While the NHL is getting ready to return to the ice to restart the 2019-20 season, and the AHL is in a holding pattern, it’s offseason business as usual for the ECHL.
The Orlando Solar Bears are one of a handful of ECHL teams who have already begun to lay the groundwork for the 2020-21 season, signing six players and acquiring another by trade since the free agency period began in mid-June.
Of the six free agent signings, four are returning players from last year’s team. Two days into the free agent signing period, the Solar Bears announced that captain Chris LeBlanc, defensemen Alexander Kuqali, and defender Kevin Lohan will be returning for another season.