ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

Game Preview: Solar Bears vs. Evansville IceMen - March 29

March 29, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


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

(39-22-2-2, 82pts, t-3rd, Eastern Conference) vs.

Evansville IceMen (Columbus Blue Jackets)

(29-26-4-7, 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:

The Solar Bears and IceMen meet up again today at the Amway Center after the Solar Bears earned a 5-3 win over Evansville on Thursday night. F Taylor Matson and D Eric Baier scored goals 30 seconds apart midway through the first period, but F Daultan Leveille answered with less than a second remaining as Orlando held a 2-1 lead heading into the second period. F Mickey Lang took over in the middle frame, scoring less than 1:30 into the period on a pass from F Mike Ullrich and following it up with a power play goal at 13:00 to give the Solar Bears a 4-1 lead. Lang completed the hat trick with a second power play goal before the end of the frame as Orlando led 5-1 after two. The IceMen struck for a pair of goals by the halfway point of the period, but the Solar Bears held off the late attack to take a 5-3 win over Evansville. With the win, Orlando improved to 3-2-0 against Evansville this season. A victory tonight from the Solar Bears combined with a loss by the Florida Everblades will clinch a playoff birth for Orlando.

Solar Bears Notes:

F Mickey Lang picked up his third hat trick as a Solar Bear (and fourth of the season) on Thursday and now has 43 goals on the current campaign. The last player to score 40 goals in the ECHL was Wes Goldie (Alaska Aces) during the 2010-11 season finishing the year with 46 tallies... F Tyler Murovich played his 250th professional game and 200th ECHL contest on Thursday... F Kory Nagy is one game shy of his 300th professional game and one point away from his 100th professional point... The Solar Bears are 23-8-4 in one goal 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... The Toronto Marlies and Iowa Wild face each other tonight in the AHL.

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

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" today at 4:00 p.m. 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. A ticket to the Solar Bears game against Evansville tonight also grants access to the BE GREAT! Classic.

IceMen Notes:

F Alex Aleardi had his four game goal scoring streak (6 goals) snapped on Thursday... G Mike Clemente is fifth in the league with 1,013 saves and 2,318 minutes played... D Matt Krug is third in the league with 215 PIM and leads the league with 19 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 32 assists and 43 points... F Daultan Leveille leads the IceMen with 19 goals... Evansville is tied for third on the power play at 18.9% (48-for-254) and 21st on the penalty kill at 79.8% (205-for-257).

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