Gameday Magazine: Solar Bears at Everblades Saturday, March 18, 2017

Who: Florida Everblades (41-15-2-3) vs. Orlando Solar Bears  (30-22-6-3)Where: Germain ArenaWhen: 7:00 p.m.Tickets: Purchase Now Online CLICK HERE, or at the Florida Community Bank Box OfficeSeason Series:  Florida leads 8-2-0-0All-Time Series:  Florida leads 43-17-3Radio Broadcast:  WJBX (101.5-FM, 104.3-FM, 770-AM)Internet Radio:  Free online stream courtesy of WJBX  CLICK HEREInternet TV Broadcast:  ECHL.TV,  CLICK HERESpecial Promotions: Guns N Hoses night! Join us at 4:30 p.m. as our local fire fighters and police will battle it out on the ice! The Everblades will wear special police and fire fighter themed jerseys (pictured below) which will be auctioned off following the game to benefit the 4 The Kids Foundation.  A ticket to the Everblades game will get you in to the police and fire fighters game for free!  Fans can also bring any paper products they needed shredded as Safeguard Shredding will be on hand prior to the game to offer FREE shredding for fans.  So bring your boxes for shredding!

About Tonight’s Game: This evening’s Wawa Sunshine Cup Series match-up features the Florida Everblades and the Orlando Solar Bears.  On Friday, the Everblades clinched the Wawa Sunshine Cup for the consecutive straight season for winning the head-to-head regular season series matchup with Orlando. Florida currently leads the overall series 16 points to 5 points.

Playoff Scenarios: Tonight the ‘Blades can clinch a playoff spot with a win or an overtime/shootout loss.  Essentially, Florida needs to collect a point in the standings this evening.   The ‘Blades can also clinch tonight with a Cincinnati loss at Alaska, or if South Carolina loses in regulation against Greenville (75 pts).   The Everblades enter tonight with a 12-point lead over second place Greenville.  The Solar Bears (69 pts) currently sit in the fourth and final playoff position in the division, but holds a slim two-point edge over fifth place South Carolina (67 pts).

Last Time Out:   Florida raced out to a fast 3-0 first period advantage, but the Solar Bears chipped away at the lead to pull within one early in the third period.  Orlando outshot the ‘Blades 12-3 in the final stanza, but goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made several key saves down the stretch to preserve the 3-2 victory for Florida.

About the Everblades:  Brendan O’Donnell netted his 36th goal of the season in last night’s game. With the goal, O’Donnell now leads the league in goals scored.  O’Donnell also leads Florida in scoring against Orlando this season with 14 points (7g, 7a)….Despite some solid opportunities last night, Stephen MacAulay saw his impressive goal scoring streak end at four games…Goaltender Anthony Peters is second in the league with 28 wins and is expected to start this evening.Everblades Team LeadersPoints: Brendan O'Donnell (66)Goals:  Brendan O'Donnell (36)Assists: Matt Berry (39)Plus/Minus:  Michael Kirkpatrick (+33)Penalty Minutes: Curt Gogol (141)Power Play Goals:  John McCarron (6)Shorthanded Goals: John McCarron (2)Shots: Matt Berry (212)Wins: Anthony Peters (28)Save %:  Anthony Peters(.901)GAA: Anthony Peters (2.97)Power Play: 21st 31-for-210, (15.3%)Penalty Kill:  10th, 35-of-229 (83.6%)About the Solar Bears:  Goaltender Ryan Massa is seventh in the ECHL with a .913 save percentage. Joe Perry continues to lead the Solar Bears in scoring against the Everblades this season with seven points.  Perry also boasts a team best 30 goals this season….Orlando has just one power play goal in ten games this season against Florida.

Solar Bears Team LeadersPoints:  Justin Buzzeo (56)Goals:  Joe Perry (30)Assists:  Just Buzzeo (39)Plus/Minus:  Denver Manderson (+20)Penalty Minutes:  Brendan Miller (74)Power Play Goals:  Joe Perry (8)Shorthanded Goals:  Eric Faille (3)Shots:  Joe Perry (179)Wins:  Ryan Massa (16)Save %:  Ryan Massa (0.913)GAA:  Ryan Massa (3.02)Power Play:  13th, 47-for-270 (14.4%)Penalty Kill:  26th, 55-of-246 (77.6%)

Upcoming Home Games & Promotions Wednesday, March 29 vs. Kalamazoo, 7:30 p.m. – The final $2 Wednesday of the season!  Fans can enjoy $2 hot dogs, $2 beers, $2 wines all night long!  Wednesday is also College Night.  College students receive a $5 tickets with free parking when they present their College ID at Germain Arena.

Friday, March 31 vs. Kalamazoo, 7:30 p.m. – Joins us for dinner & hockey, as kids eat FREE in the Breakaway Sports Pub with the purchase of an adult entree! The first 400 fans will receive FREE passes to the Naples Zoo!   There will also be a Jason's Deli giveaway as well!  We will be celebrating youth hockey throughout the night with the Junior Everblades Hiockey Association.

Saturday, April 1 vs. Kalamazoo, 7:00 p.m. – First 500 fans (aged 12 and under) will receive a FREE Everblades Jersey courtesy of Wendy's!   It is also Storybook Prince & Princess Night, featuring themed characters and photo booth in the concourse!  From 5-7 p.m. there will be live music and bounce houses for the kids!

Ticket Information

Game Tickets: Everblades tickets may be purchased at the Florida Community Bank Box Office located at Germain Arena, or at any Ticketmaster outlet, or online atwww.ticketmaster.comSpecial Offer!  Purchase any new ticket package for the 2016-17 season, and receive an Everblades jersey t-shirt and a $20 gift card from Ford's Garage!  Locations include Cape Coral, Downtown Fort Myers and Miromar Outlets in Estero.  We offer several tickets packages designed to help fit your budget and scheduleDiscounted Group Tickets: Bring your group of 10 or more to a game at a discounted price, and you may also receive an Everblades souvenir! Group tickets are available for all home games. For more information on group tickets, call 239-948-7825.This release courtesy of Fort Myers Technical College & Cape Coral Technical College

The Everblades are the proud ECHL affiliateof the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes###