Connor Eddy Returns to Solar Bears for 2026-27 Season
ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

Connor Eddy Returns to Solar Bears for 2026-27 Season

Published on August 12, 2026 under ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Solar Bears, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning, announced today the club has re-signed rookie forward Connor Eddy to a contract for the 2026-27 season.

Eddy, 24, rejoins the Solar Bears for his first full professional season after Orlando signed him to an amateur tryout in March. In 12 games with the Solar Bears, the Victoria, British Columbia, Canada native tallied three points (1g-2a), two penalty minutes, and a plus-1 rating.

The 6-foot-1, 216-pound winger played four seasons of college hockey, beginning at Northern Michigan University from 2022-2024 and finishing up at UMass-Lowell from 2024-2026. In 137 career games, Eddy scored 41 points (19g-22a) and racked up 132 penalty minutes.

Eddy played his junior hockey for the Victoria Grizzlies of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). In 104 games over three seasons, Eddy tallied 80 points (34g-46a), with 2021-22 being a breakout season for the 6-foot-1, 216-pound forward, scoring 57 of his 80 career points that season.

Solar Bears 2026 Preseason Roster:

FORWARDS: Camaryn Baber, Tyler Bird, Connor Eddy, Aaron Luchuk, Keegan McMullen, Luciano Wilson

DEFENSEMEN: Jarod Crespo, Tony Follmer, Colton Kammerer, Kade Landry

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