Solar Bears Weekly Check-In: Stuck in the Swamp
A new first line emerges, but it’s not enough to prevent an Everblade three-game sweep.
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There’s an old saying: Familiarity breeds contempt.
What about when you play an opponent 13 times in your first 23 games, which in normal times would be a full season series?
That’s life in Orlando during a pandemic hockey season.
This week, the Orlando Solar Bears once again faced a familiar opponent in intrastate rival Florida, who boasted the second best record among the 14 active ECHL teams going into a three-game series this week. Although the Solar Bears ended up on the short end of the series, dropping all three games, a new top line may have emerged.
Solar Bears Weekly Check-In: Southern Split
Orlando starts a seven-game road trip with a two-game weekend split against Florida.
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Fernando Medina
February has arrived for the Orlando Solar Bears, and for a majority of it, they’ll be living out of a suitcase. Out of the eleven games on the schedule, nine will take place away from the Amway Center, including the first seven of the month.
The team got off to a action packed start, taking a six-round shootout before struggling against a most familiar foe.
Roster Updates:
-Some good news for Orlando, as two more players, forwards Tyler Bird and Dylan Sadowy, were reinstated from the league Commissioner’s Exempt List on Tuesday.