Sports stats



ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

Game Preview: Solar Bears at South Carolina Stingrays Tonight

November 3, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


Who: Orlando (5-2-1-1, 12pts) at

South Carolina Stingrays (Boston Bruins) (3-5-0-1, 7pts)

Where: North Charleston Coliseum, Charleston, SC

When: 7:05 p.m.

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

Follow: Game Updates on Twitter at @OSBHockeyGU

Social Media: Follow on Facebook and Twitter

Baldwin Recalled to Houston:

Defenseman Corbin Baldwin has been recalled to the Houston Aeros. Baldwin has appeared in all nine Solar Bears games to date, collecting two assists and seven penalty minutes (PIM). Baldwin was originally assigned to the Solar Bears by Houston on October 4. Additionally, F Brett Lyon has been activated from the reserve.

Matchup:

The Solar Bears close out a four-game road trip in South Carolina tonight, with a chance to earn six of a possible eight points on the trip. Orlando opened their week-long journey in South Carolina with a 2-1 shootout victory over the Stingrays on Tuesday night, fell 4-1 to Gwinnett on Thursday, and collected a 4-3 overtime victory over Greenville yesterday. The Stingrays were in action last night against Elmira, falling 4-2 against the Jackals. Orlando is 2-0-0-0 against South Carolina this season.

Solar Bears Notes:

Five of Orlando's nine games have gone past regulation, including three contests that have needed a shootout to decide the winner... With their overtime victory last night, Orlando jumped back into first place in the South Division... LW Nick Petersen picked up two points (1 goal, 1 assist) last night, and he now has points in eight of his nine games this season, including seven multiple point games... The Solar Bears are third in the ECHL with 3.89 goals scored per game... D Mike Liambas made his Solar Bears debut last night scoring one goal and getting in a fight in the first period.

Stingrays Notes:

G Adam Morrison is second in the ECHL with 197 saves... F Matthew Pistilli is second in the ECHL (to Solar Bears F Ryan Ginand) with 40 shots... D Tommy Cross among all ECHL rookies with seven assists... South Carolina is ranked sixth on the power play (21.4%) and 15th on the penalty kill (80.5%).

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

The Orlando Solar Bears return to the Amway Center for a key seven game home stretch beginning on Wednesday, November 7th, against Gwinnett. Individual tickets for this home stand and all regular season home games are now on sale beginning as low as $15. To purchase your tickets, please visit www.OrlandoSolarBearsHockey.com or the Amway Center Box Office.

Follow the Solar Bears at www.OrlandoSolarBearsHockey.com, Facebook, and Twitter (@OrlandoHockey) for all the latest news and updates.

Season ticket plans are available now. Full and half season ticket plans range in price from $225-$1480 per season ticket (includes facility fee), reflecting a savings of up to 42% off box office pricing. Call the Solar Bears at 407-951-8200 to speak to a Ticket Sales Account Manager.

Group tickets are a great way to entertain employees, co-workers, clients, friends and family. For more information on discounted group tickets and a list of group benefits, call 407-951-8200.

Check out the Orlando Solar Bears Statistics

• Discuss this story on the ECHL message board...

ECHL Stories from November 3, 2012


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central