Hutchings, Alex

Orlando Solar Bears 8 @ Florida Everblades 2

F Alex Hutchings, FLA: 0-1-1, E, 3 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 2 GP, 0-1-1, -1, 0 PIM

D Charles Landry, FLA: 0-0-0, E, 2 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 2 GP, 0-1-1, +1, 2 PIM

F Maxime Langelier-Parent, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 1 GP, 1-0-1, -1, 0 PIM
(Syracuse Crunch contract)

D Daniel Milan, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 2 GP, 0-0-0, -2, 0 PIM

G Pat Nagle, FLA: W, 3 GA (5.42 GAA), 21 S / 24 SA (.875 SV%)
Season totals: 2 GP, 1-0-0, 0 SO, 3.22 GAA, 49 S / 54 SA (.907 SV%)

The final score about says it all as the Orlando Solar Bears took the Florida Everblades to the proverbial woodshed this evening in Estero. The game quickly got ugly midway through the first period as Orlando scored four times in a six-minute span, putting Florida in a hole that would be four goals deeper by the end of the second. Ryan Cruthers (2 G) and Matt Sisca (3 A) led the onslaught for the Solar Bears, which outshot the Everblades in each period and 49 to 22 for the game en route to the new franchise's first win this season and in its extremely brief history. Carolina Hurricanes prospect G John Muse, who stopped 20 of 25 shots on the night, started the game for Florida but was finally pulled after Kyle Medvec made it 5-0 Solar Bears roughly seven minutes into the second. Pat Nagle would fare only slightly better in relief. Alex Hutchings (who tallied his first point of the season, an assist on Florida's first goal which came in the final frame) and Charles Landry were in lineup tonight and, on a night where the opponent scored seven even-strength goals, both managed to avoid minus ratings. Daniel Milan and Maxime Langelier-Parent sat due to injuries. It will be interesting to see if and how Florida Head Coach Greg Poss will tinker with the lineup for tomorrow night, when Florida (2-1-0) travels to Orlando (1-1-1) in what will be the Solar Bears inaugural home opener at the Amway Center.

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Alaska Aces 2 @ Utah Grizzlies 5

F Nate Thompson, AK: 0-0-0, -1, 2 SOG, 2 PIM
Season totals: 3 GP, 0-0-0, -3, 4 PIM

Alaska (1-2-0) lost it's home opener and second consecutive game, despite putting up 35 shots and only allowing Utah (3-0-0) to get 22 of their own on net. Nate Thompson remains scoreless on the season while Washington Capitals forward Joey Crabb was back in the lineup and registered an assist, his fourth point in two games (2G, 2A so far). Brandon Dubinsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets finally scored his first goal with the Aces. Both teams square off again Saturday night in Anchorage.

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Orlando Solar Bears 2 @ Florida Everblades 4

F Alex Hutchings, FLA: 0-0-0, -1, 0 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 1 GP, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM

D Charles Landry, FLA: 0-1-1, +1, 1 SOG, 2 PIM
Season totals: 1 GP, 0-1-1, +1, 2 PIM

F Maxime Langelier-Parent, FLA: 1-0-1, -1, 2 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 1 GP, 1-0-1, -1, 0 PIM
(Syracuse Crunch contract)

D Daniel Milan, FLA: 0-0-0, -1, 0 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 2 GP, 0-0-0, -2, 0 PIM

G Pat Nagle, FLA: W, 2 GA (2.00 GAA), 33 S / 35 SA (.943 SV%)
Season totals: 1 GP, 1-0-0, 0 SO, 2.00 GAA, 33 S / 35 SA (.943 SV%)

For the second consecutive night, the 'Blades got the best of the Solar Bears but this time, with all of the players assigned to the Everblades from the Crunch in action, they didn't need overtime to get the job done. The going was good early for the Everblades as they jumped out to a lead which they would never relinquish just a few minutes into the game. Matt Marquardt (twice), Justin Shugg and Maxime Langelier-Parent all scored for the Everblades, with Langelier-Parent, in his season debut, burying the dagger late in the third period with a short-handed empty-netter. Pat Nagle, seeing his first action this season, was sharp in net for Florida, stopping all but two of 35 shot attempts by Orlando. Charles Landry found the stat-sheet with a primary assist on Marquardt's first goal, the first of the game, and with a tripping minor late in the third. Alex Hutchings and Daniel Milan were quiet tonight. Up next for Florida (2-0-0) is another weekend set yet again against the Orlando Solar Bears (0-2-0) although the games will be split between Estero (Friday) and Orlando (Saturday).

