Solar Bears ink Alex Gilmour

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Solar Bears have announced the club has agreed to terms with rookie forward Alex Gilmour on an ECHL Standard Player Contract for the 2020-21 season.

Gilmour, 24, is expected to make his professional debut with Orlando after completing his college career with St. Lawrence University in the 2019-20 season, posting nine points (2g-7a) and 16 penalty minutes in 35 games. In 126 career games for the Saints program, the 6-foot-5, 220-pound forward tallied 38 points (23g-15a) and 71 penalty minutes. 

Prior to entering the college ranks, the Uxbridge, Ontario native played Junior A hockey for the Pembroke Lumber Kings, Stouffville Spirit and Aurora Tigers, amassing 146 points (64g-82a) and 93 penalty minutes in 176 career games. Gilmour also appeared in five games with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL, registering one goal and two penalty minutes.

October Merchandise Buy More Get More Offer:

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About the Orlando Solar Bears:

The Orlando Solar Bears are the proud affiliate of the NHL’s Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning and members of the ECHL, the premier “AA” hockey league in North America. In eight seasons of operation, the team has qualified for the Kelly Cup Playoffs five times. The Solar Bears are owned and operated by the Orlando Magic and the DeVos Family, and play at the AdventHealth Rink at Amway Center, the 2012 Street and Smith’s Sports Business Journal Sports Facility of the Year.

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