Solar Bears re-sign Lohan

Action photo of Kevin Lohan of the Orlando Solar Bears

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Solar Bears have announced the club has agreed to terms with defenseman Kevin Lohan on a contract for the 2021-22 season.

Lohan appeared in a career-high 56 games for the Solar Bears during the 2020-21 campaign, posting 12 points (2g-10) and 44 penalty minutes, also all career-bests. The blueliner logged significant ice time as part of the Solar Bears penalty-killing unit, which finished third in the ECHL with a rate of 85.54 percent.

The 27-year-old rearguard has appeared in 145 games (fifth in club history) with Orlando over three seasons, totaling 25 points (4g-21a), since his acquisition from the Toledo Walleye on Dec. 27, 2018. He has recorded 29 points (4g-25a) in 161 career ECHL games with Orlando and Toledo.

Prior to turning pro, the native of Cold Spring Harbor, New York played four seasons of college hockey at the University of Michigan and one season as a graduate transfer at Boston College. In 86 career NCAA games, Lohan notched 19 points (4g-15a).