ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Solar Bears have agreed to terms with forward Brian Bowen on a contract for the 2022-23 season.
Bowen came to Orlando late in the 2021-22 season in a March 31 trade with the Utah Grizzlies, and tallied one goal in four games before he was sidelined with an injury for Orlando’s final seven contests. Bowen finished the season with his finest production at the ECHL level, with 41 points (21g-20a) in 61 total games.
The 26-year-old has posted 45 points (24g-21a) in 75 career ECHL games with Orlando, Utah, Adirondack, Norfolk and Worcester. Bowen has also appeared in 118 games in the Southern Professional Hockey League with Macon, Fayetteville and Pensacola, logging 132 points (68g-64a). Bowen led the SPHL with 30 goals in the 2019-20 season and made the SPHL First All-Star Team.
Prior to turning pro, the Littleton, Massachusetts native played three seasons of college hockey at the University of Vermont, where he collected 39 points (17g-22a) in 61 games for the Catamounts.Brian B
Bowen played junior hockey in the United States Hockey League with Dubuque and Green Bay, where he tallied 42 points (16g-26a) in 56 games.
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