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FLORENCE, SC – The Pee Dee IceCats announced that forward Drew Welsch has returned to the team for the 2026-27 season. The 26-year-old Trenton, MI native appeared in 10 games for the IceCats last season after being acquired along with Alex Legkov from the Danbury Hat Tricks. He scored one goal and added five assists […]

FLORENCE, SC – The Pee Dee IceCats have signed defenseman Jordan Popoff for the 2026-27 Season. The 27-year-old Popoff quickly became a fan favorite in Florence, appearing in 41 regular season games with two goals and two assists along with 147 minutes in penalties. In his pro career, Popoff has appeared in 105 pro games […]

FLORENCE, SC – The Pee Dee IceCats announced changes to the team’s 2026-27 schedule today, all affecting road games. The October 23 game at Peoria has been removed from the schedule and replaced with a game Sunday, December 27 at Fayetteville. Puck drop is scheduled for 3 pm ET. Also, the game originally scheduled for […]

FLORENCE, SC – The Pee Dee IceCats announced today that the team has brought back forward Vadim Frolov for the 2026-27 season. The 23-year-old Frolov played 35 games in an IceCats uniform last season, scoring 11 games and adding 17 assists for 28 points along with 50 minutes in penalties. Frolov has a total of […]

FLORENCE, SC – The Pee Dee IceCats announced the team has signed forward German Shaporev for the 2026-27 season. Shaporev, 25, spent last season with Kulager Petropavlovsk in Kazakhstan, recording 12 goals and 16 assists for 28 points in 37 games. The 6-1, 192-pounder has a total of 154 games of experience in Kazakhstan’s top […]

League advances expansion strategy, salary cap alignment, and professionalized operations

FLORENCE, SC – The Pee Dee IceCats have signed goaltender Parker Rutherford for the 2026-27 SPHL season. Rutherford came to the IceCats last season as a free agent after starting the season with the Indiana Sentinels, ultimately posting an 8-6-0 mark to go with a 3.52 GAA and .893 save percentage. He posted the first […]