Solar Bears sweep Beast with 7-2 win

Bubela has two goals, assist for Orlando

BRAMPTON, Ontario – The Orlando Solar Bears (34-23-6-3) completed a 6-0-0-0 regular season series sweep of the Brampton Beast (36-22-3-5) with a 7-2 victory on Sunday afternoon at the Powerade Centre. The win allowed Orlando to jump back into third place in the ECHL’s South Division, as the Solar Bears now possess 77 points.

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After Willie Corrin was whistled for a high-sticking double-minor on Eric Faille at 7:46, Brampton’s David Pacan forced a turnover that led to Brandon Marino skating in and beating Ryan Massa inside the left post for a shorthanded goal at 8:55.

A little over a minute later, Orlando found the equalizer on the power play as Milos Bubela’s rebound deflected off the pads of Zachary Fucale back to the left circle, allowing Tony Cameranesi to bury his second goal in as many games against the Beast.

The Solar Bears pulled ahead moments later when Brenden Miller stretched a pass up the left side to Darik Angeli in the neutral zone, allowing Angeli to move in with Taylor Doherty and fire a shot that beat Fucale at 12:27.

Midway through the second period, Bubela netted his sixth of the season when he received a wing-to-wing pass from Mason Marchment to beat Fucale at 8:46.

An aggressive forechecking effort from Denver Manderson led to Bubela’s second goal of the day as Manderson collected the puck along the end boards and fed the puck back into the slot for Bubela to slam into the net at 17:78.

Jon Jutzi’s feed into the slot from the left circle glance off of Chris Crane’s stick past Fucale at 18:30 to cap the scoring in the second frame.

The Beast opted to replace Fucale with Andrew D’Agostini to begin the third period, but the change between the pipes did not deter Orlando’s attackers, as Joe Perry banged in an Eric Faille rebound 2:13 into the period for his team-leading 33rd goal of the season.

David Vallorani responded for Brampton with a one-timer from the left circle as he snapped a shot into the top-right corner of the net at 3:54.

Miller capped the scoring for the day when he broke out of the penalty box and received a long pass from Cameranesi to give the defenseman a clean breakaway to the Beast net, allowing Miller to skate in and bury a low shot at 6:10.

Massa earned the victory with 42 saves on 44 shots against; Fucale took the loss with 19 stops on 24 shots against in 40 minutes of action for the Beast, while D’Agostini made eight of 10 saves in relief.

Three Stars:1) Ryan Massa – ORL2) Milos Bubela – ORL3) David Vallorani – BRM

South Division Playoff Picture:1st: Florida Everblades – 66 GP, 42-19-2-3 record, 89 points, 40 ROW – CLINCHED2nd: Greenville Swamp Rabbits – 66 GP, 36-25-4-1 record, 77 points, 34 ROW3rd: Orlando Solar Bears – 66 GP, 34-23-6-3 record, 77 points, 31 ROW4th: South Carolina Stingrays – 66 GP, 36-27-2-1 record, 75 points, 35 ROW5th: Cincinnati Cyclones – 66 GP, 35-27-4-0 record, 74 points, 31 ROW6th: Atlanta Gladiators – ELIMINATED7th: Norfolk Admirals – ELIMINATED

NEXT HOME GAMES:

• Solar Bears vs. Florida Everblades – Wednesday, April 5 – 7 p.m – Wawa Sunshine Cup Series game
• Solar Bears vs. Florida Everblades – Friday, April 7 – 7 p.m. – Fan Appreciation Night / Team Picture Giveaway Sponsored by Coors Light / Shirts Off Players Back Ceremony / Wawa Sunshine Cup Series game / Shot for $100,000

Club level game tickets can be as purchased for as low as $10 for all remaining regular season home games at orlandosolarbearshockey.com/MTG courtesy of Auto Justice Attorney Michael T. Gibson.

Single-game tickets are now on sale at the Amway Center box office and ticketmaster.com. Full and half-season ticket plans are now available by visiting OrlandoSolarBearsHockey.com.

The Solar Bears mobile app, presented by BB&T, gives Solar Bears fans everything they need right in their pocket. The app is also home to the brand-new Loyalty & Rewards Program, which provides Solar Bears fans with opportunities to accumulate points and redeem them for exclusive prizes. The app is FREE and available for both iOS and Android devices.

The Orlando Solar Bears are the proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and AHL’s Toronto Marlies, and play all of their home games at the ARS.com Rink at Amway Center, the 2012 Street and Smith’s Sports Business Journal Sports Facility of the Year.

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Season tickets, Corporate Flex vouchers, and Group tickets are a great way to entertain employees, co-workers, clients, friends and family. For more information on all of the Solar Bears ticket packages, call (407) 951-8200 or visit orlandosolarbearshockey.com/groups.

Officially licensed Orlando Solar Bears replica team jerseys, apparel, and headwear can be purchased online at orlandosolarbearshockey.com/shop.