cup playoff series at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.: 1. Brassard, Jacksonville . 2. Luke Lynch, Jacksonville . 3. Hawerchuk, Jacksonville .
: Lynch and Craig Martin scored in the second period as Jacksonville pulled away. ... Team captain Christopher Brown scored his first goal since his return from the American Hockey League, and Jacob Friend tallied a late empty-net goal. ... The Icemen's win is the first series success for a Jacksonville team in the ECHL since the Jacksonville Lizard Kings eliminated the Toledo Storm in Game 5 of their third-round series on April 24, 1996.
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