Hislop Notches First Pro Goal In Icemens' Victory Over Stingrays

On Nov. 29, the Jacksonville Icemen signed rookie defenseman Brayden Hislop. On Friday, the 21-year-old blueliner tallied his first goal as a professional hockey player in the Icemens’ 7-6 win over the South Carolina Stingrays.

Jacksonville was leading 5-3 when Hislop beat Rays netminder Seth Eisele glove side with just over four minutes gone in the third period to give his team a three-goal lead for the third time on the night.

The Icemen also had a couple of four-goal leads in the game, including a 4-0 and 5-1 advantage.

South Carolina got as close as 6-5 when Andrew Perrott scored his second of the night 5:29 into the final period. However, Zach Jordan got an empty-netter for the Icemen to put the game out of reach, although Tyler Weiss scored late for the Stingrays for the 7-6 final.

Hislop, a St. Clements, Ont. native, joined the Icemen af concluding his junior hockey career in the Ontario Hockey League with the Guelph Storm last season.

In 48 games, the 6-foot-1, 181-pound Hislop recorded seven points (1-6-7) with the Storm. He played in 159 career junior games split between Guelph, the North Bay Battalion and Saginaw Spirit from 2021-24.

With Friday’s victory, the Icemen improve to 16-9-2, while the Stingrays drop to 17-8-1.