What is Orlando Solar Bears?
{{Hockey team | team = Orlando Solar Bears | color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#522E91 5px solid; border-bottom:#F47920 5px solid; | color text = #000000 | city = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]] | league = [[ECHL]] | conference = Eastern | division = South | founded = 2012 | arena = [[Kia Center]] | colours = Solar purple, seafoam green, sunset orange, sunrise gold, white<br>{{color box|#522E91}} {{color box|#008DA8}} {{color box|#F47920}} {{color box|#FFD200}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} | coach = Matt Carkner | GM = | affiliates = [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]])<br>[[Syracuse Crunch]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) | website = [https://orlandosolarbearshockey.com Official website] | name1 = '''Orlando Solar Bears'''''' | dates1 = {{nowrap|2012–present}} | reg_season_titles = | division_titles = | conf_titles = | kelly_cups = }} The '''Orlando Solar Bears''' are an American professional [[ice hockey]] team. They began playing in [[2012–13 ECHL season|2012]]. The team plays in the [[ECHL]]. They play their home games in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]] at [[Kia Center]]. They are the ECHL affiliate for the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). They are also the affiliates for the [[Syracuse Crunch]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL). The team was started in 2012 by Joe Haleski, Bob Ohrablo, and Jason Siegel. They would name the team the '''Orlando Solar Bears'''. Another team called the [[Orlando Solar Bears (IHL)|Orlando Solar Bears]] played in the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]] (NHL) from 1995 until 2001. They would also keep the original Solar Bears colors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://echl.com/orlando-welcomes-back-the-solar-bears-p174193|accessdate=February 3, 2024|title=Orlando welcomes back the Solar Bears|publisher=[[ECHL]]|archive-date=May 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504204859/http://echl.com/orlando-welc