Nick Gates

• Bearden ousts Sevier County Published 11/07/2009 at midnight

  SEVIERVILLE - Sevier County High School football coach Steve Brewer's gut told him to go for a two-point conversion after the Smoky Bears scored two touchdowns in a span of three minutes, three seconds in the fourth quarter to stun ...

• Ice Bears surge after first period, 3-1 Published 11/05/2009 at 11:55 p.m.

  Less than a month into the season. Knoxville Ice Bears coach Marc Rodgers called Thursday night's game against the Mississippi Surge and Saturday's game at Huntsville "the two biggest games of the season."

• Goal for Ice Bears' Farrell to move up ranks Published 11/04/2009 at 11:58 p.m.

  Grant Farrell has been on Knoxville's radar for quite a while but it was former Ice Bear Derek Pallardy, who helped convince the defenseman to become an Ice Bear.

• Van Vliet returns to Ice Bears Published 11/02/2009 at 11:42 p.m.

  A familiar face was on the ice when the Knoxville Ice Bears practiced Monday.

• Halls finishes with winning streak Published 10/31/2009 at midnight

  It was a bookend game for Halls High School. The Red Devils started fast and finished strong but there was little to show in between.

• Ice Bears show off scorers, 7-2 Published 10/30/2009 at midnight

  Knoxville Ice Bears captain Kevin Swider knows scoring. The veteran has won five consecutive Southern Professional Hockey League scoring titles.

• Earles back for another shot Published 10/28/2009 at 11:50 p.m.

  Dan Earles will get a chance to separate himself from Jordan Ramstead in the battle to become the Knoxville Ice Bears' backup goalie.

• Lynch's shoulder injury may be serious Published 10/27/2009 at 11:07 p.m.

  The Knoxville Ice Bears will be without injured defenseman Paul Lynch and probably forward David Segal when the defending Southern Professional Hockey League champions face the Fayetteville FireAntz on Thursday at Civic Coliseum.

• Carter helps to create Havoc Published 10/25/2009 at midnight

  Knoxville didn't retain Mike Carter and two games into the Ice Bears' 2009-2010 Southern Professional Hockey League season the veteran who was part of two President's Cup championship teams began making them pay.

• A victorious celebration Published 10/24/2009 at midnight

  Knoxville Ice Bears captain Kevin Swider skated to center ice with the President's Cup and the championship banners were raised to the rafters at Civic Coliseum during one last ceremony.

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