ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

Game Preview: Solar Bears vs. Evansville IceMen - March 27

Published on March 27, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


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

(38-22-2-2, 80pts, 4th, Eastern Conference) vs.

Evansville IceMen (Columbus Blue Jackets)

(29-25-4-7, 69pts, 10th, 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:

Orlando looks to bounce back tonight after taking a 5-1 loss at the hands of the Cincinnati Cyclones in yesterday's game. The Cyclones struck for two goals in 59 seconds early in the first period to jump out to a 2-0 lead, and then added three more in the second frame to take a 5-0 advantage into the third. F Mickey Lang put the Solar Bears on the board with a power play just under seven minutes into the third period, but it would stand as the lone goal as Cincinnati took the 5-1 victory. The IceMen were also in action last night, facing the Everblades in South Florida. Evansville notched two goals in the first period and scored again early in the second to take a 3-1 lead over Florida, but the Everblades scored four unanswered goals to jump ahead 5-3 just past the halfway point of the final stanza. Evansville battled back, as F Alex Aleardi scored twice in the second half of the third period and picked up his third goal of the game to tie the score at 5-5 with 1:45 left in the contest. With just 12 seconds left in overtime, F Phillip-Michael Devos scored for Florida as the Everblades took the 6-5 OT win. Tonight's contest between Orlando and Evansville is the lone game in the ECHL today.

Solar Bears Notes:

F Mickey Lang scored his 40th goal of the season yesterday, becoming the first player in the ECHL this season to reach the 40 goal milestone. The last player to score 40 goals in the ECHL was Wes Goldie (Alaska Aces) during the 2010-11 season... G Cody Reichard stopped all 17 shots he faced in 25:50 after coming into the contest late in the second period last night... F Jacob Cepis received his first fighting major as a Solar Bear in yesterday's game... The Solar Bears are 6-0-1 in Thursday night home games... 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... 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 on Saturday:

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.

IceMen Notes:

F Alex Aleardi is on a four game goal scoring streak (6 goals). He picked up a hat trick in yesterday's contest against Florida... D Matt Krug is fourth in the league with 206 PIM. He is tied for first with 18 major penalties. He is tied for fourth among defensemen with 12 goals and is tied for fifth among blue liners with 34 points... F Nathan Moon leads the IceMen with 31 assists and 42 points... F Daultan Leveille leads the IceMen with 16 goals... Evansville is 2nd on the power play at 19.1% (47-for-246) and 20th on the penalty kill at 80.1% (201-for-251).

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