Icemen agree to terms with Sides

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Icemen, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers and the American Hockey League’s Hartford Wolf Pack, announced that the team has agreed to terms with veteran forward Joey Sides for the 2021-22 season.

Sides appeared in just two games with the Rapid City Rush last season, but registered 46 points (19g-27a) in 57 games with the Kansas City Mavericks during the 2018-19 season. The 35-year-old has totaled 188 points (81g-107a) in 280 ECHL games split between the Rush, Mavericks, Tulsa Oilers, Wichita Thunder, Reading Royals and Colorado Eagles from 2012-20. Sides competed in the 2013 ECHL All-Star Game while with Colorado.

Sides logged two assists in six AHL contests with the St. John’s Ice Caps during the 2012-13 season. Early in his career, Sides accumulated 98 points in 123 games with the Central Hockey League's Arizona Sundogs. Prior to his professional career, the Sun Valley, Idaho resident served three years as captain for Wentworth Institute of Technology where he also accumulated 85 points in 90 career games.