ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

Game Preview: Solar Bears vs. Reading Royals - March 2

Published on March 2, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


Who: Orlando (26-27-2-3, 57pts) vs.

Reading Royals (Washington Capitals) (35-17-3-3, 76pts)

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 and Reading come together for the second straight game as the Solar Bears cap off an eight-game homestand tonight. The Solar Bears earned a 1-0 victory over the Royals on Thursday, as G Zoltan Hetenyi stopped all 29 shots he faced to collect the first shutout in Solar Bears ECHL history. Forward C.J. Severyn scored what turned out to be the only goal of the game at 8:56 of the first period. Severyn left the penalty box and set up F Rob Mignardi for a one-time chance. Mignardi's shot was stopped by Reading G Riley Gill, but the Solar Bears worked the puck to Severyn who made no mistake with his chance for the lone goal of the game. The contest marked the second time this season that Reading and Orlando have come together, with the Solar Bears earning a 1-1-0-0 record against the Royals.

Solar Bears Notes:

The Solar Bears are wrapping up an eight-game homestand tonight, and after tonight they will have played 13 of their last 14 games at the Amway Center... G Zoltan Hetenyi earned the first shutout for the Solar Bears when he stopped all 29 shots he faced against Reading on Thursday. It was Hetenyi's third shutout of the season, with his first two coming as a member of the Cincinnati Cyclones. Hetenyi has surrendered just four goals in the three games he has played for Orlando, collecting a 1.34 GAA and .957 save percentage... Orlando is 10-2-0-1 at home against non-divisional opponents... Forward C.J. Severyn is one goal away from his 20th goal of the season. C Ryan Cruthers leads the team in goals, scoring his 20th of the year on February 22 against Gwinnett... In their last thirteen games, Orlando killed off 59 of the 66 penalties they have taken (89.4%)... The Solar Bears will wear special Scout jerseys tonight. They wore Star Wars themed jerseys on Thursday... D Jesse Dudas was placed on the 21-day IR earlier this week... G Mike Brodeur, D Josh Caron, F Dan Dries, D Sean Lorenz, and F Dale Mahovsky remain on the 21-day IR.

Royals Notes:

F Stanislav Galiev is currently tied for first among rookies with nine power play goals and is third among rookies with six game winning goals... F Yannick Tifu is 13th in the league with 55 points... F David Vallorani is tied for first among ECHL rookies with 31 assists and is tied for fourth among rookies with 44 points... The Royals are currently without the services of the ECHL's two leading goal scorers among defensemen. D Adam Comrie (17 goals) and D Denny Urban (13 goals) are both currently with the Worcester Sharks of the AHL... Reading is 15th on the power play at 15.8 percent (42-for-265) and 12th on the penalty kill at 82.9 percent (204-for-246)... F Yannick Tifu leads the Royals in goals (19), assists (36) and points (55).

BE GREAT! Classic for Kids Today:

The Solar Bears are holding the BE GREAT! Classic for Kids today at 4:00 p.m. immediately preceding their 7:00 p.m. game against the Reading Royals at Amway Center. Seven-time Stanley Cup Champion Bryan Trottier, Solar Bears Head Coach and former NHL player Drake Berehowksy, and former NHL players and Solar Bears Allan Bester and Bob Joyce will take part in the game. Autographed Trottier, Berehowsky, Bester and Joyce NHL jerseys will be auctioned off tonight to raise money for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central FL.

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