The team is affiliated with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL) and plays their home games at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.

On November 16, 2015, Evansville IceMen owner Ron Geary wrote a letter to the fans that the team's operating lease with the Ford Center was ending after the 2015–16 season.

[8] In January 2017, Geary sold part of the franchise to an ownership group based out of Jacksonville, Florida,[9] and the relocation was approved by the ECHL on February 8, 2017.

Following the season, Geary sold his shares of the team and the controlling interest was acquired by SZH Hockey LLC, a group led by Andrew Kaufmann on July 16, 2019.

[13] On December 1, 2020, the team added three members of SZH Hockey LLC, all past or present NFL players with a connection to the area: Tim Thibault, Myles Jack, and Reggie Hayward.