
Matson, Duco to Orlando; Ullrich, Severyn to AHL
Published on January 17, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release
Orlando, FL - The Orlando Solar Bears, proud affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild and Toronto Maple Leafs and AHL's Iowa Wild and Toronto Marlies, announced today that F Taylor Matson (Iowa) and F Mike Duco (Toronto) have been assigned to the team from the American Hockey League while F Mike Ullrich has been loaned to Iowa and forward C.J. Severyn has been loaned to the Utica Comets (AHL).
Matson was recalled by the Iowa Wild on January [image: Taylor Matson]11 and has since appeared in three games for Iowa, earning an assist. He has played six games with the Solar Bears this season, collecting three points on two goals and one assist, including the game-winning goal for the Solar Bears on January 3 in Orlando's 6-5 win over the Utah Grizzlies. In 29 games with Iowa, Matson has tallied three goals and added an assist for four points.
Duco has appeared in four games with the Solar Bears, earning one assist, and has tallied three points on one goal and two assists in seven games with the Marlies this season. He has played 18 games in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks (2011-12) and Florida Panthers (2009-11) earning two assists and 65 PIM. Duco has skated in 257 games in his AHL career, scoring 55 goals and adding 50 assists along with 459 PIM.
Ullrich has appeared in 31 games for the Solar Bears this season, scoring nine goals to go along with 19 assists for 28 points. He skated in three games for the Manchester Monarchs, his first career AHL appearance, earlier this season, collecting one goal. The Banff, AB, native has played in 73 games in his ECHL career, averaging nearly a point-per-game with 68 points on 26 goals and 42 assists.
Severyn was returned to the Solar Bears on Saturday after playing four games for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, but has not appeared in a game for Orlando since coming back from the AHL. In 19 games with the Solar Bears, Severyn has 17 points on six goals and 11 assists. He has collected four PIM in 10 career AHL contests.
The Solar Bears return from a four game road trip to host the Gwinnett Gladiators on Thursday, January 23rd, at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, January 26, against the Florida Everblades at 3:00 p.m. Orlando will wear special pink jerseys for both games as part of Hockey Fights Cancer, and the first 3,000 fans in attendance will receive a commemorative puck, courtesy of Florida Hospital, on Sunday.
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