ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

Solar Bears Announce Season Opening Roster

Published on October 16, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


Orlando, FL - The Orlando Solar Bears, proud affiliate of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and AHL's Toronto Marlies, announced today their season opening roster for the 2014-15 season and that they have traded F David Gilbert, D Justin Sefton, and D Ben Shutron to the Wheeling Nailers for future considerations. In order to be compliant with the 23 player maximum roster size, the Solar Bears released F Alexandre Carrier, G Ilya Chernov, F Stephen Schultz, and F Geordie Wudrick.

The Solar Bears season opening roster includes 14 forwards, nine defensemen, and two goalies, with one forward (Scott Tanski) and one defenseman (Mike Bergin) beginning the season on Injured Reserve.

The Solar Bears open their season against the Greenville Road Warriors on Saturday, October 18, at the Amway Center at 7:00 p.m. The first 3,000 fans in attendance will receive a Solar Bears hat, courtesy of Cricket Wireless. Orlando and Greenville battle again the following day, Sunday, October 19, at 3:00 p.m. To purchase tickets, call the Solar Bears at 407-951-8200, or visit www.OrlandoSolarBearsHockey.com or www.Ticketmaster.com.

Orlando's season opening roster is listed below:

Forwards:

Defensemen:

Goalies:

#16 Tyler Biggs*

#17 Jacob Cepis

#19 Stefan Della Rovere*

#22 Alex Gallant

#12 Kristoff Kontos

#9 Mickey Lang*

#29 Nick Larson

#23 Denver Manderson*

#18 Greg Miller

#21 Brock Montgomery

#11 Brad Ross*

#28 Ryan Rupert*

#13 Scott Tanski**

#10 Mike Ullrich

#4 Bryce Aneloski

#7 Eric Baier

#5 Mike Bergin**

#14 Gleason Fournier

#27 Mike Keenan

#20 Blake Kessel*

#26 Eric Knodel*

#25 Carl Nielsen

#8 Ben Rosen

#35 Kent Patterson

#32 Garret Sparks*

* Assigned by Toronto Marlies

** On Injured Reserve

D Jake Parenteau remains in the AHL with the Iowa Wild.

Take advantage of the Orlando Solar Bears season ticket pre-sale offer by placing a $50 deposit per ticket now to receive seat selection priority for the 2014-15 All-Star season. Call the Solar Bears at 407-951-8200 or visit OrlandoSolarBearsHockey.com.




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