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Game Preview: Solar Bears vs. South Carolina Stingrays - December 6

December 6, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


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

(12-7-0-1, 25pts) vs.

South Carolina Stingrays (Boston Bruins)

(14-2-1-2, 31pts)

Where: Amway Center - Orlando, FL

When: 7:30 p.m.

Listen Live: iHeartSolarBears.com, 740thegame.com, iheart.com/live/601/ - Pregame starts at 7:15 p.m.

Watch Live: America One

Follow: Game Updates on Twitter at @OSBHockeyGU

Matchup:

The Solar Bears look to get back to their winning ways on home ice tonight as they welcome the South Carolina Stingrays to the Amway Center for the first time this season. Orlando is looking to bounce back after falling 3-1 to the Colorado Eagles on Wednesday, a loss that snapped their six-game home winning streak. The Solar Bears got out to a strong start against the Eagles, as D Blake Kessel knocked home a power play goal 4:59 into the contest to put the Solar Bears up 1-0. The lead held until late in the second period, when Colorado scored twice in just under two minutes to a take a 2-1 lead going into the third and added a third tally early in the final frame for the 3-1 victory. The Stringrays have not taken the ice since last Saturday when they defeated the Kalamazoo Wings 3-2 in a shootout. After taking a 2-1 lead with back-to-back third period goals, the Stingrays saw their lead evaporate on a Wings goal with less than half of the third period remaining to force overtime and the eventual shootout. Each of the first two South Carolina shooters scored and G Jeff Jakaitis stopped all five shots to earn the win.

Click here for highlights from Wednesday's game.

Solar Bears Continue at Home Saturday and Sunday:

The Solar Bears continue at home for two more games this weekend. Saturday, Orlando and South Carolina meet up again for Teddy Bear Toss at 7:00 p.m. Fans are encouraged to bring one or more new stuffed animals to throw on the ice during the first intermission. The stuffed animals with then be donated to the Community Food & Outreach Center and 106.7 Baby DJ. Saturday night's game also features a Pin Giveaway to the first 3,000 fans in attendance, and to celebrate Scout Night the Solar Bears will wear special Scout themed jerseys. Colorado then comes back to the Amway Center to wrap up Teacher Appreciation Weekend presented by Nova Southeastern University with a 3:00 p.m. matchup on Sunday. To get tickets, call the Solar Bears at 407-951-8200 or click here.

Solar Bears Notes:

Tonight's game marks the first time this season that the Solar Bears are playing a Friday night home game. Orlando has gone 3-1-0-0 on the road on Friday nights... G John Curry, who was assigned from the Iowa Wild last week, has won his last five starts for Orlando dating back to a Nov. 1 shootout win over the Florida Everblades... F David Rutherford is three points shy of his 250th professional point... F Michael Catenacci agreed to terms with Orlando on Tuesday... Forward C.J. Severyn was loaned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) on Monday... F Mike Duco was assigned from Toronto (AHL) on Sunday. He had an assist in his Solar Bears debut on Wednesday... F Josh Caron was recalled by Minnesota (NHL) to Iowa (AHL) on Sunday... G Christopher Gibson remains in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies... F Kory Nagy remains in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies.

Stingrays Notes:

G Jeff Jakaitis is tied for the league lead with a 1.77 GAA. He is second in wins with 11 and third with a .934 save percentage... South Carolina has not lost a game in regulation on the road this year (7-0-2)... The Stingrays have won four straight games and have earned at least one point in each of their last five... F Marc Hagel is tied for second in the ECHL with three game winning goals. He is tied for second among rookies with nine goals... F Marc Hagel leads the Stingrays with nine goals... F Scott Campbell leads the Stingrays with eight assists and 16 points... South Carolina is 3rd on the power play at 21.1% (16-for-76) and 10th on the penalty kill at 85.9% (55-for-64).

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