Solar Bears pick up McEneny

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Solar Bears have agreed to terms with defenseman Austin McEneny for the 2019-20 season after acquiring his rights from the Brampton Beast in exchange for future considerations.

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

McEneny appeared in 43 regular-season games with Brampton during the 2018-19 campaign, his first season of professional hockey. The 22-year-old logged 14 points (3g-11a) and 21 penalty minutes during the regular season and tied for the team lead among defensemen with a plus-minus of +13. McEneny also chipped in two assists and two penalty minutes in six playoff contests for the Beast.

Prior to turning pro, the Waterdown, Ontario native played major junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers and Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League, along with the Québec Remparts of the Québec Major Junior Hockey League, accruing 59 points (9g-50a) and 97 penalty minutes in 169 games. McEneny helped the Spitfires capture the 2017 Memorial Cup title.