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Game Preview: Orlando Solar Bears vs. Wheeling Nailers

February 11, 2018 - ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


WHO: Orlando Solar Bears vs. Wheeling Nailers

VENUE: ARS.com Rink at Amway Center, Orlando, Fla.

DATE: Sunday, Feb. 11, 9:30 a.m.

WATCH: ECHL.TV

LISTEN: OSB Radio via Mixlr

PROMOTIONS:

FAIRWINDS Solar Bears Sunday - This season during Sunday Solar Bears home games, 200 FREE tickets will be made available to FAIRWINDS members who show their FAIRWINDS debit or credit card (limit 2 FREE tickets per card), as well as their ID, at ticket windows 11 or 12. Even if you're running a bit late, all FAIRWINDS members will receive a buy one, get one offer for that day's game once all free tickets have been claimed - click here for more information. 

TODAY: The Solar Bears (21-21-5-1) host the Wheeling Nailers (26-20-4-0) for the second meeting of the three-game regular season series.

PLAYOFF PICTURE: Orlando sits in fourth place in the South Division, four points ahead of fifth-place Greenville. Orlando is also five points back of third-place Atlanta, with four games in hand on the Gladiators.

SOLAR BEARS LOOK FOR REPEAT DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE: Orlando's defenders did an excellent job in limiting the quantity of shots against from the Nailers on Friday - Orlando held Wheeling to a season-low two shots in the third period, and a season-low 24 shots overall.

BEREHOWSKY ONE WIN FROM HISTORY: Solar Bears head coach Drake Berehowsky only needs one more victory to pass Vince Williams for sole possession of the most coaching wins in ECHL Solar Bears history. With a 80-79-22 record over 181 games, Berehowsky has already coached the most games in franchise history.

MONFREDO & GUDBRANSON PROVIDING CLUTCH OFFENSE: Defensemen Alex Gudbranson and Mike Monfredo each picked up their third multi-point games of the season in Friday's win. The pair have largely been kept together when healthy this season, and the team has posted a 3-0-0-0 record when either player records a multi-point game.

STREAKS:

J.J. Piccinich - 3-game point streak (4g-2a)

Mike Monfredo - 3-game assist streak (1g-6a)

Joshua Winquist - 3-game point streak (2g-2a)

MILESTONES:

Drake Berehowsky - 1 win to pass Vince Williams (80) for sole possession of most head coaching victories in ECHL Solar Bears history

Alex Gudbranson - 1 point from 50 career pro points (12g-37a)

Adam Phillips - 1 assist from 50 career pro assists

Kale Kerbashian - 2 points from 250 career pro points (91g-157a)

AFFILIATE NOTES: The Toronto Marlies (35-11-0-1) won their sixth straight game on Saturday with a 3-1 victory over the Binghamton Devils, and round out a busy three-in-three weekend this afternoon in a rematch with Binghamton at 4 p.m. The Toronto Maple Leafs (33-19-5-0) doubled up the Ottawa Senators yesterday and return to action tomorrow against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

NEXT GAME: The Solar Bears complete their regular season series with the Nailers on Monday, Feb. 12 at the ARS.com Rink at Amway Center at 7 p.m. Single-game tickets for the 2017-18 season are now on sale at the Amway Center box office and ticketmaster.com.

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