Panetta returns to Icemen

Action photo of Jacob Panetta of the Jacksonville Icemen

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

Panetta, 27, returns for a fourth season in Jacksonville where he posted 22 points with a career-high nine goals last season. He has totaled 46 points (14g-32a) in 107 career ECHL games with the Icemen.

Prior to his time in Jacksonville, Panetta played four seasons at Colgate University registering 25 points. The Belleville, Ontario resident finished the 2015-16 season with 45 points (9g-36a) in 47 games played with the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Wellington Dukes.