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ECHL Announces 2022-23 All-ECHL First and Second Teams

On Thursday, the ECHL announced its All-ECHL First and Second Teams selections. Each team consists of a Goalie, two defensemen, and three forwards. The Brabham Cup-winning Idaho Steelheads have the most selections with three total players. The Allen Americans, Toledo Walleye, and the Greenville Swamp Rabbits each had two selections. Rounding out the rest of […]

ECHL: Greenville Swamp Rabbits Storm Past The Orlando Solar Bears

Greenville,SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted The Orlando Solar Bears for the second night in a row on Saturday Night as Luke Richardson made his Swamp Rabbit debut starting in goal. Josh McKechney, Brett Kemp, Ben Freeman, and Ethan Cap all scored goals for The Swamp Rabbits. Brayden Guy and Jimmy Mazza scored for […]

ECHL: CLINCHED: Swamp Rabbits Finally Punch their Ticket to The Kelly Cup Playoffs After a Week of Struggling

Finally, after much waiting and setbacks, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits clinched the ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs! This past week has been rather difficult for the Rabbits, as they’ve lost four games in a row in just a week. Yesterday, April 7, things changed significantly for this team when they battled against the Orlando Solar Bears […]

ECHL: Orlando Solar Bears and Maine Mariners Battle in First Meeting of the Year

The Maine Mariners and the Orlando Solar Bears battled each other on Wednesday Night as both squads looked to get back to their winning ways as the Bears got swept by the Idaho Steelheads last week, and the Mariners have lost five of their previous six games. First Period The Mariners opened the game with […]

ECHL: Gladiators Cool Down the Solar Bears, Inch Closer to Playoff Line

Orlando, FL. — The Atlanta Gladiators (30-23-5-1) won their second consecutive game against a South Division opponent, this time beating the Orlando Solar Bears (28-24-6-1) by a score of 6-4 on Friday night. Big defensemen Bode Wilde started the Gladiators’ scoring late in the first period with a wrister past Solar Bear goalie Jack LaFontaine. […]

ECHL: Orlando Solar Bears Week in Review

As the playoff race heats up, the Orlando Solar Bears made their presence known by beating both of their rivals that they faced during the weekend. It started on Thursday, March 2nd, with the Bears hosting the Adirondack Thunder, who were 19-23-7-1 entering their Florida road trip. There was not a lot of action throughout […]

Despite their division rankings, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits aren’t shying away from a significant playoff spot

The ECHL is home to many teams in North America, but rarely do you see so many jump up and down to confirm their playoff clinch. You mainly see the big teams show off their teams’ skills and professional success, and will always have that displayed, not fluctuating. However, one team of the bunch in […]

Orlando and Greenville Split Weekend Series

It was an action-packed weekend as the Orlando Solar Bears hosted the Greenville Swamp Rabbits for a two-game set. Hot temperatures in Florida means the chance of a very slippery ice surface, and on Friday, there was a lot of that as several players kept losing balance and others sliding into the boards. It was […]

Grizzlies and Solar Bears Battle In Epic Two Game Set

What do you do when your top two favorite ECHL teams battle each other? Well, you go to the games, of course, and cover the series. The Utah Grizzlies and Orlando Solar Bears battled in what turned out to be an awesome and very physical series, with each team taking a win. On Sunday, February […]

ECHL: South Division Playoff Race

The ECHL’s Southern Division is a good one, as we are almost at the 3/4 mark of the season. The 1st place Florida Everblades and the 6th place Orlando Solar Bears sit just 9 points apart after Orlando was able to take care of business against the Everblades in Estero this weekend, winning Friday’s game […]