'Blades to retire Berg, Buckley jerseys

Tom Buckley

The Florida Everblades, as part of their 10th Anniversary celebration, will honor two local hockey icons. The 'Blades will retire the jerseys of Reggie Berg and Tom Buckley prior to their season opening game on Friday, October

19 vs. Mississippi Sea Wolves. Uniform numbers 10 and 14 will be officially retired when they are raised to the rafters of Germain Arena, becoming the first uniform numbers to be retired by the organization. Berg and Buckley sit first and second respectively as the organization's all-time leading scorers. Berg recently surpassed Buckley as the team's all-time leading scorer when he collected an assist on April 1 at Pensacola.

Berg announced his retirement from hockey earlier this off-season and finished his career with the Everblades by scoring 145 goals and adding 174 assists for 319 points in 280 games

Buckley saw his career with the Everblades begin in 1999-2000 and retired from hockey following the 2003-04 campaign. Over his five seasons in Southwest Florida, Buckley notched 103 goals and picked up 207 assists for 310 points in 288 career games

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