Orlando Solar Bears Information
The Orlando Solar Bears are a professional ice hockey club from Orlando, Florida. They play home games at the Kia Center, originally known as Amway Center. Their affiliations include the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch and the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning; they compete in the ECHL's South Division within the Eastern Conference.
In November 2011, the principal owners Joe Haleski, Bob Ohrablo, Jason Siegel, and Orlando Pro Hockey Operations, L.P. acquired an expansion franchise in the Eastern Conference Hockey League. The club resurrected the moniker of the 1995–2001 International Hockey League squad known as the Orlando Solar Bears.
The 2018 Kelly Cup playoffs saw the Solar Bears win their first playoff series against the South Carolina Stingrays. However, the regular season champions, the Florida Everblades, defeated them in the division finals.
Upon receiving notification that the Orlando Pro Hockey Operations, L.P. ownership group could no longer maintain the club, the DeVos family owners of the Orlando Magic agreed to acquire the Solar Bears in May 2017. From 1995 to 2001, the IHL Solar Bears were owned by the DeVos family.
By associating with the expansion of the Newfoundland Growlers club, the Toronto Maple Leafs discontinued their five-season association with the Solar Bears following the season. A three-year affiliation deal between the Solar Bears and the Tampa Bay Lightning was extended until the 2022–23 season. Drake Berehowsky and the team confirmed their amicable separation on April 25, 2022.
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