Ice Bears
The official podcast of the Knoxville Ice Bears of the SPHL. The Ice Bears have been a staple for sports and entertainment in East Tennessee for over 20 years. Check out the official podcast for player interviews, updates from around the league and more!
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Episodes
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Protected lists announced; coaching changes
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Joel Silverberg breaks down Knoxville's protected list and discusses the coaching changes that have already taken place from around the league.
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Peoria wins President's Cup; Hagaman named Playoffs MVP
Monday, April 29, 2024
Joel Silverberg recaps Peoria's President's Cup title win over Huntsville and discusses the historical significance of Alec Hagaman's performance in games two and three.
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President's Cup Finals Preview; Jason Ruff and Austin Collette join
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Joel Silverberg previews the President's Cup Finals between Peoria and Huntsville. Voice of the Rivermen Jason Ruff joins to preview the series from Peoria's standpoint and Austin Collette of the Huntsville Havoc broadcast team gives his perspective on Huntsville's path to the finals.
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Wild first round concludes; semifinals set
Monday, April 15, 2024
Joel Silverberg recaps an action-packed first round for the President's Cup Playoffs and previews the two semifinals series as only four teams remain.
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Ice Bears season ends; first round playoff preview
Monday, April 8, 2024
Joel Silverberg recaps the end of the Ice Bears' season and previews the four first-round series in the President's Cup playoffs.
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Tough decisions made for SPHL Awards Ballot
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Joel Silverberg breaks down his ballot for the 2023-24 SPHL regular season awards, discusses some of the tougher decisions made on this year's ballot and highlights deserving players from around the league.
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Ice Bears out of playoffs... what now?
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Joel Silverberg reflects on the season as a whole as the Ice Bears are eliminated from playoff contention for the first time and looks ahead at the eight teams that will be in the field.
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A blown lead, a blowout loss... and still in the hunt
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Joel Silverberg breaks down Knoxville's three-game weekend in which the Ice Bears lost after leading by three goals at home, suffered the worst loss in franchise history and still find themselves in the playoff race after an overtime win on Saturday.
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Ice Bears split with Pensacola; three-game weekend ahead
Monday, February 26, 2024
Joel Silverberg recaps Knoxville's shootout win over Pensacola on Saturday and previews an important stretch upcoming for Knoxville's playoff hopes.
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Ice Bears win two of three; wild finish on Sunday
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Joel Silverberg recaps Knoxville's three-game weekend, including a wild finish to Sunday's overtime win in Huntsville.
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Knoxville gets much-needed 4 points
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Joel Silverberg recaps Knoxville's weekend sweep of Fayetteville and Roanoke and breaks down what happened late in Saturday night's game at the Berglund Center.
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Ice Bears split with Bolts
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Joel Silverberg recaps Knoxville's split with Evansville and previews the upcoming two-game weekend with Fayetteville and Roanoke. Also, a former Ice Bears coach tells his new employee what happened at the start of this season.
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Ice Bears split with Quad; trade news
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Joel Silverberg recaps Knoxville's weekend split with Quad City and breaks down a trade from Wednesday morning.
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Suspensions announced
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Joel Silverberg discusses the SPHL's announcement of suspensions between Knoxville and Roanoke.
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Ice Bears pick up two points on road; player returns from ECHL
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Joel Silverberg recaps Knoxville's three-game week, discusses the latest in the SPHL and provides a roster update.
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Ice Bears drop three straight; mailbag!
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Joel Silverberg breaks down Knoxville's three-game skid and answers submitted questions from fans around the league.
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What happened to the ice?; recap of SPHL weekend
Monday, December 18, 2023
Joel Silverberg discusses Knoxville postponing two home games last weekend and recaps the rest of the league in action across the SPHL.
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Ice Bears sweep Macon; Mitch Stewart joins the pod
Monday, December 11, 2023
Joel Silverberg recaps Knoxville's weekend sweep of Macon and Voice of the Rail Yard Dawgs Mitch Stewart joins the show to preview Knoxville's first meeting against Roanoke.
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Ice Bears enjoy week off; look around the league
Monday, December 4, 2023
Joel Silverberg recaps the weekend of SPHL action and previews what's coming up as the Ice Bears get back to the ice against Macon.
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Harrison promoted to Head Coach; Stallard named POW
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Joel Silverberg discusses the Ice Bears removing the interim tag from Andrew Harrison, reacts to Jordy Stallard being named the Player of the Week and recaps Knoxville's recent three-game stint.
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Clarke resigns; Harrison named interim coach
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Joel Silverberg discusses the news of Brent Clarke stepping down as head coach and how the organization plans to move forward with Andrew Harrison as the interim.
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Ice Bears drop two at Birmingham; big giveaway!
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Joel Silverberg recaps Knoxville's weekend home-and-home against Birmingham and takes a look around the rest of the league. Plus, some exciting news about Friday night's upcoming home game.
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Ice Bears drop two in Macon; home opener this week
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Joel Silverberg recaps Knoxville's opening weekend trip to Macon and previews the team's upcoming home-and-home against Birmingham.
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Hockey season is here!; team preview and more!
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Joel Silverberg previews Knoxville's roster and takes a look around the rest of the league ahead of the start of the 2023-24 season.
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Schedule released; first signing announced
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Joel Silverberg breaks down Knoxville's schedule and discusses the first player signing announced by the team during the off-season.
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Protected lists announced
Monday, May 15, 2023
Joel Silverberg breaks down Knoxville's protected list and gives an overview of which players are being protected around the SPHL.
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Mailbag time! Joel answers your questions!
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Joel Silverberg answers questions from fans around the league in an offseason mailbag edition of the podcast.
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Finals recap; what's next?
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Joel Silverberg recaps the President's Cup Finals and looks ahead to the SPHL offseason.
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President's Cup Finals set; Justin MacDonald joins
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Joel Silverberg previews the President's Cup Finals between Roanoke and Birmingham. Also, SPHL MVP Justin MacDonald joins the podcast to recap his first season in Knoxville.
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Ice Bears season ends with first round defeat
Monday, April 17, 2023
Joel Silverberg wraps up the end of the season following Knoxville's first round playoff loss to Huntsville.
