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Orlando Solar Bears (IHL)
- Year of foundation: 1994
- Colours: Solar purple, seafoam green, sunset orange, white
- Club status: ceased (Ceased in 2001)
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All time leagues: IHL
Season 2000-2001
Club teams
This club in 2000-2001: IHL
Current rosterseason 2000-2001
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Scott Fankhouser |  | 01.07.1975 | 185 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Scott Langkow |  | 21.04.1975 | 180 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Norm Maracle | | 02.10.1974 | 175 cm | 103 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Brett Clark | | 23.12.1976 | 183 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jonathan Coleman | | 09.03.1975 | 185 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Curtis Murphy | | 03.12.1975 | 172 cm | 87 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Rumun Ndur | | 07.07.1975 | 188 cm | 112 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Brian Pothier | | 15.04.1977 | 186 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Scott Ricci | | 03.04.1974 | 187 cm | 96 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Todd Richards | | 20.10.1966 | 180 cm | 87 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Vladimír Sičák |  | 01.12.1980 | 179 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Andrei Skopintsev |  | 28.09.1971 | 182 cm | 91 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Briane Thompson | | 17.04.1974 | 193 cm | 100 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Sergei Vyshedkevich | | 03.01.1975 | 183 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Mike Weaver | | 02.05.1978 | 175 cm | 83 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D/F | Herberts Vasiljevs |  | 23.05.1976 | 181 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Bryan Adams | | 20.03.1977 | 188 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Mark Beaufait | | 13.05.1970 | 175 cm | 77 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Hugo Boisvert | | 11.02.1976 | 182 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Wade Brookbank | | 29.09.1977 | 192 cm | 103 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Darcy Hordichuk | | 10.08.1980 | 185 cm | 97 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Wes Mason | | 12.12.1977 | 188 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Jason Norrie | | 08.10.1977 | 188 cm | 92 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Yves Sarault | | 23.12.1972 | 183 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Ben Simon | | 14.06.1978 | 180 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Jarrod Skalde | | 26.02.1971 | 180 cm | 81 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Brad Tapper | | 28.04.1978 | 179 cm | 83 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Jean-Pierre Vigier | | 11.09.1976 | 182 cm | 86 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Dmitry Vlasenkov | | 01.01.1978 | 184 cm | 96 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Brian Wesenberg | | 09.05.1977 | 191 cm | 85 kg | right | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hughes | | 26.10.1966 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Peter Horachek | | 26.01.1960 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Chuck Weber | | 18.03.1973 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
The Solar Bears started in 1995 and played in the International Hockey League (IHL) until the league folded in 2001. They were owned by the DeVos family, who also owned the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Kansas City Blades of the IHL and the Orlando Magic of the NBA. During their time in the IHL, the team made it to three Turner Cup finals, being swept by the Utah Grizzlies in 1996, losing in game seven to the Houston Aeros in 1999 and defeating the Chicago Wolves in five games in 2001.
Several IHL teams were taken into the American Hockey League, but the Solar Bears were not among them. The DeVos family could only bring one team into the AHL, and chose the Griffins because the Solar Bears had never drawn well despite their on-ice succe
League winners:
- 2000-2001: IHL
Team statistics
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Fast factsseason 2000-2001
- Youngest player: Vladimír Sičák (20 years)
- Oldest player: Todd Richards (34 years)
- Shortest player: Curtis Murphy (172 cm)
- Tallest player: Briane Thompson (193 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (19), Czechia (1), Latvia (1), Russia (3), USA (6)
Leagues
Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) participates in season 2000-2001: IHL
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