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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 1998-1999

This club in 1998-1999: IHL

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
G	Scott Bailey	02.05.1972	183 cm	88 kg	left	Show profile»
G	David Littman	13.06.1967	183 cm	88 kg	left	Show profile»
RD	Denis Chervyakov	20.04.1970	182 cm	95 kg	left	Show profile»
LD	Jason Herter	02.10.1970	185 cm	93 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Terry Hollinger	24.02.1971	188 cm	100 kg	left	Show profile»
LD	Arttu Käyhkö	05.01.1973	195 cm	99 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Todd Krygier	12.10.1965	180 cm	81 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Curtis Murphy	03.12.1975	172 cm	87 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Patrick Neaton	21.05.1971	180 cm	93 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Fredrik Oduya	31.05.1975	190 cm	102 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Todd Richards	20.10.1966	180 cm	87 kg	right	Show profile»
C	Mark Beaufait	13.05.1970	175 cm	77 kg	right	Show profile»
LW	Jason Blake	02.09.1973	178 cm	81 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Rob Bonneau	02.11.1973	180 cm	79 kg	right	Show profile»
LW	Jean-François Boutin	17.11.1976	180 cm	87 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Shawn Carter	16.04.1973	185 cm	95 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Brent Cullaton	21.11.1974	183 cm	95 kg	right	Show profile»
C	Eric Healey	20.01.1975	180 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Scott Hollis	18.09.1972	182 cm	83 kg	right	Show profile»
LW	Rob Kenny	19.10.1968	- cm	- kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Kirby Law	11.03.1977	184 cm	83 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Martin Masa	10.08.1973	183 cm	98 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Clayton Norris	03.08.1972	188 cm	93 kg	right	Show profile»
LW	Grigorijs Pantelejevs	13.11.1972	185 cm	88 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Rob Pearson	08.03.1971	191 cm	90 kg	right	Show profile»
LW	Pierre Sevigny	08.09.1971	182 cm	87 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Shawn Wansborough	06.03.1974	178 cm	95 kg	left	Show profile»

Coach name	State	Born	Coach position
Curt Fraser		12.01.1958	Head Coach	Show profile»
Peter Horachek		26.01.1960	Assistant Coach	Show profile»

* no longer in the club

History
Achievements

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

Historic rosters:

Historic statistics:

Past results:

League standings:

Fast factsseason 1998-1999

Youngest player: Kirby Law (22 years)
Oldest player: Todd Krygier (33 years)
Shortest player: Curtis Murphy (172 cm)
Tallest player: Arttu Käyhkö (195 cm)
Nationalities: Canada (12), Czechia (1), Finland (1), Latvia (1), Russia (1), Sweden (1), USA (10)

Leagues

Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) participates in season 1998-1999: IHL

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