The Everblades will take on the Orlando Solar Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, inside Hertz Arena, to open up the preseason in the first of two preseason games.
The 2025-26 season went quite differently for the Everblades and the Solar Bears. The Everblades finished the regular season with a record of 49-13-7-3, which was good enough to place atop the South Division and the Eastern Conference. On the other hand, the Solar Bears ended with a record of 29-38-4-1 to finish last in the South Division and miss the playoffs. Orlando's season got off to a rough start as they lost 12 of their first 13 games.
These Florida rivals matched up 14 times against each other last season. The Everblades had a 12-1-1 record in those games, outscoring the Solar Bears by a total of 56-20. The Everblades and Solar Bears will play two preseason games on October 8 and 9 before starting the regular season against each other on Saturday, October 17.
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