Round Two Preview: Florida Everblades vs Orlando Solar Bears

WHO: Florida Everblades (2^nd South) vs Orlando Solar Bears (4^th South)

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ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Everblades continue their title defense in the South Division Finals against the Orlando Solar Bears, with Game One on Friday, May 2^nd at 7:30 p.m. at Hertz Arena.

The Everblades advanced to the second round with a 4-0 sweep of the Jacksonville Icemen in Round One, becoming the first team in ECHL history to win every game in a series in overtime. Alex Kile, Andrew Fyten, Anton Malmstrom, and Logan Lambdin scored the winners for Florida. Johnson enters the second round with 51 career wins in the Kelly Cup Playoffs, which is just two behind Riley Gill for the ECHL all-time career postseason record. Head Coach Brad Ralph is one win away from 100 playoff victories in his ECHL career.

Orlando, meanwhile, rallied from a 2-0 series deficit to knock off the Brabham Cup Champion South Carolina Stingrays in seven games. Aaron Luchuk leads all players in the playoffs with five goals and is tied for fourth with eight points.

Florida went 8-2-3-0 against the Solar Bears in the regular season. Carson Gicewicz led the Everblades with seven points (two goals, five assists) while Aaron Luchuk had five goals and five assists to pace Orlando. 

Last season in Round Two, the Everblades handled the Solar Bears in five games. Bobo Carpenter scored the series winner in overtime of Game Five. Carpenter and Josh Ho-Sang each had six points for Florida in that series, with Cole Moberg, Mark Senden, Matthew Wedman, and Oliver Chau right behind them with five each. 

The Everblades have won all five series against the Solar Bears in their team’s history. Orlando has never progressed out of the second round in their team’s ECHL history.

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