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Solar Bears open lenghty road trip with three wins

January 11, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


The Orlando Solar Bears opened a season-long eight-game road trip with three wins last week, improving to 15-14-5 on the season and giving the South Division the distinction of being the only division in the league that has all of its teams above the .500 mark.

Orlando opened its trip with a 4-2 win at Norfolk on Wednesday. Four different Solar Bears' players tallied goals in the win with Rylan Schwartz (1g-1a) and Eric Faille (2a) posting multi-point efforts. Rob Madore turned aside 39 of 41 Admirals' shots he faced to record the win in goal.

On Friday, both Max Nicastro and Johnny McInnis had two goals and an assist to lead the Solar Bears to a 5-2 victory at Wheeling. Trailing 2-0 after one period, Orlando reeled off the final five goals of the game to take the two points.

The Solar Bears ended the first week of their road trip with a 6-3 win at Wheeling on Saturday. Faille led the way with four points (1g-3a) while Denver Manderson (1g-1a), Brady Vail (1g-1a), Zach Bell (2a) and Nicastro (2a) all chipped in with two points each.

Faille leads Orlando, and is third in the ECHL with 35 points (15g-20a) in 33 games. T.J. Foster is fourth among rookies with 12 goals and is tied for fifth with 29 points while Eric Baier is tied for seventh among defensemen with 22 points (6g-16a).

The Solar Bears continue their road trip this week, visiting Kalamazoo on Tuesday, Fort Wayne on Friday and Indy on Saturday.

A look ahead

Games to watch in the ECHL during the week ahead. Watch ECHL games live on ECHL.TV.

Eastern Conference

Reading at Elmira (Friday)

As the season nears its halway point, playoff races are beginning to take shape. Entering the week, the Jackals have possession of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 40 points, but Reading is right on its heels with 39 points.

Western Conference

Rapid City at Indy (Friday)

Another crucial game for playoff positioning. Indy sits in eighth place of the Western Conference with 36 points, while Rapid City is in ninth with 35 points, and has five games in hand on the Fuel.

Divisions

East Division

- Michael Kirkpatrick is tied for first among rookies with 14 goals.

- The Thunder are fourth with 2.38 goals-against per game.

- Adirondack hosts Norfolk on Tuesday and Reading on Saturday before visiting Elmira on Sunday.

- Jacob MacDonald leads the league with three shorthanded goals.

- Elmira is 12-1-0 when scoring first.

- The Jackals host Norfolk on Thursday, Reading on Friday and Adirondack on Sunday.

- Maxim Kitsyn is fourth with 115 shots on goal.

- The Monarchs lead the league with 34.65 shots per game.

- Manchester hosts Norfolk on Saturday and Sunday.

- Ty Rimmer is third with 610 saves.

- Norfolk is 9-1-0 when leading after two periods.

- The Admirals are at Adirondack on Tuesday, Elmira on Thursday and Manchester on Saturday and Sunday.

- Adam Comrie leads defensemen with 15 goals and 34 points.

- The Royals are sixth with 3.06 goals per game.

- Reading is at Elmira on Friday and Adirondack on Saturday.

North Division

- Mike Vernace is third among defensemen with 24 points (2g-22a).

- The Beast are tied for fourth with five shorthanded goals.

- Brampton is at Florida on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

- Curtis Valk had a career-high four points on Friday against Brampton.

- Kalamazoo is 7-2-3 in one-goal games.

- The K-Wings host Orlando on Tuesday and are at Quad City on Friday and Sunday.

- Jeff Lerg is 12-2-0 in his last 14 starts.

- The Walleye are third with 13 road wins (13-6-1).

- Toledo hosts Evansville on Friday and Wheeling on Saturday.

- Anton Zlobin is on a six-game point streak (6g-4a).

- Wheeling is 13-0-0 when leading after two periods.

- The Nailers are at Toledo on Saturday and Indy on Sunday.

South Division

- Garry Nunn is second with 13 power-play assists.

- Atlanta is 13-4-2 in one-goal games.

