Carroll re-signs with Solar Bears

Action photo of Ben Carroll of the Orlando Solar Bears

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Solar Bears, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Tampa Bay Lightning, have announced the signing of defensemen Ben Carroll to a contract for the 2024-25 season.

Carroll enters his sixth professional season and second with the Solar Bears. The 29-year-old appeared in 67 regular-season games during the 2023-24 campaign, scoring 35 points (5g-30a) to led all Solar Bears defensemen in scoring. Carroll has played in 191 ECHL regular-season games and 23 playoff games over four seasons for Allen and Orlando. The Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada native won the Danish Championship for the Aalborg Pirates during 2022-23 season.

Carroll’s major junior hockey playing career for the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League spanned 180 regular-season games and 25 playoff games over four seasons from 2012-16 and included a WHL championship and Memorial Cup championship during the 2013-14 season.

Carroll moved on to college hockey in 2016, committing to University of Alberta. The Golden Bears program won the USports University Cup championship during the 2017-18 season. In 107 games at University of Alberta, Carroll tallied 42 points (6g-36a).