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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 1999-2000
Club teams
This club in 1999-2000: IHL
Current rosterseason 1999-2000
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Scott Fankhouser |  | 01.07.1975 | 185 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Dieter Kochan | | 11.05.1974 | 183 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Scott Langkow |  | 21.04.1975 | 180 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | David Littman | | 13.06.1967 | 183 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Corey Schwab | | 04.11.1970 | 183 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Richard Shulmistra | | 01.04.1971 | 188 cm | 85 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| G | Rick Tabaracci | | 02.01.1969 | 185 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Ed Campbell | | 26.11.1974 | 188 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Brett Clark | | 23.12.1976 | 183 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Terry Hollinger | | 24.02.1971 | 188 cm | 100 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 | 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 | Sergei Vyshedkevich |  | 03.01.1975 | 183 cm | 88 kg | left | 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» | |
| F | Reggie Berg | | 18.09.1976 | 178 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Jeff Bes | | 31.07.1973 | 184 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jason Botterill | | 19.05.1976 | 193 cm | 100 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Shawn Carter | | 16.04.1973 | 185 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Sylvain Cloutier | | 13.02.1974 | 181 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Bill Huard | | 24.06.1967 | 185 cm | 98 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Jody Hull | | 02.02.1969 | 188 cm | 88 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Joel Irving | | 02.01.1976 | 190 cm | 102 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Kevin Kaminski | | 13.03.1969 | 176 cm | 77 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Andreas Karlsson |  | 19.08.1975 | 191 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Bob Lachance | | 01.02.1974 | 183 cm | 90 kg | right | 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» | |
| LW | Wes Mason | | 12.12.1977 | 188 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Gary Shuchuk | | 11.02.1967 | 178 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Per Svartvadet | | 17.05.1975 | 187 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Jean-Pierre Vigier | | 11.09.1976 | 182 cm | 86 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Brian Wesenberg | | 09.05.1977 | 191 cm | 85 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jeff Williams | | 11.02.1976 | 183 cm | 89 kg | left | 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
Historic rosters:
Historic statistics:
Past results:
League standings:
Fast factsseason 1999-2000
- Youngest player: Wes Mason (22 years)
- Oldest player: Todd Krygier (34 years)
- Shortest player: Curtis Murphy (172 cm)
- Tallest player: Jason Botterill (193 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (22), Czechia (1), Latvia (1), Russia (1), Sweden (2), USA (10)
Leagues
Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) participates in season 1999-2000: IHL
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