ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

Game Preview: Solar Bears vs. Greenville Road Warriors - December 22

December 22, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


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

(15-10-0-1, 31pts) vs.

Greenville Road Warriors (New York Rangers)

(11-13-1-1, 24pts)

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 returns to the Amway Center ice tonight against the Greenville Road Warriors as they kick off a six game home stand with a special 7:00 p.m. start time. For the Solar Bears, it is their first game since taking a 5-2 victory over the Gwinnett Gladiators last Sunday, capping off a three game road trip with the win. F Scott Tanski started the scoring last Sunday with a one-timer goal in the first, but Gwinnett scored twice in the first three minutes of the second period to grab a 2-1 lead. The Solar Bears came storming back as F Zach Harrison and F Michael Catenacci each had a goal and an assist in the second, and F Jacob Cepis put Orlando ahead 4-2 with a backhand goal late in the frame. F Tyler Murovich capped off the scoring with the lone third period goal to give the Solar Bears the win. Greenville is playing their third game in three nights after facing off against the Florida Everblades on Friday and Saturday. The Road Warriors earned a pair of wins, taking a 4-1 decision on Friday night led by a two goal performance from LW Jordie Johnston. On Saturday, Greenville doubled up Florida 8-4 with LW Justin Vaive notching a hat trick in the win. The Solar Bears have faced Greenville three times this season, going 3-0-0-0 in those contests.

Upcoming Games:

The Solar Bears will continue on home ice on Saturday, December 28, and Monday, December 30, both against the Florida Everblades at 7:00 p.m. Saturday's contest will feature intermission performances from the ZOOperstars.

Orlando then rings in the New Year with three games against the Utah Grizzlies on Thursday, January 2, Friday, January 3, and Sunday, January 5. Thursday's game will start at 7:00 p.m., Friday's contest begins at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday will have a special start time of 1:00 p.m.

Solar Bears Notes:

F Jacob Cepis has registered a point in each of the three games he has played for Orlando and makes his home debut tonight... Orlando is 8-2-1 when outshooting their opponent... F Scott Tanski has scored four goals in his last four games... F Michael Catenacci scored his first ECHL goal on Sunday. It stood as the game winner... D Corey Fienhage is one game away from his 150th professional game... F Ian Slater is fifth in the ECHL with 82 PIM... The Solar Bears are fourth in the league on the penalty kill at 88.8%... G John Curry was recalled to Iowa on Friday. He earned a 3-2 shootout win over San Antonio (Florida Panthers) last night... F Josh Caron remains in the AHL with the Iowa Wild... Forward C.J. Severyn remains in the AHL with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins... G Christopher Gibson remains in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies. He leads the team with a 1.68 GAA and .946 save percentage... F Kory Nagy remains in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies. He has collected five points (1g, 4a) in 12 games.

Road Warriors Notes:

F Andrew Rowe leads the league with a +19 rating... G Connor Knapp is tied for first in the league with a .937 save percentage... The Road Warriors have collected an 8-6-1-1 record on the road... The Road Warriors are third in the league in shots on goal with 32.77 shots per game... F Brayden Irwin leads the Road Warriors with 10 goals and 17 points... F Andrew Rowe leads the team with 11 assists... Greenville is 21st on the power play at 9.0% (100-for-109) and 1st on the penalty kill at 91.7% (69-for-79).

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