Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Encyclopedia
The Orlando Solar Bears are a professional ice hockey
team to be based in Orlando, Florida
. They are scheduled to begin play in the ECHL
for the 2012-13 season
. They will play home games at the Amway Center.
of Estero
, they will be one of two ECHL franchises in Florida.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team to be based in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
. They are scheduled to begin play in the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
for the 2012-13 season
2012–13 ECHL season
The 2012–13 ECHL season will be the 25th season of the ECHL. The regular season schedule will run from October 2012 to April 2013, with the Kelly Cup playoffs to follow.- Team changes :...
. They will play home games at the Amway Center.
History
The team will revive the name of the original Orlando Solar Bears, who played in the International Hockey League from 1995 to 2001. They will be Orlando's third professional hockey team, after the original Solar Bears and Orlando Seals (2002–2004). Together with the Florida EverbladesFlorida Everblades
The Florida Everblades are an ECHL ice hockey team playing in the Southeast Division. The team is based in Estero, Florida and plays at Germain Arena . The team has existed since 1998...
of Estero
Estero, Florida
Estero is a census-designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 18,176. It is the home of Germain Arena, which hosts the home games for the Florida Everblades ECHL hockey team and the Florida Firecats af2 arena football team...
, they will be one of two ECHL franchises in Florida.