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Game Preview: Solar Bears vs. Cincinnati Cyclones - March 26

March 26, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


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

(38-21-2-2, 80pts, 4th, Eastern Conference) vs.

Cincinnati Cyclones (Florida Panthers/Nashville Predators)

(35-21-2-4, 76pts, 6th, Eastern Conference)

Where: Amway Center - Orlando, 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 return to the Amway Center tonight after playing their last nine contests on the road. The road trip concluded on Saturday in South Carolina, where Orlando and the South Carolina Stingrays traded goals through the first two periods, with the Stingrays holding a 3-2 lead going into the third. D Bryce Aneloski then tied the game at 3-3 with his third strike of the game early in the third, forcing the game into overtime. After neither team was able to score in the sudden death period, the game moved into a shootout where F Mickey Lang and F Jacob Cepis each scored for the Solar Bears and G Maxime Clermont stopped four of the five shots he faced to give Orlando the 4-3 victory. The Cyclones were also last in action on Saturday night, taking a 4-1 victory over the Elmira Jackals. The Jackals got on the board first in the game, but Cincinnati answered back less than two minutes later and then grabbed a 2-1 lead with just one second left in the first period. The Cyclones tacked on two goals in the third for the final 4-1 score. Orlando and Cincinnati have faced each other just one time this season, with the Solar Bears earning a 4-2 win in Cincinnati on November 13.

Solar Bears Notes:

The Solar Bears closed out their nine game road trip with a 5-4-0 record... F Mickey Lang leads the ECHL with 39 goals and 13 power play tallies, and is third in the league with 67 points... Orlando faces just one more South Division opponent this season (Greenville - April 10 and 13)... F Taylor Matson is fourth among rookies with a 19.7 shooting percentage... Orlando is 23-8-4 in one goal games... The Solar Bears are second on the penalty kill on home ice at 90.3 percent (102-for-113)... Forwards Cameron Abney, J.T. Barnett, Michael Catenacci, and Jake Hauswirth are on the 21-day injured reserve... G John Curry, D Bryce Aneloski, and F Josh Caron are in the AHL with the Iowa Wild... G Christopher Gibson, G Garret Sparks, F Brad Ross, and D Dylan Yeo are in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies. Sparks stopped 43 of 44 shots to help the Marlies to a 3-1 victory over the Rochester Americans last night... 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... D Blake Kessel is in the AHL with the Rochester Americans.

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

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.

Cyclones Notes:

Cincinnati Head Coach Ben Simon was a member of the 2000-01 Orlando Solar Bears Turner Cup Championship Team (IHL)... F Brian Nugent has eight points (5g, 3a) in his last four games. He is third among rookies with a 21.3 shooting percentage (13-for-61)... G Rob Madore is tied for the league lead with four shootout wins... D Mike Dalhuisen is tied for fourth among rookies with 13 major penalties... The Cylcones are 24-6-3 when scoring first... D Taylor Aronson is tied for 15th among defensemen with 30 points and is fifth among defensemen with a +21 rating... F Dan Eves leads the Cyclones with 32 points. He is tied with D Taylor Aronson for the team lead with 26 assists... F Brian Nugent leads the Cyclones with 13 goals... Cincinnati is 19th on the power play at 13.5% (31-for-229) and 17th on the penalty kill at 83.2% (158-for-190).

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