ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

Game Preview: Solar Bears at Florida Everblades - March 30

Published on March 30, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


Who: Orlando (28-36-3-4, 63pts) vs.

Florida Everblades (Carolina Hurricanes/Tampa Bay Lightning) (38-22-4-7, 87pts)

Where: Germain Arena - Estero, 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

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Matchup:

The Solar Bears close out their Out of Hibernation 2012-13 season tonight against their in-state rivals, the Florida Everblades. Orlando and Florida have faced off against each other for each of their past three games, ending the season just as it started with four straight contests between the two sides. Florida has taken each of the first three games in the current four game set, including a 5-1 win over Orlando in last night's game. The Solar Bears trailed Florida by a 2-0 score entering the third frame, but the Everblades jumped up to a 5-0 advantage before C Joel Broda struck shorthanded for Orlando with just under five minutes left to play. The Solar Bears are 7-7-1-0 against Florida this season, with the rubber match coming in tonight's contest.

Solar Bears Notes:

The Solar Bears finished their home ice portion on the schedule on Wednesday, compiling a record of 20-11-1-4 at the Amway Center this season... The 8,558 fans at the Amway Center on Wednesday was the 8th largest crowd of the season for Orlando... G Patrick Killeen did not dress for yesterday's game due to injury, and is not expected to be in the lineup tonight... The ECHL welcomed four new teams to the league this season with Orlando, Evansville, Fort Wayne, and San Francisco all playing their first seasons in the league. Of those four teams, regardless of tonight's outcome the Solar Bears will collect the second best overall record of those four clubs... C Joel Broda scored his first goal as a Solar Bear in the second period of yesterday's game... D Ryan Blair was placed on the 21-day IR on last week... G Mike Brodeur, D Josh Caron, F Dan Dries, D Jesse Dudas, D Sean Lorenz, and C Mathew Sisca remain on the 21-day IR... F Chris Lawrence has not played since March 2 and is not expected to play today... F Scott Tanski was remains out of the lineup and is not expected to play tonight.

Everblades Notes:

The Everblades need to win tonight and see the Gwinnett Gladiators lose their final game in order to take first place in the South Division. They are currently two points ahead of the Elmira Jackals for fourth in the Eastern Conference, but should the Jackals win and Florida lose, Elmira would take the tie-breaker for fourth place... LW Mathieu Roy leads the league in points with 86. His 36 goals ties him for first in that category... F Matthew Pistilli is fifth in the league in assists with 48 and points with 73... F Corey Trivino is tied for third among rookies with seven game winning goals and is tied for fifth among first year players with 50 points... D Brent Henley leads all defensemen with 200 PIM and is tied for second with 49 minor penalties... D Tyson Gimblett is third among blueliners with 180 PIM and fourth with 16 major penalties... Florida is 3rd on the power play at 21.9 percent (66-for-302) and 15th on the penalty kill at 81.8 percent (225-for-275)... LW Mathieu Roy leads the team in goals (36), assists (50) and points (86).

The Orlando Solar Bears, the ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild and AHL's Houston Aeros, play all of their home games at the 2012 Street and Smith's Sports Business Journal Sports Facility of the Year, the Amway Center.

Individual tickets for all regular season home games are on sale beginning as low as $15. To purchase your tickets, please visit www.OrlandoSolarBearsHockey.com or the Amway Center Box Office.

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