Rawlyk, last seen in the EIHL, joins the Orlando Solar Bears as a mid-season addition to blue-line offense.
According to ECHL transactions, 32-year-old Rory Rawlyk was signed today as a defenseman for the Orlando Solar Bears. His most recent professional game was with the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) team Coventry Blaze, for whom he played 27 professional games and registered 14 points. He was released from the Blaze at the start of the calendar year, presumably because of the offer by the Solar Bears.
Paul Wheeler, SBN writer who follows the EIHL, has watched Rawlyk play, and offers this frank assessment of his skills:
Big body, excellent skater.