Schoenborn inks deal with Solar Bears

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Solar Bears have announced the club has agreed to terms with forward Alex Schoenborn for the 2019-20 season.

The Solar Bears are the ECHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lighnting of the National Hockey League and the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.

Schoenborn returns for his second season in Orlando after he was assigned to the club for the 2018-19 campaign while under contract with the NHL’s San Jose Sharks. In 47 games with the Solar Bears, Schoenborn posted career-high totals of 26 points (10g-16a) and 85 penalty minutes. He then added two assists and 24 penalty minutes in eight playoff contests.

The 23-year-old has 44 points (18g-26a) and 134 penalty minutes in 97 career ECHL games with the Solar Bears and Allen Americans, and has added six points (2g-4a) and 29 penalty minutes in 35 career AHL games with the San Jose Barracuda.

Prior to turning pro, the Minot, North Dakota native played major junior hockey for the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League, where he scored 128 points (61g-67a) and added 289 penalty minutes in 208 games. Schoenborn also played junior hockey for the Wenatchee Wild of the North American Hockey League with one assist and 34 penalty minutes in 10 games, and suited up in three games with the Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League, accruing two penalty minutes.

Schoenborn was a third-round selection (72nd overall) of San Jose in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.