Orlando Solar Bears

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 […]

ECHL: Orlando Solar Bears Announce Revised Schedule

The Orlando Solar Bears have announced their revised Schedule along with the team’s promotional schedule. This comes about a month after the NBA’s Orlando Magic released their schedule, as changes had to be made to the Bears schedule due to the Magic having Priority at the Kia Center. The Solar Bears will drop the puck […]

PHOTOS: Sarah Pietrowski’s Best of the Reading Royals’ 2023-24 Season

READING, Pa – During the 2023-24 season the Reading Royals had a record of 29-35-6-2 and they failed to make the playoffs. It was the second season with James Henry behind the bench before a mid-season coaching switch to Jason Binkley. The Royals open their 2024-25 season in Trois-Rivières, QC on October 18th to face […]

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 […]

ECHL: Swamp Rabbits Acquire Brent Pedersen from Three-Team Trade

Greenville, S.C. — At an unprecedented time, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits announced a significant trade. Today, Aug. 28, the club announced that they had a three-team trade with the Savannah Ghost Pirates and Reading Royals to acquire the rights of Ghost Pirate Brent Pedersen in exhange for Logan Britt and future considerations. The trade occurred […]

ECHL: Norfolk Admirals Beef Up With Another Blue Liner

The Norfolk Admirals have announced they. Have re-signed defenseman Andrew McLean for the 2024-25 ECHL season. McLean will play his second full season with the Admirals and sixth year as a professional. “I’m beyond excited to come back to Norfolk and be able to play at the Scope in-front of our amazing fans,” said McLean. […]

ECHL: Wheeling Nailers Lock Up Matthew Quercia for 2024-25 Season

The Wheeling Nailers announced today they have re-signed Matthew Quercia for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Quercia completed his first full season in the ECHL last season, as he did not play a game in the 2022-23 season due to injury. He becomes the fifth player to re-sign with the Nailers, following the signings of Matt […]

Ontario Reign Stocking up for the 2024-25 Season

After a disappointing Pacific Division Finals exit this past season, the Ontario Reign have said goodbye to some old friends, including captain TJ Tynan, and had a flurry of extensions and new signings. Extensions Taylor Ward Taylor Ward, 26, fresh off a strong playoff performance for the Reign in his second full season, signed a […]

ECHL: Orlando Solar Bears Announce 2024 Qualifying Offers

On Monday, the Orlando Solar Bears announced the players who received qualifying offers for the 2024-2025 season. Orlando made offers to four players; those four players are: Kelly Bent, Alex Frye, Jesse Jacques, and Jimmy Mazza. Last season, Bent played 28 games with the Solar Bears after being traded from Wichita on February 10, 2024. […]

ECHL Season Recap: Florida Everblades

The champagne is gone, the confetti swept up, and the player lockers have been cleaned out for the Florida Everblades’ 2023-24 season, an impossible and record-breaking season. The Everblades, winner of the Kelly Cup Championship for a third consecutive year, started the season, as does every team in the league, with the goal of hoisting […]