Orlando Solar Bears Audio Network

On this episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, we're joined by Chris Bradley, who joined the Solar Bears late in the 2015-16 season out of R.P.I. and returned to Orlando for his first and only full professional season in 2016-17. Chris discusses his upbringing in Western New York, his time in Youngstown in the USHL, representing Team USA on the international stage, his time as the big man on campus in Troy, New York, and his current day-to-day in the medical sales industry and his life as a father of two young girls.

On the latest episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, we catch up with former Solar Bears forward Nicklas Lindberg, who joined Orlando during the 2015-16 campaign for what would be the final season of his playing career. He discusses growing up in Sweden and making his transition to North America in the mid-2000s, where he got his start in the ECHL for the Pensacola Ice Pilots, his friendships along the way with several veteran minor league players who also suited up for the Solar Bears and his current work as a skills development coach and living in Florida as a happily married father of two.

On this episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, we're joined by former Solar Bears forward Alex Gacek, who led the team in scoring during his three-month tenure with the club as a rookie during the 2016-17 season. The New Englander talks about his upbringing, including his lobster-fishing side hustle as youngster, playing for the "Brotherhood" at Miami University, realizing his dream of suiting up for his hometown Boston Bruins in an NHL preseason game and his current role as an assistant coach at Wentworth Institute of Technology.

On the latest episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, we're joined by David Fine, broadcaster of the Iowa Heartlanders as NHL free agency opens this week, and we look at some of the early names to have signed with new teams.

While the Solar Bears are in Las Vegas for ECHL summer meetings, we catch up with Orlando Solar Bears head coach Matt Carkner and get his thoughts on becoming the next bench boss for the club.

On this week's episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, we are joined by ECHL senior vice president of hockey operations, Joe Ernst, who has been involved with the league for over three decades. He discusses his upbringing in western New York and his time as a member of the Buffalo Sabres equipment staff, his longtime work as a veteran of over 1,000 games refereed in the ECHL, and the current state of officiating in the game of hockey today.

On this week's episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, we're joined by Solar Bears season ticket account executive Sheyla Junqueira, who discusses how she established a love of hockey as a child of immigrant parents, and hockey's continued growth and presence within the LGBTQ+ community.

On this week's episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, Jesse is joined by J.M. Piotrowski, who registered his first career ECHL point with an assist in his lone game for the Solar Bears this season, then went on to capture an SPHL President's Cup with the Peoria Rivermen, notching the cup-clinching goal for Peoria earlier this month. Piotrowski's family ties to the Solar Bears are also discussed, along with the current TV trends in the Stanley Cup Playoffs along with his new clothing line.

On this week's episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, Solar Bears president Chris Heller joins us for the opening segment to provide an update on the search for the club's next head coach, while this episode's guest is defenseman Bryce Aneloski, who skated with the Solar Bears from 2013-15 and established himself as one of Orlando's best two-way defensemen after attempting to break into the lineup as a rookie.

On the latest episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, Jesse and Adam recap the 2021-22 season, and delve into the experience of working the 2022 ECHL All-Star Classic in Jacksonville, and debate Adam's All-Decade team for the Solar Bears.