After a week and a half of training camp and two preseason games, things got real for the Orlando Solar Bears on Saturday night, as they opened their 2019-20 ECHL regular season at the newly named Jewett Orthopaedic Rink at Amway Center. In front of a sold out crowd of 9,049 fans, the Solar Bears struggled out of the gate against the South Carolina Stingrays, falling behind in the first period en route to a 4-2 loss.
Spencer Martin made his Orlando and ECHL debut in net for the Solar Bears, facing veteran netminder Parker Milner.