ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

Johnson, Keenan, Sauve Return to Orlando

Published on April 20, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


Orlando Solar Bears Defenseman Yann Sauve
Orlando Solar Bears Defenseman Yann Sauve
(Orlando Solar Bears)

Orlando, FL - The Orlando Solar Bears, proud affiliate of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and AHL's Toronto Marlies, announced that F Ben Johnson and D Mike Keenan were assigned from the Albany Devils (AHL) and D Yann Sauve was returned from the Providence Bruins (AHL). The Solar Bears continue their series against the Florida Everblades with Game 3 of Round 1 of the Kelly Cup Playoffs, presented by Auto Justice Attorney Michael T. Gibson, at the Amway Center on Tuesday, April 21, at 7:00 p.m.

Johnson (6-0, 195 lbs.) skated in 12 games for the Solar Bears during the regular season, scoring two goals and adding six assists for eight points. He appeared in 28 games with Albany, posting two points on one goal and one assist. The rookie forward was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the third round (#90 overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft.

Keenan (6-0, 190 lbs.) earned 11 assists and a +6 rating in 37 games with Orlando this season. As a member of the Albany Devils, Keenen skated in 26 games and recorded three assists. The Weymouth, MA, native has played 72 games in his AHL career with Albany and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, scoring three goals and adding seven assists for 10 points. Keenan has skated in 48 games in the ECHL with Orlando and the Stockton Thunder, picking up one goal to go along with 15 assists for 16 points.

Sauve (6-3, 215 lbs.) posted four points on two goals and two assists and collected 19 PIM in 13 games with Orlando in the regular season. A native of Rigaud, QC, Sauve has skated for three teams in the American Hockey League this season. He scored one goal in four games with the St. John's IceCaps, registered two assists in 17 games for the Springfield Falcons, and collected one assist in four games with the Providence Bruins for a total of one goal and three assists in 25 games. Sauve was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the second round (#41 overall) in the 2008 NHL Draft and has played in eight games for Vancouver throughout his career. During the 2015 ECHL All-Star Classic, presented by Visit Orlando, Sauve won the Hardest Shot competition with a 94 MPH slap shot.

The Orlando Solar Bears, the ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and AHL's Toronto Marlies, play all of their home games at the 2012 Street and Smith's Sports Business Journal Sports Facility of the Year, the Amway Center.

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Orlando Solar Bears Forward Ben Johnson
Orlando Solar Bears Forward Ben Johnson
 Orlando Solar Bears Defenseman Mike Keenan
Orlando Solar Bears Defenseman Mike Keenan
 Orlando Solar Bears Defenseman Yann Sauve
Orlando Solar Bears Defenseman Yann Sauve



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