Author: Jason Johansen

PHOTOS: Jacksonville Iceman vs. Orlando Solar Bears – 01/14/2025

ORLANDO, Fla. – Tuesday evening, the Orlando Solar Bears were back at home after a three-game road trip to take on the visiting Jacksonville Icemen. The Solar Bears beat the Icemen 2-0, for their fifth win in a row and a shutout for Alexis Gravel, his second this season. This moves Orlando into fourth place in […]

PHOTOS: Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. Orlando Solar Bears – 01/07/2025

ORLANDO, Fla. – Tuesday evening, the Orlando Solar Bears took on the visiting Greenville Swamp Rabbits. The Solar Bears beat the Swamp Rabbits 2-1, with goals by Alex Frye and Tyler Bird of the Solar Bears and Miles Gendron for Greenville. Check out this photo gallery from Inside The Rink’s Jason Johansen for highlights from […]

PHOTOS: South Carolina Stingrays vs. Orlando Solar Bears – 12/22/2024

ORLANDO, Fla. – Sunday evening, the Orlando Solar Bears took on the visiting South Carolina Stingrays in front of over 9,000 fans for their annual Teddy Bear Toss game and wore specialty Gingerbread men jerseys. Goaltender Alexis Grave saved all 52 shots faced to help the Solar Bears take a 5-0 shutout win against the Stingrays. Over […]

PHOTOS: Jacksonville Icemen vs. Orlando Solar Bears – 11/29/2024

ORLANDO, Fla. – Friday night the Orlando Solar Bears took on the visiting Jacksonville Icemen for their annual underwear toss game. The Icemen walked away with the overtime victory 2-1. Defenseman Jimmy Mazza scored the Solar Bears only goal of the night and his first goal of the season which got fans to throw 6,250 […]

PHOTOS: Savannah Ghost Pirates vs. Orlando Solar Bears – 11/26/2024

ORLANDO, Fla. – Tuesday night, the Orlando Solar Bears took on the visiting Savannah Ghost Pirates for their Mental Health Awareness and Mustache Game. The Solar Bears defeated Savannah 2-5. Jaydon Dureau scored two goals in his first home game back with the Solar Bears, with Brayden Low, Jarrett Lee, and Spencer Kersten, scoring the […]

PHOTOS: Atlanta Gladiators vs. Orlando Solar Bears – 11/19/2024

ORLANDO, Fla. – Tuesday morning the Orlando Solar Bears took on the visiting Atlanta Gladiators for Shades the mascot’s Birthday bash and their eighth annual School Day game. The Gladiators beat the Solar Bears 4-0 giving Orlando their fifth home game loss in a row. The Solar Bears now go on a three-game road trip to Toledo […]

PHOTOS: Atlanta Gladiators vs. Orlando Solar Bears – 11/06/2024

ORLANDO, Fla. – Wednesday evening the Orlando Solar Bears took on the visiting Atlanta Gladiators. The Gladiators beat the Solar Bears 2-1, with Tyler Bird scoring Orlando’s lone goal. The Solar Bears are currently 10th in the Eastern Conference with 3-4-1 and 7 points. Orlando’s next home game will be Monday Nov. 11th against in state […]

PHOTOS: Savannah Ghost Pirates vs. Orlando Solar Bears – 10/26/2024

ORLANDO, Fla – The 2024-25 season was in full force Saturday night as the Orlando Solar Bears hosted Savannah Ghost Pirates in their home opener at the Kia Center. The Solar Bears beat the Ghost Pirates 2-1, with Tyler Bird scoring both goals with assists from Brayden Low and Aaron Luchuk. Orlando’s next home game […]

PHOTOS: Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning – 09/25/2024

ORLANDO, Fla – It was a hard fought, high scoring Sunshine State Showdown Wednesday night as the Tampa Bay Lightning took on the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Champions Florida Panthers. The preseason match up took place at the Kia Center in Orlando, which is home to Tampa’s ECHL affiliate the Orlando SolarBears. The Lightning took […]

PHOTOS: Jason Johansen’s Best Photos of the Orlando Solar Bears 2023-2024 Season

ORLANDO, Fla – As we prepare you the upcoming 2024/2025 Season let’s take a look back of some highlights from last season. The Orlando Solar Bears broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORD for the largest gathering of people wearing Aloha shirts with 1,254 fans participating. The Solar Bears also welcomed back Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton and […]