ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Solar Bears have announced the club has agreed to terms with rookie forward Ryan Tait for the 2019-20 season.
The Solar Bears are the ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning and the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch.
Tait, 23, begins his pro career after concluding a four-year collegiate career for Providence College in 2018-19, when he posted six points (1g-5a) and eight penalty minutes in 41 games. In 138 career games for the Friars program, he tallied 30 points (14g-16a) and 22 penalty minutes.
The native of Santa Clarita, California played junior hockey in the United States Hockey League with the Green Bay Gamblers and Omaha Lancers, generating 77 points (33g-44a) and 40 penalty minutes in 177 games.
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