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The Orlando Solar Bears are a minor league hockey team. Based in Orlando, Florida, they are a member of the ECHL.

Solar Bears Announce Updates to 2025-26 Schedule

September 9, 2025 - ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Solar Bears have announced multiple updates to the team's regular season schedule for the 2025-26 season, presented by Renewal By Andersen. The Orlando Solar Bears schedule features 22 weekend home dates, and eight Saturday night home dates this season. Single-game tickets for all 36 Solar Bears home games are on sale now to the general public via Ticketmaster and the Kia Center box office. Solar Bears half-season and partial plan ticket members have been contacted to select their games. ... Full Story

Gritty Forward Peter Laviolette III Joins Solar Bears for 2025-26 Season

September 8, 2025 - ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Solar Bears, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning, announced today the signing of gritty forward Peter Laviolette III to a contract for the 2025-26 season. Laviolette, 27, joins the Solar Bears after three seasons playing for his native Wheeling Nailers. In 110 career ECHL games, the 6-foot-4, 220-pound winger tallied 28 points (10g-18) and 292 penalty minutes. In addition to his play on the ice, Laviolette is well-known in the Wheeling, West Virginia community for his contributio... Full Story

Solar Bears Re-Sign Rookie Rearguard Nick Anderson for 2025-26 Season

September 4, 2025 - ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Solar Bears, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning, announced today the signing of rookie defenseman Nick Anderson to a contract for the 2025-26 season. Anderson, 26, spent the 2024-25 season at University of Massachusetts-Lowell, where he scored 14 points (2g-12a) in 35 games. The Orono, Minnesota native also played four seasons of college hockey at Colgate University (2020-24), scoring 77 points (8g-69a) in 132 games and was part of the 2022-23 Eastern College Athletic Conference (E... Full Story

Solar Bears Ink All-Star Forward Aaron Luchuk for 2025-26 Season

September 1, 2025 - ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Solar Bears, ECHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning, welcome the return of veteran forward Aaron Luchuk, who has signed an ECHL Standard Player Contract (SPC) for the 2025-26 season. Luchuk, 27, is back for his fifth season with the Solar Bears after appearing in 236 regular season games in purple and orange from 2020-2025. He is the Franchise's all-time leader in Goals (93) and Points (223) and is tied with Michael Brodzinski for most assists (130). His 59 points in 72 games last season was... Full Story

• Solar Bears Announce Updates to 2025-26 Schedule - September 9, 2025
  
• Gritty Forward Peter Laviolette III Joins Solar Bears for 2025-26 Season - September 8, 2025
  
• Solar Bears Re-Sign Rookie Rearguard Nick Anderson for 2025-26 Season - September 4, 2025
  
• Solar Bears Ink All-Star Forward Aaron Luchuk for 2025-26 Season - September 1, 2025
  
• Solar Bears Agree to Terms with Defenseman Davis Bunz - August 26, 2025
  
• Adam Dauda Joins Solar Bears as Assistant Coach for the 2025-26 Season - August 21, 2025
  
• Solar Bears Re-Sign Rookie Defender Tony Follmer for 2025-26 Season - August 20, 2025
  
• Solar Bears Re-Sign Veteran Goaltender Jon Gillies for 2025-26 Season - August 19, 2025
  
• Jarid Lukosevicius Brings Scoring Touch to Orlando Solar Bears for 2025-26 Season - August 15, 2025
  
• Solar Bears Agree to Terms with Forward Carson Focht - August 13, 2025
  
• Solar Bears Add Defenseman Logan Britt - August 8, 2025
  
• Rookie Forward Cole Kodsi Joins Solar Bears - August 5, 2025
  
• Team Captain Tyler Bird Returns for Seventh Season with Orlando Solar Bears - July 30, 2025
  
• Anthony Bardaro Agrees to Terms with Orlando Solar Bears for 2025-26 Season - July 25, 2025
  
• Matt MacDonald Named Orlando Solar Bears Head Coach and General Manager - July 10, 2025
  
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Orlando Solar Bears Head Coach and General Manager Matt Carkner
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League: ECHL
Home: Orlando, Florida
Affiliation: Toronto Maple Leafs
Website: Orlando Solar Bears site
Schedule: Full Orlando Solar Bears Schedule Statistics: Full Orlando Solar Bears Statistics

Sat., May 10	L	Florida 3 at Orlando 1 (Playoff Gm. 5)	Final
Fri., May 9	L	Florida 3 at Orlando 0 (Playoff Gm. 4)	Final
Tue., May 6	W	Florida 1 at Orlando 2 (Playoff Gm. 3)	Final
Sat., May 3	L	Orlando 2 at Florida 6 (Playoff Gm. 2)	Final
Fri., May 2	L	Orlando 3 at Florida 5 (Playoff Gm. 1)	Final
Tue., Apr 29	W	Orlando 2 at South Carolina 0 (Playoff Gm. 7)	Final
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• Orlando City SC (MLS) - Orlando, Florida
  
• Orlando Pride (NWSL) - Orlando, Florida
  
• Orlando Valkyries (MLV) - Orlando, Florida
  
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• Tigers East (FLCL) - Lakeland, Florida
  
• Tigers West (FLCL) - Lakeland, Florida
  

• Everblades roll to a 6-2 win in Game 2, take 2-0 series lead - ECHL WINK (May 6)
  
• Stingrays lose to Solar Bears in Kelly Cup Playoff Series - ECHL Charleston Post and Courier (May 1)
  
• Orlando Solar Bears end South Carolina Stingrays season - ECHL Charleston Post and Courier (April 30)
  
• Florida Everblades schedule vs. the Orlando Solar Bears in ECHL South Division Finals - ECHL Fort Myers News-Press (April 30)
  
• Photos: Stingrays lost, 5-2, in game 6 for Kelly Cup playoffs - ECHL Charleston Post and Courier (April 28)
  
• Orlando Solar Bears push South Carolina Stingrays to Game 7 - ECHL Charleston Post and Courier (April 28)
  
• South Carolina Stingrays take 3-2 series lead with OT win - ECHL Charleston Post and Courier (April 25)
  
• South Carolina Stingrays fall in Game 4 of ECHL playoffs - ECHL Charleston Post and Courier (April 24)
  
• South Carolina Stingrays fall to Orlando in Game 3 of series - ECHL Charleston Post and Courier (April 22)
  
• Charleston's Stingrays play Solar Bears in Kelly Cup playoff - ECHL Charleston Post and Courier (April 20)
  
• South Carolina Stingrays take 2-0 lead in playoff series - ECHL Charleston Post and Courier (April 20)
  
• South Carolina Stingrays take 1-0 lead in playoff series - ECHL Charleston Post and Courier (April 19)
  
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