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ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

Game Preview: Solar Bears at Greenville Road Warriors

March 8, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


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

(35-17-2-2, 74pts, 2nd, Eastern Conference) vs.

Greenville Road Warriors (New York Rangers)

(31-21-2-3, 67pts, 6th, Eastern Conference)

Where: Bon Secours Wellness Arena - Greenville, SC

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:

Orlando and Greenville come together once again tonight after the Solar Bears earned a 4-3 victory over the Road Warriors yesterday. Greenville jumped out to an early lead in the contest, as RW Jordie Johnston took a cross-crease pass and fired the puck into the net. F Mickey Lang answered back for Orlando with a pair of goals before the end of the period, the first on a pass from F Jacob Cepis and the second on a rebound after a shot from D Corey Fienhage. 46 seconds into the second period, RW Josh Nicholls tied the contest up for Greenville when he took the puck on the left side of the net and slipped a shot under the left pad of G Cody Reichard. Lang polished off his hat trick shortly after the halfway point of the frame when he came in on a breakaway and snapped a shot through the five hole of G Jason Missiaen to give the Solar Bears a 3-2 lead after two. The Road Warriors once again tied the contest, this time with a power play goal from Nicholls, but 16 seconds later F Michael Catenacci one-timed a feed from Lang for what turned out to be the game winning goal as Orlando took the 4-3 win over Greenville. The Solar Bears improved to 4-1-0-0 against Greenville this season with the win.

Solar Bears Notes:

F Mickey Lang knocked in his second hat trick as a Solar Bear last night, and now has six goals in his last four games. He also added an assist in the game for his second four-point night with Orlando this season... Lang leads the ECHL with 37 goals and 12 power play tallies, and is tied for fourth in the league with 60 points... F Jacob Cepis picked up three assists last night, following his four point (3g, 1a) effort from Tuesday. He has seven points (3g, 4a) in his last two games... Orlando has won seven straight games on the road for their longest road winning streak since joining the ECHL... Orlando is fifth in the league with 3.23 goals scored per game... The Solar Bears are fourth in the league on the penalty kill at 86.4% (184-for-213)... F Ian Slater was activated from the 21-day IR on Monday... D Eric Baier was activated from the 21-day IR yesterday and had one assist in yesterday's contest... Forward J.T. Barnett is on the 21-day injured reserve... G John Curry, F Mike Ullrich, F Josh Caron, F Taylor Matson, and D Colton Jobke are in the AHL with the Iowa Wild... G Christopher Gibson, D Dylan Yeo, D Bryce Aneloski, and F Mike Duco 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.

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.

Road Warriors Notes:

C Andrew Rowe was named the CCM ECHL Player of the Month for February after recording 18 points on nine goals and nine assists in 11 games during the month. He is tied for seventh in the league with 52 points this season... LW Emerson Clark is third in the league with 201 PIM... F Michael St. Croix is tied for sixth among rookies with 40 points and is tied for fourth among rookies with 27 assists... F Josh Nicholls is on an eight game point streak (6g-6a)... Greenville leads the ECHL on the power play on home ice at 23.9% (21-for-88)... C Andrew Rowe leads the Road Warriors with 31 assists and 52 points. He is tied with RW Jordie Johnston for the team lead with 21 goals.. Greenville is 7th on the power play at 16.8% (31-for-184) and 1st on the penalty kill at 90.4% (198-for-219).

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