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Alaska Aces 1 @ Colorado Eagles 3

F Nate Thompson, AK: 0-0-0, -2, 4 SOG, 2 PIM
Season totals: 2 GP, 0-0-0, -2, 2 PIM

Tonight the Aces, featuring Lightning's Nate Thompson and the Blue Jackets' Brandon Dubinsky, fell short against an Eagles club that got a dandy of a pro debut from G Adam Brown, who turned away 23 of the 24 shots he faced for the win. It was a penalty-filled contest but both teams struggled to make the other pay for their infractions as Alaska went 0-for-10 and Colorado, faring little better, went 1-for-9 on the power-play. Nate Thompson picked up a roughing minor in the second period and managed the second-most shot attempts for his team. Alaska (1-1-0) now returns home to host the Utah Grizzlies (2-0-0) next Friday and Saturday.

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Syracuse has announced that they have sent Lightning prospects Alex Hutchings and Charles Landry to Florida of the ECHL along with AHL signee Maxime Langelier-Parent. The only surprise in the group might be Hutchings, who looked strong down the stretch in limited action for Norfolk last season after scoring 12 goals and 24 points in 23 games last season with the Everblades.

The Tampa Bay Lightning assigned 18 players to the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL ahead of what appears to be an NHL lockout, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced.

Among the players moving to New York are reigning AHL Most Valuable Player Cory Conacher, former No.6 overall pick Brett Connolly, and last year's late-season signing, J.T. Brown. Others include recently signed prospects Vladislav Namestnikov, Danick Gauthier, Dmitry Korobov, and Riku Helenius. The additions of Connolly, Brown, Namestnikov, and Korobov will make the Crunch a stronger team, which is scary considering they were already among the favorites to claim the Calder Cup.

The full list of new Syracuse residents includes forwards Brown, Conacher, Connolly, Gauthier, Alex Hutchings, Tyler Johnson, Alex Killorn, Namestnikov, Ondrej Palat, Richard Panik; defensemen Mark Barberio, Radko Gudas, Korobov, Charles Landry, Dan Milan; and goaltenders Helenius, Dustin Tokarski, and Pat Nagle.

We'll offer some opinions shortly on who could end up in ECHL Florida with the Everblades and who likely stays in Syracuse.

Florida Everblades 2 @ Chicago Express 6

LW Alex Hutchings, FLA: 0-1-1, -1, 0 SOG, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 23 GP, 12-12-24, +4, 22 PIM
D Charles Landry, FLA: 0-0-0, -3, 0 SOG, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 20 GP, 2-5-7, E, 4 PIM
D Sebastien Piche, FLA: 0-0-0, E, 1 SOG, 2 PIM (tripping)
Season Totals: 3 GP, 0-1-1, +1, 4 PIM
D Kevin Quick, FLA: 0-0-0, -2, 1 SOG, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 17 GP, 0-6-6, -9, 2 PIM (Norfolk property)
G Pat Nagle, FLA: Loss, 21 saves on 26 shots
Season Totals: 37 GP, 18-14-0-3, 2.90 GAA, .903 sv%, 1 SO

Chicago broke open a close game with two second period goals, then exploded for two more within 24 seconds of each other early in the third period. After trading goals Florida cut the lead to 5-2 with a minute and a half to go in the game, but couldn’t get any closer despite pulling their goalie. Florida is holding on for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference, one point ahead of Chicago, who has a game in hand on the 'Blades.