Orlando Gets Reid from Alaska
January 28, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release
Orlando, FL - The Orlando Solar Bears announced today that they have acquired G James Reid from the Alaska Aces in exchange for F Spencer Bennett.
Reid (6'0", 190 lbs.) has appeared in two games for the Alaska Aces this season, 1-1-0-0 record with a 4.00 GAA and .822 save percentage. He ended last season James Reid with Alaska as well, going 6-2-0-1 with a 2.09 GAA and .910 save percentage. Reid also appeared in five games for the Lake Erie Monsters in the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2011-12, his first professional season, and played three games for the Allen Americans in the Central Hockey League (CHL) as well.
Before turning pro, Reid played three seasons with the Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2008-11. In his final season with Spoake in 2010-11, Reid posted a 2.52 GAA, .904 save percentage, and a 35-9-3 record while being named a WHL First Team All-Star. The Calgary, Alberta, native played 18 games in his first WHL season, registering a 1.68 GAA, a .940 save percentage, and four shutouts to go along with a 12-5-1 record.
Bennett played three games for the Solar Bears, collecting one assist.
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Orlando returns to the Amway Center on Wednesday, January 30, for a 7:00 p.m. game against the Greenville Road Warriors. Good seats are still available. Visit www.OrlandoSolarBearsHockey.com.
The Orlando Solar Bears, the ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild and AHL's Houston Aeros, play all of their home games at the 2012 Street and Smith's Sports Business Journal Sports Facility of the Year, the Amway Center.
Individual tickets for all regular season home games are on sale beginning as low as $15. To purchase your tickets, please visit www.OrlandoSolarBearsHockey.com or the Amway Center Box Office.
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