Solar Bears Weekly Check-In: Stuck in the Swamp A new first line emerges, but it’s not enough to prevent an Everblade three-game sweep. Share this story There’s an old saying: Familiarity breeds contempt. What about when you play an opponent 13 times in your first 23 games, which in normal times would be a full season series? That’s life in Orlando during a pandemic hockey season. This week, the Orlando Solar Bears once again faced a familiar opponent in intrastate rival Florida, who boasted the second best record among the 14 active ECHL teams going into a three-game series this week. Although the Solar Bears ended up on the short end of the series, dropping all three games, a new top line may have emerged.