Dwyer re-signs with 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 Mackenzie Dwyer for the 2023-24 season.    

Dwyer, 26, returns to the Icemen where he posted seven points (1g-6a) in 32 games last season. In addition, Dwyer appeared in five games with the Fort Wayne Komets and an additional 25 games with the Birmingham Bulls of the Southern Professional Hockey League where he recorded 11 points (2g-9a). During the 2021-22 season, Dwyer tallied nine points (1g-8a) in 32 contests with the Norfolk Admirals. 

Prior to his professional career, Dywer played in one season at the University of Manitoba in 2018-19.  From 2014-18, the Winnipeg, Manitoba resident appeared in 35 career games in the Western Hockey League split between the Saskatoon Blades and Everett Silvertips. Dwyer closed out his junior career with the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, and amassed 53 points (11g-42a)  with 132 penalty minutes during the 2017-18 season and winning an MJHL title in 2016.