ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

Solar Bears Open Season with 4-1 Loss to Florida

October 18, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


Estero, FL - The Solar Bears dropped their season-opening contest 4-1 at the hands of the Florida Everblades at the Germain Arena on Friday night. Florida scored two goals in the first period en route to the victory.

The Everblades struck first, midway through the opening frame. A shot from the blue line off the stick of D Mike Cornell found its way through traffic in front of Solar Bearsgoaltender Christopher Gibson and inside the right post to give Florida a 1-0 lead. F Maxime Langelier-Parent pushed the lead to 2-0 at 12:06 when his one-time just trickled through the pads of Gibson and over the line. Florida continued to hold the 2-0 lead heading into the second stanza.

In the second, the Everblades quickly increased their lead to 3-0. Just 2:23 into the period, F Danick Gauthier squeezed a shot between the pads of Gibson to increase the Florida lead. Late in the period, the Solar Bears answered back when D Corey Fienhage fired a wrist shot past the glove of G Kristers Gudlevskis with 3:28 left in the frame.

Once again an early period goal helped the Everblades extend their lead. A long pass from D Jordan Henry led F Kyle Bonis on a two-on-one rush. Bonis picked the top right corner with the shot 3:25 into the period as Florida collected a three goal lead. It was the final goal of the contest, as Florida defeated the Solar Bears by the final 4-1 score.

Three Stars: 1. D. Gauthier (FLA); 2. K. Gudlevskis (FLA); 3. J. Henry (FLA)

Power Plays: ORL: 0/5; FLA: 0/8

Shots: ORL: 21; FLA: 27

Notes:

Orlando plays their Home Opener tomorrow, Saturday, October 19, at 7:00 p.m. against the Florida Everblades. To get tickets, click here... Head Coach Vince Williams made his regular season Solar Bears coaching debut tonight... D Myles Harvey served the first game of a four-game ECHL suspension... The Solar Bears were shorthanded 5-on-3 on four separate occasions tonight... G Christopher Gibson and D Zachary Yuen made their professional debuts tonight.

Home Opener:

The Solar Bears open their 2013-14 home season on Saturday, October 19, at 7:00 p.m. Be on hand for all the WAWA Opening Night activities. The first 3,000 fans will receive a souvenir t-shirt, courtesy of WAWA. Tickets on sale atOrlandoSolarBearsHockey.com or Ticketmaster.com. We are expecting a large crowd so come out early and don't miss out on the Solar Bears special opening night introductions and our brand new pre-game video. Amway Center doors will open at 6:00pm.

Orlando Solar Bears individual game tickets for the 2013-14 season are on sale. Tickets can be purchased at the Amway Center Box Office or online atOrlandoSolarBearsHockey.com or Ticketmaster.com.

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