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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 2016-2017
* 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
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- 2000-2001: IHL
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