Solar Bears bring back Ricci

Action photo of Fabrizio Ricci of the Orlando Solar Bears

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

Ricci collected five points (2g-3a) and 18 penalty minutes in 28 games for Orlando last season after originally signing with the club on February 16.

The 26-year-old has 116 points (42g-74a) in 172 games with Orlando, Wichita, the Elite Ice Hockey League’s Dundee Stars and French club HC Cergy-Pontoise.

Prior to turning pro, the Toronto, Ontario native played one season of university hockey for the Ryerson Rams, recording 10 points (5g-5a) in 16 games. Ricci also played major junior hockey for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Baie-Comeau Drakkar and Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, and the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League, where he collected 74 points (32g-42a) in 138 combined games.