ESTERO, Fla – Sitting at 2-2 through the first four games of the season, the Florida Everblades settle in at home for a three-game series against their in-state foes, the Orlando Solar Bears. Game one of that stretch is on Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Hertz Arena. 

The Blades began last week with a 2-1 road victory over the Solar Bears, highlighted by Evan Cormier’s staunch, 43-save performance in his first game between the pipes this season. That victory marked the second W at Orlando in the span of the week – Florida opened its season with a shootout victory at the Amway Center on Oct. 19. Sean Josling and Logan Lambdin found twine for the Everblades in the win on Thursday. 

Florida then hosted its banner-raising ceremony and home opener against the Jacksonville Icemen on Saturday, Oct. 28. The Everblades and Icemen traded goals all night, including a game-tying snipe by Joe Pendenza with just over a minute to go in the third. However, the Icemen would score just seconds later, making it a 4-3 final in favor of Jacksonville. Defenseman Patrick Holway netted his first goal of the year, while Bobo Carpenter added the second Everblade goal. 

Orlando enters Wednesday’s game on a two-game skid, falling to the Blades in the 2-1 finish, and a 4-1 loss the next day to Jacksonville. Steve Jandric and Tyler Bird netted the two Solar Bear goals in the losses. 

The three matchups against Orlando continue a four-game homestand for Florida and continue a trend of only playing inter-Florida matchups for the first three weeks of the season. Wednesday’s matchup also features our Hump Day Deals! During Hump Day Deals, you can score all night long with $3 Bud Lights (16 oz. domestic drafts) and John Morrell hot dogs!

JOIN THE FUN

The 2023-24 season ticket plans are on sale now! Become a Blades 365 Member for the 2023-24 season and enjoy incredible savings and benefits! To view the Blades 365 Membership savings, benefits, and options, click HERE.

Group Packages are available for a group of 10 or more! The Everblades put the FUN in FUNdraising! There is no handling of any tickets or money and there’s no limit to the amount of money your group can make with the Everblades easy-to-run online fundraiser! For more information, or to reserve a Fundraiser Night at an Everblades regular season home game, call or text (239) 948-7825.

Grab the newest and hottest Everblades merchandise by checking out the entire collection that is available online by visiting shop.floridaeverblades.com or at the Hertz Arena Pro Shop!

JOIN THE CONVERSATION 

Watch every Florida Everblades game on FloHockey.TV. Listen to the exciting game action on ESPN Southwest Florida on 770 AM, 98.1 FM, 104.3 FM on online at http://espnswfl.com or everblades.mixlr.com. Stay up to date by following the Blades on social media with all the latest news, scores, and promotions on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Twitter.