Adam Phillips is this week's guest on Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka. The defenseman patrolled the blue line for the Orlando Solar Bears during the 2017-18 season, and was part of the first Solar Bears squad to advance to the second round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs when that group swept the South Carolina Stingrays that spring. After hanging up his skates the following season, Phillips became an assistant coach with the NAHL's Odessa Jackalopes, before being elevated to interim head coach just prior to the pandemic. After accepting an assistant coaching position with NCAA Division III program Adrian College the following summer, Phillips has helped guide the Bulldogs to a 20-game winning streak, with Adrian entering this week ranked as the No. 1 program in the nation.

The Orlando Solar Bears have hit the halfway mark of the 2021-22 season and now get set to dig into a busy home schedule this week, starting with a game against the Mountain Division-leading Utah Grizzlies as part of Pink Whitney Night. We're joined on this week of Bear Tracks presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka with Solar Bears rookie skater Braydon Barker, who began the season on defense but has since been converted to forward and has enjoyed his new role in his first year of professional hockey.

After pushing a season-high winning streak to five games last week, the Solar Bears now head north to Portland to take on the Maine Mariners. On this week's episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, we're joined by Hunter Fejes, who returned to the Solar Bears in December after spending the last two and a half seasons in Europe. The forward recounts some of his experiences overseas, along with what it's like growing up in Alaska as part of a unique hockey community, and gives Jesse travel tips for the Alaska wilderness.

After over a week between games, the Orlando Solar Bears have gotten back to work, winning a Monday night clash with the South Carolina Stingrays and have now won four straight. On this episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, we catch up with forward Jake Transit, who joined the Solar Bears out of Ferris State University in mid-December and promptly found the back of the net in his first two games. Jake shares his hockey journey from Michigan to what the past month has been like since making the jump to pro hockey.

As we ring in the New Year on Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, Jesse Liebman recaps the bounce-back week the Solar Bears enjoyed, winning all three games against their opponents, while Hunter Fejes earned ECHL Player of the Week honors and Hugo Alnefelt made his NHL debut. Jesse is joined by Solar Bears defenseman Andrew McLean, and the two discuss his hockey journey from Michigan, along with his love of metal, his pre-game workout routine, and his love of skateboarding.

On this week's episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, we're joined by Nick Niedert, who suited up as the Solar Bears backup goaltender on November 7, 2012 - a brief stop in a minor league playing career that stretched across 17 seasons with dozens of teams across multiple leagues. Niedert has since traded his skates for a whistle, now serving as head coach of the SPHL expansion Vermilion County Bobcats.

On this week's episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, the Solar Bears head out to Texas where they will swing through the Mountain Division and take on the Allen Americans and Tulsa Oilers to complete a six-game road trip. Host Jesse Liebman is joined by forward Steenn Pasichnuk, and the two discuss Pasichnuk's time growing up in Alberta, the importance of family, his first two years of professional hockey, practicing on a line with an NHLer and his latest interest in the stock market and cryptocurrencies.

Defenseman Eric Drapluk hops on this week's episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, Drapluk patrolled the Solar Bears blue line during the 2019-20 season, his final in pro hockey after spending the rest of his career with the Tulsa Oilers. Now retired and back in his hometown of Pembroke Pines, the Florida native talks about his path to pro hockey, and his current career in the solar energy industry.

On the latest episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka, forward Tyler Murovich hops on the podcast, to talk about his upbringing and the explosion of hockey in his native Pittsburgh, along with his time with the Solar Bears between the 2013-15 seasons.

We wish you a happy Thanksgiving for this episode of Bear Tracks, presented by Pink Whitney by New Amsterdam Vodka. Play-by-play broadcaster Jesse Liebman is joined by former Solar Bears forward and Satellite Beach, Florida native Ian Slater, who spent the 2013-14 season with the club, where he set a then single-season record for the team with 155 penalty minutes. The two discuss Ian's Florida upbringing, his early mentors in his hockey career, how the relationship with his coach in Trenton brought him to Orlando, the experience of playing in front of family and friends and more, including his retired life in Key West.