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Solar Bears Fall Update: Counting Down to a Season?

We are less than a month away from possible live professional hockey returning to select U.S. minor league markets, including the ECHL’s Orlando Solar Bears.

The league recently announced their 2020-21 transaction calendar and a brief preseason schedule for four of the teams who will be starting in December.

Mark Your Calendars...

Last week the ECHL announced some key dates as they begin the 2020-21 season, and a plan to look ahead to a hopefully normal season in 2021-22.

For the teams beginning in December, including Orlando, players can report to their respective training camps on Thanksgiving Day, November 26th, with on-ice sessions to begin the next day.