Orlando Solar Bears

Allen Americans Bring Back Colby McAuley for the 2023-24 Season

The Allen Americans have announced that Colby McAuley will be playing with the Americans for the 2023-24 season. The 2023-24 season will be McAuley’s fifth season with the Allen Americans. In the 2022-23 season with the Americans, McAuley played in 38 games, where he had 11 goals and 23 assists for 34 points. He had […]

ECHL: Chris Harpur Stays in Orlando

Orlando fans, we have our second player added to our 2023-24 roster! Coming to us from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Chris Harpur has played 82 games with the Orlando Solar Bears since joining the team in the 2021-22 season. He only played 10 games during the 2021-22 season, making him one of two players to play in […]

ECHL: The Return of Aaron Luchuk

Thursday, July 20th, the Orlando Solar Bears announced the return of number 91, Aaron Luchuk. Luchuk is 26 years old and has played 103 games for the Solar Bears. This will be the first time Luchuk plays under new head coach Matt Carkner. Solar Bear fans are anxiously awaiting to see a fan favorite back […]

ECHL Board of Governors Approves Transfer of Controlling Interest of Iowa Heartlanders

SHREWSBURY, N.J.- On Wednesday, July 19, the ECHL announced the Transfer of Controlling Interest in the Iowa Heartlanders from Deacon Sports and Entertainment to Heartlanders Hockey, LLC. Heartlanders Hockey, LLC, is an entity controlled by Michael Devlin, who may be familiar to Iowans as the owner of the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States […]

Behind the Bears: A Look at Management

If you are a fan of the Orlando Solar Bears, here is your chance to learn more about who manages and operates our Solar Bears. The prominent individuals you should know if you are new to the Solar Bears, or even a casual fan looking to learn more are President Chris Heller, Head Coach and […]

Tristin Langan Headed to Norway

After four years, Orlando Solar Bear fans will not see our well-known number 23 skating at Amway Center in the upcoming season. Today, Tristin Langan signed with the Stavanger Oilers in Norway. This will be his first time joining a European hockey team. While wearing purple, white, and orange, Langan played in 239 games scoring […]

ECHL: Brett Kemp Headed to Sweden

The 6’1, 185-pound, 23-year-old Center from Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Brett Kemp, will not return to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits after playing the last two seasons with the team. After signing a one-year contract, Kemp will head to Sweden to play for the VIK Vasteras HK of the HockeyAllsvenskan league. VIK Vasteras HK finished ninth out of […]

ECHL Season In Review: Orlando Solar Bears

The Orlando Solar Bears saw their season end as the last game of the season was played. They finished with a record of 30-33-8-1, which was good for 69 points and sixth place in the South Division. Despite a playoff push in March, they lost some very crucial games at the end of the month […]

ECHL: Icemen Keep Division Title Hopes Alive

The second-place Jacksonville Icemen took on the sixth-place Orlando Solar Bears Friday evening in a late-season showdown at the Amway Center. Jacksonville entered the game on a three-game win streak continuing an end-of-season points push for playoff position. Orlando started the evening on a four-game winless streak, with their most recent victory being a 6-4 […]

ECHL: 3 Keys to the Game l Swamp Rabbits (39-23-8) vs Stingrays (44-21-4)

Date: 4/14/2023 l Time: 7:05 pm Est l Where: Bon Secours Wellness Arena One: Limit the Penalties The last time these two teams met, the Stingrays were given three opportunities on the power play in the first period. Even though the Stingrays didn’t capitalize on the first two attempts, they scored the first goal of […]