Register to enter tournament and compete for prizes including cash, game-worn jerseys, premium seating experiences and a copy of NHL 17®
The Orlando Solar Bears are on the hunt to find the best of the best, when it comes EA’s NHL 17® video game, that is. Earlier this summer, EA Sports and the ECHL announced that all 27 ECHL clubs - including the Solar Bears - will be featured in NHL 17®, allowing fans to play as the Solar Bears in the popular video game series for the first time.
To celebrate the occasion, the Solar Bears will host an NHL 17® tournament on Saturday, Oct. 29, prior to the Solar Bears game that evening against the South Carolina Stingrays at 7 p.m. The event is scheduled to kick-off at 10 a.m., with a bracket-style, single-elimination tournament at the Amway Center, and over $2,500 in cash and prizes up for grabs!
The winner of the Solar Bears NHL 17® tournament will be eligible to compete in a league-wide NHL 17® tournament conducted by the ECHL. for further details of the ECHL NHL 17® tournament.
Entries into the tournament are on sale now and are limited to the first 128 participants. Guarantee your spot today by calling (407) 951-8200.
Register by noon on Friday, Sept. 23 to be entered to win one of two copies of NHL 17® deluxe edition ($80 value).
The entry price is $50 and will include the following:
- Entry into Solar Bears NHL 17® tournament
- Two (2) tickets to the Orlando Solar Bears game on Saturday, Oct. 29 vs. South Carolina
- Official Solar Bears NHL 17® tournament t-shirt
Prizes will be available for first and second place finishes, listed below:
GRAND PRIZE: First Place Finish
- $500 Cash Grand Prize
- Game-Worn Orlando Solar Bears jersey ($350 value)
- One Premium Solar Bears Suite Night for up to 36 fans ($900 value)
- Personal copy of NHL 17® deluxe edition for console of your choice ($80 value)
RUNNER UP: Second Place Finish
- Game-Worn Orlando Solar Bears Jersey ($350 value)
- One Four-Seat Loge Box to a Solar Bears game of your choice ($200 value)
- Personal copy of NHL 17® deluxe edition for console of your choice ($80 value)
TOURNAMENT DETAILS:Platform: Xbox OnePeriod length: 4 minutesGame Settings: DefaultAllowed Teams: Must play as the Orlando Solar BearsRequirements: All ages welcome. One entry per person.
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