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Game Preview: Solar Bears at Gwinnett Gladiators - January 10

January 10, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


Who: Orlando Solar Bears (Minnesota Wild/Toronto Maple Leafs)

(18-12-1-1, 38pts) vs.

Gwinnett Gladiators (Phoenix Coyotes)

(13-19-0-2, 28pts)

Where: Arena at Gwinnett Center - Duluth, GA

When: 7:05 p.m.

Listen Live: iHeartSolarBears.com, 740thegame.com, iheart.com/live/601/ - Pregame starts at 6:45 p.m.

Watch Live: America One

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Matchup:

Orlando begins a four game road trip tonight as they play the first of back-to-back games against the Gwinnett Gladiators. The Solar Bears come into the contest after earning points in four straight games as they closed out a six-game home stand. Orlando won their last outing in dramatic fashion, a thrilling 4-3 overtime win over the Utah Grizzlies. D Paul Baier and F Mickey Lang put the Solar Bears up 2-0 heading into the first intermission, but the Grizzlies added two of their own in the second to tie the game at 2-2 going into the third frame. F Jacob Cepis potted a wrister early in the frame to restore the Solar Bears lead, only to see Utah come right back with the game-tying goal before the halfway point of the period. The 3-3 score continued late into overtime before F Mike Ullrich won a faceoff to Cepis who one-timed a shot into the back of the net for his second of the game to lift the Solar Bears to the victory. The Gladiators have been hot of late, winning six of their last eight games. In their last three contests, the Gladiators have gone 3-0-0 while outscoring their opponents by a 16-2 margin. First, Gwinnett defeated the South Carolina Stingrays 4-0 on January 3rd, they then followed it up with 8-1 drubbing of the Florida Everblades on January 4th, and finished it off with a hard-fought 2-1 over the Stingrays this past Tuesday. The Solar Bears and Gladiators last met on December 15 in Gwinnett, with Orlando taking a 5-2 victory. The Solar Bears are 3-0-0-1 against Gwinnett this season.

Solar Bears Notes:

F Jacob Cepis has his first multi-goal game as Solar Bear with a pair of goals in Sunday's OT win over Utah... G Ross MacKinnon made his ECHL debut on Sunday, setting a Solar Bears record for saves in a game (46) and tying a season high for saves in a period when he stopped 20 of 22 shots in the middle frame... F Mike Ullrich was named the ECHL Player of the Week last week after collecting seven points (3 goals, 4 assists) in four games... G Christopher Gibson was assigned to the Solar Bears from the Toronto Marlies yesterday... F Tyler Murovich remains in the AHL with the Iowa Wild...G John Curry remains in the AHL with the Iowa Wild ... G Garret Sparks remains in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies... F Josh Caron remains in the AHL with the Iowa Wild.

Gladiators Notes:

F Kurtis Bartliff is fourth among rookies with 11 goals. He is third among rookies with a 21.2 shooting percentage... F Marshall Everson is fourth among rookies with a 20.0 shooting percentage... D Antoine Corbin is fourth among defensemen with 75 shots. He is tied for third among blueliners with two game winning goals... The Gladiators are 10-0-0 when leading after two periods... F Evan Bloodoff leads the Gladiators with 13 goals and 21 points... D Rob Kweit leads the Gladiators with 12 assists... Gwinnett is 10th on the power play at 15.3% (19-for-124) and 5th on the penalty kill at 87.5% (105-for-120).

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