[2] The team was founded in 1998 by Craig Brush, Peter Karmanos Jr., and Thomas Thewes and was named based on the Florida Everglades.

The Everblades' inaugural home opener featured a pre-game ceremony in which a large alligator was brought onto the ice to pay tribute to the team's name and logo, as well as Florida's vast population of reptile species.

[7] At 4:54 into the overtime, after Ryan Donald passed to Matt Beca, who in turn sent the puck to Brandon MacLean, who beat Fallon and secured the victory.

[8] The win earned Florida the 2012 Kelly Cup and secured a perfect home record of 11–0 in the postseason (two victories over Greenville and three each over Elmira, Kalamazoo, and Las Vegas).

In April 2013, owner Peter Karmanos, Jr. announced he would be selling the team along with Germain Arena to "simplify things" in his life, as he had just retired from the company he founded, Compuware.

[11] It was then announced on August 5, 2019, that Karmanos had sold both the team and arena to David Hoffmann, a Naples, Florida, resident and real estate investor.

Playoff Appearances 1 The 2008–09 team played 71 games because of scheduling changes caused by the Augusta Lynx and Fresno Falcons ceasing operations mid-season.

Hartlieb was presented with an ECHL Championship ring (he filled in on with the team in the 2011–12 regular season, but did not appear in the playoffs), and hoisted the Kelly Cup.

In 2012, the Everblades won the Gingher Memorial Trophy by defeating the Kalamazoo Wings 4–1 in the Eastern Conference finals and went on to win the Kelly Cup over the Las Vegas Wranglers.

In 2018, the Everblades went 12–2 through three rounds of conference playoffs and won the Gingher Memorial Trophy before losing the Kelly Cup in seven games to the Colorado Eagles.

[25] 1998–99: John Brophy Award (Bob Ferguson)[26][27] 1999–00: Brabham Cup[28]John Brophy Award (Bob Ferguson)[26][27]Plus Performer Award (Andy MacIntyre)[29][30] 2000–01: Executive of the Year (Craig Brush)[31] 2003–04: Gingher Memorial Trophy[32] 2004–05: Gingher Memorial Trophy[32]Reebok Goaltender of the Year (Chris Madden)[33] 2005–06: Sportsmanship Award (Steve Saviano)[34][35]Reebok Equipment Manager of the Year (John Jennings)[36] 2008–09: Brabham Cup[28]CCM U+ Most Valuable Player (Kevin Baker)[37]Leading Scorer (Kevin Baker)[38] 2011–12: Gingher Memorial Trophy[39]Kelly Cup[4]Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player (John Muse)[40] 2012–13: Leading Scorer (Mathieu Roy) 2015–16: ECHL CCM Rookie of the Year (Matt Willows)ECHL Community Service Award (Rob Florentino) 2017–18: Brabham CupGingher Memorial TrophyJohn Brophy Award (Brad Ralph) 2020–21: Brabham CupGoaltender of the Year (Jake Hildebrand)[41]Plus Performer Award (John McCarron) 2021–22: Gingher Memorial TrophyKelly CupKelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player (Cam Johnson) 2022–23: Gingher Memorial TrophyKelly CupKelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player (Cam Johnson) 2023–24: Gingher Memorial TrophyKelly CupKelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player (Oliver Chau)