Icemen re-sign Lodermeier

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Icemen, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres and the American Hockey League’s Rochester Americans announced today that the team has agreed to terms with forward Derek Lodermeier for the 2023-24 season.    

Lodermeier, 28, returns for a fourth season in Jacksonville after setting career-highs in points (47), goals (27) and assists (21) last season. In addition, Lodermeier was named ECHL Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 28-Dec. 4. He also contributed nine points (7g-2a) in 12 postseason appearances this past spring.   

Lodermeier is the Icemen’s all-time leader in games played with 200, ranks second in goals with 56 and fifth with 100 points.   

Prior to his time in Jacksonville, he complied 58 points (18g-40a) during his four collegiate seasons at the University of Vermont from 2016-20, while serving as captain during his junior and senior seasons. The Brooklyn Center, Minnesota resident also captained the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League during the 2015-16 season, logging 60 points (26g-34a).