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Game Preview: Solar Bears vs. Florida Everblades

December 30, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


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

(15-12-0-1, 31pts) vs.

Florida Everblades (Carolina Hurricanes/Tampa Bay Lighting)

(19-8-1-1, 40pts)

Where: Amway Center - Orlando, FL

When: 7:00 p.m.

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

Watch Live: America One

Follow: Game Updates on Twitter at @OSBHockeyGU

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Matchup:

Orlando and Florida meet up for the second straight contest after Florida collected a come-from-behind win over the Solar Bears on Saturday night. The Everblades took the lead in the first when F Mathieu Roy redirected a shot from the left circle on the power play, but 1:30 later F Taylor Matson scored his first goal as a Solar Bear when he raced into the zone and lifted a backhand shot into the net to tie the game heading into the second period. D Connor Goggin put the Solar Bears on top a little over five minutes into the second period with a blast from the blue line to give the Solar Bears a 2-1 lead going into the third. Florida came storming back in the third period, tying the game less than four minutes in and taking a 3-2 lead with just over half of the period remaining. The Solar Bears put up a late flurry of shots but could not find the back of the net as they fell 3-2 to the Everblades. Orlando is 3-5-0-0 against Florida this season.

Upcoming Games:

Orlando plays host to the Utah Grizzlies for a three game set starting on Thursday, January 2, at 7:00 p.m. and continuing on Friday, January 3, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, January 5, at 1:00 p.m. To get tickets, click here.

Jobke Recalled to Iowa:

The Orlando Solar Bears announced today that D Colton Jobke has been recalled to their AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild. Jobke has appeared in 25 games for the Solar Bears this season, scoring two goals and adding three assists to go along with 24 PIM. The Tsawwassen, BC, native has appeared in two AHL games in his career, both with the Houston Aeroes during the 2011-12 season.

Solar Bears Notes:

F Michael Catenacci and F Tyler Murovich are both riding three game point streaks. Catenacci has two goals and two assists while Murovich has two goals and one assist during that span ... F Zach Harrison collected his 200th ECHL point on Saturday... F Tyler Matson and F Trevor Gillies each made their Solar Bears debuts on Saturday. Matson scored a goal in the first period... D Connor Goggin celebrated his birthday on Saturday with a second period goal... G John Curry returned to Orlando from the Iowa Wild yesterday... F Taylor Matson was assigned to Solar Bears from the Iowa Wild on Friday.... G Christopher Gibson was assigned to the Solar Bears from the Toronto Marlies on Thursday... G Garret Sparks was recalled to the Marlies on Thursday... F Josh Caron remains in the AHL with the Iowa Wild... Forward C.J. Severyn remains in the AHL with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins... F Kory Nagy remains in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies.

Everblades Notes:

F Brandon MacLean is tied for the league lead with four game winning goals. He is tied for fourth in the league with a +16 rating... F Kyle Bonis is tied for the rookie lead with 13 goals. He is tied for 8th among rookies along with fellow Everblades F Rocco Carzo with 19 points... F John Henrion is fifth among rookies with 74 shots on goal... D Tyson Gimblett is tied for third among defensemen with six major penalties... F Mathieu Roy leads the Everblades with 11 goals... F Brandon MacLean leads the team with 16 assists and 24 points... Florida is 10th on the power play at 15.4% (19-for-123) and 4th on the penalty kill at 88.1% (111-for-126).

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