ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

Game Preview: Solar Bears at Fort Wayne Komets - March 19

Published on March 19, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


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

(36-20-2-2, 76pts, 4th, Eastern Conference) vs.

Fort Wayne Komets (Independent)

(28-21-6-5, 67pts, 9th, Eastern Conference)

Where: Memorial Coliseum - Fort Wayne, IN

When: 7:05 p.m.

Listen Live: iHeartSolarBears.com, 740thegame.com, iheart.com/live/601/ - Pregame starts at 6:50 p.m.

Watch Live: America One

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Matchup:

Orlando looks to rebound tonight as they face the Fort Wayne Komets for the first and only time this season. In their last outing on Monday night in Kalamazoo, F Scott Tanski was able to get the Solar Bears on the board first, striking on the power play with a little over five minutes left in the opening period to put Orlando ahead 1-0. Kalamazoo would strike with 12 second to play in the first, sending the game tied 1-1 into the middle period. Kalamazoo then added a goal in the second and jumped out to a 3-1 lead early in the third before depositing an empty net goal as the Wings took the 4-1 final score. The Komets played three games in three days over the weekend, first taking a 5-2 victory over the Florida Everblades before falling to Florida 3-1 on Saturday. Fort Wayne finished off the weekend with a 4-2 win over the Toledo Walleye on Sunday afternoon. Tonight's game is just the second time the Solar Bears have visited the Memorial Coliseum since the two teams both joined the ECHL last season.

Solar Bears Notes:

F Mickey Lang leads the ECHL with 38 goals and 13 power play tallies, and is fourth in the league with 62 points... D Blake Kessel is 4th among defensemen with 36 points and tied for third among defensemen with 28 assists... The Solar Bears have two players who started the season in Fort Wayne (G Cody Reichard and F Mickey Lang)... F Taylor Matson is third among rookies with a 21.9 shooting percentage... The Solar Bears are fifth in the league on the penalty kill at 85.6% (196-for-229)... Orlando is tied for fourth with 3.17 goals scored per game... F Mike Ullrich was returned from the Iowa Wild on Monday. He is not expected to appear in tonight's contest. Ullrich has posted 28 points (9g, 19a) in 31 games for the Solar Bears this season... Forwards Cameron Abney, J.T. Barnett, Michael Catenacci, and Jake Hauswirth are on the 21-day injured reserve... G John Curry and F Josh Caron are in the AHL with the Iowa Wild... G Christopher Gibson, G Garret Sparks, and D Dylan Yeo are in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies... F Trevor Gillies is in the AHL with Abbotsford Heat... G Tyler Beskorowany is in the AHL with the St. John's IceCaps... F Andrew Johnston is in the AHL with the Adirondack Phantoms.

Marcel Dionne, Mike Ramsey, and Dave Christian to play in BE GREAT! Classic:

Hall of Fame forward Marcel Dionne and 1980 Gold Medal Winning Olympians Mike Ramsey and Dave Christian will play in the annual "BE GREAT! Classic for Kids" on Saturday, March 29, at the Amway Center. Dionne is fifth All-Time in the NHL with 1,771 points and was inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame in 1992. Both Ramsey and Christian helped the United States Men's Hockey Team capture a Gold Medal at the 1980 Olympics held in Lake Placid, New York - "The Miracle on Ice". Local hockey players will have the opportunity to purchase a roster spot to skate alongside Dionne, Ramsey and Christian and the net proceeds will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida. For more information, call the Solar Bears at 407-951-8200.

Komets Notes:

RW Brandon Marino leads the league with 75 points and 51 assists... LW Chris Auger is tied for third in the league with 26 goals... RW Dean Ouellett is tied for third in the league with five shootout goals... G Ben Meisner is 11th with a 2.41 GAA... C Scott Fleming is 10th among rookies with 40 points... D Jordan Southorn and D Jace Coyle are tied for 12th among defensemen with 30 points. Southorn is tied for second among blueliners with six power play goals while Coyle is second among defensemen with 163 shots... Fort Wayne is 21st on the power play at 13.1% (32-for-244) and 2nd on the penalty kill at 86.9% (192-for-221).

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