- The Gladiators host Alaska on Tuesday, South Carolina on Friday and Greenville on Saturday.

- Brant Harris has scored a goal three of the last four games.

- The Everblades lead the league on the penalty kill at 90.4 percent (123-for-136).

- Florida hosts Brampton on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

- Rob Kwiet played his 400th career professional game on Saturday against Florida.

- Greenville is 7-1-3 in its last 11 games.

- The Swamp Rabbits host Alaska on Thursday and travel to Atlanta on Saturday.

- Ryan Massa is 4-0-0 in January.

- Orlando is second with eight shorthanded goals.

- The Solar Bears are at Kalamazoo on Tuesday, Fort Wayne on Friday and Indy on Saturday.

- Jared Staal skated in his 300th professional game on Sunday at Reading.

- South Carolina is 17-1-0 when leading after two periods.

- The Stingrays are at Atlanta on Friday and host Alaska on Saturday and Sunday.

Midwest Division

- Nick Huard leads rookies with seven power-play goals.

- The Cyclones are tied for the league lead with one shorthanded goal against.

- Cincinnati hosts Fort Wayne on Wednesday and is at Allen on Saturday and Sunday.

- Tyson Fawcett is tied for second with 16 goals.

- Evansville is 6-1-2 when scoring first.

- The IceMen host Rapid City on Wednesday, visit Toledo on Friday and host Quad City on Saturday.

- Jordon Southorn had his second three-point game of the season on Friday at Quad City.

- The Komets lead the league on the power play at 24.0 percent (30-for-125).

- Fort Wayne is at Cincinnati on Wednesday and hosts Orlando on Friday and Rapid City on Saturday and Sunday.

- Ben Marshall is second among rookie defensemen with 21 points (5g-16a).

- Indy opens a six-game home stand this weekend.

- The Fuel host Rapid City on Friday, Orlando on Saturday and Wheeling on Sunday.

- Matt Carey has five points (4g-1a) in his last four games.

- The Mallards are 7-0-1 when leading after one period.

- Quad City hosts Kalamazoo on Friday and Sunday and travels to Evansville on Saturday.

Central Division

- Reid Halabi scored his first professional goal on Sunday against Colorado.

- Allen is 16-0-0 when leading after two periods.

- The Americans host Cincinnati on Saturday and Sunday.

- Josh Robinson has allowed two goals or less in 15 of his 19 appearances.

- The Mavericks are the league's least-penalized team with 9.70 penalty minutes per game.

- Missouri visits Wichita on Tuesday and Colorado on Friday and Saturday.

- Christophe Lalancette is on a five-game point streak (1g-7a).

- Tulsa is 11-3-1 when scoring first.

- The Oilers are at Utah on Wednesday and Idaho on Friday and Saturday.

- Kale Kerbashian has three points (1g-2a) in his first two games with Wichita.

- The Thunder have had seven of their last 11 games decided in overtime or a shootout.

- Wichita hosts Missouri on Tuesday and is at Utah on Friday and Saturday.

West Division

- William Wrenn is tied for fourth among defensemen with 19 assists.

- Alaska is second with 33.79 shots per game.

- The Aces are at Atlanta on Tuesday, Greenville on Thursday and South Carolina on Saturday and Sunday.

- Trent Daavettila is second with 36 points (14g-22a).

- The Eagles are second with 26.11 shots-against per game.

- Colorado hosts Missouri on Friday and Saturday.

- Jefferson Dahl leads the league with nine power-play goals.

- Idaho is 5-1-1 in its last seven home games.

- The Steelheads host Tulsa on Friday and Saturday.

- Mikhail Stefanovich is second with a 28.2 percent shooting percentage (11-for-39).

- The Rush are second on the penalty kill at 87.4 percent (83-for-95).

- Rapid City visits Evansville on Wednesday, Indy on Friday and Fort Wayne on Saturday and Sunday.

- Ryan Walters has scored the game-winning goal in each of the Grizzlies' last three wins.

- Utah is 15-2-0 when scoring first.

- The Grizzlies host Tulsa on Wednesday and Wichita on Friday and Saturday.

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